diff --git a/tests/test_lnpeer.py b/tests/test_lnpeer.py
index 1ea9ae0ed..9d9ddc699 100644
--- a/tests/test_lnpeer.py
+++ b/tests/test_lnpeer.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import asyncio
+import dataclasses
 import shutil
 import copy
 import tempfile
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ import concurrent
 from concurrent import futures
 from unittest import mock
 from typing import Iterable, NamedTuple, Tuple, List, Dict, Sequence
+from types import MappingProxyType
 import time
 
 from aiorpcx import timeout_after, TaskTimeout
@@ -39,7 +41,7 @@ from electrum.lnmsg import encode_msg, decode_msg
 from electrum import lnmsg
 from electrum.logging import console_stderr_handler, Logger
 from electrum.lnworker import PaymentInfo, RECEIVED
-from electrum.lnonion import OnionFailureCode, OnionRoutingFailure
+from electrum.lnonion import OnionFailureCode, OnionRoutingFailure, OnionHopsDataSingle, OnionPacket
 from electrum.lnutil import LOCAL, REMOTE, UpdateAddHtlc, RecvMPPResolution
 from electrum.invoices import PR_PAID, PR_UNPAID, Invoice, LN_EXPIRY_NEVER
 from electrum.interface import GracefulDisconnect
@@ -2481,6 +2483,78 @@ class TestPeerForwarding(TestPeer):
                 attempts=30,  # the default used in LNWallet.pay_invoice()
             )
 
+    async def test_forwarder_fails_for_inconsistent_trampoline_onions(self):
+        """
+        verify that the receiver of a trampoline forwarding fails the mpp set
+        if the trampoline onions are not similar
+        In this test alice tries to forward through bob, however in one trampoline onion she sends
+        amt_to_forward is off by one msat. Bob should compare the trampoline onions and fail the set.
+        """
+
+        # store a modified trampoline onion to be injected into lnworker.new_onion_packet later when sending the htlcs
+        modified_trampoline_onion = None
+        def modified_new_onion_packet_trampoline(payment_path_pubkeys, session_key, hops_data: List[OnionHopsDataSingle], **kwargs):
+            nonlocal modified_trampoline_onion
+            assert modified_trampoline_onion is None, "this mock should get called only once"
+            modified_hops_data = copy.copy(hops_data)
+            # first payload (i[0]) is for bob who is supposed to forward the trampoline payment, in this
+            # test he should fail the incoming htlcs as their trampolines are not similar
+            new_payload = dict(modified_hops_data[0].payload)
+            amt_to_forward = dict(new_payload['amt_to_forward'])
+            amt_to_forward['amt_to_forward'] -= 1
+            new_payload['amt_to_forward'] = amt_to_forward
+            modified_hops_data[0] = dataclasses.replace(modified_hops_data[0], payload=new_payload)
+            self.logger.debug(f"{modified_hops_data=}\nsent_{hops_data=}")
+            modified_trampoline_onion = electrum.lnonion.new_onion_packet(
+                payment_path_pubkeys,
+                session_key,
+                modified_hops_data,
+                **kwargs
+            )
+            # return the unmodified onion
+            return electrum.lnonion.new_onion_packet(
+                payment_path_pubkeys,
+                session_key,
+                hops_data,
+                **kwargs
+            )
+
+        # this gets called in lnworker per sent htlc, for one sent htlc we inject the modified trampoline
+        # onion created before in the mock above
+        def modified_new_onion_packet_lnworker(payment_path_pubkeys, session_key, hops_data: List[OnionHopsDataSingle], **kwargs):
+            nonlocal modified_trampoline_onion
+            hops_data = copy.copy(hops_data)
+            if modified_trampoline_onion:
+                assert isinstance(modified_trampoline_onion, OnionPacket)
+                assert len(hops_data) == 1
+                new_payload = dict(hops_data[0].payload)
+                new_payload['trampoline_onion_packet'] = {
+                    "version": modified_trampoline_onion.version,
+                    "public_key": modified_trampoline_onion.public_key,
+                    "hops_data": modified_trampoline_onion.hops_data,
+                    "hmac": modified_trampoline_onion.hmac,
+                }
+                hops_data[0] = dataclasses.replace(hops_data[0], payload=MappingProxyType(new_payload))
+                modified_trampoline_onion = None
+            return electrum.lnonion.new_onion_packet(
+                payment_path_pubkeys,
+                session_key,
+                hops_data,
+                **kwargs
+            )
+
+        graph = self.create_square_graph(direct=False, test_mpp_consolidation=True, is_legacy=True)
+        alice = graph.workers['alice']
+        alice.config.INITIAL_TRAMPOLINE_FEE_LEVEL = 6  # set high so the first attempt would succeed
+        with self.assertRaises(PaymentFailure):
+            with mock.patch('electrum.trampoline.new_onion_packet', side_effect=modified_new_onion_packet_trampoline), \
+                    mock.patch('electrum.lnworker.new_onion_packet', side_effect=modified_new_onion_packet_lnworker):
+                        await self._run_trampoline_payment(graph, attempts=1)
+        bob_alice_channel = graph.channels[('bob', 'alice')]
+        bob_hm = bob_alice_channel.hm
+        assert len(bob_hm.all_htlcs_ever()) == 2
+        assert all(bob_hm.was_htlc_failed(htlc_id=htlc.htlc_id, htlc_proposer=HTLCOwner.REMOTE) for (_, htlc) in bob_hm.all_htlcs_ever())
+
 class TestPeerDirectAnchors(TestPeerDirect):
     TEST_ANCHOR_CHANNELS = True