diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 27d045135..fff319b66 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -6078,8 +6078,13 @@ CMutableTransaction CreateNewContextualCMutableTransaction(const Consensus::Para
     bool isOverwintered = NetworkUpgradeActive(nHeight, consensusParams, Consensus::UPGRADE_OVERWINTER);
     if (isOverwintered) {
         mtx.fOverwintered = true;
-        mtx.nVersionGroupId = OVERWINTER_VERSION_GROUP_ID;
-        mtx.nVersion = OVERWINTER_TX_VERSION;
+        if (NetworkUpgradeActive(nHeight, consensusParams, Consensus::UPGRADE_SAPLING)) {
+            mtx.nVersionGroupId = SAPLING_VERSION_GROUP_ID;
+            mtx.nVersion = SAPLING_TX_VERSION;
+        } else {
+            mtx.nVersionGroupId = OVERWINTER_VERSION_GROUP_ID;
+            mtx.nVersion = OVERWINTER_TX_VERSION;
+        }
         // Expiry height is not set. Only fields required for a parser to treat as a valid Overwinter V3 tx.
 
         // TODO: In future, when moving from Overwinter to Sapling, it will be useful