diff --git a/protocol/testutil/sdk/tx/tx.go b/protocol/testutil/sdk/tx/tx.go
index 46e9ecfb47..0a8f3debcd 100644
--- a/protocol/testutil/sdk/tx/tx.go
+++ b/protocol/testutil/sdk/tx/tx.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package tx
 
 import (
 	"context"
+
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client/tx"
 	cryptotypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/crypto/types"
@@ -18,10 +19,12 @@ func CreateTestTx(
 	accSeqs []uint64,
 	chainID string,
 	msgs []sdk.Msg,
+	timeoutHeight uint64,
 ) (xauthsigning.Tx, error) {
 	encodingConfig := app.GetEncodingConfig()
 	clientCtx := client.Context{}.WithTxConfig(encodingConfig.TxConfig)
 	txBuilder := clientCtx.TxConfig.NewTxBuilder()
+	txBuilder.SetTimeoutHeight(timeoutHeight)
 	err := txBuilder.SetMsgs(msgs...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/protocol/x/clob/ante/clob.go b/protocol/x/clob/ante/clob.go
index 8578f179f5..d2f9fafcda 100644
--- a/protocol/x/clob/ante/clob.go
+++ b/protocol/x/clob/ante/clob.go
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ import (
 	satypes "github.com/dydxprotocol/v4-chain/protocol/x/subaccounts/types"
 )
 
+var (
+	timeoutHeightLogKey = "TimeoutHeight"
+)
+
 // ClobDecorator is an AnteDecorator which is responsible for:
 //   - adding short term order placements and cancelations to the in-memory orderbook (`CheckTx` only).
 //   - adding stateful order placements and cancelations to state (`CheckTx` and `RecheckTx` only).
@@ -106,6 +110,20 @@ func (cd ClobDecorator) AnteHandle(
 				return next(ctx, tx, simulate)
 			}
 
+			// HOTFIX: Ignore any short-term place orders in a transaction with a timeout height.
+			if timeoutHeight := GetTimeoutHeight(tx); timeoutHeight > 0 && ctx.IsCheckTx() {
+				log.InfoLog(
+					ctx,
+					"Rejected short-term place order with non-zero timeout height",
+					timeoutHeightLogKey,
+					timeoutHeight,
+				)
+				return ctx, errorsmod.Wrap(
+					sdkerrors.ErrInvalidRequest,
+					"a short term place order message may not have a non-zero timeout height, use goodTilBlock instead",
+				)
+			}
+
 			var orderSizeOptimisticallyFilledFromMatchingQuantums satypes.BaseQuantums
 			var status types.OrderStatus
 			// Note that `msg.ValidateBasic` is called before all AnteHandlers.
@@ -239,3 +257,15 @@ func IsShortTermClobMsgTx(ctx sdk.Context, tx sdk.Tx) (bool, error) {
 
 	return true, nil
 }
+
+// GetTimeoutHeight returns the timeout height of a transaction. If the transaction does not have
+// a timeout height, return 0.
+func GetTimeoutHeight(tx sdk.Tx) uint64 {
+	timeoutTx, ok := tx.(sdk.TxWithTimeoutHeight)
+	if !ok {
+		return 0
+	}
+
+	timeoutHeight := timeoutTx.GetTimeoutHeight()
+	return timeoutHeight
+}
diff --git a/protocol/x/clob/ante/clob_test.go b/protocol/x/clob/ante/clob_test.go
index 7aa69aa6b3..141d330f05 100644
--- a/protocol/x/clob/ante/clob_test.go
+++ b/protocol/x/clob/ante/clob_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package ante_test
 import (
 	"testing"
 
+	errorsmod "cosmossdk.io/errors"
 	"cosmossdk.io/log"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec"
 	codectypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec/types"
@@ -28,7 +29,9 @@ type TestCase struct {
 	useWithIsCheckTxContext   bool
 	useWithIsRecheckTxContext bool
 	isSimulate                bool
+	timeoutHeight             uint64
 	expectedErr               error
+	additionalAssertions      func(ctx sdk.Context, mck *mocks.ClobKeeper)
 }
 
 func runTestCase(t *testing.T, tc TestCase) {
@@ -60,7 +63,7 @@ func runTestCase(t *testing.T, tc TestCase) {
 	// Create Test Transaction.
 	priv1, _, _ := testdata.KeyTestPubAddr()
 	privs, accNums, accSeqs := []cryptotypes.PrivKey{priv1}, []uint64{0}, []uint64{0}
-	tx, err := txtest.CreateTestTx(privs, accNums, accSeqs, "dydx", tc.msgs)
+	tx, err := txtest.CreateTestTx(privs, accNums, accSeqs, "dydx", tc.msgs, tc.timeoutHeight)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	// Call Antehandler.
@@ -76,6 +79,10 @@ func runTestCase(t *testing.T, tc TestCase) {
 	// Assert mock expectations.
 	result := mockClobKeeper.AssertExpectations(t)
 	require.True(t, result)
+
+	if tc.additionalAssertions != nil {
+		tc.additionalAssertions(ctx, mockClobKeeper)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestClobDecorator_MsgPlaceOrder(t *testing.T) {
@@ -215,6 +222,26 @@ func TestClobDecorator_MsgPlaceOrder(t *testing.T) {
 			useWithIsCheckTxContext: true,
 			expectedErr:             sdkerrors.ErrInvalidRequest,
 		},
+		// Test for hotfix.
+		"PlaceShortTermOrder is not called on keeper CheckTx if transaction timeout height is non-zero": {
+			msgs:                      []sdk.Msg{constants.Msg_PlaceOrder},
+			useWithIsCheckTxContext:   true,
+			useWithIsRecheckTxContext: false,
+			isSimulate:                false,
+			expectedErr: errorsmod.Wrap(
+				sdkerrors.ErrInvalidRequest,
+				"a short term place order message may not have a non-zero timeout height, use goodTilBlock instead",
+			),
+			timeoutHeight: 1,
+			additionalAssertions: func(ctx sdk.Context, mck *mocks.ClobKeeper) {
+				mck.AssertNotCalled(
+					t,
+					"PlaceShortTermOrder",
+					ctx,
+					constants.Msg_PlaceOrder,
+				)
+			},
+		},
 	}
 
 	// Run tests.