diff --git a/lib/services/dashd.js b/lib/services/dashd.js
index 4c3f90270..9db927a92 100644
--- a/lib/services/dashd.js
+++ b/lib/services/dashd.js
@@ -2075,25 +2075,31 @@ Dash.prototype.estimateFee = function(blocks, callback) {
  * Will add a transaction to the mempool and relay to connected peers
  * @param {String|Transaction} transaction - The hex string of the transaction
  * @param {Object=} options
- * @param {Boolean=} options.allowAbsurdFees - Enable large fees
+ * @param {Boolean=} options.maxFeeRate - Cap large fees (0 for unlimited)
  * @param {Function} callback
  */
 Dash.prototype.sendTransaction = function(tx, options, callback) {
   var self = this;
-  var allowAbsurdFees = false;
+  var maxFeeRate = 0.00001000; // duff/kB (typically less than 1000)
   var isInstantSend = false;
   if (_.isFunction(options) && _.isUndefined(callback)) {
     callback = options;
   } else if (_.isObject(options)) {
+    if(options.hasOwnProperty('maxFeeRate')){
+	  maxFeeRate = options.maxFeeRate;
+    }
     if(options.hasOwnProperty('allowAbsurdFees')){
-	    allowAbsurdFees = options.allowAbsurdFees;
+      console.warn(`the boolean 'allowAbsurdFees' has been replaced by the int 'maxFeeRate'`);
+      if(false === options.allowAbsurdFees) {
+        maxFeeRate = 0; // unlimited
+      }
     }
     if(options.hasOwnProperty('isInstantSend')){
-	    isInstantSend = options.isInstantSend;
+	  isInstantSend = options.isInstantSend;
     }
   }
 
-  this.client.sendRawTransaction(tx, allowAbsurdFees, isInstantSend, function(err, response) {
+  this.client.sendRawTransaction(tx, maxFeeRate, isInstantSend, function(err, response) {
     if (err) {
       return callback(self._wrapRPCError(err));
     }
diff --git a/test/services/dashd.unit.js b/test/services/dashd.unit.js
index dc2d4225f..4bc07bf18 100644
--- a/test/services/dashd.unit.js
+++ b/test/services/dashd.unit.js
@@ -4580,7 +4580,7 @@ describe('Dash Service', function() {
           sendRawTransaction: sendRawTransaction
         }
       });
-      dashd.sendTransaction(txhex, {allowAbsurdFees: true}, function(err, hash) {
+      dashd.sendTransaction(txhex, {maxFeeRate: 0}, function(err, hash) {
         if (err) {
           return done(err);
         }