diff --git a/bridges/relays/client-substrate/src/client/rpc.rs b/bridges/relays/client-substrate/src/client/rpc.rs
index 7df9aec24770..381946c614ff 100644
--- a/bridges/relays/client-substrate/src/client/rpc.rs
+++ b/bridges/relays/client-substrate/src/client/rpc.rs
@@ -91,6 +91,15 @@ struct ClientData {
 	client: Arc<WsClient>,
 }
 
+/// Already encoded value.
+struct PreEncoded(Vec<u8>);
+
+impl Encode for PreEncoded {
+	fn encode(&self) -> Vec<u8> {
+		self.0.clone()
+	}
+}
+
 impl<C: Chain> std::fmt::Debug for RpcClient<C> {
 	fn fmt(&self, fmt: &mut std::fmt::Formatter) -> std::fmt::Result {
 		fmt.write_fmt(format_args!("RpcClient<{}>", C::NAME))
@@ -430,6 +439,14 @@ impl<C: Chain> Client<C> for RpcClient<C> {
 	}
 
 	async fn submit_unsigned_extrinsic(&self, transaction: Bytes) -> Result<HashOf<C>> {
+		// one last check that the transaction is valid. Most of checks happen in the relay loop and
+		// it is the "final" check before submission.
+		let best_header_hash = self.best_header_hash().await?;
+		self.validate_transaction(best_header_hash, PreEncoded(transaction.0.clone()))
+			.await
+			.map_err(|e| Error::failed_to_submit_transaction::<C>(e))?
+			.map_err(|e| Error::failed_to_submit_transaction::<C>(Error::TransactionInvalid(e)))?;
+
 		self.jsonrpsee_execute(move |client| async move {
 			let tx_hash = SubstrateAuthorClient::<C>::submit_extrinsic(&*client, transaction)
 				.await
@@ -489,14 +506,23 @@ impl<C: Chain> Client<C> for RpcClient<C> {
 		let transaction_nonce = self.next_account_index(signer.public().into()).await?;
 		let best_header = self.best_header().await?;
 		let best_header_id = best_header.id();
+
+		let extrinsic = prepare_extrinsic(best_header_id, transaction_nonce)?;
+		let stall_timeout = transaction_stall_timeout(
+			extrinsic.era.mortality_period(),
+			C::AVERAGE_BLOCK_INTERVAL,
+			STALL_TIMEOUT,
+		);
+		let signed_extrinsic = C::sign_transaction(signing_data, extrinsic)?.encode();
+
+		// one last check that the transaction is valid. Most of checks happen in the relay loop and
+		// it is the "final" check before submission.
+		self.validate_transaction(best_header_id.hash(), PreEncoded(signed_extrinsic.clone()))
+			.await
+			.map_err(|e| Error::failed_to_submit_transaction::<C>(e))?
+			.map_err(|e| Error::failed_to_submit_transaction::<C>(Error::TransactionInvalid(e)))?;
+
 		self.jsonrpsee_execute(move |client| async move {
-			let extrinsic = prepare_extrinsic(best_header_id, transaction_nonce)?;
-			let stall_timeout = transaction_stall_timeout(
-				extrinsic.era.mortality_period(),
-				C::AVERAGE_BLOCK_INTERVAL,
-				STALL_TIMEOUT,
-			);
-			let signed_extrinsic = C::sign_transaction(signing_data, extrinsic)?.encode();
 			let tx_hash = C::Hasher::hash(&signed_extrinsic);
 			let subscription: jsonrpsee::core::client::Subscription<_> =
 				SubstrateAuthorClient::<C>::submit_and_watch_extrinsic(