diff --git a/src/policy/policy.cpp b/src/policy/policy.cpp
index 55a3bdd6b1..f07ec399b5 100644
--- a/src/policy/policy.cpp
+++ b/src/policy/policy.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <consensus/amount.h>
 #include <consensus/consensus.h>
 #include <consensus/validation.h>
+#include <kernel/mempool_options.h>
 #include <policy/feerate.h>
 #include <primitives/transaction.h>
 #include <script/interpreter.h>
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ bool IsDust(const CTxOut& txout, const CFeeRate& dustRelayFeeIn)
  * Note this must assign whichType even if returning false, in case
  * IsStandardTx ignores the "scriptpubkey" rejection.
  */
-bool IsStandard(const CScript& scriptPubKey, const std::optional<unsigned>& max_datacarrier_bytes, TxoutType& whichType)
+bool IsStandard(const CScript& scriptPubKey, const kernel::MemPoolOptions& opts, TxoutType& whichType)
 {
     std::vector<std::vector<unsigned char> > vSolutions;
     whichType = Solver(scriptPubKey, vSolutions);
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ bool IsStandard(const CScript& scriptPubKey, const std::optional<unsigned>& max_
         if (m < 1 || m > n)
             return false;
     } else if (whichType == TxoutType::NULL_DATA) {
-        if (!max_datacarrier_bytes || scriptPubKey.size() > *max_datacarrier_bytes) {
+        if (!opts.max_datacarrier_bytes || scriptPubKey.size() > *opts.max_datacarrier_bytes) {
             return false;
         }
     }
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ static inline bool MaybeReject_(std::string& out_reason, const std::string& reas
     }  \
 } while(0)
 
-bool IsStandardTx(const CTransaction& tx, const std::optional<unsigned>& max_datacarrier_bytes, bool permit_bare_multisig, const CFeeRate& dust_relay_fee, std::string& out_reason, const ignore_rejects_type& ignore_rejects)
+bool IsStandardTx(const CTransaction& tx, const kernel::MemPoolOptions& opts, std::string& out_reason, const ignore_rejects_type& ignore_rejects)
 {
     const std::string reason_prefix;
 
@@ -148,7 +149,7 @@ bool IsStandardTx(const CTransaction& tx, const std::optional<unsigned>& max_dat
     unsigned int nDataOut = 0;
     TxoutType whichType;
     for (const CTxOut& txout : tx.vout) {
-        if (!::IsStandard(txout.scriptPubKey, max_datacarrier_bytes, whichType)) {
+        if (!::IsStandard(txout.scriptPubKey, opts, whichType)) {
             if (whichType == TxoutType::WITNESS_UNKNOWN) {
                 MaybeReject("scriptpubkey-unknown-witnessversion");
             } else {
@@ -160,10 +161,10 @@ bool IsStandardTx(const CTransaction& tx, const std::optional<unsigned>& max_dat
             nDataOut++;
             continue;
         }
-        else if ((whichType == TxoutType::MULTISIG) && (!permit_bare_multisig)) {
+        else if ((whichType == TxoutType::MULTISIG) && (!opts.permit_bare_multisig)) {
             MaybeReject("bare-multisig");
         }
-        if (IsDust(txout, dust_relay_fee)) {
+        if (IsDust(txout, opts.dust_relay_feerate)) {
             MaybeReject("dust");
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/policy/policy.h b/src/policy/policy.h
index fdd0aa5f59..6e6a355164 100644
--- a/src/policy/policy.h
+++ b/src/policy/policy.h
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
 class CCoinsViewCache;
 class CFeeRate;
 class CScript;
+namespace kernel {
+struct MemPoolOptions;
+};
 
 /** Default for -blockmaxweight, which controls the range of block weights the mining code will create **/
 static constexpr unsigned int DEFAULT_BLOCK_MAX_WEIGHT{MAX_BLOCK_WEIGHT - 4000};
@@ -129,7 +132,7 @@ CAmount GetDustThreshold(const CTxOut& txout, const CFeeRate& dustRelayFee);
 
 bool IsDust(const CTxOut& txout, const CFeeRate& dustRelayFee);
 
