diff --git a/src/bitcoin-tx.cpp b/src/bitcoin-tx.cpp
--- a/src/bitcoin-tx.cpp
+++ b/src/bitcoin-tx.cpp
@@ -404,6 +404,11 @@
     CScript scriptPubKey = GetScriptForMultisig(required, pubkeys);
 
     if (bScriptHash) {
+        if (scriptPubKey.size() > MAX_SCRIPT_ELEMENT_SIZE) {
+            throw std::runtime_error(
+                strprintf("redeemScript exceeds size limit: %d > %d",
+                          scriptPubKey.size(), MAX_SCRIPT_ELEMENT_SIZE));
+        }
         // Get the ID for the script, and then construct a P2SH destination for
         // it.
         scriptPubKey = GetScriptForDestination(CScriptID(scriptPubKey));
@@ -465,7 +470,18 @@
         bScriptHash = (flags.find('S') != std::string::npos);
     }
 
+    if (scriptPubKey.size() > MAX_SCRIPT_SIZE) {
+        throw std::runtime_error(strprintf("script exceeds size limit: %d > %d",
+                                           scriptPubKey.size(),
+                                           MAX_SCRIPT_SIZE));
+    }
+
     if (bScriptHash) {
+        if (scriptPubKey.size() > MAX_SCRIPT_ELEMENT_SIZE) {
+            throw std::runtime_error(
+                strprintf("redeemScript exceeds size limit: %d > %d",
+                          scriptPubKey.size(), MAX_SCRIPT_ELEMENT_SIZE));
+        }
         scriptPubKey = GetScriptForDestination(CScriptID(scriptPubKey));
     }