diff --git a/ironfish/src/wallet/__fixtures__/wallet.test.ts.fixture b/ironfish/src/wallet/__fixtures__/wallet.test.ts.fixture
index ce480f7ba5..8e5eb1410f 100644
--- a/ironfish/src/wallet/__fixtures__/wallet.test.ts.fixture
+++ b/ironfish/src/wallet/__fixtures__/wallet.test.ts.fixture
@@ -8103,5 +8103,62 @@
         "sequence": 1
       }
     }
+  ],
+  "Wallet createTransaction should throw error if transaction exceeds maximum size": [
+    {
+      "value": {
+        "encrypted": false,
+        "version": 4,
+        "id": "9750689e-2fb8-4682-bb44-398e7f1d5876",
+        "name": "a",
+        "spendingKey": "bff9625704dd16050f3f47e86e7b927c182b50d0d6b592db980969a2e8da07dd",
+        "viewKey": "5cea66f29bcb20ce16502736e8df819966089dba2d7a04c7587873bae5b0bd056822dbb2a8b1c546de5484474323efa8f99fe2ade280a496f624e2dacc97a4b0",
+        "incomingViewKey": "f4ab45f0354c5bc34ae5ed59516a5b43989a760038b13a77f7fa7b806a248c01",
+        "outgoingViewKey": "59086f1ba18db5bdd080ef1687586b18fdb12874fbefa6382e9ac093020f436e",
+        "publicAddress": "3a9ccabccf1c5c43faf585c5868c52b789d4cc637f35625b00a172b323544114",
+        "createdAt": {
+          "sequence": 1,
+          "hash": {
+            "type": "Buffer",
+            "data": "base64:AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA="
+          }
+        },
+        "scanningEnabled": true,
+        "proofAuthorizingKey": "3aeda7001389e5892759d9cd44cd90d6a4aba0542d90754afc55cbb1dbab5e08"
+      },
+      "head": {
+        "hash": {
+          "type": "Buffer",
+          "data": "base64:R5HXrp+X3xAO8VWOhHctagm0N2I4goP3XG8goyqIqoY="
+        },
+        "sequence": 1
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "header": {
+        "sequence": 2,
+        "previousBlockHash": "4791D7AE9F97DF100EF1558E84772D6A09B43762388283F75C6F20A32A88AA86",
+        "noteCommitment": {
+          "type": "Buffer",
+          "data": "base64:87WziYftOAPyFtS5rVkAQ0sW+vZQ8dTfsg9Jc6hq8HA="
+        },
+        "transactionCommitment": {
+          "type": "Buffer",
+          "data": "base64:dGv/oHWnDcNihtSRMGnTPqyddl55UH8vVHAsi88hTco="
+        },
+        "target": "9282972777491357380673661573939192202192629606981189395159182914949423",
+        "randomness": "0",
+        "timestamp": 1733261439593,
+        "graffiti": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
+        "noteSize": 4,
+        "work": "0"
+      },
+      "transactions": [
+        {
+          "type": "Buffer",
+          "data": "base64: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"
+        }
+      ]
+    }
   ]
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ironfish/src/wallet/errors.ts b/ironfish/src/wallet/errors.ts
index 6cb3a5a9a2..c92a267da0 100644
--- a/ironfish/src/wallet/errors.ts
+++ b/ironfish/src/wallet/errors.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ export class MaxMemoLengthError extends Error {
   }
 }
 
+export class MaxTransactionSizeError extends Error {
+  name = this.constructor.name
+}
+
 export class DuplicateAccountNameError extends Error {
   name = this.constructor.name
 
diff --git a/ironfish/src/wallet/wallet.test.ts b/ironfish/src/wallet/wallet.test.ts
index 3398ce23d0..3b76d0e33a 100644
--- a/ironfish/src/wallet/wallet.test.ts
+++ b/ironfish/src/wallet/wallet.test.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { BufferMap, BufferSet } from 'buffer-map'
 import { v4 as uuid } from 'uuid'
 import { Assert } from '../assert'
 import { Blockchain } from '../blockchain'
-import { VerificationResultReason } from '../consensus'
+import { VerificationResultReason, Verifier } from '../consensus'
 import { RawTransaction } from '../primitives'
 import { TransactionVersion } from '../primitives/transaction'
 import {
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import {
   DuplicateAccountNameError,
   DuplicateSpendingKeyError,
   MaxMemoLengthError,
+  MaxTransactionSizeError,
 } from './errors'
 import { toAccountImport } from './exporter'
 import { AssetStatus, Wallet } from './wallet'
@@ -1459,6 +1460,33 @@ describe('Wallet', () => {
       // no spends needed
       expect(rawTransaction.spends.length).toBe(0)
     })
+
+    it('should throw error if transaction exceeds maximum size', async () => {
+      const { node } = nodeTest
+
+      const account = await useAccountFixture(node.wallet, 'a')
+
+      const block1 = await useMinerBlockFixture(node.chain, undefined, account, node.wallet)
+      await expect(node.chain).toAddBlock(block1)
+      await node.wallet.scan()
+
+      // Mock verifier to only allow transactions of size 0
+      jest.spyOn(Verifier, 'getMaxTransactionBytes').mockImplementation((_) => 0)
+
+      const promise = nodeTest.wallet.createTransaction({
+        account: account,
+        fee: 0n,
+        outputs: [
+          {
+            publicAddress: account.publicAddress,
+            amount: 1n,
+            memo: Buffer.alloc(0),
+            assetId: Asset.nativeId(),
+          },
+        ],
+      })
+      await expect(promise).rejects.toThrow(MaxTransactionSizeError)
+    })
   })
 
   describe('getTransactionStatus', () => {
diff --git a/ironfish/src/wallet/wallet.ts b/ironfish/src/wallet/wallet.ts
index d8cad39384..8d8f21452f 100644
--- a/ironfish/src/wallet/wallet.ts
+++ b/ironfish/src/wallet/wallet.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ import {
   DuplicateMultisigSecretNameError,
   DuplicateSpendingKeyError,
   MaxMemoLengthError,
+  MaxTransactionSizeError,
   NotEnoughFundsError,
 } from './errors'
 import { isMultisigSignerImport } from './exporter'
@@ -934,6 +935,15 @@ export class Wallet {
         })
       }
 
+      const maxTransactionSize = Verifier.getMaxTransactionBytes(
+        this.consensus.parameters.maxBlockSizeBytes,
+      )
+      if (raw.postedSize() > maxTransactionSize) {
+        throw new MaxTransactionSizeError(
+          `Proposed transaction is larger than maximum transaction size of ${maxTransactionSize} bytes`,
+        )
+      }
+
       return raw
     } finally {
       unlock()