diff --git a/src/rpc/rawtransaction.cpp b/src/rpc/rawtransaction.cpp
index 314184ab06..afc0038344 100644
--- a/src/rpc/rawtransaction.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/rawtransaction.cpp
@@ -147,7 +147,8 @@ static UniValue getrawtransaction(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
     uint256 hash = ParseHashV(request.params[0], "parameter 1");
     CBlockIndex* blockindex = nullptr;
 
-    if (hash == Params().GenesisBlock().hashMerkleRoot) {
+    if (!Params().GetConsensus().connect_genesis_outputs &&
+            hash == Params().GenesisBlock().hashMerkleRoot) {
         // Special exception for the genesis block coinbase transaction
         throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_ADDRESS_OR_KEY, "The genesis block coinbase is not considered an ordinary transaction and cannot be retrieved");
     }