diff --git a/apps/namadillo/src/App/Ibc/IbcWithdraw.tsx b/apps/namadillo/src/App/Ibc/IbcWithdraw.tsx
index 00731c59dd..cf8a21eaba 100644
--- a/apps/namadillo/src/App/Ibc/IbcWithdraw.tsx
+++ b/apps/namadillo/src/App/Ibc/IbcWithdraw.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { IbcTransferProps } from "@namada/sdk-multicore";
 import { AccountType } from "@namada/types";
 import { mapUndefined } from "@namada/utils";
 import { routes } from "App/routes";
-import { isShieldedAddress } from "App/Transfer/common";
+import { isIbcAddress, isShieldedAddress } from "App/Transfer/common";
 import { TransferModule } from "App/Transfer/TransferModule";
 import { OnSubmitTransferParams } from "App/Transfer/types";
 import {
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import { useTransaction } from "hooks/useTransaction";
 import { useTransactionActions } from "hooks/useTransactionActions";
 import { useWalletManager } from "hooks/useWalletManager";
 import { KeplrWalletManager } from "integrations/Keplr";
+import { getChainFromAddress } from "integrations/utils";
 import invariant from "invariant";
 import { useAtom, useAtomValue } from "jotai";
 import { TransactionPair } from "lib/query";
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ export const IbcWithdraw = ({
     walletAddress: keplrAddress,
     chainId,
     registry,
+    connectToChainId,
   } = useWalletManager(keplrWalletManager);
   const transparentAccount = useAtomValue(defaultAccountAtom);
   const namadaChain = useAtomValue(chainAtom);
@@ -142,6 +144,22 @@ export const IbcWithdraw = ({
     }
   };
 
+  // Connect to IBC chain if destination address is an IBC address
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const connectIfIbc = async (address: string): Promise<void> => {
+      const chain = getChainFromAddress(address);
+      if (chain?.chain_id) {
+        try {
+          await connectToChainId(chain.chain_id);
+        } catch (error) {
+          console.error("Failed to connect to IBC chain:", error);
+        }
+      }
+    };
+
+    if (isIbcAddress(destinationAddress)) connectIfIbc(destinationAddress);
+  }, [destinationAddress]);
+
   const {
     data: ibcChannels,
     isError: unknownIbcChannels,
diff --git a/apps/namadillo/src/App/Transfer/SelectToken.tsx b/apps/namadillo/src/App/Transfer/SelectToken.tsx
index e6bc91dbad..4921bb71cd 100644
--- a/apps/namadillo/src/App/Transfer/SelectToken.tsx
+++ b/apps/namadillo/src/App/Transfer/SelectToken.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   connectedWalletsAtom,
   getChainRegistryByChainName,
   namadaRegistryChainAssetsMapAtom,
+  SUPPORTED_ASSETS_MAP,
 } from "atoms/integrations";
 import { tokenPricesFamily } from "atoms/prices/atoms";
 import clsx from "clsx";
@@ -125,6 +126,7 @@ export const SelectToken = ({
     async (token: AssetWithAmountAndChain): Promise<void> => {
       // Check if current address is Keplr and if we need to connect to specific chain for this token
       const isIbcOrKeplrToken = !isNamadaAddress(sourceAddress);
+      const destinationIsIbcOrKeplrToken = !isNamadaAddress(destinationAddress);
       // only used for IBC tokens
       let newSourceAddress: string | undefined;
       try {
@@ -163,6 +165,19 @@ export const SelectToken = ({
           } finally {
             setIsConnectingKeplr(false);
           }
+        } else if (destinationIsIbcOrKeplrToken) {
+          // Because IbcWithdraw uses registry from KeplrWalletManager, we need to connect to
+          // the source chain of the selected asset. Otherwise channels may not be correct as
+          // ibcChannelsFamily relies on connected registry.
+          const chainName = [...SUPPORTED_ASSETS_MAP.entries()].find(
+            ([_, assetSymbols]) => {
+              return assetSymbols.includes(token.asset.symbol);
+            }
+          )?.[0];
+          invariant(chainName, "Chain name not found for selected asset");
+          const registry = getChainRegistryByChainName(chainName);
+          invariant(registry, "Chain registry not found for counterparty");
+          await connectToChainId(registry.chain.chain_id);
         }
 
         onSelect?.(token, newSourceAddress);
diff --git a/apps/namadillo/src/App/Transfer/TransferLayout.tsx b/apps/namadillo/src/App/Transfer/TransferLayout.tsx
index 64b56eb6ed..8a4c856a54 100644
--- a/apps/namadillo/src/App/Transfer/TransferLayout.tsx
+++ b/apps/namadillo/src/App/Transfer/TransferLayout.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import { determineTransferType } from "./utils";
 
 export const TransferLayout: React.FC = () => {
   const keplrWalletManager = new KeplrWalletManager();
+
   const userHasAccount = useUserHasAccount();
   const [sourceAddressUrl, setSourceAddressUrl] = useUrlState("source");
   const [destinationAddressUrl, setDestinationAddressUrl] =
@@ -59,12 +60,11 @@ export const TransferLayout: React.FC = () => {
 
   // Refetch shielded balance for MASP operations
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (transferType === "shield" || transferType === "unshield") {
-      refetchShieldedBalance();
-    }
+    if (["shield", "unshield"].includes(transferType)) refetchShieldedBalance();
   }, [transferType, refetchShieldedBalance]);
 
   // Validate source address - check if it's from keyring or Keplr
+  // If not it means the address is invalid at best, poisoned at worst.
   useEffect(() => {
     const validateSourceAddress = async (): Promise<void> => {
       if (!sourceAddressUrl || !userHasAccount || !accounts) return;