diff --git a/src/ripple/app/rdb/backend/RWDBDatabase.h b/src/ripple/app/rdb/backend/RWDBDatabase.h
index 8653e6cf0..2858497a8 100644
--- a/src/ripple/app/rdb/backend/RWDBDatabase.h
+++ b/src/ripple/app/rdb/backend/RWDBDatabase.h
@@ -51,15 +51,43 @@ private:
         auto const& txn = accountTx.first;
         auto const& meta = accountTx.second;
 
-        // Search metadata
+        // Search metadata, excluding RegularKey false positives
         Blob const metaBlob = meta->getAsObject().getSerializer().peekData();
-        if (metaBlob.size() >= account.size() &&
-            std::search(
-                metaBlob.begin(),
-                metaBlob.end(),
-                account.data(),
-                account.data() + account.size()) != metaBlob.end())
-            return true;
+        if (metaBlob.size() >= account.size())
+        {
+            auto it = metaBlob.begin();
+            while (true)
+            {
+                // Find next occurrence of account
+                it = std::search(
+                    it,
+                    metaBlob.end(),
+                    account.data(),
+                    account.data() + account.size());
+
+                if (it == metaBlob.end())
+                    break;
+
+                // Check if this is a RegularKey field (0x8814 prefix)
+                if (it >= metaBlob.begin() + 2)
+                {
+                    auto prefix = *(it - 2);
+                    auto prefix2 = *(it - 1);
+                    if (prefix != 0x88 || prefix2 != 0x14)
+                    {
+                        // Found account not preceded by RegularKey prefix
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    // Too close to start to be RegularKey
+                    return true;
+                }
+
+                ++it;  // Move past this occurrence
+            }
+        }
 
         // Search transaction blob
         Blob const txnBlob = txn->getSTransaction()->getSerializer().peekData();
diff --git a/src/ripple/app/rdb/backend/detail/impl/Node.cpp b/src/ripple/app/rdb/backend/detail/impl/Node.cpp
index 63e80f498..69723c714 100644
--- a/src/ripple/app/rdb/backend/detail/impl/Node.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple/app/rdb/backend/detail/impl/Node.cpp
@@ -765,8 +765,18 @@ transactionsSQL(
 
     std::string sql;
 
-    std::string filterClause = options.strict ? "AND (hex(TxnMeta) LIKE '%" +
-            accountHex + "%' OR hex(RawTxn) LIKE '%" + accountHex + "%')"
+    // For metadata search:
+    // 1. Look for account ID not preceded by 8814 (RegularKey field)
+    // 2. OR look for account in raw transaction
+    std::string filterClause = options.strict ? "AND (("
+                                                "hex(TxnMeta) LIKE '%" +
+            accountHex +
+            "%' AND "
+            "hex(TxnMeta) NOT LIKE '%8814" +
+            accountHex +
+            "%'"
+            ") OR hex(RawTxn) LIKE '%" +
+            accountHex + "%')"
                                               : "";
 
     if (count)