-bool IsStandard(const CScript& scriptPubKey, const std::optional<unsigned>& max_datacarrier_bytes, TxoutType& whichType);
+bool IsStandard(const CScript& scriptPubKey, const kernel::MemPoolOptions& opts, TxoutType& whichType);
 
 
 // Changing the default transaction version requires a two step process: first
@@ -141,7 +144,7 @@ static constexpr decltype(CTransaction::version) TX_MAX_STANDARD_VERSION{3};
 * Check for standard transaction types
 * @return True if all outputs (scriptPubKeys) use only standard transaction forms
 */
-bool IsStandardTx(const CTransaction& tx, const std::optional<unsigned>& max_datacarrier_bytes, bool permit_bare_multisig, const CFeeRate& dust_relay_fee, std::string& out_reason, const ignore_rejects_type& ignore_rejects=empty_ignore_rejects);
+bool IsStandardTx(const CTransaction& tx, const kernel::MemPoolOptions& opts, std::string& out_reason, const ignore_rejects_type& ignore_rejects=empty_ignore_rejects);
 /**
 * Check for standard transaction types
 * @param[in] mapInputs       Map of previous transactions that have outputs we're spending
diff --git a/src/test/fuzz/key.cpp b/src/test/fuzz/key.cpp
index 82973803f8..97e3f9bed7 100644
--- a/src/test/fuzz/key.cpp
+++ b/src/test/fuzz/key.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
 #include <chainparams.h>
+#include <kernel/mempool_options.h>
 #include <key.h>
 #include <key_io.h>
 #include <outputtype.h>
@@ -149,12 +150,12 @@ FUZZ_TARGET(key, .init = initialize_key)
         assert(fillable_signing_provider_pub.HaveKey(pubkey.GetID()));
 
         TxoutType which_type_tx_pubkey;
-        const bool is_standard_tx_pubkey = IsStandard(tx_pubkey_script, std::nullopt, which_type_tx_pubkey);
+        const bool is_standard_tx_pubkey = IsStandard(tx_pubkey_script, kernel::MemPoolOptions{}, which_type_tx_pubkey);
         assert(is_standard_tx_pubkey);
         assert(which_type_tx_pubkey == TxoutType::PUBKEY);
 
         TxoutType which_type_tx_multisig;
-        const bool is_standard_tx_multisig = IsStandard(tx_multisig_script, std::nullopt, which_type_tx_multisig);
+        const bool is_standard_tx_multisig = IsStandard(tx_multisig_script, kernel::MemPoolOptions{.permit_bare_multisig = true}, which_type_tx_multisig);
         assert(is_standard_tx_multisig);
         assert(which_type_tx_multisig == TxoutType::MULTISIG);
 
diff --git a/src/test/fuzz/script.cpp b/src/test/fuzz/script.cpp
index 07a49e039f..7f0dc3ffe2 100644
--- a/src/test/fuzz/script.cpp
+++ b/src/test/fuzz/script.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <compressor.h>
 #include <core_io.h>
 #include <core_memusage.h>
+#include <kernel/mempool_options.h>
 #include <key_io.h>
 #include <policy/policy.h>
 #include <pubkey.h>
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ FUZZ_TARGET(script, .init = initialize_script)
     }
 
     TxoutType which_type;
-    bool is_standard_ret = IsStandard(script, std::nullopt, which_type);
+    bool is_standard_ret = IsStandard(script, kernel::MemPoolOptions{}, which_type);
     if (!is_standard_ret) {
         assert(which_type == TxoutType::NONSTANDARD ||
                which_type == TxoutType::NULL_DATA ||
diff --git a/src/test/fuzz/transaction.cpp b/src/test/fuzz/transaction.cpp
index 9c740e8c64..651988dffa 100644
--- a/src/test/fuzz/transaction.cpp
+++ b/src/test/fuzz/transaction.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <consensus/validation.h>
 #include <core_io.h>
 #include <core_memusage.h>
+#include <kernel/mempool_options.h>
 #include <policy/policy.h>
 #include <policy/settings.h>
 #include <primitives/transaction.h>
@@ -57,10 +58,9 @@ FUZZ_TARGET(transaction, .init = initialize_transaction)
         Assert(res == state_with_dupe_check.IsValid());
     }
 
