diff --git a/test/functional/rpc_getblockfrompeer.py b/test/functional/rpc_getblockfrompeer.py
index 2988e0d967cd1b..e17f22b07cef79 100755
--- a/test/functional/rpc_getblockfrompeer.py
+++ b/test/functional/rpc_getblockfrompeer.py
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@
 """Test the getblockfrompeer RPC."""
 
 from test_framework.authproxy import JSONRPCException
+from test_framework.messages import NODE_WITNESS
+from test_framework.p2p import (
+    P2P_SERVICES,
+    P2PInterface,
+)
 from test_framework.test_framework import BitcoinTestFramework
 from test_framework.util import (
     assert_equal,
@@ -61,6 +66,13 @@ def run_test(self):
         for peer_id in [-1, peer_0_peer_1_id + 1]:
             assert_raises_rpc_error(-1, "Peer does not exist", self.nodes[0].getblockfrompeer, short_tip, peer_id)
 
+        self.log.info("Fetching from pre-segwit peer generates error")
+        self.nodes[0].add_p2p_connection(P2PInterface(), services=P2P_SERVICES & ~NODE_WITNESS)
+        peers = self.nodes[0].getpeerinfo()
+        assert_equal(len(peers), 2)
+        presegwit_peer_id = peers[1]["id"]
+        assert_raises_rpc_error(-1, "Pre-SegWit peer", self.nodes[0].getblockfrompeer, short_tip, presegwit_peer_id)
+
         self.log.info("Successful fetch")
         result = self.nodes[0].getblockfrompeer(short_tip, peer_0_peer_1_id)
         self.wait_until(lambda: self.check_for_block(short_tip), timeout=1)
@@ -71,5 +83,6 @@ def run_test(self):
         assert("warnings" in result)
         assert_equal(result["warnings"], "Block already downloaded")
 
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     GetBlockFromPeerTest().main()