diff --git a/src/script/standard.h b/src/script/standard.h
index 92e2c27c1..a8b0acc98 100644
--- a/src/script/standard.h
+++ b/src/script/standard.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public:
     CScriptID(const uint160& in) : uint160(in) {}
 };
 
-static const unsigned int MAX_OP_RETURN_RELAY = 40;      //! bytes
+static const unsigned int MAX_OP_RETURN_RELAY = 80;      //! bytes
 extern unsigned nMaxDatacarrierBytes;
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/test/transaction_tests.cpp b/src/test/transaction_tests.cpp
index 5a109cabc..52adfea99 100644
--- a/src/test/transaction_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/transaction_tests.cpp
@@ -347,12 +347,12 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_IsStandard)
     t.vout[0].scriptPubKey = CScript() << OP_1;
     BOOST_CHECK(!IsStandardTx(t, reason));
 
-    // 40-byte TX_NULL_DATA (standard)
-    t.vout[0].scriptPubKey = CScript() << OP_RETURN << ParseHex("04678afdb0fe5548271967f1a67130b7105cd6a828e03909a67962e0ea1f61deb649f6bc3f4cef38");
+    // 80-byte TX_NULL_DATA (standard)
+    t.vout[0].scriptPubKey = CScript() << OP_RETURN << ParseHex("04678afdb0fe5548271967f1a67130b7105cd6a828e03909a67962e0ea1f61deb649f6bc3f4cef3804678afdb0fe5548271967f1a67130b7105cd6a828e03909a67962e0ea1f61deb649f6bc3f4cef38");
     BOOST_CHECK(IsStandardTx(t, reason));
 
-    // 41-byte TX_NULL_DATA (non-standard)
-    t.vout[0].scriptPubKey = CScript() << OP_RETURN << ParseHex("04678afdb0fe5548271967f1a67130b7105cd6a828e03909a67962e0ea1f61deb649f6bc3f4cef3800");
+    // 81-byte TX_NULL_DATA (non-standard)
+    t.vout[0].scriptPubKey = CScript() << OP_RETURN << ParseHex("04678afdb0fe5548271967f1a67130b7105cd6a828e03909a67962e0ea1f61deb649f6bc3f4cef3804678afdb0fe5548271967f1a67130b7105cd6a828e03909a67962e0ea1f61deb649f6bc3f4cef3800");
     BOOST_CHECK(!IsStandardTx(t, reason));
 
     // TX_NULL_DATA w/o PUSHDATA