diff --git a/src/libxrpl/tx/transactors/bridge/XChainBridge.cpp b/src/libxrpl/tx/transactors/bridge/XChainBridge.cpp
index 68e6c95045..fba9024526 100644
--- a/src/libxrpl/tx/transactors/bridge/XChainBridge.cpp
+++ b/src/libxrpl/tx/transactors/bridge/XChainBridge.cpp
@@ -1030,7 +1030,8 @@ applyCreateAccountAttestations(
 
             // Check reserve
             auto const balance = (*sleDoor)[sfBalance];
-            // Door account should not have a sponsor
+            // Don't sponsor door account objects in transactions not sent by the door account
+            // itself
             if (auto const ret = checkInsufficientReserve(psb, tx, sleDoor, balance, {}, 1, 0, j);
                 !isTesSuccess(ret))
                 return Unexpected(ret);  // tecINSUFFICIENT_RESERVE
@@ -1138,10 +1139,9 @@ applyCreateAccountAttestations(
         if (!sleDoor)
             return tecINTERNAL;  // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
 
-        // Reserve was already checked
-        auto const sponsor = getTxReserveSponsor(psb, tx);
-        adjustOwnerCount(psb, sleDoor, sponsor, 1, j);
-        addSponsorToLedgerEntry(createdSleClaimID, sponsor);
+        // Don't sponsor door account objects in transactions not sent by the door account
+        // itself
+        adjustOwnerCount(psb, sleDoor, {}, 1, j);
         psb.insert(createdSleClaimID);
         psb.update(sleDoor);
     }
diff --git a/src/test/app/Sponsor_test.cpp b/src/test/app/Sponsor_test.cpp
index 2ddd953ba5..fbbdeb46ec 100644
--- a/src/test/app/Sponsor_test.cpp
+++ b/src/test/app/Sponsor_test.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
 
 #include <chrono>
 #include <cstdint>
+#include <cstdio>
 #include <functional>
 #include <memory>
 #include <optional>
@@ -5121,6 +5122,28 @@ public:
             BEAST_EXPECT(sponsoredOwnerCount(env, alice) == 0);
             BEAST_EXPECT(sponsoringOwnerCount(env, sponsor) == 1);
         }
+        // XChainCreateAccountClaimID
+        {
+            BEAST_EXPECT(ownerCount(env, alice) == 0);
+            BEAST_EXPECT(sponsoredOwnerCount(env, alice) == 0);
+            BEAST_EXPECT(ownerCount(env, doorA) == 2);
+            BEAST_EXPECT(sponsoredOwnerCount(env, doorA) == 1);
+            BEAST_EXPECT(sponsoringOwnerCount(env, sponsor) == 1);
+
+            env(create_account_attestation(
+                    alice, jvb, alice, XRP(20), XRP(0), bob, false, 2, bob, signer),
+                sponsor::as(sponsor, spfSponsorReserve),
+                sig(sfSponsorSignature, sponsor),
+                ter(tesSUCCESS));
+            env.close();
+
+            // XChainCreateAccountClaimID not sponsored
+            BEAST_EXPECT(ownerCount(env, alice) == 0);
+            BEAST_EXPECT(sponsoredOwnerCount(env, alice) == 0);
+            BEAST_EXPECT(ownerCount(env, doorA) == 3);
+            BEAST_EXPECT(sponsoredOwnerCount(env, doorA) == 1);
+            BEAST_EXPECT(sponsoringOwnerCount(env, sponsor) == 1);
+        }
     }
 
     void
diff --git a/src/test/jtx/Env.h b/src/test/jtx/Env.h
index faf8424e71..fe90c461a0 100644
--- a/src/test/jtx/Env.h
+++ b/src/test/jtx/Env.h
@@ -533,19 +533,19 @@ public:
     /** Return the number of sponsored objects owned by an account.
      * Returns 0 if the account does not exist.
      */
-    std::uint32_t
+    [[nodiscard]] std::uint32_t
     sponsoredOwnerCount(Account const& account) const;
 
     /** Return the number of sponsoring objects owned by an account.
      * Returns 0 if the account does not exist.
      */
-    std::uint32_t
+    [[nodiscard]] std::uint32_t
     sponsoringOwnerCount(Account const& account) const;
 
     /** Return the number of sponsoring accounts owned by an account.
      * Returns 0 if the account does not exist.
      */
-    std::uint32_t
+    [[nodiscard]] std::uint32_t
     sponsoringAccountCount(Account const& account) const;
 
     /** Return an account root.