diff --git a/src/chain.rs b/src/chain.rs
index c39fc93111..0137c56e72 100644
--- a/src/chain.rs
+++ b/src/chain.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ pub(crate) enum Chain {
 }
 
 impl Chain {
-  fn network(self) -> bitcoin::Network {
+  pub(crate) fn network(self) -> bitcoin::Network {
     match self {
       Self::Mainnet => bitcoin::Network::Bitcoin,
       Self::Testnet => bitcoin::Network::Testnet,
diff --git a/src/subcommand/wallet/send.rs b/src/subcommand/wallet/send.rs
index 91e447eee8..76f6bed168 100644
--- a/src/subcommand/wallet/send.rs
+++ b/src/subcommand/wallet/send.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@ impl Send {
   pub(crate) fn run(self, options: Options) -> Result {
     let client = options.bitcoin_rpc_client_for_wallet_command("ord wallet send")?;
 
+    if !self.address.is_valid_for_network(options.chain.network()) {
+      bail!(
+        "Address `{}` is not valid for {}",
+        self.address,
+        options.chain
+      );
+    }
+
     let index = Index::open(&options)?;
     index.index()?;
 
diff --git a/tests/wallet.rs b/tests/wallet.rs
index 6026802b70..43ab9fcc5b 100644
--- a/tests/wallet.rs
+++ b/tests/wallet.rs
@@ -53,9 +53,25 @@ fn send_on_mainnnet_refuses_to_work_with_wallet_name_foo() {
   let rpc_server = test_bitcoincore_rpc::spawn_with(Network::Bitcoin, "foo");
   rpc_server.mine_blocks(1);
 
+  CommandBuilder::new(
+    "wallet send 5000000000 bc1qzjeg3h996kw24zrg69nge97fw8jc4v7v7yznftzk06j3429t52vse9tkp9",
+  )
+  .rpc_server(&rpc_server)
+  .expected_stderr("error: `ord wallet send` may only be used on mainnet with a wallet named `ord` or whose name starts with `ord-`\n")
+  .expected_exit_code(1)
+  .run();
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn send_addresses_must_be_valid_for_network() {
+  let rpc_server = test_bitcoincore_rpc::spawn_with(Network::Bitcoin, "ord");
+  rpc_server.mine_blocks_with_subsidy(1, 1_000_000);
+
   CommandBuilder::new("wallet send 5000000000 tb1qx4gf3ya0cxfcwydpq8vr2lhrysneuj5d7lqatw")
     .rpc_server(&rpc_server)
-    .expected_stderr("error: `ord wallet send` may only be used on mainnet with a wallet named `ord` or whose name starts with `ord-`\n")
+    .expected_stderr(
+      "error: Address `tb1qx4gf3ya0cxfcwydpq8vr2lhrysneuj5d7lqatw` is not valid for mainnet\n",
+    )
     .expected_exit_code(1)
     .run();
 }
@@ -66,7 +82,7 @@ fn send_on_mainnnet_works_with_wallet_named_ord() {
   rpc_server.mine_blocks_with_subsidy(1, 1_000_000);
 
   let output =
-    CommandBuilder::new("wallet send 5000000000 tb1qx4gf3ya0cxfcwydpq8vr2lhrysneuj5d7lqatw")
+    CommandBuilder::new("wallet send 5000000000 bc1qxy2kgdygjrsqtzq2n0yrf2493p83kkfjhx0wlh")
       .rpc_server(&rpc_server)
       .stdout_regex(r".*")
       .run();
@@ -81,7 +97,7 @@ fn send_on_mainnnet_works_with_wallet_whose_name_starts_with_ord() {
   rpc_server.mine_blocks_with_subsidy(1, 1_000_000);
 
   let output =
-    CommandBuilder::new("wallet send 5000000000 tb1qx4gf3ya0cxfcwydpq8vr2lhrysneuj5d7lqatw")
+    CommandBuilder::new("wallet send 5000000000 bc1qxy2kgdygjrsqtzq2n0yrf2493p83kkfjhx0wlh")
       .rpc_server(&rpc_server)
       .stdout_regex(r".*")
       .run();
@@ -95,7 +111,7 @@ fn send_on_mainnnet_refuses_to_work_with_wallet_with_high_balance() {
   let rpc_server = test_bitcoincore_rpc::spawn_with(Network::Bitcoin, "ord");
   rpc_server.mine_blocks_with_subsidy(1, 1_000_001);
 
-  CommandBuilder::new("wallet send 5000000000 tb1qx4gf3ya0cxfcwydpq8vr2lhrysneuj5d7lqatw")
+  CommandBuilder::new("wallet send 5000000000 bc1qxy2kgdygjrsqtzq2n0yrf2493p83kkfjhx0wlh")
     .rpc_server(&rpc_server)
     .expected_stderr(
       "error: `ord wallet send` may not be used on mainnet with wallets containing more than 1,000,000 sats\n",