diff --git a/stackslib/src/chainstate/stacks/transaction.rs b/stackslib/src/chainstate/stacks/transaction.rs
index c45b212b68..b9eb3b5ac3 100644
--- a/stackslib/src/chainstate/stacks/transaction.rs
+++ b/stackslib/src/chainstate/stacks/transaction.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ use crate::chainstate::stacks::{TransactionPayloadID, *};
 use crate::codec::Error as CodecError;
 use crate::core::*;
 use crate::net::Error as net_error;
+use crate::util_lib::boot::boot_code_addr;
 
 impl StacksMessageCodec for TransactionContractCall {
     fn consensus_serialize<W: Write>(&self, fd: &mut W) -> Result<(), codec_error> {
@@ -1031,6 +1032,16 @@ impl StacksTransaction {
             _ => false,
         }
     }
+
+    /// Is this a phantom transaction?
+    pub fn is_phantom(&self) -> bool {
+        let boot_address = boot_code_addr(self.is_mainnet()).into();
+        if let TransactionPayload::TokenTransfer(address, amount, _) = &self.payload {
+            *address == boot_address && *amount == 0
+        } else {
+            false
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl StacksTransactionSigner {
diff --git a/testnet/stacks-node/src/tests/neon_integrations.rs b/testnet/stacks-node/src/tests/neon_integrations.rs
index fc363d3db8..fbe7421ab2 100644
--- a/testnet/stacks-node/src/tests/neon_integrations.rs
+++ b/testnet/stacks-node/src/tests/neon_integrations.rs
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ pub mod test_observer {
         PROPOSAL_RESPONSES.lock().unwrap().clear();
     }
 
-    /// Parse the StacksTransactions from a block (does not include burn ops)
+    /// Parse the StacksTransactions from a block (does not include burn ops or phantom txs)
     ///  panics on any failures to parse
     pub fn parse_transactions(block: &serde_json::Value) -> Vec<StacksTransaction> {
         block
@@ -588,15 +588,20 @@ pub mod test_observer {
             .unwrap()
             .iter()
             .filter_map(|tx_json| {
+                // Filter out burn ops
                 if let Some(burnchain_op_val) = tx_json.get("burnchain_op") {
                     if !burnchain_op_val.is_null() {
                         return None;
                     }
                 }
+                // Filter out phantom txs
                 let tx_hex = tx_json.get("raw_tx").unwrap().as_str().unwrap();
                 let tx_bytes = hex_bytes(&tx_hex[2..]).unwrap();
                 let tx =
                     StacksTransaction::consensus_deserialize(&mut tx_bytes.as_slice()).unwrap();
+                if tx.is_phantom() {
+                    return None;
+                }
                 Some(tx)
             })
             .collect()