diff --git a/blockchain/validate.go b/blockchain/validate.go
index 6d18b18f..c2955ab8 100644
--- a/blockchain/validate.go
+++ b/blockchain/validate.go
@@ -330,6 +330,12 @@ const (
 	// being active are applied.
 	AFExplicitVerUpgrades
 
+	// AFAutoRevocationsEnabled may be set to indicate that the automatic ticket
+	// revocations agenda should be considered as active when checking a
+	// transaction so that any additional checks which depend on the agenda being
+	// active are applied.
+	AFAutoRevocationsEnabled
+
 	// AFNone is a convenience value to specifically indicate no flags.
 	AFNone AgendaFlags = 0
 )
@@ -346,6 +352,12 @@ func (flags AgendaFlags) IsExplicitVerUpgradesEnabled() bool {
 	return flags&AFExplicitVerUpgrades == AFExplicitVerUpgrades
 }
 
+// IsAutoRevocationsEnabled returns whether the flags indicate that the
+// automatic ticket revocations agenda is enabled.
+func (flags AgendaFlags) IsAutoRevocationsEnabled() bool {
+	return flags&AFAutoRevocationsEnabled == AFAutoRevocationsEnabled
+}
+
 // determineCheckTxFlags returns the flags to use when checking transactions
 // based on the agendas that are active as of the block AFTER the given node.
 func (b *BlockChain) determineCheckTxFlags(prevNode *blockNode) (AgendaFlags, error) {
@@ -362,6 +374,13 @@ func (b *BlockChain) determineCheckTxFlags(prevNode *blockNode) (AgendaFlags, er
 		return 0, err
 	}
 
+	// Determine if the automatic ticket revocations agenda is active as of the
+	// block being checked.
+	isAutoRevocationsEnabled, err := b.isAutoRevocationsAgendaActive(prevNode)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+
 	// Create and return agenda flags for checking transactions based on which
 	// ones are active as of the block being checked.
 	checkTxFlags := AFNone
@@ -371,6 +390,9 @@ func (b *BlockChain) determineCheckTxFlags(prevNode *blockNode) (AgendaFlags, er
 	if explicitUpgradesActive {
 		checkTxFlags |= AFExplicitVerUpgrades
 	}
+	if isAutoRevocationsEnabled {
+		checkTxFlags |= AFAutoRevocationsEnabled
+	}
 	return checkTxFlags, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/mempool/mempool.go b/internal/mempool/mempool.go
index 06d4f286..7eadfcf0 100644
--- a/internal/mempool/mempool.go
+++ b/internal/mempool/mempool.go
@@ -1795,6 +1795,11 @@ func (mp *TxPool) MaybeAcceptTransaction(tx *dcrutil.Tx, isNew, rateLimit bool)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	isAutoRevocationsEnabled, err := mp.cfg.IsAutoRevocationsAgendaActive()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	// Create agenda flags for checking transactions based on which ones are
 	// active or should otherwise always be enforced.
 	//
@@ -1803,6 +1808,9 @@ func (mp *TxPool) MaybeAcceptTransaction(tx *dcrutil.Tx, isNew, rateLimit bool)
 	if isTreasuryEnabled {
 		checkTxFlags |= blockchain.AFTreasuryEnabled
 	}
+	if isAutoRevocationsEnabled {
+		checkTxFlags |= blockchain.AFAutoRevocationsEnabled
+	}
 
 	// Protect concurrent access.
 	mp.mtx.Lock()
@@ -2041,6 +2049,11 @@ func (mp *TxPool) ProcessTransaction(tx *dcrutil.Tx, allowOrphan, rateLimit, all
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	isAutoRevocationsEnabled, err := mp.cfg.IsAutoRevocationsAgendaActive()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	// Create agenda flags for checking transactions based on which ones are
 	// active or should otherwise always be enforced.
 	//
@@ -2049,6 +2062,9 @@ func (mp *TxPool) ProcessTransaction(tx *dcrutil.Tx, allowOrphan, rateLimit, all
 	if isTreasuryEnabled {
 		checkTxFlags |= blockchain.AFTreasuryEnabled
 	}
+	if isAutoRevocationsEnabled {
+		checkTxFlags |= blockchain.AFAutoRevocationsEnabled
+	}
 
 	// Protect concurrent access.
 	mp.mtx.Lock()