-    const CFeeRate dust_relay_fee{DUST_RELAY_TX_FEE};
     std::string reason;
-    const bool is_standard_with_permit_bare_multisig = IsStandardTx(tx, std::nullopt, /* permit_bare_multisig= */ true, dust_relay_fee, reason);
-    const bool is_standard_without_permit_bare_multisig = IsStandardTx(tx, std::nullopt, /* permit_bare_multisig= */ false, dust_relay_fee, reason);
+    const bool is_standard_with_permit_bare_multisig = IsStandardTx(tx, kernel::MemPoolOptions{.permit_bare_multisig = true}, reason);
+    const bool is_standard_without_permit_bare_multisig = IsStandardTx(tx, kernel::MemPoolOptions{.permit_bare_multisig = false}, reason);
     if (is_standard_without_permit_bare_multisig) {
         assert(is_standard_with_permit_bare_multisig);
     }
diff --git a/src/test/multisig_tests.cpp b/src/test/multisig_tests.cpp
index 7a3e8e3a47..f74d671113 100644
--- a/src/test/multisig_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/multisig_tests.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
+#include <kernel/mempool_options.h>
 #include <key.h>
 #include <policy/policy.h>
 #include <script/interpreter.h>
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(multisig_IsStandard)
 
     const auto is_standard{[](const CScript& spk) {
         TxoutType type;
-        bool res{::IsStandard(spk, std::nullopt, type)};
+        bool res{::IsStandard(spk, kernel::MemPoolOptions{.max_datacarrier_bytes = std::nullopt}, type)};
         if (res) {
             BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(type, TxoutType::MULTISIG);
         }
diff --git a/src/test/script_p2sh_tests.cpp b/src/test/script_p2sh_tests.cpp
index f91203cc48..dd9317e965 100644
--- a/src/test/script_p2sh_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/script_p2sh_tests.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
 #include <consensus/tx_verify.h>
+#include <kernel/mempool_options.h>
 #include <key.h>
 #include <policy/policy.h>
 #include <policy/settings.h>
@@ -20,13 +21,20 @@
 // Helpers:
 static bool IsStandardTx(const CTransaction& tx, bool permit_bare_multisig, std::string& reason)
 {
-    return IsStandardTx(tx, std::nullopt, permit_bare_multisig, CFeeRate{DUST_RELAY_TX_FEE}, reason);
+    const kernel::MemPoolOptions opts{
+        .permit_bare_multisig = permit_bare_multisig,
+    };
+    return IsStandardTx(tx, opts, reason);
 }
 
 static bool IsStandardTx(const CTransaction& tx, std::string& reason)
 {
-    return IsStandardTx(tx, std::nullopt, /*permit_bare_multisig=*/true, CFeeRate{DUST_RELAY_TX_FEE}, reason) &&
-           IsStandardTx(tx, std::nullopt, /*permit_bare_multisig=*/false, CFeeRate{DUST_RELAY_TX_FEE}, reason);
+    kernel::MemPoolOptions opts{
+        .permit_bare_multisig = true,
+    };
+    if (!IsStandardTx(tx, opts, reason)) return false;
+    opts.permit_bare_multisig = false;
+    return IsStandardTx(tx, opts, reason);
 }
 
 static std::vector<unsigned char> Serialize(const CScript& s)
diff --git a/src/test/transaction_tests.cpp b/src/test/transaction_tests.cpp
index 5622632e97..0cbf9d9fa7 100644
--- a/src/test/transaction_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/transaction_tests.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <consensus/tx_check.h>
 #include <consensus/validation.h>
 #include <core_io.h>
+#include <kernel/mempool_options.h>
 #include <key.h>
 #include <policy/policy.h>
 #include <policy/settings.h>
@@ -44,8 +45,7 @@ using util::ToString;
 
 typedef std::vector<unsigned char> valtype;
 
