diff --git a/web3.js/src/connection.js b/web3.js/src/connection.js
index f8798a24c0..56d3367d58 100644
--- a/web3.js/src/connection.js
+++ b/web3.js/src/connection.js
@@ -3034,7 +3034,8 @@ export class Connection {
     const config: any = {encoding: 'base64'};
     const args = [encodedTransaction, config];
     const skipPreflight = options && options.skipPreflight;
-    const preflightCommitment = options && options.preflightCommitment;
+    const preflightCommitment =
+      (options && options.preflightCommitment) || this.commitment;
 
     if (skipPreflight) {
       config.skipPreflight = skipPreflight;
diff --git a/web3.js/test/connection.test.js b/web3.js/test/connection.test.js
index 9f4a9b961f..b237f00ed1 100644
--- a/web3.js/test/connection.test.js
+++ b/web3.js/test/connection.test.js
@@ -1361,6 +1361,25 @@ describe('Connection', () => {
         ).to.be.rejected;
       });
     });
+
+    it('consistent preflightCommitment', async () => {
+      const connection = new Connection(url, 'singleGossip');
+      const sender = new Account();
+      const recipient = new Account();
+      let signature = await connection.requestAirdrop(
+        sender.publicKey,
+        2 * LAMPORTS_PER_SOL,
+      );
+      await connection.confirmTransaction(signature, 'singleGossip');
+      const transaction = new Transaction().add(
+        SystemProgram.transfer({
+          fromPubkey: sender.publicKey,
+          toPubkey: recipient.publicKey,
+          lamports: LAMPORTS_PER_SOL,
+        }),
+      );
+      await sendAndConfirmTransaction(connection, transaction, [sender]);
+    });
   }
 
   it('get largest accounts', async () => {