diff --git a/src/bitcoin/d/mod.rs b/src/bitcoin/d/mod.rs
index faaaf371..f77c6666 100644
--- a/src/bitcoin/d/mod.rs
+++ b/src/bitcoin/d/mod.rs
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ const BITCOIND_RETRY_LIMIT: usize = 60;
 // The minimum bitcoind version that can be used with lianad.
 const MIN_BITCOIND_VERSION: u64 = 240000;
 
+// The minimum bitcoind version that can be used with lianad and a Taproot descriptor.
+const MIN_TAPROOT_BITCOIND_VERSION: u64 = 260000;
+
 /// An error in the bitcoind interface.
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum BitcoindError {
@@ -129,8 +132,8 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for BitcoindError {
             BitcoindError::InvalidVersion(v) => {
                 write!(
                     f,
-                    "Invalid bitcoind version '{}', minimum supported is '{}'.",
-                    v, MIN_BITCOIND_VERSION
+                    "Invalid bitcoind version '{}', minimum supported is '{}' and minimum supported if using Taproot is '{}'.",
+                    v, MIN_BITCOIND_VERSION, MIN_TAPROOT_BITCOIND_VERSION
                 )
             }
             BitcoindError::NetworkMismatch(conf_net, bitcoind_net) => {
@@ -699,12 +702,16 @@ impl BitcoinD {
     pub fn node_sanity_checks(
         &self,
         config_network: bitcoin::Network,
+        is_taproot: bool,
     ) -> Result<(), BitcoindError> {
         // Check the minimum supported bitcoind version
         let version = self.get_bitcoind_version();
         if version < MIN_BITCOIND_VERSION {
             return Err(BitcoindError::InvalidVersion(version));
         }
+        if is_taproot && version < MIN_TAPROOT_BITCOIND_VERSION {
+            return Err(BitcoindError::InvalidVersion(version));
+        }
 
         // Check bitcoind is running on the right network
         let bitcoind_net = self.get_network_bip70();
diff --git a/src/descriptors/mod.rs b/src/descriptors/mod.rs
index d47f8137..022faeef 100644
--- a/src/descriptors/mod.rs
+++ b/src/descriptors/mod.rs
@@ -267,6 +267,11 @@ impl LianaDescriptor {
         32 + 4 + 4 + 1 + self.max_sat_vbytes()
     }
 
+    /// Whether this is a Taproot descriptor.
+    pub fn is_taproot(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self.multi_desc, descriptor::Descriptor::Tr(..))
+    }
+
     /// Get some information about a PSBT input spending Liana coins.
     /// This analysis assumes that:
     /// - The PSBT input actually spend a Liana coin for this descriptor. Otherwise the analysis will be off.
@@ -276,7 +281,7 @@ impl LianaDescriptor {
         psbt_in: &PsbtIn,
         txin: &bitcoin::TxIn,
     ) -> PartialSpendInfo {
-        let is_taproot = matches!(self.multi_desc, descriptor::Descriptor::Tr(..));
+        let is_taproot = self.is_taproot();
         // Get the origin ECDSA or Schnorr signatures, depending on the descriptor type.
         let pubkeys_signed = (!is_taproot)
             .then(|| {
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index c3a3b52e..b608b24e 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -229,7 +229,10 @@ fn setup_bitcoind(
         .as_ref()
         .ok_or(StartupError::MissingBitcoindConfig)?;
     let bitcoind = BitcoinD::new(bitcoind_config, wo_path_str)?;
-    bitcoind.node_sanity_checks(config.bitcoin_config.network)?;
+    bitcoind.node_sanity_checks(
+        config.bitcoin_config.network,
+        config.main_descriptor.is_taproot(),
+    )?;
     if fresh_data_dir {
         log::info!("Creating a new watchonly wallet on bitcoind.");
         bitcoind.create_watchonly_wallet(&config.main_descriptor)?;