diff --git a/src/server.ts b/src/server.ts
index 6884f90ad..e0e60ce47 100644
--- a/src/server.ts
+++ b/src/server.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,13 @@
 import BigNumber from "bignumber.js";
 import isEmpty from "lodash/isEmpty";
 import merge from "lodash/merge";
-import { Asset, StrKey, Transaction, xdr } from "stellar-base";
+import {
+  Asset,
+  FeeBumpTransaction,
+  StrKey,
+  Transaction,
+  xdr,
+} from "stellar-base";
 import URI from "urijs";
 
 import { CallBuilder } from "./call_builder";
@@ -701,7 +707,13 @@ export class Server {
    * requires a memo, the promise will throw {@link AccountRequiresMemoError}.
    * @throws  {AccountRequiresMemoError}
    */
-  public async checkMemoRequired(transaction: Transaction): Promise<void> {
+  public async checkMemoRequired(
+    transaction: Transaction | FeeBumpTransaction,
+  ): Promise<void> {
+    if (transaction instanceof FeeBumpTransaction) {
+      transaction = transaction.innerTransaction;
+    }
+
     if (transaction.memo.type !== "none") {
       return;
     }
diff --git a/test/unit/server_check_memo_required_test.js b/test/unit/server_check_memo_required_test.js
index 7bc500995..73e197c63 100644
--- a/test/unit/server_check_memo_required_test.js
+++ b/test/unit/server_check_memo_required_test.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 function buildTransaction(destination, operations = [], builderOpts = {}) {
   let txBuilderOpts = {
     fee: 100,
-    networkPassphrase: StellarSdk.Networks.TESTNET
+    networkPassphrase: StellarSdk.Networks.TESTNET,
+    v1: true
   };
   Object.assign(txBuilderOpts, builderOpts);
   let keypair = StellarSdk.Keypair.random();
@@ -22,7 +23,16 @@ function buildTransaction(destination, operations = [], builderOpts = {}) {
     .build();
   transaction.sign(keypair);
 
-  return transaction;
+  if (builderOpts.feeBump) {
+    return StellarSdk.TransactionBuilder.buildFeeBumpTransaction(
+      keypair,
+      '200',
+      transaction,
+      txBuilderOpts.networkPassphrase
+    );
+  } else {
+    return transaction;
+  }
 }
 
 function buildAccount(id, data = {}) {
@@ -125,6 +135,26 @@ describe("server.js check-memo-required", function() {
         });
     });
 
+    it("fee bump - fails if memo is required", function(done) {
+      let accountId = "GAYHAAKPAQLMGIJYMIWPDWCGUCQ5LAWY4Q7Q3IKSP57O7GUPD3NEOSEA";
+      mockAccountRequest(this.axiosMock, accountId, 200, { "config.memo_required": "MQ==" });
+      let transaction = buildTransaction(accountId, [], {feeBump: true});
+
+      this.server
+        .checkMemoRequired(transaction)
+        .then(function() {
+          expect.fail("promise should have failed");
+        }, function(err) {
+          expect(err).to.be.instanceOf(StellarSdk.AccountRequiresMemoError);
+          expect(err.accountId).to.eq(accountId);
+          expect(err.operationIndex).to.eq(0);
+          done();
+        })
+        .catch(function(err) {
+          done(err);
+        });
+    });
+
     it("returns false if account doesn't exist", function(done) {
       let accountId = "GAYHAAKPAQLMGIJYMIWPDWCGUCQ5LAWY4Q7Q3IKSP57O7GUPD3NEOSEA";
       mockAccountRequest(this.axiosMock, accountId, 404, {});