diff --git a/src/wallet/error.rs b/src/wallet/error.rs
index ddd07478..fe494c6d 100644
--- a/src/wallet/error.rs
+++ b/src/wallet/error.rs
@@ -215,6 +215,17 @@ pub enum CreateTxError {
     MissingNonWitnessUtxo(OutPoint),
     /// Miniscript PSBT error
     MiniscriptPsbt(MiniscriptPsbtError),
+    /// OP_RETURN data payload exceeds the 80-byte standardness limit
+    ///
+    /// Bitcoin Core enforces a maximum `scriptPubKey` size of 83 bytes for data carrier outputs
+    /// (`MAX_OP_RETURN_RELAY`), which constrains the data payload to at most 80 bytes.
+    /// See <https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/src/policy/policy.h>
+    OpReturnInvalidDataSize(usize),
+    /// Transaction already contains an OP_RETURN output
+    ///
+    /// Bitcoin standardness rules allow at most one OP_RETURN output per transaction.
+    /// See <https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/src/policy/policy.cpp>
+    MultipleOpReturnOutputs,
 }
 
 impl fmt::Display for CreateTxError {
@@ -281,6 +292,18 @@ impl fmt::Display for CreateTxError {
             CreateTxError::MiniscriptPsbt(err) => {
                 write!(f, "Miniscript PSBT error: {err}")
             }
+            CreateTxError::OpReturnInvalidDataSize(size) => {
+                write!(
+                    f,
+                    "OP_RETURN data payload is {size} bytes; maximum allowed by standardness rules is 80"
+                )
+            }
+            CreateTxError::MultipleOpReturnOutputs => {
+                write!(
+                    f,
+                    "Transaction already contains an OP_RETURN output; standardness rules allow at most one"
+                )
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/wallet/tx_builder.rs b/src/wallet/tx_builder.rs
index f22a62cf..6da20beb 100644
--- a/src/wallet/tx_builder.rs
+++ b/src/wallet/tx_builder.rs
@@ -680,13 +680,56 @@ impl<'a, Cs> TxBuilder<'a, Cs> {
         self
     }
 
-    /// Add data as an output, using OP_RETURN
+    /// Add data as an output, using OP_RETURN.
+    ///
+    /// # Deprecation
+    ///
+    /// This method does not enforce Bitcoin standardness rules. Use [`try_add_data`] instead,
+    /// which returns an error if the data exceeds 80 bytes or if an OP_RETURN output is already
+    /// present.
+    ///
+    /// [`try_add_data`]: Self::try_add_data
+    #[deprecated(since = "3.1.0", note = "use `try_add_data` instead")]
     pub fn add_data<T: AsRef<PushBytes>>(&mut self, data: &T) -> &mut Self {
         let script = ScriptBuf::new_op_return(data);
         self.add_recipient(script, Amount::ZERO);
         self
     }
 
+    /// Add data as an output, using OP_RETURN, enforcing Bitcoin standardness rules.
+    ///
+    /// Returns an error if:
+    /// - `data` exceeds 80 bytes ([`CreateTxError::OpReturnInvalidDataSize`]). Bitcoin Core's
+    ///   `MAX_OP_RETURN_RELAY` limits the `scriptPubKey` to 83 bytes, which constrains the data
+    ///   payload to at most 80 bytes.
+    /// - A recipient with an OP_RETURN script is already present
+    ///   ([`CreateTxError::MultipleOpReturnOutputs`]). Standardness rules allow at most one
+    ///   OP_RETURN output per transaction.
+    pub fn try_add_data<T: AsRef<PushBytes>>(
+        &mut self,
+        data: &T,
+    ) -> Result<&mut Self, CreateTxError> {
+        const MAX_OP_RETURN_DATA_BYTES: usize = 80;
+
+        let bytes = data.as_ref();
+        if bytes.len() > MAX_OP_RETURN_DATA_BYTES {
+            return Err(CreateTxError::OpReturnInvalidDataSize(bytes.len()));
+        }
+
+        if self
+            .params
+            .recipients
+            .iter()
+            .any(|(script, _)| script.is_op_return())
+        {
+            return Err(CreateTxError::MultipleOpReturnOutputs);
+        }
+
+        let script = ScriptBuf::new_op_return(bytes);
+        self.add_recipient(script, Amount::ZERO);
+        Ok(self)
+    }
+
     /// Sets the address to *drain* excess coins to.
     ///
     /// Usually, when there are excess coins they are sent to a change address generated by the
diff --git a/tests/wallet.rs b/tests/wallet.rs
index 4dd08d6d..d4f158ae 100644
--- a/tests/wallet.rs
+++ b/tests/wallet.rs
@@ -2624,8 +2624,8 @@ fn test_fee_rate_sign_no_grinding_high_r() {
     builder
         .drain_to(addr.script_pubkey())
         .drain_wallet()
-        .fee_rate(fee_rate)
-        .add_data(&data);
+        .fee_rate(fee_rate);
+    builder.try_add_data(&data).unwrap();
     let mut psbt = builder.finish().unwrap();
     let fee = check_fee!(wallet, psbt);
     let (op_return_vout, _) = psbt
@@ -3013,3 +3013,44 @@ fn test_tx_ordering_untouched_preserves_insertion_ordering_bnb_success() {
         "UTXOs should be ordered with required first, then selected"
     );
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn test_try_add_data_valid() {
+    let (mut wallet, _) = get_funded_wallet_wpkh();
+    let addr = wallet.next_unused_address(KeychainKind::External);
+    let data = PushBytesBuf::try_from(vec![0u8; 80]).unwrap();
+
+    let mut builder = wallet.build_tx();
+    builder.add_recipient(addr.script_pubkey(), Amount::from_sat(1000));
+    assert!(builder.try_add_data(&data).is_ok());
+    assert!(builder.finish().is_ok());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_try_add_data_too_large() {
+    let (mut wallet, _) = get_funded_wallet_wpkh();
+    let addr = wallet.next_unused_address(KeychainKind::External);
+    let data = PushBytesBuf::try_from(vec![0u8; 81]).unwrap();
+
+    let mut builder = wallet.build_tx();
+    builder.add_recipient(addr.script_pubkey(), Amount::from_sat(1000));
+    assert_matches!(
+        builder.try_add_data(&data),
+        Err(CreateTxError::OpReturnInvalidDataSize(81))
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_try_add_data_multiple_op_return() {
+    let (mut wallet, _) = get_funded_wallet_wpkh();
+    let addr = wallet.next_unused_address(KeychainKind::External);
+    let data = PushBytesBuf::try_from(vec![0u8; 4]).unwrap();
+
+    let mut builder = wallet.build_tx();
+    builder.add_recipient(addr.script_pubkey(), Amount::from_sat(1000));
+    builder.try_add_data(&data).unwrap();
+    assert_matches!(
+        builder.try_add_data(&data),
+        Err(CreateTxError::MultipleOpReturnOutputs)
+    );
+}