diff --git a/src/wallet/test/wallet_tests.cpp b/src/wallet/test/wallet_tests.cpp
index 03754154f..62e01cba3 100644
--- a/src/wallet/test/wallet_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/test/wallet_tests.cpp
@@ -363,4 +363,13 @@ BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE(ListCoins, ListCoinsTestingSetup)
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(list.begin()->second.size(), 2U);
 }
 
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE(wallet_disableprivkeys, TestChain100Setup)
+{
+    std::shared_ptr<CWallet> wallet = std::make_shared<CWallet>("dummy", WalletDatabase::CreateDummy());
+    wallet->SetWalletFlag(WALLET_FLAG_DISABLE_PRIVATE_KEYS);
+    BOOST_CHECK(!wallet->TopUpKeyPool(1000));
+    CPubKey pubkey;
+    BOOST_CHECK(!wallet->GetKeyFromPool(pubkey, false));
+}
+
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()
diff --git a/test/functional/test_runner.py b/test/functional/test_runner.py
index c3a546829..da44e6ede 100755
--- a/test/functional/test_runner.py
+++ b/test/functional/test_runner.py
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ BASE_SCRIPTS = [
     'mempool_persist.py',
     'wallet_multiwallet.py',
     'wallet_multiwallet.py --usecli',
+    'wallet_disableprivatekeys.py',
+    'wallet_disableprivatekeys.py --usecli',
     'interface_http.py',
     'rpc_users.py',
     'feature_proxy.py',
diff --git a/test/functional/wallet_disableprivatekeys.py b/test/functional/wallet_disableprivatekeys.py
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..0ba2cfe9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/functional/wallet_disableprivatekeys.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# Copyright (c) 2018 The Bitcoin Core developers
+# Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
+# file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
+"""Test disable-privatekeys mode.
+"""
+
+from test_framework.test_framework import BitcoinTestFramework
+from test_framework.util import (
+    assert_raises_rpc_error,
+)
+
+
+class DisablePrivateKeysTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
+    def set_test_params(self):
+        self.setup_clean_chain = False
+        self.num_nodes = 1
+        self.supports_cli = True
+
+    def run_test(self):
+        node = self.nodes[0]
+        self.log.info("Test disableprivatekeys creation.")
+        self.nodes[0].createwallet('w1', True)
+        self.nodes[0].createwallet('w2')
+        w1 = node.get_wallet_rpc('w1')
+        w2 = node.get_wallet_rpc('w2')
+        assert_raises_rpc_error(-4,"Error: Private keys are disabled for this wallet", w1.getnewaddress)
+        assert_raises_rpc_error(-4,"Error: Private keys are disabled for this wallet", w1.getrawchangeaddress)
+        w1.importpubkey(w2.getaddressinfo(w2.getnewaddress())['pubkey'])
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    DisablePrivateKeysTest().main()