diff --git a/crates/wallet/src/wallet/coin_selection.rs b/crates/wallet/src/wallet/coin_selection.rs
index 4429fae7..bbad2d84 100644
--- a/crates/wallet/src/wallet/coin_selection.rs
+++ b/crates/wallet/src/wallet/coin_selection.rs
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ fn calculate_cs_result(
 /// Remove duplicate UTXOs.
 ///
 /// If a UTXO appears in both `required` and `optional`, the appearance in `required` is kept.
-pub(crate) fn filter_duplicates<I>(required: I, optional: I) -> (I, I)
+pub fn filter_duplicates<I>(required: I, optional: I) -> (I, I)
 where
     I: IntoIterator<Item = WeightedUtxo> + FromIterator<WeightedUtxo>,
 {
diff --git a/crates/wallet/src/wallet/mod.rs b/crates/wallet/src/wallet/mod.rs
index 2e068a95..fea34bd8 100644
--- a/crates/wallet/src/wallet/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/wallet/src/wallet/mod.rs
@@ -1989,7 +1989,7 @@ impl Wallet {
 
     /// Given the options returns the list of utxos that must be used to form the
     /// transaction and any further that may be used if needed.
-    fn preselect_utxos(
+    pub fn preselect_utxos(
         &self,
         params: &TxParams,
         current_height: Option<u32>,
diff --git a/crates/wallet/src/wallet/tx_builder.rs b/crates/wallet/src/wallet/tx_builder.rs
index 868d51df..aeb76d3b 100644
--- a/crates/wallet/src/wallet/tx_builder.rs
+++ b/crates/wallet/src/wallet/tx_builder.rs
@@ -111,21 +111,21 @@ use crate::{KeychainKind, LocalOutput, Utxo, WeightedUtxo};
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct TxBuilder<'a, Cs> {
     pub(crate) wallet: &'a mut Wallet,
-    pub(crate) params: TxParams,
+    pub params: TxParams,
     pub(crate) coin_selection: Cs,
 }
 
 /// The parameters for transaction creation sans coin selection algorithm.
 //TODO: TxParams should eventually be exposed publicly.
 #[derive(Default, Debug, Clone)]
-pub(crate) struct TxParams {
+pub struct TxParams {
     pub(crate) recipients: Vec<(ScriptBuf, Amount)>,
     pub(crate) drain_wallet: bool,
     pub(crate) drain_to: Option<ScriptBuf>,
     pub(crate) fee_policy: Option<FeePolicy>,
     pub(crate) internal_policy_path: Option<BTreeMap<String, Vec<usize>>>,
     pub(crate) external_policy_path: Option<BTreeMap<String, Vec<usize>>>,
-    pub(crate) utxos: Vec<WeightedUtxo>,
+    pub utxos: Vec<WeightedUtxo>,
     pub(crate) unspendable: HashSet<OutPoint>,
     pub(crate) manually_selected_only: bool,
     pub(crate) sighash: Option<psbt::PsbtSighashType>,
diff --git a/crates/wallet/tests/wallet.rs b/crates/wallet/tests/wallet.rs
index dcc8030b..b26c711a 100644
--- a/crates/wallet/tests/wallet.rs
+++ b/crates/wallet/tests/wallet.rs
@@ -819,6 +819,44 @@ fn test_create_tx_drain_wallet_and_drain_to_and_with_recipient() {
     );
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn filter_candidate_utxos_twice() {
+    use bdk_wallet::TxParams;
+    use bdk_wallet::{Utxo, WeightedUtxo};
+    let (wallet, _) = get_funded_wallet_wpkh();
+
+    let ((required_v1, optional_v1), last_utxo) = {
+        let utxos: Vec<_> = wallet.list_unspent().map(|u| u.outpoint).collect();
+        let mut params = TxParams::default();
+        let last_utxo = wallet.get_utxo(*utxos.last().unwrap()).unwrap();
+        let descriptor = wallet.public_descriptor(last_utxo.keychain);
+        let satisfaction_weight = descriptor.max_weight_to_satisfy().unwrap();
+        params.utxos.push(WeightedUtxo {
+            satisfaction_weight,
+            utxo: Utxo::Local(last_utxo.clone()),
+        });
+        (wallet.preselect_utxos(&params, None), last_utxo)
+    };
+
+    let ((required_v3, optional_v3), optional_v2) = {
+        use bdk_wallet::coin_selection;
+
+        let descriptor = wallet.public_descriptor(last_utxo.keychain);
+        let satisfaction_weight = descriptor.max_weight_to_satisfy().unwrap();
+        let mut optional_v2 = optional_v1.clone();
+        optional_v2.push(WeightedUtxo {
+            satisfaction_weight,
+            utxo: Utxo::Local(last_utxo),
+        });
+        (coin_selection::filter_duplicates(required_v1.clone(), optional_v2.clone()), optional_v2)
+    };
+
+    assert_eq!(required_v1, required_v3);
+    assert!(optional_v1 != optional_v2);
+    assert_eq!(optional_v1, optional_v3);
+}
+
+
 #[test]
 fn test_create_tx_drain_to_and_utxos() {
     let (mut wallet, _) = get_funded_wallet_wpkh();