diff --git a/src/wallet/rpc/addresses.cpp b/src/wallet/rpc/addresses.cpp
index bcc39b05b8..62188249da 100644
--- a/src/wallet/rpc/addresses.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/rpc/addresses.cpp
@@ -296,7 +296,20 @@ RPCHelpMan addmultisigaddress()
 
     // Import scripts into the wallet
     for (const auto& [id, script] : provider.scripts) {
-        spk_man.AddCScript(script);
+        // Due to a bug in the legacy wallet, the p2sh maximum script size limit is also imposed on 'p2sh-segwit' and 'bech32' redeem scripts.
+        // Even when redeem scripts over MAX_SCRIPT_ELEMENT_SIZE bytes are valid for segwit output types, we don't want to
+        // enable it because:
+        // 1) It introduces a compatibility-breaking change requiring downgrade protection; older wallets would be unable to interact with these "new" legacy wallets.
+        // 2) Considering the ongoing deprecation of the legacy spkm, this issue adds another good reason to transition towards descriptors.
+        if (script.size() > MAX_SCRIPT_ELEMENT_SIZE) throw JSONRPCError(RPC_WALLET_ERROR, "Unsupported multisig script size for legacy wallet. Upgrade to descriptors to overcome this limitation for p2sh-segwit or bech32 scripts");
+
+        if (!spk_man.AddCScript(script)) {
+            if (CScript inner_script; spk_man.GetCScript(CScriptID(script), inner_script)) {
+                CHECK_NONFATAL(inner_script == script); // Nothing to add, script already contained by the wallet
+                continue;
+            }
+            throw JSONRPCError(RPC_WALLET_ERROR, strprintf("Error importing script into the wallet"));
+        }
     }
 
     // Store destination in the addressbook