diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/tx_pool.cpp b/src/cryptonote_core/tx_pool.cpp
index 7790fcb2c..0c82f3712 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/tx_pool.cpp
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/tx_pool.cpp
@@ -1075,7 +1075,8 @@ namespace cryptonote
     const relay_category category = include_sensitive ? relay_category::all : relay_category::broadcasted;
     backlog.reserve(m_blockchain.get_txpool_tx_count(include_sensitive));
     m_blockchain.for_all_txpool_txes([&backlog, now](const crypto::hash &txid, const txpool_tx_meta_t &meta, const cryptonote::blobdata_ref *bd){
-      backlog.push_back({meta.weight, meta.fee, meta.receive_time - now});
+      const uint64_t age = now >= meta.receive_time ? now - meta.receive_time : 0;
+      backlog.push_back({meta.weight, meta.fee, age});
       return true;
     }, false, category);
   }
diff --git a/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp b/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp
index 104be85bd..dcff929b9 100644
--- a/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp
@@ -2863,6 +2863,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
   {
     RPC_TRACKER(get_txpool_backlog);
 
+    const bool restricted = m_restricted && ctx;
     if (!m_core.get_txpool_backlog(res.backlog))
     {
       error_resp.code = CORE_RPC_ERROR_CODE_INTERNAL_ERROR;
@@ -2870,6 +2871,10 @@ namespace cryptonote
       return false;
     }
 
+    if (restricted)
+      for (tx_backlog_entry& entry : res.backlog)
+        entry.time_in_pool = 0;
+
     res.status = CORE_RPC_STATUS_OK;
     return true;
   }