diff --git a/src/net_processing.cpp b/src/net_processing.cpp
index 8be82f7ebc..bcc8bf1a2f 100644
--- a/src/net_processing.cpp
+++ b/src/net_processing.cpp
@@ -1096,7 +1096,7 @@ void PeerManagerImpl::PushNodeVersion(CNode& pnode, int64_t nTime)
     CService addr_you = addr.IsRoutable() && !IsProxy(addr) && addr.IsAddrV1Compatible() ? addr : CService();
     uint64_t your_services{addr.nServices};
 
-    const bool tx_relay = !m_ignore_incoming_txs && pnode.m_tx_relay != nullptr;
+    const bool tx_relay = !m_ignore_incoming_txs && pnode.m_tx_relay != nullptr && !pnode.IsFeelerConn();
     m_connman.PushMessage(&pnode, CNetMsgMaker(INIT_PROTO_VERSION).Make(NetMsgType::VERSION, PROTOCOL_VERSION, my_services, nTime,
             your_services, addr_you, // Together the pre-version-31402 serialization of CAddress "addrYou" (without nTime)
             my_services, CService(), // Together the pre-version-31402 serialization of CAddress "addrMe" (without nTime)
diff --git a/test/functional/p2p_add_connections.py b/test/functional/p2p_add_connections.py
index 82674befeb..89ed2f857a 100755
--- a/test/functional/p2p_add_connections.py
+++ b/test/functional/p2p_add_connections.py
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ class P2PAddConnections(BitcoinTestFramework):
 
         # Verify version message received
         assert_equal(feeler_conn.message_count["version"], 1)
+        # Feeler connections do not request tx relay
+        assert_equal(feeler_conn.last_message["version"].relay, 0)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     P2PAddConnections().main()