diff --git a/src/net_processing.cpp b/src/net_processing.cpp
index 015408b9306a..f9e3efd7ec18 100644
--- a/src/net_processing.cpp
+++ b/src/net_processing.cpp
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
 #include <optional>
 #include <ranges>
 #include <typeinfo>
+#include <vector>
 
 using node::ReadBlockFromDisk;
 using node::fImporting;
@@ -389,6 +390,10 @@ struct Peer {
 
     /** Whether this peer has already sent us a getaddr message. */
     bool m_getaddr_recvd GUARDED_BY(NetEventsInterface::g_msgproc_mutex){false};
+    /** Whether this peer has already requested sporks. */
+    bool m_getsporks_recvd GUARDED_BY(NetEventsInterface::g_msgproc_mutex){false};
+    /** Hashes of active sporks sent in the last getsporks response. */
+    std::vector<uint256> m_getsporks_last_response GUARDED_BY(NetEventsInterface::g_msgproc_mutex){};
     /** Number of addresses that can be processed from this peer. Start at 1 to
      *  permit self-announcement. */
     double m_addr_token_bucket GUARDED_BY(NetEventsInterface::g_msgproc_mutex){1.0};
@@ -5449,6 +5454,24 @@ void PeerManagerImpl::ProcessMessage(
     if (msg_type == NetMsgType::GETSPORKS) {
         // For 'getsporks', active sporks is sent to the requesting peer.
         auto active_sporks = m_sporkman.ActiveSporks();
+        std::vector<uint256> active_spork_hashes;
+        for (const auto& pair : active_sporks) {
+            for (const auto& spork_pair : pair.second) {
+                active_spork_hashes.push_back(spork_pair.second.GetHash());
+            }
+        }
+        std::sort(active_spork_hashes.begin(), active_spork_hashes.end());
+
+        // Ignore repeated requests only while the active spork set is unchanged.
+        // Functional tests and some peers request sporks again after a spork
+        // update; those requests must receive the newer active set.
+        if (peer->m_getsporks_recvd && peer->m_getsporks_last_response == active_spork_hashes) {
+            LogPrint(BCLog::NET, "Ignoring repeated \"getsporks\". peer=%d\n", pfrom.GetId());
+            return;
+        }
+        peer->m_getsporks_recvd = true;
+        peer->m_getsporks_last_response = active_spork_hashes;
+
         for (const auto& pair : active_sporks) {
             for (const auto& signerSporkPair : pair.second) {
                 m_connman.PushMessage(&pfrom, CNetMsgMaker(pfrom.GetCommonVersion()).Make(NetMsgType::SPORK, signerSporkPair.second));
diff --git a/test/functional/feature_sporks.py b/test/functional/feature_sporks.py
index b6b5fdf7b817..7940c1aa9b86 100755
--- a/test/functional/feature_sporks.py
+++ b/test/functional/feature_sporks.py
@@ -3,8 +3,48 @@
 # Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 # file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
+from test_framework.p2p import MESSAGEMAP, P2PInterface
 from test_framework.test_framework import BitcoinTestFramework
 
+
+class msg_getsporks:
+    __slots__ = ()
+    msgtype = b"getsporks"
+
+    def deserialize(self, f):
+        pass
+
+    def serialize(self):
+        return b""
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return "msg_getsporks()"
+
+
+class msg_spork_raw:
+    __slots__ = ("raw",)
+    msgtype = b"spork"
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.raw = b""
+
+    def deserialize(self, f):
+        self.raw = f.read()
+
+    def serialize(self):
+        return self.raw
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return f"msg_spork_raw(len={len(self.raw)})"
+
+
+class SporkP2PInterface(P2PInterface):
+    def on_inv(self, message):
+        pass
+
+    def on_spork(self, message):
+        pass
+
 '''
 '''
 
@@ -44,6 +84,22 @@ def run_test(self):
         self.set_test_spork_state(self.nodes[0], spork_new_state)
         self.wait_until(lambda: self.get_test_spork_state(self.nodes[1]), timeout=10)
 
+        # GETSPORKS should not resend an unchanged active spork set, but must
+        # answer again after the active spork set changes on the same connection.
+        MESSAGEMAP[b"spork"] = msg_spork_raw
+        peer = self.nodes[0].add_p2p_connection(SporkP2PInterface())
+        peer.send_message(msg_getsporks())
+        peer.wait_until(lambda: peer.message_count["spork"] > 0)
+        peer.sync_with_ping()
+        spork_responses = peer.message_count["spork"]
+        peer.send_message(msg_getsporks())
+        peer.sync_with_ping()
+        assert peer.message_count["spork"] == spork_responses
+
+        self.nodes[0].sporkupdate("SPORK_17_QUORUM_DKG_ENABLED", 0)
+        peer.send_message(msg_getsporks())
+        peer.wait_until(lambda: peer.message_count["spork"] > spork_responses)
+
         # restart nodes to check spork persistence
         self.stop_node(0)
         self.stop_node(1)