diff --git a/lmdb.h b/lmdb.h
index 2fc1e314..05c86ed4 100644
--- a/lmdb.h
+++ b/lmdb.h
@@ -475,8 +475,10 @@ typedef enum MDB_cursor_op {
 #define MDB_BAD_VALSIZE		(-30781)
 	/** The specified DBI was changed unexpectedly */
 #define MDB_BAD_DBI		(-30780)
+	/** Unexpected problem - txn should abort */
+#define MDB_PROBLEM		(-30779)
 	/** The last defined error code */
-#define MDB_LAST_ERRCODE	MDB_BAD_DBI
+#define MDB_LAST_ERRCODE	MDB_PROBLEM
 /** @} */
 
 /** @brief Statistics for a database in the environment */
diff --git a/mdb.c b/mdb.c
index 93840cab..43fb7dbe 100644
--- a/mdb.c
+++ b/mdb.c
@@ -1181,6 +1181,7 @@ static char *const mdb_errstr[] = {
 	"MDB_BAD_TXN: Transaction must abort, has a child, or is invalid",
 	"MDB_BAD_VALSIZE: Unsupported size of key/DB name/data, or wrong DUPFIXED size",
 	"MDB_BAD_DBI: The specified DBI handle was closed/changed unexpectedly",
+	"MDB_PROBLEM: Unexpected problem - txn should abort",
 };
 
 char * __cold
@@ -1640,7 +1641,7 @@ mdb_page_loose(MDB_cursor *mc, MDB_page *mp)
 					if (unlikely(mp != dl[x].mptr)) { /* bad cursor? */
 						mc->mc_flags &= ~(C_INITIALIZED|C_EOF);
 						txn->mt_flags |= MDB_TXN_ERROR;
-						return MDB_CORRUPTED;
+						return MDB_PROBLEM;
 					}
 					/* ok, it's ours */
 					loose = 1;
@@ -2490,7 +2491,7 @@ mdb_page_touch(MDB_cursor *mc)
 				if (unlikely(mp != dl[x].mptr)) { /* bad cursor? */
 					mc->mc_flags &= ~(C_INITIALIZED|C_EOF);
 					txn->mt_flags |= MDB_TXN_ERROR;
-					return MDB_CORRUPTED;
+					return MDB_PROBLEM;
 				}
 				return 0;
 			}
@@ -5664,7 +5665,7 @@ mdb_ovpage_free(MDB_cursor *mc, MDB_page *mp)
 				j = ++(dl[0].mid);
 				dl[j] = ix;		/* Unsorted. OK when MDB_TXN_ERROR. */
 				txn->mt_flags |= MDB_TXN_ERROR;
-				return MDB_CORRUPTED;
+				return MDB_PROBLEM;
 			}
 		}
 		txn->mt_dirty_room++;
@@ -7030,7 +7031,7 @@ put_sub:
 		return rc;
 bad_sub:
 		if (unlikely(rc == MDB_KEYEXIST))	/* should not happen, we deleted that item */
-			rc = MDB_CORRUPTED;
+			rc = MDB_PROBLEM;
 	}
 	mc->mc_txn->mt_flags |= MDB_TXN_ERROR;
 	return rc;