diff --git a/src/Wallet/WalletRpcServer.cpp b/src/Wallet/WalletRpcServer.cpp
index 9d72a5c46d..dc87036874 100755
--- a/src/Wallet/WalletRpcServer.cpp
+++ b/src/Wallet/WalletRpcServer.cpp
@@ -130,12 +130,12 @@ void wallet_rpc_server::processRequest(const CryptoNote::HttpRequest& request, C
 
     static std::unordered_map<std::string, JsonMemberMethod> s_methods = {
       { "getbalance", makeMemberMethod(&wallet_rpc_server::on_getbalance) },
-      { "transfer", makeMemberMethod(&wallet_rpc_server::on_transfer) },
       { "store", makeMemberMethod(&wallet_rpc_server::on_store) },
       { "get_payments", makeMemberMethod(&wallet_rpc_server::on_get_payments) },
       { "get_transfers", makeMemberMethod(&wallet_rpc_server::on_get_transfers) },
       { "get_height", makeMemberMethod(&wallet_rpc_server::on_get_height) },
       // below are the restricted methods, use --enable-extended-rpc
+      { "transfer", makeMemberMethod(&wallet_rpc_server::on_transfer) },
       { "reset", makeMemberMethod(&wallet_rpc_server::on_reset) },
       { "stop_wallet", makeMemberMethod(&wallet_rpc_server::on_stop_wallet) },
       { "get_address", makeMemberMethod(&wallet_rpc_server::on_get_address) },
@@ -166,6 +166,11 @@ bool wallet_rpc_server::on_getbalance(const wallet_rpc::COMMAND_RPC_GET_BALANCE:
 }
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 bool wallet_rpc_server::on_transfer(const wallet_rpc::COMMAND_RPC_TRANSFER::request& req, wallet_rpc::COMMAND_RPC_TRANSFER::response& res) {
+  
+  if(!m_allow_extended_rpc) {
+    throw JsonRpc::JsonRpcError(WALLET_RPC_ERROR_METHOD_RESTRICTED, "Unable to invoke extended RPC method without explicit --allow-extended-rpc flag.");
+  }
+  
   std::vector<CryptoNote::WalletLegacyTransfer> transfers;
   for (auto it = req.destinations.begin(); it != req.destinations.end(); it++) {
     CryptoNote::WalletLegacyTransfer transfer;
@@ -335,6 +340,9 @@ bool wallet_rpc_server::on_stop_wallet(const wallet_rpc::COMMAND_RPC_STOP::reque
 
     wallet_rpc_server::send_stop_signal();
   }
+  else {
+    throw JsonRpc::JsonRpcError(WALLET_RPC_ERROR_METHOD_RESTRICTED, "Unable to invoke extended RPC method without explicit --allow-extended-rpc flag.");
+  }
   return true;
   
 }
@@ -344,6 +352,9 @@ bool wallet_rpc_server::on_get_address(const wallet_rpc::COMMAND_RPC_GET_ADDRESS
   if(m_allow_extended_rpc) {
     res.address = m_wallet.getAddress();
   }
+  else {
+    throw JsonRpc::JsonRpcError(WALLET_RPC_ERROR_METHOD_RESTRICTED, "Unable to invoke extended RPC method without explicit --allow-extended-rpc flag.");
+  }
   return true;
 
 }
@@ -356,6 +367,9 @@ bool wallet_rpc_server::on_view_keys(const wallet_rpc::COMMAND_RPC_VIEW_KEYS::re
     res.view_key = Common::podToHex(keys.viewSecretKey);
     res.spend_key = Common::podToHex(keys.spendSecretKey);
   }
+  else {
+    throw JsonRpc::JsonRpcError(WALLET_RPC_ERROR_METHOD_RESTRICTED, "Unable to invoke extended RPC method without explicit --allow-extended-rpc flag.");
+  }
   return true;
 
 }
diff --git a/src/Wallet/WalletRpcServerErrorCodes.h b/src/Wallet/WalletRpcServerErrorCodes.h
index b18ec574b7..0cbb2a1a66 100755
--- a/src/Wallet/WalletRpcServerErrorCodes.h
+++ b/src/Wallet/WalletRpcServerErrorCodes.h
@@ -23,3 +23,4 @@
 #define WALLET_RPC_ERROR_CODE_DAEMON_IS_BUSY          -3
 #define WALLET_RPC_ERROR_CODE_GENERIC_TRANSFER_ERROR  -4
 #define WALLET_RPC_ERROR_CODE_WRONG_PAYMENT_ID        -5
+#define WALLET_RPC_ERROR_METHOD_RESTRICTED           -6