diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index f3e80afbf9..e64385a0e2 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -547,6 +547,7 @@ void SetupServerArgs(ArgsManager& argsman)
     argsman.AddArg("-dns", strprintf("Allow DNS lookups for -addnode, -seednode and -connect (default: %u)", DEFAULT_NAME_LOOKUP), ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY, OptionsCategory::CONNECTION);
     argsman.AddArg("-dnsseed", strprintf("Query for peer addresses via DNS lookup, if low on addresses (default: %u unless -connect used or -maxconnections=0)", DEFAULT_DNSSEED), ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY, OptionsCategory::CONNECTION);
     argsman.AddArg("-externalip=<ip>", "Specify your own public address", ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY, OptionsCategory::CONNECTION);
+    argsman.AddArg("-feefilter", strprintf("Tell other nodes to filter invs to us by our mempool min fee (default: %u)", DEFAULT_FEEFILTER), ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY | ArgsManager::DEBUG_ONLY, OptionsCategory::CONNECTION);
     argsman.AddArg("-fixedseeds", strprintf("Allow fixed seeds if DNS seeds don't provide peers (default: %u)", DEFAULT_FIXEDSEEDS), ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY, OptionsCategory::CONNECTION);
     argsman.AddArg("-forcednsseed", strprintf("Always query for peer addresses via DNS lookup (default: %u)", DEFAULT_FORCEDNSSEED), ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY, OptionsCategory::CONNECTION);
     argsman.AddArg("-listen", strprintf("Accept connections from outside (default: %u if no -proxy, -connect or -maxconnections=0)", DEFAULT_LISTEN), ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY, OptionsCategory::CONNECTION);
diff --git a/src/net_processing.cpp b/src/net_processing.cpp
index de6b493344..edace2a3b7 100644
--- a/src/net_processing.cpp
+++ b/src/net_processing.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <blockencodings.h>
 #include <blockfilter.h>
 #include <chainparams.h>
+#include <common/args.h>
 #include <consensus/amount.h>
 #include <consensus/validation.h>
 #include <deploymentstatus.h>
@@ -5833,6 +5834,7 @@ void PeerManagerImpl::MaybeSendFeefilter(CNode& pto, Peer& peer, std::chrono::mi
 {
     if (m_opts.ignore_incoming_txs) return;
     if (pto.GetCommonVersion() < FEEFILTER_VERSION) return;
+    if (!gArgs.GetBoolArg("-feefilter", DEFAULT_FEEFILTER)) return;
     // peers with the forcerelay permission should not filter txs to us
     if (pto.HasPermission(NetPermissionFlags::ForceRelay)) return;
     // Don't send feefilter messages to outbound block-relay-only peers since they should never announce
diff --git a/src/validation.h b/src/validation.h
index 83d7167d92..fc7396178d 100644
--- a/src/validation.h
+++ b/src/validation.h
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ namespace util {
 class SignalInterrupt;
 } // namespace util
 
+/** Default for using fee filter */
+static const bool DEFAULT_FEEFILTER = true;
 /** Block files containing a block-height within MIN_BLOCKS_TO_KEEP of ActiveChain().Tip() will not be pruned. */
 static const unsigned int MIN_BLOCKS_TO_KEEP = 288;
 static const signed int DEFAULT_CHECKBLOCKS = 6;