diff --git a/src/net_processing.cpp b/src/net_processing.cpp
index 16b4735e5ef6..0ec1103e5a05 100644
--- a/src/net_processing.cpp
+++ b/src/net_processing.cpp
@@ -2054,12 +2054,12 @@ void PeerManagerImpl::BlockConnected(
     }
 
     // The following task can be skipped since we don't maintain a mempool for
-    // the historical chainstate.
-    if (role.historical) {
-        return;
+    // the historical chainstate, or during ibd since we don't receive incoming
+    // transactions from peers into the mempool.
+    if (!role.historical && !m_chainman.IsInitialBlockDownload()) {
+        LOCK(m_tx_download_mutex);
+        m_txdownloadman.BlockConnected(pblock);
     }
-    LOCK(m_tx_download_mutex);
-    m_txdownloadman.BlockConnected(pblock);
 }
 
 void PeerManagerImpl::BlockDisconnected(const std::shared_ptr<const CBlock> &block, const CBlockIndex* pindex)
diff --git a/test/functional/p2p_ibd_txrelay.py b/test/functional/p2p_ibd_txrelay.py
index 423c2a07a7ec..fe70d04626e7 100755
--- a/test/functional/p2p_ibd_txrelay.py
+++ b/test/functional/p2p_ibd_txrelay.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 from decimal import Decimal
 import time
 
+from test_framework.blocktools import create_block, create_coinbase
 from test_framework.messages import (
         CInv,
         COIN,
@@ -48,6 +49,12 @@ def run_test(self):
             self.wait_until(lambda: all(peer['minfeefilter'] == MAX_FEE_FILTER for peer in node.getpeerinfo()))
 
         self.nodes[0].setmocktime(int(time.time()))
+        self.log.info("Mine one old block so we stay in IBD, then remember its coinbase wtxid")
+        block = create_block(int(self.nodes[0].getbestblockhash(), 16), create_coinbase(1), int(time.time()) - 2 * 24 * 60 * 60)
+        block.solve()
+        self.nodes[0].submitblock(block.serialize().hex())
+        assert self.nodes[0].getblockchaininfo()['initialblockdownload']
+        ibd_wtxid = int(self.nodes[0].getblock(f"{block.hash_int:064x}", 2)["tx"][0]["hash"], 16)
 
         self.log.info("Check that nodes don't send getdatas for transactions while still in IBD")
         peer_inver = self.nodes[0].add_p2p_connection(P2PDataStore())
@@ -82,6 +89,13 @@ def run_test(self):
             assert not node.getblockchaininfo()['initialblockdownload']
             self.wait_until(lambda: all(peer['minfeefilter'] == NORMAL_FEE_FILTER for peer in node.getpeerinfo()))
 
+        self.log.info("Check that txs confirmed during IBD are not in the recently-confirmed filter once out of ibd")
+        peer_inver = self.nodes[0].add_p2p_connection(P2PDataStore())
+        peer_inver.send_and_ping(msg_inv([CInv(t=MSG_WTX, h=ibd_wtxid)]))
+        self.nodes[0].bumpmocktime(NONPREF_PEER_TX_DELAY)
+        peer_inver.wait_for_getdata([ibd_wtxid])
+        self.nodes[0].disconnect_p2ps()
+
         self.log.info("Check that nodes process the same transaction, even when unsolicited, when no longer in IBD")
         peer_txer = self.nodes[0].add_p2p_connection(P2PInterface())
         with self.nodes[0].assert_debug_log(expected_msgs=["was not accepted"]):