diff --git a/cmd/geth/config.go b/cmd/geth/config.go
index 027dac7bd6..587121693a 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/config.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/config.go
@@ -164,6 +164,10 @@ func makeConfigNode(ctx *cli.Context) (*node.Node, gethConfig) {
 	}
 	applyMetricConfig(ctx, &cfg)
 
+	if cfg.Eth.TxPoolDisabled && cfg.Node.P2P.NetRestrict == nil {
+		utils.Fatalf("Transaction pool can only be disabled when network is restricted")
+	}
+
 	return stack, cfg
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/geth/main.go b/cmd/geth/main.go
index 4b26de05a9..f8ca4bd686 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/main.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/main.go
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ var (
 		utils.OverrideCancun,
 		utils.OverrideVerkle,
 		utils.EnablePersonal,
+		utils.TxPoolDisabledFlag,
 		utils.TxPoolLocalsFlag,
 		utils.TxPoolNoLocalsFlag,
 		utils.TxPoolJournalFlag,
diff --git a/cmd/utils/flags.go b/cmd/utils/flags.go
index db226c73d8..8f0ff686b8 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/flags.go
@@ -318,6 +318,11 @@ var (
 		Category: flags.LightCategory,
 	}
 	// Transaction pool settings
+	TxPoolDisabledFlag = &cli.BoolFlag{
+		Name:     "txpool.disabled",
+		Usage:    "Run node without a transaction pool",
+		Category: flags.TxPoolCategory,
+	}
 	TxPoolLocalsFlag = &cli.StringFlag{
 		Name:     "txpool.locals",
 		Usage:    "Comma separated accounts to treat as locals (no flush, priority inclusion)",
@@ -1656,11 +1661,16 @@ func SetEthConfig(ctx *cli.Context, stack *node.Node, cfg *ethconfig.Config) {
 	// Set configurations from CLI flags
 	setEtherbase(ctx, cfg)
 	setGPO(ctx, &cfg.GPO, ctx.String(SyncModeFlag.Name) == "light")
-	setTxPool(ctx, &cfg.TxPool)
 	setMiner(ctx, &cfg.Miner)
 	setRequiredBlocks(ctx, cfg)
 	setLes(ctx, cfg)
 
+	if ctx.IsSet(TxPoolDisabledFlag.Name) {
+		cfg.TxPoolDisabled = ctx.Bool(TxPoolDisabledFlag.Name)
+	} else {
+		setTxPool(ctx, &cfg.TxPool)
+	}
+
 	// Cap the cache allowance and tune the garbage collector
 	mem, err := gopsutil.VirtualMemory()
 	if err == nil {
diff --git a/eth/backend.go b/eth/backend.go
index c6787870ca..529c5d3e3a 100644
--- a/eth/backend.go
+++ b/eth/backend.go
@@ -215,17 +215,21 @@ func New(stack *node.Node, config *ethconfig.Config) (*Ethereum, error) {
 	}
 	eth.bloomIndexer.Start(eth.blockchain)
 
-	if config.BlobPool.Datadir != "" {
-		config.BlobPool.Datadir = stack.ResolvePath(config.BlobPool.Datadir)
-	}
-	blobPool := blobpool.New(config.BlobPool, eth.blockchain)
+	var subpools []txpool.SubPool
+	if !config.TxPoolDisabled {
+		if config.BlobPool.Datadir != "" {
+			config.BlobPool.Datadir = stack.ResolvePath(config.BlobPool.Datadir)
+		}
+		blobPool := blobpool.New(config.BlobPool, eth.blockchain)
 
-	if config.TxPool.Journal != "" {
-		config.TxPool.Journal = stack.ResolvePath(config.TxPool.Journal)
-	}
-	legacyPool := legacypool.New(config.TxPool, eth.blockchain)
+		if config.TxPool.Journal != "" {
+			config.TxPool.Journal = stack.ResolvePath(config.TxPool.Journal)
+		}
+		legacyPool := legacypool.New(config.TxPool, eth.blockchain)
 
-	eth.txPool, err = txpool.New(new(big.Int).SetUint64(config.TxPool.PriceLimit), eth.blockchain, []txpool.SubPool{legacyPool, blobPool})
+		subpools = []txpool.SubPool{legacyPool, blobPool}
+	}
+	eth.txPool, err = txpool.New(new(big.Int).SetUint64(config.TxPool.PriceLimit), eth.blockchain, subpools)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/eth/ethconfig/config.go b/eth/ethconfig/config.go
index bfb1df3fb1..d00ab3e155 100644
--- a/eth/ethconfig/config.go
+++ b/eth/ethconfig/config.go
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ var Defaults = Config{
 	SnapshotCache:      102,
 	FilterLogCacheSize: 32,
 	Miner:              miner.DefaultConfig,
+	TxPoolDisabled:     false,
 	TxPool:             legacypool.DefaultConfig,
 	BlobPool:           blobpool.DefaultConfig,
 	RPCGasCap:          50000000,
@@ -141,8 +142,9 @@ type Config struct {
 	Miner miner.Config
 
 	// Transaction pool options
-	TxPool   legacypool.Config
-	BlobPool blobpool.Config
+	TxPoolDisabled bool
+	TxPool         legacypool.Config
+	BlobPool       blobpool.Config
 
 	// Gas Price Oracle options
 	GPO gasprice.Config
diff --git a/eth/ethconfig/gen_config.go b/eth/ethconfig/gen_config.go
index 2abddc9e0d..8666c02976 100644
--- a/eth/ethconfig/gen_config.go
+++ b/eth/ethconfig/gen_config.go
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ func (c Config) MarshalTOML() (interface{}, error) {
 		Preimages               bool
 		FilterLogCacheSize      int
 		Miner                   miner.Config
+		TxPoolDisabled          bool
 		TxPool                  legacypool.Config
 		BlobPool                blobpool.Config
 		GPO                     gasprice.Config
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ func (c Config) MarshalTOML() (interface{}, error) {
 	enc.Preimages = c.Preimages
 	enc.FilterLogCacheSize = c.FilterLogCacheSize
 	enc.Miner = c.Miner
+	enc.TxPoolDisabled = c.TxPoolDisabled
 	enc.TxPool = c.TxPool
 	enc.BlobPool = c.BlobPool
 	enc.GPO = c.GPO
@@ -132,6 +134,7 @@ func (c *Config) UnmarshalTOML(unmarshal func(interface{}) error) error {
 		Preimages               *bool
 		FilterLogCacheSize      *int
 		Miner                   *miner.Config
+		TxPoolDisabled          *bool
 		TxPool                  *legacypool.Config
 		BlobPool                *blobpool.Config
 		GPO                     *gasprice.Config
@@ -234,6 +237,9 @@ func (c *Config) UnmarshalTOML(unmarshal func(interface{}) error) error {
 	if dec.Miner != nil {
 		c.Miner = *dec.Miner
 	}
+	if dec.TxPoolDisabled != nil {
+		c.TxPoolDisabled = *dec.TxPoolDisabled
+	}
 	if dec.TxPool != nil {
 		c.TxPool = *dec.TxPool
 	}