diff --git a/src/wallet/test/wallet_tests.cpp b/src/wallet/test/wallet_tests.cpp
index 70863f5464..0ba39b52d5 100644
--- a/src/wallet/test/wallet_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/test/wallet_tests.cpp
@@ -55,9 +55,6 @@ static const std::shared_ptr<CWallet> TestLoadWallet(WalletContext& context)
     auto database = MakeWalletDatabase("", options, status, error);
     auto wallet = CWallet::Create(context, "", std::move(database), options.create_flags, error, warnings);
     NotifyWalletLoaded(context, wallet);
-    if (context.chain) {
-        wallet->postInitProcess();
-    }
     return wallet;
 }
 
@@ -765,6 +762,7 @@ BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE(CreateWallet, TestChain100Setup)
     // being blocked
     wallet = TestLoadWallet(context);
     BOOST_CHECK(rescan_completed);
+    // AddToWallet events for block_tx and mempool_tx
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(addtx_count, 2);
     {
         LOCK(wallet->cs_wallet);
@@ -777,6 +775,8 @@ BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE(CreateWallet, TestChain100Setup)
     // transactionAddedToMempool events are processed
     promise.set_value();
     SyncWithValidationInterfaceQueue();
+    // AddToWallet events for block_tx and mempool_tx events are counted a
+    // second time as the notificaiton queue is processed
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(addtx_count, 4);
 
 
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@ BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE(CreateWallet, TestChain100Setup)
             SyncWithValidationInterfaceQueue();
         });
     wallet = TestLoadWallet(context);
-    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(addtx_count, 4);
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(addtx_count, 2);
     {
         LOCK(wallet->cs_wallet);
         BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(wallet->mapWallet.count(block_tx.GetHash()), 1U);
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
index 910562e669..e3aebd4f81 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -1687,7 +1687,8 @@ int64_t CWallet::RescanFromTime(int64_t startTime, const WalletRescanReserver& r
 /**
  * Scan the block chain (starting in start_block) for transactions
  * from or to us. If fUpdate is true, found transactions that already
- * exist in the wallet will be updated.
+ * exist in the wallet will be updated. If max_height is not set, the
+ * mempool will be scanned as well.
  *
  * @param[in] start_block Scan starting block. If block is not on the active
  *                        chain, the scan will return SUCCESS immediately.
@@ -1797,6 +1798,10 @@ CWallet::ScanResult CWallet::ScanForWalletTransactions(const uint256& start_bloc
             }
         }
     }
+    if (!max_height) {
+        WalletLogPrintf("Scanning current mempool transactions.\n");
+        WITH_LOCK(cs_wallet, chain().requestMempoolTransactions(*this));
+    }
     ShowProgress(strprintf("%s " + _("Rescanning…").translated, GetDisplayName()), 100); // hide progress dialog in GUI
     if (block_height && fAbortRescan) {
         WalletLogPrintf("Rescan aborted at block %d. Progress=%f\n", block_height, progress_current);
diff --git a/test/functional/wallet_importdescriptors.py b/test/functional/wallet_importdescriptors.py
index ac74ff2484..b74a041539 100755
--- a/test/functional/wallet_importdescriptors.py
+++ b/test/functional/wallet_importdescriptors.py
@@ -480,7 +480,9 @@ class ImportDescriptorsTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         addr = wmulti_pub.getnewaddress('', 'bech32')
         assert_equal(addr, 'bcrt1qp8s25ckjl7gr6x2q3dx3tn2pytwp05upkjztk6ey857tt50r5aeqn6mvr9') # Derived at m/84'/0'/0'/1
         change_addr = wmulti_pub.getrawchangeaddress('bech32')
-        assert_equal(change_addr, 'bcrt1qt9uhe3a9hnq7vajl7a094z4s3crm9ttf8zw3f5v9gr2nyd7e3lnsy44n8e')
+        assert_equal(change_addr, 'bcrt1qzxl0qz2t88kljdnkzg4n4gapr6kte26390gttrg79x66nt4p04fssj53nl')
+        assert(send_txid in self.nodes[0].getrawmempool(True))
+        assert(send_txid in (x['txid'] for x in wmulti_pub.listunspent(0)))
         assert_equal(wmulti_pub.getwalletinfo()['keypoolsize'], 999)
 
         # generate some utxos for next tests