diff --git a/src/daemon.rs b/src/daemon.rs
index b794a1f9..254c168e 100644
--- a/src/daemon.rs
+++ b/src/daemon.rs
@@ -117,6 +117,26 @@ struct NetworkInfo {
     relayfee: f64, // in BTC/kB
 }
 
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
+struct MempoolFees {
+    base: f64,
+    #[serde(rename = "effective-feerate")]
+    effective_feerate: f64,
+    #[serde(rename = "effective-includes")]
+    effective_includes: Vec<String>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
+pub struct MempoolAcceptResult {
+    txid: String,
+    wtxid: String,
+    allowed: Option<bool>,
+    vsize: Option<u32>,
+    fees: Option<MempoolFees>,
+    #[serde(rename = "reject-reason")]
+    reject_reason: Option<String>,
+}
+
 pub trait CookieGetter: Send + Sync {
     fn get(&self) -> Result<Vec<u8>>;
 }
@@ -582,6 +602,20 @@ impl Daemon {
             .chain_err(|| "failed to parse txid")
     }
 
+    pub fn test_mempool_accept(
+        &self,
+        txhex: Vec<String>,
+        maxfeerate: Option<f64>,
+    ) -> Result<Vec<MempoolAcceptResult>> {
+        let params = match maxfeerate {
+            Some(rate) => json!([txhex, format!("{:.8}", rate)]),
+            None => json!([txhex]),
+        };
+        let result = self.request("testmempoolaccept", params)?;
+        serde_json::from_value::<Vec<MempoolAcceptResult>>(result)
+            .chain_err(|| "invalid testmempoolaccept reply")
+    }
+
     // Get estimated feerates for the provided confirmation targets using a batch RPC request
     // Missing estimates are logged but do not cause a failure, whatever is available is returned
     #[allow(clippy::float_cmp)]
diff --git a/src/new_index/query.rs b/src/new_index/query.rs
index 3003a256..3e314fd1 100644
--- a/src/new_index/query.rs
+++ b/src/new_index/query.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 
 use crate::chain::{Network, OutPoint, Transaction, TxOut, Txid};
 use crate::config::Config;
-use crate::daemon::Daemon;
+use crate::daemon::{Daemon, MempoolAcceptResult};
 use crate::errors::*;
 use crate::new_index::{ChainQuery, Mempool, ScriptStats, SpendingInput, Utxo};
 use crate::util::{is_spendable, BlockId, Bytes, TransactionStatus};
@@ -87,6 +87,14 @@ impl Query {
         Ok(txid)
     }
 
+    pub fn test_mempool_accept(
+        &self,
+        txhex: Vec<String>,
+        maxfeerate: Option<f64>,
+    ) -> Result<Vec<MempoolAcceptResult>> {
+        self.daemon.test_mempool_accept(txhex, maxfeerate)
+    }
+
     pub fn utxo(&self, scripthash: &[u8]) -> Result<Vec<Utxo>> {
         let mut utxos = self.chain.utxo(
             scripthash,
diff --git a/src/rest.rs b/src/rest.rs
index df085441..eab06de5 100644
--- a/src/rest.rs
+++ b/src/rest.rs
@@ -1202,6 +1202,48 @@ fn handle_request(
                 .map_err(|err| HttpError::from(err.description().to_string()))?;
             http_message(StatusCode::OK, txid.to_hex(), 0)
         }
+        (&Method::POST, Some(&"txs"), Some(&"test"), None, None, None) => {
+            let txhexes: Vec<String> =
+                serde_json::from_str(String::from_utf8(body.to_vec())?.as_str())?;
+
+            if txhexes.len() > 25 {
+                Result::Err(HttpError::from(
+                    "Exceeded maximum of 25 transactions".to_string(),
+                ))?
+            }
+
+            let maxfeerate = query_params
+                .get("maxfeerate")
+                .map(|s| {
+                    s.parse::<f64>()
+                        .map_err(|_| HttpError::from("Invalid maxfeerate".to_string()))
+                })
+                .transpose()?;
+
+            // pre-checks
+            txhexes.iter().enumerate().try_for_each(|(index, txhex)| {
+                // each transaction must be of reasonable size (more than 60 bytes, within 400kWU standardness limit)
+                if !(120..800_000).contains(&txhex.len()) {
+                    Result::Err(HttpError::from(format!(
+                        "Invalid transaction size for item {}",
+                        index
+                    )))
+                } else {
+                    // must be a valid hex string
+                    Vec::<u8>::from_hex(txhex)
+                        .map_err(|_| {
+                            HttpError::from(format!("Invalid transaction hex for item {}", index))
+                        })
+                        .map(|_| ())
+                }
+            })?;
+
+            let result = query
+                .test_mempool_accept(txhexes, maxfeerate)
+                .map_err(|err| HttpError::from(err.description().to_string()))?;
+
+            json_response(result, TTL_SHORT)
+        }
         (&Method::GET, Some(&"txs"), Some(&"outspends"), None, None, None) => {
             let txid_strings: Vec<&str> = query_params
                 .get("txids")