diff --git a/txscript/standard.go b/txscript/standard.go
index 809a900a..b0751ad0 100644
--- a/txscript/standard.go
+++ b/txscript/standard.go
@@ -504,25 +504,51 @@ func isNullDataScript(scriptVersion uint16, script []byte) bool {
 	// A null script is of the form:
 	//  OP_RETURN <optional data>
 	//
-	// Thus, it can either be a single OP_RETURN or an OP_RETURN followed by a
-	// data push up to MaxDataCarrierSize bytes.
+	// The entire scriptPubKey, including OP_RETURN and the payload, must not
+	// exceed 83 bytes by default.
 
-	// The script can't possibly be a null data script if it doesn't start
-	// with OP_RETURN.  Fail fast to avoid more work below.
+	const MaxScriptPubKeySize = 83
+
+	// Check if the script size exceeds the maximum allowed size.
+	if len(script) > MaxScriptPubKeySize {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	// The script must start with OP_RETURN.
 	if len(script) < 1 || script[0] != OP_RETURN {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	// Single OP_RETURN.
+	// Single OP_RETURN (no payload).
 	if len(script) == 1 {
 		return true
 	}
 
-	// OP_RETURN followed by data push up to MaxDataCarrierSize bytes.
+	// Tokenize and validate the script after OP_RETURN.
 	tokenizer := MakeScriptTokenizer(scriptVersion, script[1:])
-	return tokenizer.Next() && tokenizer.Done() &&
-		(IsSmallInt(tokenizer.Opcode()) || tokenizer.Opcode() <= OP_PUSHDATA4) &&
-		len(tokenizer.Data()) <= MaxDataCarrierSize
+	for tokenizer.Next() {
+		opcode := tokenizer.Opcode()
+
+		// Allow small integer opcodes (OP_1 to OP_16).
+		if IsSmallInt(opcode) {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// Allow valid data pushes.
+		if opcode <= OP_PUSHDATA4 {
+			// Ensure each data push is valid and within limits.
+			if len(tokenizer.Data()) > MaxDataCarrierSize {
+				return false
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// Any other opcode is invalid for a null data script.
+		return false
+	}
+
+	// Ensure the tokenizer successfully parsed the entire script.
+	return tokenizer.Done()
 }
 
 // scriptType returns the type of the script being inspected from the known
diff --git a/txscript/standard_test.go b/txscript/standard_test.go
index 4993a652..1b866889 100644
--- a/txscript/standard_test.go
+++ b/txscript/standard_test.go
@@ -1032,11 +1032,10 @@ var scriptClassTests = []struct {
 		class: NonStandardTy,
 	},
 	{
-		// Almost nulldata, but add an additional opcode after the data
-		// to make it nonstandard.
-		name:   "almost nulldata",
+		// nulldata, with combinations of op_code and pushdata
+		name:   "nulldata with multiple pushes",
 		script: "RETURN 4 TRUE",
-		class:  NonStandardTy,
+		class:  NullDataTy,
 	},
 
 	// The next few are almost multisig (it is the more complex script type)
@@ -1277,6 +1276,28 @@ func TestNullDataScript(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestIsNullDataScript(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name               string
+		data               []byte
+		expectedIsNullData bool
+	}{{
+		name:               "multiple pushes",
+		data:               hexToBytes("6a5d0f160100e6a233fc078088a5a9a30700"),
+		expectedIsNullData: true,
+	},
+	}
+	for i, test := range tests {
+		isNullData := isNullDataScript(0, test.data)
+		if isNullData != test.expectedIsNullData {
+			t.Errorf("IsNullDataScript: #%d (%s) wrong result -- "+
+				"got: %v, want: %v", i, test.name, isNullData,
+				test.expectedIsNullData)
+			continue
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // TestNewScriptClass tests whether NewScriptClass returns a valid ScriptClass.
 func TestNewScriptClass(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {