diff --git a/src/libxrpl/tx/transactors/check/CheckCancel.cpp b/src/libxrpl/tx/transactors/check/CheckCancel.cpp
index d966772191..0c13f9334e 100644
--- a/src/libxrpl/tx/transactors/check/CheckCancel.cpp
+++ b/src/libxrpl/tx/transactors/check/CheckCancel.cpp
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 #include <xrpl/tx/transactors/check/CheckCancel.h>
 
 #include <xrpl/basics/Log.h>
+#include <xrpl/beast/utility/Zero.h>
 #include <xrpl/ledger/ApplyView.h>
 #include <xrpl/ledger/View.h>
 #include <xrpl/ledger/helpers/AccountRootHelpers.h>
 #include <xrpl/protocol/AccountID.h>
+#include <xrpl/protocol/Feature.h>
 #include <xrpl/protocol/Indexes.h>
 #include <xrpl/protocol/SField.h>
 #include <xrpl/protocol/STLedgerEntry.h>
@@ -19,6 +21,9 @@ namespace xrpl {
 NotTEC
 CheckCancel::preflight(PreflightContext const& ctx)
 {
+    if (ctx.rules.enabled(fixCleanup3_3_0) && ctx.tx[sfCheckID] == beast::kZero)
+        return temMALFORMED;
+
     return tesSUCCESS;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libxrpl/tx/transactors/check/CheckCash.cpp b/src/libxrpl/tx/transactors/check/CheckCash.cpp
index 80ef742f52..a48d6078fb 100644
--- a/src/libxrpl/tx/transactors/check/CheckCash.cpp
+++ b/src/libxrpl/tx/transactors/check/CheckCash.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include <xrpl/basics/Log.h>
 #include <xrpl/basics/scope.h>
+#include <xrpl/beast/utility/Zero.h>
 #include <xrpl/core/ServiceRegistry.h>
 #include <xrpl/ledger/PaymentSandbox.h>
 #include <xrpl/ledger/View.h>
@@ -49,6 +50,9 @@ CheckCash::checkExtraFeatures(xrpl::PreflightContext const& ctx)
 NotTEC
 CheckCash::preflight(PreflightContext const& ctx)
 {
+    if (ctx.rules.enabled(fixCleanup3_3_0) && ctx.tx[sfCheckID] == beast::kZero)
+        return temMALFORMED;
+
     // Exactly one of Amount or DeliverMin must be present.
     auto const optAmount = ctx.tx[~sfAmount];
     auto const optDeliverMin = ctx.tx[~sfDeliverMin];
diff --git a/src/test/app/Check_test.cpp b/src/test/app/Check_test.cpp
index 3ad1e3fa4e..69ccb28051 100644
--- a/src/test/app/Check_test.cpp
+++ b/src/test/app/Check_test.cpp
@@ -1257,6 +1257,12 @@ class Check_test : public beast::unit_test::Suite
             env.close();
         }
 
+        // Zero CheckID is malformed once fixCleanup3_3_0 is active; before
+        // that it simply misses the ledger lookup.
+        env(check::cash(bob, uint256{}, usd(20)),
+            Ter(features[fixCleanup3_3_0] ? TER{temMALFORMED} : TER{tecNO_ENTRY}));
+        env.close();
+
         // alice creates her checks ahead of time.
         uint256 const chkIdU{getCheckIndex(alice, env.seq(alice))};
         env(check::create(alice, bob, usd(20)));
@@ -1704,6 +1710,12 @@ class Check_test : public beast::unit_test::Suite
         // Non-existent check.
         env(check::cancel(bob, getCheckIndex(alice, env.seq(alice))), Ter(tecNO_ENTRY));
         env.close();
+
+        // Zero CheckID is malformed once fixCleanup3_3_0 is active; before
+        // that it simply misses the ledger lookup.
+        env(check::cancel(bob, uint256{}),
+            Ter(features[fixCleanup3_3_0] ? TER{temMALFORMED} : TER{tecNO_ENTRY}));
+        env.close();
     }
 
     void
@@ -2498,6 +2510,8 @@ public:
         using namespace test::jtx;
         auto const sa = testableAmendments();
         testWithFeats(sa);
+        testCancelInvalid(sa - fixCleanup3_3_0);
+        testCashInvalid(sa - fixCleanup3_3_0);
         testTrustLineCreation(sa);
     }
 };