diff --git a/cgo/transactions.go b/cgo/transactions.go
index 76eb810..4aa8673 100644
--- a/cgo/transactions.go
+++ b/cgo/transactions.go
@@ -91,6 +91,22 @@ func sendRawTransaction(cName, cTxHex *C.char) *C.char {
 	return successCResponse("%s", txHash)
 }
 
+//export abandonTransaction
+func abandonTransaction(cName, cTxID *C.char) *C.char {
+	w, exists := loadedWallet(cName)
+	if !exists {
+		return errCResponse("wallet with name %q does not exist", goString(cName))
+	}
+	txHash, err := chainhash.NewHashFromStr(goString(cTxID))
+	if err != nil {
+		return errCResponse("invalid tx hash: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := w.AbandonTransaction(w.ctx, txHash); err != nil {
+		return errCResponse("unable to abandon transaction: %v", err)
+	}
+	return successCResponse("%s", txHash)
+}
+
 //export listUnspents
 func listUnspents(cName *C.char) *C.char {
 	w, exists := loadedWallet(cName)
diff --git a/dcr/dcr_test.go b/dcr/dcr_test.go
index 79e5b91..811ca3d 100644
--- a/dcr/dcr_test.go
+++ b/dcr/dcr_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
 	"github.com/decred/dcrd/chaincfg/v3"
 	"github.com/decred/dcrd/hdkeychain/v3"
+	"github.com/decred/dcrd/wire"
 )
 
 func TestAddrFromExtendedKey(t *testing.T) {
@@ -144,6 +145,70 @@ func TestDecodeTx(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestIsDust(t *testing.T) {
+	// Standard P2PKH script (25 bytes). Output serialize size is 36.
+	// Dust threshold = 10 * (36 + 165) * 3 = 6030 atoms.
+	p2pkhScript := []byte{
+		0x76, 0xa9, 0x14, // OP_DUP OP_HASH160 OP_DATA_20
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, // 20-byte pubkey hash
+		0x88, 0xac, // OP_EQUALVERIFY OP_CHECKSIG
+	}
+	opReturnScript := []byte{0x6a, 0x04, 0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04}
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name   string
+		value  int64
+		script []byte
+		want   bool
+	}{{
+		name:   "zero value is dust",
+		value:  0,
+		script: p2pkhScript,
+		want:   true,
+	}, {
+		name:   "below threshold is dust",
+		value:  6029,
+		script: p2pkhScript,
+		want:   true,
+	}, {
+		name:   "at threshold is not dust",
+		value:  6030,
+		script: p2pkhScript,
+		want:   false,
+	}, {
+		name:   "above threshold is not dust",
+		value:  6031,
+		script: p2pkhScript,
+		want:   false,
+	}, {
+		name:   "OP_RETURN is always dust",
+		value:  100000,
+		script: opReturnScript,
+		want:   true,
+	}}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			txOut := &wire.TxOut{Value: test.value, PkScript: test.script}
+			if got := isDust(txOut); got != test.want {
+				t.Fatalf("isDust(%d) = %v, want %v", test.value, got, test.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDustThreshold(t *testing.T) {
+	// For a P2PKH output (serialize size 36):
+	// threshold = 10 * (36 + 165) * 3 = 6030
+	const p2pkhSerSize = 36
+	got := dustThreshold(p2pkhSerSize)
+	if got != 6030 {
+		t.Fatalf("dustThreshold(%d) = %d, want 6030", p2pkhSerSize, got)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestDecryptSeed(t *testing.T) {
 	metaData := new(walletData)
 	w := &Wallet{metaData: metaData}
diff --git a/dcr/transactions.go b/dcr/transactions.go
index 7e0a0d0..2b62dfa 100644
--- a/dcr/transactions.go
+++ b/dcr/transactions.go
@@ -31,8 +31,30 @@ const (
 	// sstxCommitmentString is the string to insert when a verbose
 	// transaction output's pkscript type is a ticket commitment.
 	sstxCommitmentString = "sstxcommitment"
+	// defaultRelayFeePerByte is the default relay fee in atoms per byte.
+	defaultRelayFeePerByte = defaultRelayFeePerKb / 1000
 )
 
+// isDust returns whether the given output value is considered dust at the
+// default relay fee rate. See dcrd/internal/mempool/policy.go for the dust
+// policy documentation. An output is dust when:
+//
+//	value / (3 * (outputSize + 165)) < relayFeePerByte
+func isDust(txOut *wire.TxOut) bool {
+	if txscript.IsUnspendable(txOut.Value, txOut.PkScript) {
+		return true
+	}
+	totalSize := uint64(txOut.SerializeSize()) + 165
+	return uint64(txOut.Value)/(3*totalSize) < defaultRelayFeePerByte
+}
+
+// dustThreshold returns the minimum non-dust value in atoms for the given
+// output size.
+func dustThreshold(txOutSize int) int64 {
+	totalSize := uint64(txOutSize) + 165
+	return int64(defaultRelayFeePerByte * totalSize * 3)
+}
+
 // newTxOut returns a new transaction output with the given parameters.
 func newTxOut(amount int64, pkScriptVer uint16, pkScript []byte) *wire.TxOut {
 	return &wire.TxOut{
@@ -217,6 +239,12 @@ func (w *Wallet) CreateTransaction(ctx context.Context, outputs []*Output,
 		}
 		payScriptVer, payScript := addr.PaymentScript()
 		txOut := newTxOut(int64(out.Amount), payScriptVer, payScript)
+		if !sendAll && isDust(txOut) {
+			minVal := dustThreshold(txOut.SerializeSize())
+			return nil, nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("output %d is dust: payment of %d atoms "+
+				"is below the dust threshold of %d atoms for address %s",
+				i, out.Amount, minVal, out.Address)
+		}
 		outs[i] = txOut
 	}
 
@@ -288,6 +316,13 @@ func (w *Wallet) SendRawTransaction(ctx context.Context, txHex string) (*chainha
 	return w.mainWallet.PublishTransaction(ctx, msgTx, w.syncer)
 }
 
+// AbandonTransaction removes an unmined transaction, identified by its hash,
+// from the wallet. All transaction spend chains deriving from the transaction's
+// outputs are also removed.
+func (w *Wallet) AbandonTransaction(ctx context.Context, txHash *chainhash.Hash) error {
+	return w.mainWallet.AbandonTransaction(ctx, txHash)
+}
+
 // createVinList returns a slice of JSON objects for the inputs of the passed
 // transaction.
 func createVinList(mtx *wire.MsgTx, isTreasuryEnabled bool) []dcrdtypes.Vin {