diff --git a/src/config.h b/src/config.h
--- a/src/config.h
+++ b/src/config.h
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 #ifndef BITCOIN_CONFIG_H
 #define BITCOIN_CONFIG_H
 
+#include "amount.h"
+
 #include <boost/noncopyable.hpp>
 
 #include <cstdint>
@@ -21,6 +23,9 @@
     virtual const CChainParams &GetChainParams() const = 0;
     virtual void SetCashAddrEncoding(bool) = 0;
     virtual bool UseCashAddrEncoding() const = 0;
+
+    virtual void SetExcessUTXOCharge(Amount amt) = 0;
+    virtual Amount GetExcessUTXOCharge() const = 0;
 };
 
 class GlobalConfig final : public Config {
@@ -34,8 +39,12 @@
     void SetCashAddrEncoding(bool) override;
     bool UseCashAddrEncoding() const override;
 
+    void SetExcessUTXOCharge(Amount) override;
+    Amount GetExcessUTXOCharge() const override;
+
 private:
     bool useCashAddr;
+    Amount excessUTXOCharge;
 };
 
 // Dummy for subclassing in unittests
@@ -50,6 +59,9 @@
     const CChainParams &GetChainParams() const override;
     void SetCashAddrEncoding(bool) override {}
     bool UseCashAddrEncoding() const override { return false; }
+
+    void SetExcessUTXOCharge(Amount amt) override {}
+    Amount GetExcessUTXOCharge() const override { return Amount(0); }
 };
 
 // Temporary woraround.
diff --git a/src/config.cpp b/src/config.cpp
--- a/src/config.cpp
+++ b/src/config.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,13 @@
     return useCashAddr;
 }
 
+void GlobalConfig::SetExcessUTXOCharge(Amount fee) {
+    excessUTXOCharge = fee;
+}
+Amount GlobalConfig::GetExcessUTXOCharge() const {
+    return excessUTXOCharge;
+}
+
 const CChainParams &DummyConfig::GetChainParams() const {
     return Params(CBaseChainParams::REGTEST);
 }
diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -724,6 +724,11 @@
                       "block download (default: %u)",
                       DEFAULT_MAX_TIP_AGE));
     }
+    strUsage += HelpMessageOpt(
+        "-excesseutxocharge=<amt>",
+        strprintf(_("Fees (in %s/kB) to charge per utxo created for"
+                    "relaying, and mining (default: %s)"),
+                  CURRENCY_UNIT, FormatMoney(DEFAULT_UTXO_FEE)));
     strUsage += HelpMessageOpt(
         "-minrelaytxfee=<amt>",
         strprintf(
@@ -1481,6 +1486,18 @@
     nConnectTimeout = GetArg("-timeout", DEFAULT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT);
     if (nConnectTimeout <= 0) nConnectTimeout = DEFAULT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT;
 
+    // Obtain the amount to charge excess UTXO
+    if (IsArgSet("-excesseutxocharge")) {
+        Amount n(0);
+        auto parsed = ParseMoney(GetArg("-excesseutxocharge", ""), n);
+        if (!parsed || Amount(0) > n)
+            return InitError(AmountErrMsg("excesseutxocharge",
+                                          GetArg("-excesseutxocharge", "")));
+        config.SetExcessUTXOCharge(n);
+    } else {
+        config.SetExcessUTXOCharge(DEFAULT_UTXO_FEE);
+    }
+
     // Fee-per-kilobyte amount considered the same as "free". If you are mining,
     // be careful setting this: if you set it to zero then a transaction spammer
     // can cheaply fill blocks using 1-satoshi-fee transactions. It should be
diff --git a/src/validation.h b/src/validation.h
--- a/src/validation.h
+++ b/src/validation.h
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@
 static const bool DEFAULT_WHITELISTFORCERELAY = true;
 /** Default for -minrelaytxfee, minimum relay fee for transactions */
 static const Amount DEFAULT_MIN_RELAY_TX_FEE(1000);
+/** Default for -excesseutxocharge for transactions transactions */
+static const Amount DEFAULT_UTXO_FEE(0);
 //! -maxtxfee default
 static const Amount DEFAULT_TRANSACTION_MAXFEE(COIN / 10);
 //! Discourage users to set fees higher than this amount (in satoshis) per kB
@@ -185,6 +187,9 @@
 extern bool fCheckpointsEnabled;
 extern size_t nCoinCacheUsage;
 
+/** Amount to charge for creation of excessive utxos */
+extern Amount excessUTXOCharge;
+
 /** A fee rate smaller than this is considered zero fee (for relaying, mining
  * and transaction creation) */
 extern CFeeRate minRelayTxFee;