diff --git a/src/test/app/TxQ_test.cpp b/src/test/app/TxQ_test.cpp
index 0ae6b4d80a..330706dca6 100644
--- a/src/test/app/TxQ_test.cpp
+++ b/src/test/app/TxQ_test.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 #include <test/jtx/require.h>
 #include <test/jtx/sendmax.h>
 #include <test/jtx/seq.h>
+#include <test/jtx/sig.h>
+#include <test/jtx/sponsor.h>
 #include <test/jtx/tags.h>
 #include <test/jtx/ter.h>
 #include <test/jtx/ticket.h>
@@ -2335,6 +2337,43 @@ public:
         BEAST_EXPECT(env.balance(alice) == drops(5));
     }
 
+    void
+    testSponsorTxCannotQueue()
+    {
+        using namespace jtx;
+        testcase("disallow sponsored transaction from being queued");
+
+        Env env(*this, makeConfig({{Keys::kMinimumTxnInLedgerStandalone, "3"}}));
+
+        auto sponsor = Account("sponsor");
+        auto sponsee = Account("sponsee");
+        auto filler = Account("filler");
+
+        env.fund(XRP(50000), noripple(sponsor, sponsee));
+        env.close();
+        env.fund(XRP(50000), noripple(filler));
+        env.close();
+
+        fillQueue(env, filler);
+        checkMetrics(*this, env, 0, 6, 4, 3);
+
+        // Sponsored transactions are not allowed to be queued.
+        env(noop(sponsee),
+            sponsor::As(sponsor, spfSponsorFee),
+            Sig(sfSponsorSignature, sponsor),
+            Ter(telCAN_NOT_QUEUE));
+        checkMetrics(*this, env, 0, 6, 4, 3);
+
+        // Sponsored transactions may still apply directly if they pay the
+        // open ledger fee. They just cannot be held in the queue.
+        env(noop(sponsee),
+            sponsor::As(sponsor, spfSponsorFee),
+            Sig(sfSponsorSignature, sponsor),
+            Fee(openLedgerCost(env)),
+            Ter(tesSUCCESS));
+        checkMetrics(*this, env, 0, 6, 5, 3);
+    }
+
     void
     testConsequences()
     {
@@ -4662,6 +4701,7 @@ public:
         testBlockersSeq();
         testBlockersTicket();
         testInFlightBalance();
+        testSponsorTxCannotQueue();
         testConsequences();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/xrpld/app/misc/detail/TxQ.cpp b/src/xrpld/app/misc/detail/TxQ.cpp
index 0326828a70..b4fb40f368 100644
--- a/src/xrpld/app/misc/detail/TxQ.cpp
+++ b/src/xrpld/app/misc/detail/TxQ.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <xrpl/ledger/ApplyViewImpl.h>
 #include <xrpl/ledger/OpenView.h>
 #include <xrpl/ledger/ReadView.h>
+#include <xrpl/ledger/helpers/SponsorHelpers.h>
 #include <xrpl/protocol/AccountID.h>
 #include <xrpl/protocol/Indexes.h>
 #include <xrpl/protocol/Keylet.h>
@@ -398,6 +399,10 @@ TxQ::canBeHeld(
         ((flags & TapFailHard) != 0u))
         return telCAN_NOT_QUEUE;
 
+    // Disallow sponsored transactions from being queued.
+    if (tx.isFieldPresent(sfSponsor) && isFeeSponsored(tx))
+        return telCAN_NOT_QUEUE;
+
     {
         // To be queued and relayed, the transaction needs to
         // promise to stick around for long enough that it has