diff --git a/src/chain.rs b/src/chain.rs
index 51925ec841..8145578ea6 100644
--- a/src/chain.rs
+++ b/src/chain.rs
@@ -66,6 +66,13 @@ impl Chain {
       Self::Regtest => data_dir.join("regtest"),
     }
   }
+
+  pub(crate) fn check_address_is_valid_for_network(self, address: &Address) -> Result {
+    if !address.is_valid_for_network(self.network()) {
+      bail!("Address `{address}` is not valid for {self}");
+    }
+    Ok(())
+  }
 }
 
 impl Display for Chain {
diff --git a/src/subcommand/wallet/inscribe.rs b/src/subcommand/wallet/inscribe.rs
index 1df5c15061..9f9c9bf1fb 100644
--- a/src/subcommand/wallet/inscribe.rs
+++ b/src/subcommand/wallet/inscribe.rs
@@ -67,10 +67,15 @@ impl Inscribe {
 
     let commit_tx_change = [get_change_address(&client)?, get_change_address(&client)?];
 
-    let reveal_tx_destination = self
-      .destination
-      .map(Ok)
-      .unwrap_or_else(|| get_change_address(&client))?;
+    let reveal_tx_destination = match self.destination {
+      Some(address) => {
+        options
+          .chain()
+          .check_address_is_valid_for_network(&address)?;
+        address
+      }
+      None => get_change_address(&client)?,
+    };
 
     let (unsigned_commit_tx, reveal_tx, recovery_key_pair) =
       Inscribe::create_inscription_transactions(
diff --git a/src/subcommand/wallet/send.rs b/src/subcommand/wallet/send.rs
index 85a22f3c09..b0622150b4 100644
--- a/src/subcommand/wallet/send.rs
+++ b/src/subcommand/wallet/send.rs
@@ -15,13 +15,9 @@ pub struct Output {
 
 impl Send {
   pub(crate) fn run(self, options: Options) -> Result {
-    if !self.address.is_valid_for_network(options.chain().network()) {
-      bail!(
-        "Address `{}` is not valid for {}",
-        self.address,
-        options.chain()
-      );
-    }
+    options
+      .chain()
+      .check_address_is_valid_for_network(&self.address)?;
 
     let index = Index::open(&options)?;
     index.update()?;
diff --git a/tests/wallet/inscribe.rs b/tests/wallet/inscribe.rs
index 50ecca7dda..22b300791c 100644
--- a/tests/wallet/inscribe.rs
+++ b/tests/wallet/inscribe.rs
@@ -389,6 +389,22 @@ fn inscribe_to_specific_destination() {
   );
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn inscribe_to_address_on_different_network() {
+  let rpc_server = test_bitcoincore_rpc::spawn();
+  create_wallet(&rpc_server);
+  rpc_server.mine_blocks(1);
+
+  CommandBuilder::new(
+    "wallet inscribe --destination tb1qsgx55dp6gn53tsmyjjv4c2ye403hgxynxs0dnm degenerate.png --fee-rate 1"
+  )
+  .write("degenerate.png", [1; 520])
+  .rpc_server(&rpc_server)
+  .expected_exit_code(1)
+  .stderr_regex("error: Address `tb1qsgx55dp6gn53tsmyjjv4c2ye403hgxynxs0dnm` is not valid for mainnet\n")
+  .run();
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn inscribe_with_no_limit() {
   let rpc_server = test_bitcoincore_rpc::spawn();