diff --git a/chainntnfs/txnotifier.go b/chainntnfs/txnotifier.go
index 84bd55e1..9e819ea4 100644
--- a/chainntnfs/txnotifier.go
+++ b/chainntnfs/txnotifier.go
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ var (
 
 	// ErrTxMaxConfs signals that the user requested a number of
 	// confirmations beyond the reorg safety limit.
-	ErrTxMaxConfs = errors.New("too many confirmations requested")
+	ErrTxMaxConfs = fmt.Errorf("too many confirmations requested, max is %d",
+		MaxNumConfs)
 )
 
 // rescanState indicates the progression of a registration before the notifier
diff --git a/chainntnfs/txnotifier_test.go b/chainntnfs/txnotifier_test.go
index dfaec89c..6a9a533f 100644
--- a/chainntnfs/txnotifier_test.go
+++ b/chainntnfs/txnotifier_test.go
@@ -99,6 +99,36 @@ func newMockHintCache() *mockHintCache {
 	}
 }
 
+// TestTxNotifierMaxConfs ensures that we are not able to register for more
+// confirmations on a transaction than the maximum supported.
+func TestTxNotifierMaxConfs(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	hintCache := newMockHintCache()
+	n := chainntnfs.NewTxNotifier(
+		10, chainntnfs.ReorgSafetyLimit, hintCache, hintCache,
+	)
+
+	// Registering one confirmation above the maximum should fail with
+	// ErrTxMaxConfs.
+	ntfn := &chainntnfs.ConfNtfn{
+		ConfID:           1,
+		TxID:             &zeroHash,
+		NumConfirmations: chainntnfs.MaxNumConfs + 1,
+		Event: chainntnfs.NewConfirmationEvent(
+			chainntnfs.MaxNumConfs,
+		),
+	}
+	if _, err := n.RegisterConf(ntfn); err != chainntnfs.ErrTxMaxConfs {
+		t.Fatalf("expected chainntnfs.ErrTxMaxConfs, got %v", err)
+	}
+
+	ntfn.NumConfirmations--
+	if _, err := n.RegisterConf(ntfn); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unable to register conf ntfn: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
 // TestTxNotifierFutureConfDispatch tests that the TxNotifier dispatches
 // registered notifications when a transaction confirms after registration.
 func TestTxNotifierFutureConfDispatch(t *testing.T) {