diff --git a/app/static/i18n.js b/app/static/i18n.js
index a5ad134..6dbe1ad 100644
--- a/app/static/i18n.js
+++ b/app/static/i18n.js
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ const TRANSLATIONS = {
     'error.already_betting': 'You already have an active bet in the current round.',
     'error.insufficient_balance': 'Insufficient balance.',
     'error.amount_below_network_fee': 'The amount is too small to cover the network fee.',
+    'error.invalid_address': 'Not a valid PLM address (it must start with plm1q…).',
     'error.amount_below_minimum': 'The minimum withdrawal amount is {minimum_plm} PLM.',
     'error.current_password_incorrect': 'The current password is incorrect.',
     'error.password_too_short': 'The new password must be at least {minimum} characters.',
@@ -251,6 +252,7 @@ const TRANSLATIONS = {
     'error.already_betting': 'Hai già una bet attiva nel round corrente.',
     'error.insufficient_balance': 'Saldo insufficiente.',
     'error.amount_below_network_fee': "L'importo è troppo basso per coprire la fee di rete.",
+    'error.invalid_address': 'Indirizzo PLM non valido (deve iniziare con plm1q…).',
     'error.amount_below_minimum': "L'importo minimo di prelievo è {minimum_plm} PLM.",
     'error.current_password_incorrect': 'La password attuale non è corretta.',
     'error.password_too_short': 'La nuova password deve avere almeno {minimum} caratteri.',
@@ -380,6 +382,7 @@ const TRANSLATIONS = {
     'error.already_betting': 'Ya tienes una apuesta activa en la ronda actual.',
     'error.insufficient_balance': 'Saldo insuficiente.',
     'error.amount_below_network_fee': 'El importe es demasiado pequeño para cubrir la comisión de red.',
+    'error.invalid_address': 'Dirección PLM no válida (debe empezar por plm1q…).',
     'error.amount_below_minimum': 'El importe mínimo de retiro es {minimum_plm} PLM.',
     'error.current_password_incorrect': 'La contraseña actual no es correcta.',
     'error.password_too_short': 'La nueva contraseña debe tener al menos {minimum} caracteres.',
@@ -509,6 +512,7 @@ const TRANSLATIONS = {
     'error.already_betting': 'Vous avez déjà une mise active dans le round en cours.',
     'error.insufficient_balance': 'Solde insuffisant.',
     'error.amount_below_network_fee': 'Le montant est trop faible pour couvrir les frais de réseau.',
+    'error.invalid_address': 'Adresse PLM invalide (elle doit commencer par plm1q…).',
     'error.amount_below_minimum': 'Le montant minimum de retrait est de {minimum_plm} PLM.',
     'error.current_password_incorrect': "Le mot de passe actuel n'est pas correct.",
     'error.password_too_short': 'Le nouveau mot de passe doit comporter au moins {minimum} caractères.',
@@ -638,6 +642,7 @@ const TRANSLATIONS = {
     'error.already_betting': 'Du hast bereits eine aktive Wette in der laufenden Runde.',
     'error.insufficient_balance': 'Nicht genügend Guthaben.',
     'error.amount_below_network_fee': 'Der Betrag ist zu klein, um die Netzwerkgebühr zu decken.',
+    'error.invalid_address': 'Keine gültige PLM-Adresse (sie muss mit plm1q… beginnen).',
     'error.amount_below_minimum': 'Der Mindestauszahlungsbetrag beträgt {minimum_plm} PLM.',
     'error.current_password_incorrect': 'Das aktuelle Passwort ist nicht korrekt.',
     'error.password_too_short': 'Das neue Passwort muss mindestens {minimum} Zeichen lang sein.',
@@ -767,6 +772,7 @@ const TRANSLATIONS = {
     'error.already_betting': 'У вас уже есть активная ставка в текущем раунде.',
     'error.insufficient_balance': 'Недостаточно средств.',
     'error.amount_below_network_fee': 'Сумма слишком мала, чтобы покрыть комиссию сети.',
+    'error.invalid_address': 'Некорректный адрес PLM (он должен начинаться с plm1q…).',
     'error.amount_below_minimum': 'Минимальная сумма вывода — {minimum_plm} PLM.',
     'error.current_password_incorrect': 'Текущий пароль указан неверно.',
     'error.password_too_short': 'Новый пароль должен содержать не менее {minimum} символов.',
@@ -896,6 +902,7 @@ const TRANSLATIONS = {
     'error.already_betting': '你在当前回合已有一笔有效下注。',
     'error.insufficient_balance': '余额不足。',
     'error.amount_below_network_fee': '金额太小，不足以支付网络手续费。',
+    'error.invalid_address': 'PLM 地址无效（必须以 plm1q… 开头）。',
     'error.amount_below_minimum': '最低提现金额为 {minimum_plm} PLM。',
     'error.current_password_incorrect': '当前密码不正确。',
     'error.password_too_short': '新密码长度至少需要 {minimum} 个字符。',
diff --git a/app/wallet/address.py b/app/wallet/address.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a7bae9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/wallet/address.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+"""Validation for PLM addresses supplied by the user (withdrawal destinations).
