diff --git a/src/test/app/SetManifest_test.cpp b/src/test/app/SetManifest_test.cpp
index 0b10bc4de4..68233bf895 100644
--- a/src/test/app/SetManifest_test.cpp
+++ b/src/test/app/SetManifest_test.cpp
@@ -956,11 +956,19 @@ struct SetManifest_test : public beast::unit_test::suite
         auto const priced = envelope(env, good, master.id());
         auto const canonicalFee = priced->getFieldAmount(sfFee).xrp();
 
+        auto const nonCanonicalFee =
+            envelope(env, good, master.id(), [&](STObject& obj) {
+                obj.setFieldAmount(sfFee, canonicalFee + XRPAmount{1});
+            });
+        auto const [feeValidity, feeReason] = checkValidity(
+            env.app().getHashRouter(),
+            *nonCanonicalFee,
+            env.current()->rules(),
+            env.app().config());
+        BEAST_EXPECT(feeValidity == Validity::SigBad);
         BEAST_EXPECT(
-            applyDirect(
-                env, envelope(env, good, master.id(), [&](STObject& obj) {
-                    obj.setFieldAmount(sfFee, canonicalFee + XRPAmount{1});
-                })) == temBAD_FEE);
+            feeReason == "Manifest-authorized envelope has non-canonical fee");
+        BEAST_EXPECT(applyDirect(env, nonCanonicalFee) == temBAD_FEE);
 
         BEAST_EXPECT(
             applyDirect(
diff --git a/src/xrpld/app/misc/detail/TxQ.cpp b/src/xrpld/app/misc/detail/TxQ.cpp
index d4fcdce5b9..815d3a6112 100644
--- a/src/xrpld/app/misc/detail/TxQ.cpp
+++ b/src/xrpld/app/misc/detail/TxQ.cpp
@@ -2048,7 +2048,7 @@ TxQ::tryDirectApply(
             return ApplyResult{pfresult.ter, false};
 
         auto const pcresult = preclaim(pfresult, app, view);
-        if (!pcresult.likelyToClaimFee)
+        if (!isTesSuccess(pcresult.ter))
             return ApplyResult{pcresult.ter, false};
 
         // A valid canonical update simply rides out the fee storm. Do not
diff --git a/src/xrpld/app/tx/detail/SetManifest.cpp b/src/xrpld/app/tx/detail/SetManifest.cpp
index ca8895487b..c3ea653958 100644
--- a/src/xrpld/app/tx/detail/SetManifest.cpp
+++ b/src/xrpld/app/tx/detail/SetManifest.cpp
@@ -122,6 +122,22 @@ hasCanonicalUnsignedSetManifestShape(STTx const& tx) noexcept
     }
 }
 
+bool
+hasCanonicalUnsignedSetManifestFee(STTx const& tx, Rules const& rules) noexcept
+{
+    try
+    {
+        auto const& manifest =
+            const_cast<STTx&>(tx).getField(sfManifest).downcast<STObject>();
+        return tx[sfFee].xrp() ==
+            canonicalUnsignedSetManifestFee(rules, manifest);
+    }
+    catch (std::exception const&)
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
 std::optional<std::uint32_t>
 onLedgerManifestSequence(ReadView const& view, PublicKey const& masterKey)
 {
@@ -164,6 +180,12 @@ SetManifest::preflight(PreflightContext const& ctx)
         JLOG(j.warn()) << "SetManifest: non-canonical unsigned envelope.";
         return temMALFORMED;
     }
+    if (manifestAuthorityCandidate &&
+        !hasCanonicalUnsignedSetManifestFee(tx, ctx.rules))
+    {
+        JLOG(j.warn()) << "SetManifest: non-canonical unsigned fee.";
+        return temBAD_FEE;
+    }
     bool const manifestAuthorized = isUnsignedSetManifest(tx);
 
     // Authenticate the cheapest available outer authority before doing any
diff --git a/src/xrpld/app/tx/detail/SetManifest.h b/src/xrpld/app/tx/detail/SetManifest.h
index 76facf4165..e60ba54486 100644
--- a/src/xrpld/app/tx/detail/SetManifest.h
+++ b/src/xrpld/app/tx/detail/SetManifest.h
@@ -57,6 +57,15 @@ isUnsignedSetManifest(STTx const& tx) noexcept;
 bool
 hasCanonicalUnsignedSetManifestShape(STTx const& tx) noexcept;
 
+/** Return whether an unsigned SetManifest carries its one canonical Fee.
+
+    Kept separate from the structural shape check so transactor preflight can
+    report temBAD_FEE precisely, while overlay ingress can reject fee variants
+    before either manifest signature is verified.
+*/
+bool
+hasCanonicalUnsignedSetManifestFee(STTx const& tx, Rules const& rules) noexcept;
+
 /** Return the ruleset-fixed Fee for a manifest-authorized update.
 
     This is deliberately independent of the current ledger fee schedule: one
diff --git a/src/xrpld/app/tx/detail/apply.cpp b/src/xrpld/app/tx/detail/apply.cpp
index 7acea4d5f5..b3c4bf4a4f 100644
--- a/src/xrpld/app/tx/detail/apply.cpp
+++ b/src/xrpld/app/tx/detail/apply.cpp
@@ -86,6 +86,14 @@ checkValidity(
                 Validity::SigBad,
                 "Manifest-authorized envelope is not canonical"};
 
+        // Fee is the last otherwise-malleable outer field. Pin it before
+        // verifying either manifest signature so changing eight cheap bytes
+        // cannot mint fresh txids that repeat expensive crypto.
+        if (!hasCanonicalUnsignedSetManifestFee(tx, rules))
+            return {
+                Validity::SigBad,
+                "Manifest-authorized envelope has non-canonical fee"};
+
         // perform alternative signature check over manifest
         STObject const& manObj = const_cast<ripple::STTx&>(tx)
                                      .getField(sfManifest)