diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/Transaction.java b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/Transaction.java
index cf48b06b647..bb202313416 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/Transaction.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/Transaction.java
@@ -144,6 +144,11 @@ private static int sortableBlockHeight(Transaction tx) {
      */
     public static final Coin REFERENCE_DEFAULT_MIN_TX_FEE = Coin.valueOf(1_000); // 0.01 mBTC
 
+    /**
+     * Minimum feerate for defining dust, in sats per kB.
+     */
+    public static final Coin DUST_RELAY_TX_FEE_RATE = Coin.valueOf(3_000); // per kB
+
     /**
      * If using this feePerKb, transactions will get confirmed within the next couple of blocks.
      * This should be adjusted from time to time. Last adjustment: February 2017.
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/TransactionOutput.java b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/TransactionOutput.java
index 5201241b5c0..7f293aed0f3 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/TransactionOutput.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/TransactionOutput.java
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ else if (ScriptPattern.isP2WH(script))
      * and mined by default miners.
      */
     public Coin getMinNonDustValue() {
-        return getMinNonDustValue(Transaction.REFERENCE_DEFAULT_MIN_TX_FEE.multiply(3));
+        return getMinNonDustValue(Transaction.DUST_RELAY_TX_FEE_RATE);
     }
 
     /**