-static CFeeRate g_dust{DUST_RELAY_TX_FEE};
-static bool g_bare_multi{DEFAULT_PERMIT_BAREMULTISIG};
+static kernel::MemPoolOptions g_mempool_opts;
 
 static std::map<std::string, unsigned int> mapFlagNames = {
     {std::string("P2SH"), (unsigned int)SCRIPT_VERIFY_P2SH},
@@ -798,19 +798,19 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_IsStandard)
 
     constexpr auto CheckIsStandard = [](const auto& t) {
         std::string reason;
-        BOOST_CHECK(IsStandardTx(CTransaction{t}, MAX_OP_RETURN_RELAY, g_bare_multi, g_dust, reason));
+        BOOST_CHECK(IsStandardTx(CTransaction{t}, g_mempool_opts, reason));
         BOOST_CHECK(reason.empty());
     };
     constexpr auto CheckIsNotStandard = [](const auto& t, const std::string& reason_in) {
         std::string reason;
-        BOOST_CHECK(!IsStandardTx(CTransaction{t}, MAX_OP_RETURN_RELAY, g_bare_multi, g_dust, reason));
+        BOOST_CHECK(!IsStandardTx(CTransaction{t}, g_mempool_opts, reason));
         BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(reason_in, reason);
     };
 
     CheckIsStandard(t);
 
     // Check dust with default relay fee:
-    CAmount nDustThreshold = 182 * g_dust.GetFeePerK() / 1000;
+    CAmount nDustThreshold = 182 * g_mempool_opts.dust_relay_feerate.GetFeePerK() / 1000;
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(nDustThreshold, 546);
     // dust:
     t.vout[0].nValue = nDustThreshold - 1;
@@ -838,14 +838,14 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_IsStandard)
 
     // Check dust with odd relay fee to verify rounding:
     // nDustThreshold = 182 * 3702 / 1000
-    g_dust = CFeeRate(3702);
+    g_mempool_opts.dust_relay_feerate = CFeeRate(3702);
     // dust:
     t.vout[0].nValue = 674 - 1;
     CheckIsNotStandard(t, "dust");
     // not dust:
     t.vout[0].nValue = 674;
     CheckIsStandard(t);
-    g_dust = CFeeRate{DUST_RELAY_TX_FEE};
+    g_mempool_opts.dust_relay_feerate = CFeeRate{DUST_RELAY_TX_FEE};
 
     t.vout[0].scriptPubKey = CScript() << OP_1;
     CheckIsNotStandard(t, "scriptpubkey");
@@ -958,15 +958,15 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_IsStandard)
     CheckIsNotStandard(t, "tx-size");
 
     // Check bare multisig (standard if policy flag g_bare_multi is set)
-    g_bare_multi = true;
+    g_mempool_opts.permit_bare_multisig = true;
     t.vout[0].scriptPubKey = GetScriptForMultisig(1, {key.GetPubKey()}); // simple 1-of-1
     t.vin.resize(1);
     t.vin[0].scriptSig = CScript() << std::vector<unsigned char>(65, 0);
     CheckIsStandard(t);
 
-    g_bare_multi = false;
+    g_mempool_opts.permit_bare_multisig = false;
     CheckIsNotStandard(t, "bare-multisig");
-    g_bare_multi = DEFAULT_PERMIT_BAREMULTISIG;
+    g_mempool_opts.permit_bare_multisig = DEFAULT_PERMIT_BAREMULTISIG;
 
     // Check compressed P2PK outputs dust threshold (must have leading 02 or 03)
     t.vout[0].scriptPubKey = CScript() << std::vector<unsigned char>(33, 0x02) << OP_CHECKSIG;
diff --git a/src/validation.cpp b/src/validation.cpp
index 4aa641a224..5220f11a27 100644
--- a/src/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/validation.cpp
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ bool MemPoolAccept::PreChecks(ATMPArgs& args, Workspace& ws)
 
     // Rather not work on nonstandard transactions (unless -testnet/-regtest)
     std::string reason;
-    if (m_pool.m_opts.require_standard && !IsStandardTx(tx, m_pool.m_opts.max_datacarrier_bytes, m_pool.m_opts.permit_bare_multisig, m_pool.m_opts.dust_relay_feerate, reason, ignore_rejects)) {
+    if (m_pool.m_opts.require_standard && !IsStandardTx(tx, m_pool.m_opts, reason, ignore_rejects)) {
         return state.Invalid(TxValidationResult::TX_NOT_STANDARD, reason);
     }