diff --git a/src/validation.cpp b/src/validation.cpp
index 9a3375fea9..08d37aec0c 100644
--- a/src/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/validation.cpp
@@ -477,6 +477,17 @@ public:
             };
         }
 
+        /** Parameters for child-with-unconfirmed-parents package validation. */
+        static ATMPArgs PackageChildWithParents(const CChainParams& chainparams, int64_t accept_time,
+                                                std::vector<COutPoint>& coins_to_uncache) {
+            return ATMPArgs{/* m_chainparams */ chainparams,
+                            /* m_accept_time */ accept_time,
+                            /* m_bypass_limits */ false,
+                            /* m_coins_to_uncache */ coins_to_uncache,
+                            /* m_test_accept */ false,
+                            /* m_allow_bip125_replacement */ false,
+            };
+        }
         // No default ctor to avoid exposing details to clients and allowing the possibility of
         // mixing up the order of the arguments. Use static functions above instead.
         ATMPArgs() = delete;
@@ -492,6 +503,12 @@ public:
     */
     PackageMempoolAcceptResult AcceptMultipleTransactions(const std::vector<CTransactionRef>& txns, ATMPArgs& args) EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(cs_main);
 
+    /**
+     * Package (more specific than just multiple transactions) acceptance. Package must be a child
+     * with all of its unconfirmed parents, and topologically sorted.
+     */
+    PackageMempoolAcceptResult AcceptPackage(const Package& package, ATMPArgs& args) EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(cs_main);
+
 private:
     // All the intermediate state that gets passed between the various levels
     // of checking a given transaction.
@@ -1077,6 +1094,62 @@ PackageMempoolAcceptResult MemPoolAccept::AcceptMultipleTransactions(const std::
     return PackageMempoolAcceptResult(package_state, std::move(results));
 }
 
+PackageMempoolAcceptResult MemPoolAccept::AcceptPackage(const Package& package, ATMPArgs& args)
+{
+    AssertLockHeld(cs_main);
+    PackageValidationState package_state;
+
+    // Check that the package is well-formed. If it isn't, we won't try to validate any of the
+    // transactions and thus won't return any MempoolAcceptResults, just a package-wide error.
+
+    // Context-free package checks.
+    if (!CheckPackage(package, package_state)) return PackageMempoolAcceptResult(package_state, {});
+
+    // All transactions in the package must be a parent of the last transaction. This is just an
+    // opportunity for us to fail fast on a context-free check without taking the mempool lock.
+    if (!IsChildWithParents(package)) {
+        package_state.Invalid(PackageValidationResult::PCKG_POLICY, "package-not-child-with-parents");
+        return PackageMempoolAcceptResult(package_state, {});
+    }
+
+    const auto& child = package[package.size() - 1];
+    // The package must be 1 child with all of its unconfirmed parents. The package is expected to
+    // be sorted, so the last transaction is the child.
+    std::unordered_set<uint256, SaltedTxidHasher> unconfirmed_parent_txids;
+    std::transform(package.cbegin(), package.end() - 1,
+                   std::inserter(unconfirmed_parent_txids, unconfirmed_parent_txids.end()),
+                   [](const auto& tx) { return tx->GetHash(); });
+
+    // All child inputs must refer to a preceding package transaction or a confirmed UTXO. The only
+    // way to verify this is to look up the child's inputs in our current coins view (not including
+    // mempool), and enforce that all parents not present in the package be available at chain tip.
+    // Since this check can bring new coins into the coins cache, keep track of these coins and
+    // uncache them if we don't end up submitting this package to the mempool.
+    const CCoinsViewCache& coins_tip_cache = m_active_chainstate.CoinsTip();
+    for (const auto& input : child->vin) {
+        if (!coins_tip_cache.HaveCoinInCache(input.prevout)) {
+            args.m_coins_to_uncache.push_back(input.prevout);
+        }
+    }
+    // Using the MemPoolAccept m_view cache allows us to look up these same coins faster later.
+    // This should be connecting directly to CoinsTip, not to m_viewmempool, because we specifically
+    // require inputs to be confirmed if they aren't in the package.
+    m_view.SetBackend(m_active_chainstate.CoinsTip());
+    const auto package_or_confirmed = [this, &unconfirmed_parent_txids](const auto& input) {
+         return unconfirmed_parent_txids.count(input.prevout.hash) > 0 || m_view.HaveCoin(input.prevout);
+    };
+    if (!std::all_of(child->vin.cbegin(), child->vin.cend(), package_or_confirmed)) {
+        package_state.Invalid(PackageValidationResult::PCKG_POLICY, "package-not-child-with-unconfirmed-parents");
+        return PackageMempoolAcceptResult(package_state, {});
+    }
+    // Protect against bugs where we pull more inputs from disk that miss being added to
+    // coins_to_uncache. The backend will be connected again when needed in PreChecks.
+    m_view.SetBackend(m_dummy);
+
+    LOCK(m_pool.cs);
+    return AcceptMultipleTransactions(package, args);
+}
+
 } // anon namespace
 
 /** (try to) add transaction to memory pool with a specified acceptance time **/
@@ -1120,8 +1193,16 @@ PackageMempoolAcceptResult ProcessNewPackage(CChainState& active_chainstate, CTx
 
     std::vector<COutPoint> coins_to_uncache;
     const CChainParams& chainparams = Params();
-    auto args = MemPoolAccept::ATMPArgs::PackageTestAccept(chainparams, GetTime(), coins_to_uncache);
-    const PackageMempoolAcceptResult result = MemPoolAccept(pool, active_chainstate).AcceptMultipleTransactions(package, args);
+    const auto result = [&]() EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(cs_main) {
+        AssertLockHeld(cs_main);
+        if (test_accept) {
+            auto args = MemPoolAccept::ATMPArgs::PackageTestAccept(chainparams, GetTime(), coins_to_uncache);
+            return MemPoolAccept(pool, active_chainstate).AcceptMultipleTransactions(package, args);
+        } else {
+            auto args = MemPoolAccept::ATMPArgs::PackageChildWithParents(chainparams, GetTime(), coins_to_uncache);
+            return MemPoolAccept(pool, active_chainstate).AcceptPackage(package, args);
+        }
+    }();
 
     // Uncache coins pertaining to transactions that were not submitted to the mempool.
     for (const COutPoint& hashTx : coins_to_uncache) {