diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 1e8564201..bda0e905b 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ std::string HelpMessage(HelpMessageMode mode)
     if (showDebug) {
         strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-acceptnonstdtxn", strprintf("Relay and mine \"non-standard\" transactions (%sdefault: %u)", "testnet/regtest only; ", defaultChainParams->RequireStandard()));
         strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-incrementalrelayfee=<amt>", strprintf("Fee rate (in %s/kB) used to define cost of relay, used for mempool limiting and BIP 125 replacement. (default: %s)", CURRENCY_UNIT, FormatMoney(DEFAULT_INCREMENTAL_RELAY_FEE)));
-        strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-dustrelayfee=<amt>", strprintf("Fee rate (in %s/kB) used to defined dust, the value of an output such that it will cost about 1/3 of its value in fees at this fee rate to spend it. (default: %s)", CURRENCY_UNIT, FormatMoney(DUST_RELAY_TX_FEE)));
+        strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-dustrelayfee=<amt>", strprintf("Fee rate (in %s/kB) used to defined dust, the value of an output such that it will cost more than its value in fees at this fee rate to spend it. (default: %s)", CURRENCY_UNIT, FormatMoney(DUST_RELAY_TX_FEE)));
     }
     strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-bytespersigop", strprintf(_("Equivalent bytes per sigop in transactions for relay and mining (default: %u)"), DEFAULT_BYTES_PER_SIGOP));
     strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-datacarrier", strprintf(_("Relay and mine data carrier transactions (default: %u)"), DEFAULT_ACCEPT_DATACARRIER));
diff --git a/src/policy/policy.cpp b/src/policy/policy.cpp
index 9f2d623e7..605e3e069 100644
--- a/src/policy/policy.cpp
+++ b/src/policy/policy.cpp
@@ -19,16 +19,18 @@ CAmount GetDustThreshold(const CTxOut& txout, const CFeeRate& dustRelayFeeIn)
 {
     // "Dust" is defined in terms of dustRelayFee,
     // which has units satoshis-per-kilobyte.
-    // If you'd pay more than 1/3 in fees
+    // If you'd pay more in fees than the value of the output
     // to spend something, then we consider it dust.
     // A typical spendable non-segwit txout is 34 bytes big, and will
     // need a CTxIn of at least 148 bytes to spend:
     // so dust is a spendable txout less than
-    // 546*dustRelayFee/1000 (in satoshis).
+    // 182*dustRelayFee/1000 (in satoshis).
+    // 546 satoshis at the default rate of 3000 sat/kB.
     // A typical spendable segwit txout is 31 bytes big, and will
     // need a CTxIn of at least 67 bytes to spend:
     // so dust is a spendable txout less than
-    // 294*dustRelayFee/1000 (in satoshis).
+    // 98*dustRelayFee/1000 (in satoshis).
+    // 294 satoshis at the default rate of 3000 sat/kB.
     if (txout.scriptPubKey.IsUnspendable())
         return 0;
 
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ CAmount GetDustThreshold(const CTxOut& txout, const CFeeRate& dustRelayFeeIn)
         nSize += (32 + 4 + 1 + 107 + 4); // the 148 mentioned above
     }
 
-    return 3 * dustRelayFeeIn.GetFee(nSize);
+    return dustRelayFeeIn.GetFee(nSize);
 }
 
 bool IsDust(const CTxOut& txout, const CFeeRate& dustRelayFeeIn)
diff --git a/src/policy/policy.h b/src/policy/policy.h
index 2c2ea9d5b..c06820f84 100644
--- a/src/policy/policy.h
+++ b/src/policy/policy.h
@@ -40,12 +40,12 @@ static const unsigned int MAX_STANDARD_P2WSH_STACK_ITEMS = 100;
 static const unsigned int MAX_STANDARD_P2WSH_STACK_ITEM_SIZE = 80;
 /** The maximum size of a standard witnessScript */
 static const unsigned int MAX_STANDARD_P2WSH_SCRIPT_SIZE = 3600;
-/** Min feerate for defining dust. Historically this has been the same as the
+/** Min feerate for defining dust. Historically this has been based on the
  * minRelayTxFee, however changing the dust limit changes which transactions are
  * standard and should be done with care and ideally rarely. It makes sense to
  * only increase the dust limit after prior releases were already not creating
  * outputs below the new threshold */
-static const unsigned int DUST_RELAY_TX_FEE = 1000;
+static const unsigned int DUST_RELAY_TX_FEE = 3000;
 /**
  * Standard script verification flags that standard transactions will comply
  * with. However scripts violating these flags may still be present in valid
diff --git a/src/test/transaction_tests.cpp b/src/test/transaction_tests.cpp
index 39f9f5860..6654634bf 100644
--- a/src/test/transaction_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/transaction_tests.cpp
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_IsStandard)
     BOOST_CHECK(IsStandardTx(t, reason));
 
     // Check dust with default relay fee:
-    CAmount nDustThreshold = 182 * dustRelayFee.GetFeePerK()/1000 * 3;
+    CAmount nDustThreshold = 182 * dustRelayFee.GetFeePerK()/1000;
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(nDustThreshold, 546);
     // dust:
     t.vout[0].nValue = nDustThreshold - 1;
@@ -702,13 +702,13 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_IsStandard)
     BOOST_CHECK(IsStandardTx(t, reason));
 
     // Check dust with odd relay fee to verify rounding:
-    // nDustThreshold = 182 * 1234 / 1000 * 3
-    dustRelayFee = CFeeRate(1234);
+    // nDustThreshold = 182 * 3702 / 1000
+    dustRelayFee = CFeeRate(3702);
     // dust:
-    t.vout[0].nValue = 672 - 1;
+    t.vout[0].nValue = 673 - 1;
     BOOST_CHECK(!IsStandardTx(t, reason));
     // not dust:
-    t.vout[0].nValue = 672;
+    t.vout[0].nValue = 673;
     BOOST_CHECK(IsStandardTx(t, reason));
     dustRelayFee = CFeeRate(DUST_RELAY_TX_FEE);