diff --git a/src/validationinterface.cpp b/src/validationinterface.cpp
index 8db9e25f3..62ba5ea80 100644
--- a/src/validationinterface.cpp
+++ b/src/validationinterface.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,13 @@ void RegisterValidationInterface(CValidationInterface* pwalletIn) {
     g_signals.UpdatedTransaction.connect(boost::bind(&CValidationInterface::UpdatedTransaction, pwalletIn, _1));
     g_signals.ChainTip.connect(boost::bind(&CValidationInterface::ChainTip, pwalletIn, _1, _2, _3));
     g_signals.SetBestChain.connect(boost::bind(&CValidationInterface::SetBestChain, pwalletIn, _1));
-    g_signals.Broadcast.connect(boost::bind(&CValidationInterface::ResendWalletTransactions, pwalletIn, _1));
+
+    if(GetArg("-resendtx", true)) {
+        g_signals.Broadcast.connect(boost::bind(&CValidationInterface::ResendWalletTransactions, pwalletIn, _1));
+    } else {
+        LogPrintf("%s: automatic resending of wallet transactions disabled\n", __func__);
+    }
+
     g_signals.BlockChecked.connect(boost::bind(&CValidationInterface::BlockChecked, pwalletIn, _1, _2));
     //g_signals.ScriptForMining.connect(boost::bind(&CValidationInterface::GetScriptForMining, pwalletIn, _1));
 }
@@ -40,7 +46,9 @@ void RegisterValidationInterface(CValidationInterface* pwalletIn) {
 void UnregisterValidationInterface(CValidationInterface* pwalletIn) {
     //g_signals.ScriptForMining.disconnect(boost::bind(&CValidationInterface::GetScriptForMining, pwalletIn, _1));
     g_signals.BlockChecked.disconnect(boost::bind(&CValidationInterface::BlockChecked, pwalletIn, _1, _2));
-    g_signals.Broadcast.disconnect(boost::bind(&CValidationInterface::ResendWalletTransactions, pwalletIn, _1));
+    if(GetArg("-resendtx", true)) {
+        g_signals.Broadcast.disconnect(boost::bind(&CValidationInterface::ResendWalletTransactions, pwalletIn, _1));
+    }
     g_signals.ChainTip.disconnect(boost::bind(&CValidationInterface::ChainTip, pwalletIn, _1, _2, _3));
     g_signals.SetBestChain.disconnect(boost::bind(&CValidationInterface::SetBestChain, pwalletIn, _1));
     g_signals.UpdatedTransaction.disconnect(boost::bind(&CValidationInterface::UpdatedTransaction, pwalletIn, _1));