diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet_rpc_server.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet_rpc_server.cpp
index 6691d558a..72fa414e8 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet_rpc_server.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet_rpc_server.cpp
@@ -1925,6 +1925,13 @@ namespace tools
   //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   bool wallet_rpc_server::on_relay_tx(const wallet_rpc::COMMAND_RPC_RELAY_TX::request& req, wallet_rpc::COMMAND_RPC_RELAY_TX::response& res, epee::json_rpc::error& er, const connection_context *ctx)
   {
+    if (m_restricted)
+    {
+      er.code = WALLET_RPC_ERROR_CODE_DENIED;
+      er.message = "Command unavailable in restricted mode.";
+      return false;
+    }
+
     if (!m_wallet) return not_open(er);
 
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