1 files changed, 16 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/validationinterface.cpp b/src/validationinterface.cpp
index c895904b19..f9f61e8a09 100644
--- a/src/validationinterface.cpp
+++ b/src/validationinterface.cpp
@@ -75,8 +75,10 @@ CMainSignals& GetMainSignals()
     return g_signals;
 }
 
-void RegisterValidationInterface(CValidationInterface* pwalletIn) {
-    ValidationInterfaceConnections& conns = g_signals.m_internals->m_connMainSignals[pwalletIn];
+void RegisterSharedValidationInterface(std::shared_ptr<CValidationInterface> pwalletIn) {
+    // Each connection captures pwalletIn to ensure that each callback is
+    // executed before pwalletIn is destroyed. For more details see #18338.
+    ValidationInterfaceConnections& conns = g_signals.m_internals->m_connMainSignals[pwalletIn.get()];
     conns.UpdatedBlockTip = g_signals.m_internals->UpdatedBlockTip.connect(std::bind(&CValidationInterface::UpdatedBlockTip, pwalletIn, std::placeholders::_1, std::placeholders::_2, std::placeholders::_3));
     conns.TransactionAddedToMempool = g_signals.m_internals->TransactionAddedToMempool.connect(std::bind(&CValidationInterface::TransactionAddedToMempool, pwalletIn, std::placeholders::_1));
     conns.BlockConnected = g_signals.m_internals->BlockConnected.connect(std::bind(&CValidationInterface::BlockConnected, pwalletIn, std::placeholders::_1, std::placeholders::_2));
@@ -87,6 +89,18 @@ void RegisterValidationInterface(CValidationInterface* pwalletIn) {
     conns.NewPoWValidBlock = g_signals.m_internals->NewPoWValidBlock.connect(std::bind(&CValidationInterface::NewPoWValidBlock, pwalletIn, std::placeholders::_1, std::placeholders::_2));
 }
 
+void RegisterValidationInterface(CValidationInterface* callbacks)
+{
+    // Create a shared_ptr with a no-op deleter - CValidationInterface lifecycle
+    // is managed by the caller.
+    RegisterSharedValidationInterface({callbacks, [](CValidationInterface*){}});
+}
+
+void UnregisterSharedValidationInterface(std::shared_ptr<CValidationInterface> callbacks)
+{
+    UnregisterValidationInterface(callbacks.get());
+}
+
 void UnregisterValidationInterface(CValidationInterface* pwalletIn) {
     if (g_signals.m_internals) {
         g_signals.m_internals->m_connMainSignals.erase(pwalletIn);