diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 2a13af669..9445e2fa1 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@ std::string HelpMessage(HelpMessageMode mode)
         FormatMoney(maxTxFee)));
     strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-upgradewallet", _("Upgrade wallet to latest format") + " " + _("on startup"));
     strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-wallet=<file>", _("Specify wallet file (within data directory)") + " " + strprintf(_("(default: %s)"), "wallet.dat"));
+    strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-walletbroadcast", _("Make the wallet broadcast transactions") + " " + strprintf(_("(default: %u)"), true));
     strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-walletnotify=<cmd>", _("Execute command when a wallet transaction changes (%s in cmd is replaced by TxID)"));
     strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-zapwallettxes=<mode>", _("Delete all wallet transactions and only recover those parts of the blockchain through -rescan on startup") +
         " " + _("(1 = keep tx meta data e.g. account owner and payment request information, 2 = drop tx meta data)"));
@@ -1242,6 +1243,7 @@ bool AppInit2(boost::thread_group& threadGroup)
                 }
             }
         }
+        pwalletMain->SetBroadcastTransactions(GetBoolArg("-walletbroadcast", true));
     } // (!fDisableWallet)
 #else // ENABLE_WALLET
     LogPrintf("No wallet compiled in!\n");
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
index a10123002..2566b2712 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -1096,6 +1096,9 @@ int CWallet::ScanForWalletTransactions(CBlockIndex* pindexStart, bool fUpdate)
 
 void CWallet::ReacceptWalletTransactions()
 {
+    // If transcations aren't broadcasted, don't let them into local mempool either
+    if (!fBroadcastTransactions)
+        return;
     LOCK2(cs_main, cs_wallet);
     BOOST_FOREACH(PAIRTYPE(const uint256, CWalletTx)& item, mapWallet)
     {
@@ -1116,6 +1119,7 @@ void CWallet::ReacceptWalletTransactions()
 
 bool CWalletTx::RelayWalletTransaction()
 {
+    assert(pwallet->GetBroadcastTransactions());
     if (!IsCoinBase())
     {
         if (GetDepthInMainChain() == 0) {
@@ -1354,7 +1358,7 @@ void CWallet::ResendWalletTransactions(int64_t nBestBlockTime)
 {
     // Do this infrequently and randomly to avoid giving away
     // that these are our transactions.
-    if (GetTime() < nNextResend)
+    if (GetTime() < nNextResend || !fBroadcastTransactions)
         return;
     bool fFirst = (nNextResend == 0);
     nNextResend = GetTime() + GetRand(30 * 60);
@@ -1979,14 +1983,17 @@ bool CWallet::CommitTransaction(CWalletTx& wtxNew, CReserveKey& reservekey)
         // Track how many getdata requests our transaction gets
         mapRequestCount[wtxNew.GetHash()] = 0;
 
-        // Broadcast
-        if (!wtxNew.AcceptToMemoryPool(false))
+        if (fBroadcastTransactions)
         {
-            // This must not fail. The transaction has already been signed and recorded.
-            LogPrintf("CommitTransaction(): Error: Transaction not valid");
-            return false;
+            // Broadcast
+            if (!wtxNew.AcceptToMemoryPool(false))
+            {
+                // This must not fail. The transaction has already been signed and recorded.
+                LogPrintf("CommitTransaction(): Error: Transaction not valid");
+                return false;
+            }
+            wtxNew.RelayWalletTransaction();
         }
-        wtxNew.RelayWalletTransaction();
     }
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.h b/src/wallet/wallet.h
index 6ae1c87b1..4dbb0e2e5 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.h
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.h
@@ -455,6 +455,7 @@ private:
 
     int64_t nNextResend;
     int64_t nLastResend;
+    bool fBroadcastTransactions;
 
     /**
      * Used to keep track of spent outpoints, and
@@ -518,6 +519,7 @@ public:
         nNextResend = 0;
         nLastResend = 0;
         nTimeFirstKey = 0;
+        fBroadcastTransactions = false;
     }
 
     std::map<uint256, CWalletTx> mapWallet;
@@ -723,6 +725,11 @@ public:
 
     /** Watch-only address added */
     boost::signals2::signal<void (bool fHaveWatchOnly)> NotifyWatchonlyChanged;
+
+    /** Inquire whether this wallet broadcasts transactions. */
+    bool GetBroadcastTransactions() const { return fBroadcastTransactions; }
+    /** Set whether this wallet broadcasts transactions. */
+    void SetBroadcastTransactions(bool broadcast) { fBroadcastTransactions = broadcast; }
 };
 
 /** A key allocated from the key pool. */