diff --git a/test/functional/rpc_rawtransaction.py b/test/functional/rpc_rawtransaction.py
index 433867527..d1ce97eff 100755
--- a/test/functional/rpc_rawtransaction.py
+++ b/test/functional/rpc_rawtransaction.py
@@ -432,17 +432,18 @@ class RawTransactionsTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
 
         self.log.info('sendrawtransaction/testmempoolaccept with maxfeerate')
 
+        # Test a transaction with small fee
         txId = self.nodes[0].sendtoaddress(self.nodes[2].getnewaddress(), 1.0)
         rawTx = self.nodes[0].getrawtransaction(txId, True)
         vout = next(o for o in rawTx['vout'] if o['value'] == Decimal('1.00000000'))
 
         self.sync_all()
         inputs = [{ "txid" : txId, "vout" : vout['n'] }]
-        outputs = { self.nodes[0].getnewaddress() : Decimal("0.99999000") } # 1000 sat fee
+        outputs = { self.nodes[0].getnewaddress() : Decimal("0.999990000") } # 10000 sat fee
         rawTx = self.nodes[2].createrawtransaction(inputs, outputs)
         rawTxSigned = self.nodes[2].signrawtransactionwithwallet(rawTx)
         assert_equal(rawTxSigned['complete'], True)
-        # 1000 sat fee, ~100 b transaction, fee rate should land around 10 sat/b = 0.00010000 BTC/kB
+        # 10000 sat fee, ~100 b transaction, fee rate should land around 100 sat/b = 0.00100000 BTC/kB
         # Thus, testmempoolaccept should reject
         testres = self.nodes[2].testmempoolaccept([rawTxSigned['hex']], 0.00001000)[0]
         assert_equal(testres['allowed'], False)
@@ -450,9 +451,32 @@ class RawTransactionsTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         # and sendrawtransaction should throw
         assert_raises_rpc_error(-26, "absurdly-high-fee", self.nodes[2].sendrawtransaction, rawTxSigned['hex'], 0.00001000)
         # And below calls should both succeed
-        testres = self.nodes[2].testmempoolaccept(rawtxs=[rawTxSigned['hex']], maxfeerate='0.00070000')[0]
+        testres = self.nodes[2].testmempoolaccept(rawtxs=[rawTxSigned['hex']])[0]
         assert_equal(testres['allowed'], True)
-        self.nodes[2].sendrawtransaction(hexstring=rawTxSigned['hex'], maxfeerate='0.00070000')
+        self.nodes[2].sendrawtransaction(hexstring=rawTxSigned['hex'])
+
+        # Test a transaction with large fee
+        txId = self.nodes[0].sendtoaddress(self.nodes[2].getnewaddress(), 1.0)
+        rawTx = self.nodes[0].getrawtransaction(txId, True)
+        vout = next(o for o in rawTx['vout'] if o['value'] == Decimal('1.00000000'))
+
+        self.sync_all()
+        inputs = [{ "txid" : txId, "vout" : vout['n'] }]
+        outputs = { self.nodes[0].getnewaddress() : Decimal("0.98000000") } # 2000000 sat fee
+        rawTx = self.nodes[2].createrawtransaction(inputs, outputs)
+        rawTxSigned = self.nodes[2].signrawtransactionwithwallet(rawTx)
+        assert_equal(rawTxSigned['complete'], True)
+        # 2000000 sat fee, ~100 b transaction, fee rate should land around 20000 sat/b = 0.20000000 BTC/kB
+        # Thus, testmempoolaccept should reject
+        testres = self.nodes[2].testmempoolaccept([rawTxSigned['hex']])[0]
+        assert_equal(testres['allowed'], False)
+        assert_equal(testres['reject-reason'], '256: absurdly-high-fee')
+        # and sendrawtransaction should throw
+        assert_raises_rpc_error(-26, "absurdly-high-fee", self.nodes[2].sendrawtransaction, rawTxSigned['hex'])
+        # And below calls should both succeed
+        testres = self.nodes[2].testmempoolaccept(rawtxs=[rawTxSigned['hex']], maxfeerate='0.20000000')[0]
+        assert_equal(testres['allowed'], True)
+        self.nodes[2].sendrawtransaction(hexstring=rawTxSigned['hex'], maxfeerate='0.20000000')
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':