+
+embit's `Script.from_address` accepts a well-formed bech32 address from *any*
+chain — a Bitcoin `bc1...` parses fine and yields a perfectly valid witness
+program — so parse-success alone is not a sufficient check here: a withdrawal
+to a `bc1...` address would build, sign and broadcast normally on PLM and land
+on a script nobody holds the key for. The HRP check below is what makes the
+destination actually PLM, and it matches what the withdrawal form already
+tells the user (bech32 `plm1q...` only).
+"""
+
+from embit import script
+from embit.base import EmbitError
+
+from app.wallet.plm_network import PLM_MAINNET
+
+_BECH32_PREFIX = PLM_MAINNET["bech32"] + "1"
+
+
+def is_valid_plm_address(address: str) -> bool:
+    if not address.startswith(_BECH32_PREFIX):
+        return False
+    try:
+        script.Script.from_address(address)
+    except EmbitError:
+        return False
+    return True
diff --git a/app/withdrawals/service.py b/app/withdrawals/service.py
index ba770c5..45a9538 100644
--- a/app/withdrawals/service.py
+++ b/app/withdrawals/service.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from app.db.models import PendingTransaction, User, UtxoEvent, Withdrawal
 from app.electrum.client import ElectrumClient
 from app.rounds.config import get_round_config
 from app.rounds.events import broadcaster
+from app.wallet.address import is_valid_plm_address
 from app.wallet.balance import recompute_balance
 from app.wallet.hd import derive_user_key
 from app.wallet.psbt_builder import InsufficientFundsError, Utxo, build_signed_transaction
@@ -20,6 +21,12 @@ class WithdrawalError(ApiError):
 async def request_withdrawal(
     session: AsyncSession, client: ElectrumClient, user: User, external_address: str, amount_sats: int
 ) -> Withdrawal:
+    # Checked before anything else: an address from another chain parses fine as a
+    # witness program (see wallet/address.py), so without this the tx would build,
+    # broadcast and be irrecoverable rather than fail.
+    if not is_valid_plm_address(external_address):
+        raise WithdrawalError("invalid_address", "not a valid PLM bech32 address")
+
     config = await get_round_config(session)
     if amount_sats < config.bet_amount_sats:
         raise WithdrawalError(
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_withdrawals.py b/tests/unit/test_withdrawals.py
index b765607..dda3e48 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_withdrawals.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_withdrawals.py
@@ -97,3 +97,28 @@ async def test_withdrawal_rejects_insufficient_balance(session_factory):
         user = await session.get(User, user_id)
         with pytest.raises(WithdrawalError, match="insufficient balance"):
             await request_withdrawal(session, client, user, EXTERNAL_ADDRESS, BET_AMOUNT_SATS)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "address",
+    [
+        "bc1qw508d6qejxtdg4y5r3zarvary0c5xw7kv8f3t4",  # valid bech32, wrong chain
+        "plm1qbogus",  # right HRP, broken checksum
+        "not-an-address",
+    ],
+)
+async def test_withdrawal_rejects_non_plm_address(session_factory, address):
+    """The bc1 case is the one that matters: embit parses it into a perfectly
+    valid witness program, so without the HRP check the withdrawal would build,
+    sign and broadcast on PLM, sending the funds somewhere nobody holds a key
+    for. It has to fail before a single UTXO is touched."""
+    user_id = await _make_funded_user(session_factory, 3, 2_000_000_000)
+    client = FakeElectrumClient()
+
+    async with session_factory() as session:
+        user = await session.get(User, user_id)
+        with pytest.raises(WithdrawalError) as exc_info:
+            await request_withdrawal(session, client, user, address, BET_AMOUNT_SATS)
+
+    assert exc_info.value.code == "invalid_address"
+    assert not client.broadcasted