diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index dea9ee85f..0720e2caa 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -1858,7 +1858,7 @@ bool AcceptToMemoryPool(CTxMemPool& pool, CValidationState &state, const CTransa
         // Continuously rate-limit free (really, very-low-fee) transactions
         // This mitigates 'penny-flooding' -- sending thousands of free transactions just to
         // be annoying or make others' transactions take longer to confirm.
-        if (fLimitFree && nFees < ::minRelayTxFee.GetFee(nSize))
+        if (fLimitFree && nFees < ::minRelayTxFee.GetFee(nSize) && !tx.IsCoinImport())
         {
             static CCriticalSection csFreeLimiter;
             static double dFreeCount;