diff --git a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
--- a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
@@ -3036,6 +3036,7 @@
             "Intended only for testing; the wallet code periodically "
             "re-broadcasts\n"
             "automatically.\n"
+            "Returns an RPC error if -walletbroadcast is set to false.\n"
             "Returns array of transaction ids that were re-broadcast.\n");
     }
 
@@ -3047,6 +3048,12 @@
 
     LOCK2(cs_main, pwallet->cs_wallet);
 
+    if (!pwallet->GetBroadcastTransactions()) {
+        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_WALLET_ERROR, "Error: Wallet transaction "
+                                             "broadcasting is disabled with "
+                                             "-walletbroadcast");
+    }
+
     std::vector<uint256> txids =
         pwallet->ResendWalletTransactionsBefore(GetTime(), g_connman.get());
     UniValue result(UniValue::VARR);
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.h b/src/wallet/wallet.h
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.h
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.h
@@ -453,6 +453,7 @@
     int64_t GetTxTime() const;
     int GetRequestCount() const;
 
+    // RelayWalletTransaction may only be called if fBroadcastTransactions!
     bool RelayWalletTransaction(CConnman *connman);
 
     std::set<uint256> GetConflicts() const;
@@ -877,6 +878,8 @@
     void ReacceptWalletTransactions();
     void ResendWalletTransactions(int64_t nBestBlockTime,
                                   CConnman *connman) override;
+    // ResendWalletTransactionsBefore may only be called if
+    // fBroadcastTransactions!
     std::vector<uint256> ResendWalletTransactionsBefore(int64_t nTime,
                                                         CConnman *connman);
     Amount GetBalance() const;
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -2102,6 +2102,7 @@
     std::vector<uint256> result;
 
     LOCK(cs_wallet);
+
     // Sort them in chronological order
     std::multimap<unsigned int, CWalletTx *> mapSorted;
     for (std::pair<const uint256, CWalletTx> &item : mapWallet) {