diff --git a/packages/hdwallet-provider/package.json b/packages/hdwallet-provider/package.json
index 2101ae31647..58bc7c4d821 100644
--- a/packages/hdwallet-provider/package.json
+++ b/packages/hdwallet-provider/package.json
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@
     "ganache-core": "2.13.0",
     "mocha": "8.1.2",
     "ts-node": "^9.0.0",
-    "typescript": "^4.1.4"
+    "typescript": "^4.1.4",
+    "web3": "1.5.3"
   },
   "keywords": [
     "etheruem",
diff --git a/packages/hdwallet-provider/src/constructor/Constructor.ts b/packages/hdwallet-provider/src/constructor/Constructor.ts
index 6bdd7469ab8..29284e4004c 100644
--- a/packages/hdwallet-provider/src/constructor/Constructor.ts
+++ b/packages/hdwallet-provider/src/constructor/Constructor.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import type {
   MnemonicPhrase,
   PrivateKey,
   Provider,
+  ProviderUrl,
   ProviderOrUrl,
   AddressIndex,
   NumberOfAddresses,
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ export type InputSigningAuthority =
 export interface CommonOptions {
   providerOrUrl?: ProviderOrUrl;
   provider?: Provider;
-  url?: string;
+  url?: ProviderUrl;
   addressIndex?: AddressIndex;
   numberOfAddresses?: NumberOfAddresses;
   shareNonce?: ShareNonce;
diff --git a/packages/hdwallet-provider/src/constructor/types.ts b/packages/hdwallet-provider/src/constructor/types.ts
index 791f2b0d05f..9f470433eff 100644
--- a/packages/hdwallet-provider/src/constructor/types.ts
+++ b/packages/hdwallet-provider/src/constructor/types.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,15 @@ export interface Mnemonic {
   phrase: MnemonicPhrase;
   password?: MnemonicPassword;
 }
+import type { Provider as LegacyProvider } from "web3/providers";
+type Eip1193Provider = {
+  request: (options: {
+    method: string;
+    params?: unknown[] | object;
+  }) => Promise<any>;
+};
 export type PrivateKey = string;
-export type Provider = any;
+export type Provider = LegacyProvider | Eip1193Provider;
 export type ProviderUrl = string;
 export type ProviderOrUrl = Provider | ProviderUrl;
 export type AddressIndex = number;
diff --git a/packages/hdwallet-provider/src/index.ts b/packages/hdwallet-provider/src/index.ts
index 12bf49fcbba..d4ea45af35b 100644
--- a/packages/hdwallet-provider/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/hdwallet-provider/src/index.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ class HDWalletProvider {
 
   constructor(...args: ConstructorArguments) {
     const {
-      providerOrUrl, // required
+      provider,
+      url,
+      providerOrUrl,
       addressIndex = 0,
       numberOfAddresses = 10,
       shareNonce = true,
@@ -78,11 +80,21 @@ class HDWalletProvider {
       pollingInterval
     });
 
-    if (!HDWalletProvider.isValidProvider(providerOrUrl)) {
+    let providerToUse;
+    if (HDWalletProvider.isValidProvider(provider)) {
+      providerToUse = provider;
+    } else if (HDWalletProvider.isValidProvider(url)) {
+      providerToUse = url;
+    } else {
+      providerToUse = providerOrUrl;
+    }
+
+    if (!HDWalletProvider.isValidProvider(providerToUse)) {
       throw new Error(
         [
-          `Malformed provider URL: '${providerOrUrl}'`,
-          "Please specify a correct URL, using the http, https, ws, or wss protocol.",
+          `No provider or an invalid provider was specified: '${providerToUse}'`,
+          "Please specify a valid provider or URL, using the http, https, " +
+          "ws, or wss protocol.",
           ""
         ].join("\n")
       );
@@ -219,8 +231,8 @@ class HDWalletProvider {
       : this.engine.addProvider(singletonNonceSubProvider);
 
     this.engine.addProvider(new FiltersSubprovider());
-    if (typeof providerOrUrl === "string") {
-      const url = providerOrUrl;
+    if (typeof providerToUse === "string") {
+      const url = providerToUse;
 
       const providerProtocol = (
         Url.parse(url).protocol || "http:"
@@ -235,8 +247,7 @@ class HDWalletProvider {
           this.engine.addProvider(new RpcProvider({ rpcUrl: url }));
       }
     } else {
-      const provider = providerOrUrl;
-      this.engine.addProvider(new ProviderSubprovider(provider));
+      this.engine.addProvider(new ProviderSubprovider(providerToUse));
     }
 
     // Required by the provider engine.
@@ -356,15 +367,20 @@ class HDWalletProvider {
     return this.addresses;
   }
 
-  public static isValidProvider(provider: string | any): boolean {
-    const validProtocols = ["http:", "https:", "ws:", "wss:"];
-
+  public static isValidProvider(provider: any): boolean {
+    if (!provider) return false;
     if (typeof provider === "string") {
+      const validProtocols = ["http:", "https:", "ws:", "wss:"];
       const url = Url.parse(provider.toLowerCase());
       return !!(validProtocols.includes(url.protocol || "") && url.slashes);
+    } else if ("request" in provider) {
+      // provider is an 1193 provider
+      return true;
+    } else if ("send" in provider) {
+      // provider is a "legacy" provider
+      return true;
     }
-
-    return true;
+    return false;
   }
 }