diff --git a/openingd/openingd.c b/openingd/openingd.c
index a0585c6cfd9d..9af7e6c03da0 100644
--- a/openingd/openingd.c
+++ b/openingd/openingd.c
@@ -993,6 +993,24 @@ static u8 *fundee_channel(struct state *state, const u8 *open_channel_msg)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* BOLT #2:
+	 *
+	 * The sender:
+	 *...
+	 * - MUST set `dust_limit_satoshis` less than or equal to
+         *   `channel_reserve_satoshis` from the `open_channel` message.
+	 */
+	if (!state->allowdustreserve &&
+	    amount_sat_greater(state->localconf.dust_limit,
+			       state->remoteconf.channel_reserve)) {
+		negotiation_failed(state,
+				   "Our dust limit %s"
+				   " would be above their reserve %s",
+				   fmt_amount_sat(tmpctx, state->localconf.dust_limit),
+				   fmt_amount_sat(tmpctx, state->remoteconf.channel_reserve));
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
 	/* These checks are the same whether we're opener or accepter... */
 	if (!check_config_bounds(tmpctx, state->funding_sats,
 				 state->feerate_per_kw,
diff --git a/tests/test_opening.py b/tests/test_opening.py
index e23283f7251c..ce391632f65c 100644
--- a/tests/test_opening.py
+++ b/tests/test_opening.py
@@ -2266,6 +2266,27 @@ def test_zeroconf_multichan_forward(node_factory):
                                .format(normal_scid, zeroconf_scid))
 
 
+def test_dust_limit_above_reserve(node_factory, bitcoind):
+    """BOLT #2: the accept_channel sender MUST set dust_limit_satoshis
+    to less than or equal to channel_reserve_satoshis from the
+    open_channel message (ElementsProject/lightning#9439).
+
+    A stock opener self-bumps its reserve up to its own dust limit, so
+    the violating open is only reachable when the opener runs
+    --dev-allowdustreserve and sends its true sub-dust reserve: the
+    accepter's chainparams dust limit (546) then exceeds it, and the
+    accepter must fail the channel instead of replying accept_channel.
+    """
+    l1 = node_factory.get_node(options={'dev-allowdustreserve': True})
+    l2 = node_factory.get_node()
+
+    l1.fundwallet(10**7)
+    l1.connect(l2)
+
+    with pytest.raises(RpcError, match='would be above their reserve'):
+        l1.rpc.fundchannel(l2.info['id'], 10**5, reserve='354sat')
+
+
 def test_zeroreserve(node_factory, bitcoind):
     """Ensure we can set the reserves.