diff --git a/modules/apps/transfer/types/msgs.go b/modules/apps/transfer/types/msgs.go
index 93558d313d6..eaa56048c4b 100644
--- a/modules/apps/transfer/types/msgs.go
+++ b/modules/apps/transfer/types/msgs.go
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@ import (
 	ibcerrors "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v8/modules/core/errors"
 )
 
-const MaximumMemoLength = 32768 // maximum length of the memo in bytes
+const (
+	MaximumReceiverLength = 2048  // maximum length of the receiver address in bytes
+	MaximumMemoLength     = 32768 // maximum length of the memo in bytes
+)
 
 var (
 	_ sdk.Msg              = (*MsgUpdateParams)(nil)
@@ -93,6 +96,9 @@ func (msg MsgTransfer) ValidateBasic() error {
 	if strings.TrimSpace(msg.Receiver) == "" {
 		return errorsmod.Wrap(ibcerrors.ErrInvalidAddress, "missing recipient address")
 	}
+	if len(msg.Receiver) > MaximumReceiverLength {
+		return errorsmod.Wrapf(ibcerrors.ErrInvalidAddress, "recipient addresss must not exceed %d bytes", MaximumReceiverLength)
+	}
 	if len(msg.Memo) > MaximumMemoLength {
 		return errorsmod.Wrapf(ErrInvalidMemo, "memo must not exceed %d bytes", MaximumMemoLength)
 	}
diff --git a/modules/apps/transfer/types/msgs_test.go b/modules/apps/transfer/types/msgs_test.go
index 2e769659fba..6dc2dedc31a 100644
--- a/modules/apps/transfer/types/msgs_test.go
+++ b/modules/apps/transfer/types/msgs_test.go
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ func TestMsgTransferValidation(t *testing.T) {
 		{"zero coin", types.NewMsgTransfer(validPort, validChannel, zeroCoin, sender, receiver, timeoutHeight, 0, ""), false},
 		{"missing sender address", types.NewMsgTransfer(validPort, validChannel, coin, emptyAddr, receiver, timeoutHeight, 0, ""), false},
 		{"missing recipient address", types.NewMsgTransfer(validPort, validChannel, coin, sender, "", timeoutHeight, 0, ""), false},
+		{"too long recipient address", types.NewMsgTransfer(validPort, validChannel, coin, sender, ibctesting.GenerateString(types.MaximumReceiverLength+1), timeoutHeight, 0, ""), false},
 		{"empty coin", types.NewMsgTransfer(validPort, validChannel, sdk.Coin{}, sender, receiver, timeoutHeight, 0, ""), false},
 	}