diff --git a/src/net_processing.cpp b/src/net_processing.cpp
index 07c12938c8..9221774761 100644
--- a/src/net_processing.cpp
+++ b/src/net_processing.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ static constexpr int64_t ORPHAN_TX_EXPIRE_TIME = 20 * 60;
 /** Minimum time between orphan transactions expire time checks in seconds */
 static constexpr int64_t ORPHAN_TX_EXPIRE_INTERVAL = 5 * 60;
 /** How long to cache transactions in mapRelay for normal relay */
-static constexpr std::chrono::seconds RELAY_TX_CACHE_TIME{15 * 60};
+static constexpr std::chrono::seconds RELAY_TX_CACHE_TIME = std::chrono::minutes{15};
+/** How long a transaction has to be in the mempool before it can unconditionally be relayed (even when not in mapRelay). */
+static constexpr std::chrono::seconds UNCONDITIONAL_RELAY_DELAY = std::chrono::minutes{2};
 /** Headers download timeout expressed in microseconds
  *  Timeout = base + per_header * (expected number of headers) */
 static constexpr int64_t HEADERS_DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT_BASE = 15 * 60 * 1000000; // 15 minutes
@@ -1617,7 +1619,7 @@ void static ProcessGetBlockData(CNode& pfrom, const CChainParams& chainparams, c
 }
 
 //! Determine whether or not a peer can request a transaction, and return it (or nullptr if not found or not allowed).
-CTransactionRef static FindTxForGetData(CNode& peer, const uint256& txid, const std::chrono::seconds mempool_req, const std::chrono::seconds longlived_mempool_time) LOCKS_EXCLUDED(cs_main)
+CTransactionRef static FindTxForGetData(const CNode& peer, const uint256& txid, const std::chrono::seconds mempool_req, const std::chrono::seconds now) LOCKS_EXCLUDED(cs_main)
 {
     // Check if the requested transaction is so recent that we're just
     // about to announce it to the peer; if so, they certainly shouldn't
@@ -1631,8 +1633,8 @@ CTransactionRef static FindTxForGetData(CNode& peer, const uint256& txid, const
     if (txinfo.tx) {
         // To protect privacy, do not answer getdata using the mempool when
         // that TX couldn't have been INVed in reply to a MEMPOOL request,
-        // or when it's too recent to have expired from mapRelay.
-        if ((mempool_req.count() && txinfo.m_time <= mempool_req) || txinfo.m_time <= longlived_mempool_time) {
+        // and it's more recent than UNCONDITIONAL_RELAY_DELAY.
+        if ((mempool_req.count() && txinfo.m_time <= mempool_req) || txinfo.m_time <= now - UNCONDITIONAL_RELAY_DELAY) {
             return txinfo.tx;
         }
     }
@@ -1655,8 +1657,7 @@ void static ProcessGetData(CNode& pfrom, const CChainParams& chainparams, CConnm
     std::vector<CInv> vNotFound;
     const CNetMsgMaker msgMaker(pfrom.GetSendVersion());
 
-    // mempool entries added before this time have likely expired from mapRelay
-    const std::chrono::seconds longlived_mempool_time = GetTime<std::chrono::seconds>() - RELAY_TX_CACHE_TIME;
+    const std::chrono::seconds now = GetTime<std::chrono::seconds>();
     // Get last mempool request time
     const std::chrono::seconds mempool_req = pfrom.m_tx_relay != nullptr ? pfrom.m_tx_relay->m_last_mempool_req.load()
                                                                           : std::chrono::seconds::min();
@@ -1677,7 +1678,7 @@ void static ProcessGetData(CNode& pfrom, const CChainParams& chainparams, CConnm
             continue;
         }
 
-        CTransactionRef tx = FindTxForGetData(pfrom, inv.hash, mempool_req, longlived_mempool_time);
+        CTransactionRef tx = FindTxForGetData(pfrom, inv.hash, mempool_req, now);
         if (tx) {
             int nSendFlags = (inv.type == MSG_TX ? SERIALIZE_TRANSACTION_NO_WITNESS : 0);
             connman->PushMessage(&pfrom, msgMaker.Make(nSendFlags, NetMsgType::TX, *tx));