diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/TransactionBroadcast.java b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/TransactionBroadcast.java
index 9263d5622..9401d8d91 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/TransactionBroadcast.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/TransactionBroadcast.java
@@ -217,6 +217,15 @@ public class TransactionBroadcast {
                 .thenApply(tx -> this);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Wait for confirmation the transaction has been sent to a remote peer. (Or at least buffered to be sent to
+     * a peer.)
+     * @return A future that completes when the message has been relayed by the appropriate number of remote peers
+     */
+    public CompletableFuture<TransactionBroadcast> awaitSent() {
+        return sentFuture;
+    }
+
     /**
      * If you migrate to {@link #broadcastAndAwaitRelay()} and need a {@link CompletableFuture} that returns
      *  {@link Transaction} you can use: