diff --git a/lib/core/src/Cardano/Wallet.hs b/lib/core/src/Cardano/Wallet.hs
index 876c9bd7361..69161ca9242 100644
--- a/lib/core/src/Cardano/Wallet.hs
+++ b/lib/core/src/Cardano/Wallet.hs
@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@ import Cardano.Wallet.Primitive.Types
     , TransactionInfo (..)
     , Tx
     , TxMeta (..)
+    , TxMetadata
     , TxOut (..)
     , TxStatus (..)
     , UTxO (..)
@@ -1566,9 +1567,10 @@ signTx
     => ctx
     -> WalletId
     -> Passphrase "raw"
+    -> Maybe TxMetadata
     -> UnsignedTx
     -> ExceptT ErrSignPayment IO (Tx, TxMeta, UTCTime, SealedTx)
-signTx ctx wid pwd (UnsignedTx inpsNE outsNE) = db & \DBLayer{..} -> do
+signTx ctx wid pwd md (UnsignedTx inpsNE outsNE) = db & \DBLayer{..} -> do
     withRootKey @_ @s ctx wid pwd ErrSignPaymentWithRootKey $ \xprv scheme -> do
         let pwdP = preparePassphrase scheme pwd
         nodeTip <- withExceptT ErrSignPaymentNetwork $ currentNodeTip nl
@@ -1592,7 +1594,6 @@ signTx ctx wid pwd (UnsignedTx inpsNE outsNE) = db & \DBLayer{..} -> do
     nl = ctx ^. networkLayer @t
     inps = NE.toList inpsNE
     outs = NE.toList outsNE
-    md = Nothing -- no metadata
 
 -- | Makes a fully-resolved coin selection for the given set of payments.
 selectCoinsExternal
diff --git a/lib/core/src/Cardano/Wallet/Api/Server.hs b/lib/core/src/Cardano/Wallet/Api/Server.hs
index d3a3208003a..ad2433391ce 100644
--- a/lib/core/src/Cardano/Wallet/Api/Server.hs
+++ b/lib/core/src/Cardano/Wallet/Api/Server.hs
@@ -1224,6 +1224,7 @@ postTransaction
 postTransaction ctx genChange (ApiT wid) body = do
     let pwd = coerce $ getApiT $ body ^. #passphrase
     let outs = coerceCoin <$> (body ^. #payments)
+    let md = Nothing -- fixme: implement in #2073
 
     let selfRewardCredentials (rootK, pwdP) =
             (getRawKey $ deriveRewardAccount @k pwdP rootK, pwdP)
@@ -1251,7 +1252,7 @@ postTransaction ctx genChange (ApiT wid) body = do
         pure (selection, credentials)
 
     (tx, meta, time, wit) <- withWorkerCtx ctx wid liftE liftE $ \wrk -> liftHandler $
-        W.signPayment @_ @s @t @k wrk wid genChange credentials pwd selection
+        W.signPayment @_ @s @t @k wrk wid genChange credentials pwd md selection
 
     withWorkerCtx ctx wid liftE liftE $ \wrk -> liftHandler $
         W.submitTx @_ @s @t @k wrk wid (tx, meta, wit)
@@ -1528,7 +1529,7 @@ migrateWallet ctx (ApiT wid) migrateData = do
 
     forM migration $ \cs -> do
         (tx, meta, time, wit) <- withWorkerCtx ctx wid liftE liftE
-            $ \wrk -> liftHandler $ W.signTx @_ @s @t @k wrk wid pwd cs
+            $ \wrk -> liftHandler $ W.signTx @_ @s @t @k wrk wid pwd Nothing cs
         withWorkerCtx ctx wid liftE liftE
             $ \wrk -> liftHandler $ W.submitTx @_ @_ @t wrk wid (tx, meta, wit)
         liftIO $ mkApiTransaction