diff --git a/cw_evm/lib/evm_chain_wallet.dart b/cw_evm/lib/evm_chain_wallet.dart
index ea1312e23..f60cd64e9 100644
--- a/cw_evm/lib/evm_chain_wallet.dart
+++ b/cw_evm/lib/evm_chain_wallet.dart
@@ -1004,6 +1004,10 @@ abstract class EVMChainWalletBase
       if (currencyBalance.balance < totalAmount) {
         throw EVMChainTransactionCreationException(transactionCurrency);
       }
+      if (transactionCurrency is! Erc20Token &&
+          totalAmount + estimatedFeesForTransaction > currencyBalance.balance) {
+        throw EVMChainTransactionFeesException.fromCurrency(currency.title);
+      }
     }
 
     if (transactionCurrency is Erc20Token &&