diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c888c20734..9c71c62c4a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+- [FIX][cli] `notes --send` now rejects a recipient address whose network doesn't match the client's configured network, instead of silently sending to it. ([#2525](https://github.com/0xMiden/rust-sdk/pull/2525)).
+
 ### Breaking Changes
 
 * [BREAKING][behavior][rust] Notes fetched from the Note Transport Layer are screened when their tag matches a tracked account's tag, discarding the ones no tracked account can consume ([#2474](https://github.com/0xMiden/rust-sdk/pull/2474)).
diff --git a/bin/miden-cli/src/commands/notes.rs b/bin/miden-cli/src/commands/notes.rs
index d70aac0357..44c776eeb7 100644
--- a/bin/miden-cli/src/commands/notes.rs
+++ b/bin/miden-cli/src/commands/notes.rs
@@ -353,7 +353,14 @@ async fn send<AUTH: Keystore + Sync>(
     let note: Note = note_record
         .try_into()
         .map_err(|e| CliError::from(ClientError::NoteRecordConversionError(e)))?;
-    let (_netid, address) = Address::decode(address).map_err(|e| CliError::Input(e.to_string()))?;
+    let (address_network_id, address) =
+        Address::decode(address).map_err(|e| CliError::Input(e.to_string()))?;
+    let client_network_id = client.network_id().await?;
+    if address_network_id != client_network_id {
+        return Err(CliError::Input(format!(
+            "Address network `{address_network_id}` does not match configured network `{client_network_id}`",
+        )));
+    }
 
     match block_hint {
         Some(block_hint) => {
@@ -529,6 +536,7 @@ fn note_summary(
 mod tests {
     use miden_client::Word;
     use miden_client::account::AccountId;
+    use miden_client::address::{Address, NetworkId};
     use miden_client::note::{
         Note,
         NoteAssets,
@@ -568,4 +576,20 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(summary.sender, sender.to_string());
         assert_eq!(summary.tag, tag.to_string());
     }
+
+    /// `notes --send` must reject an address whose network doesn't match the client's configured
+    /// network. This checks the underlying decode step that the fix relies on: encoding an address
+    /// for one network and decoding it must not report a match against a different network.
+    #[test]
+    fn decoded_address_network_differs_across_networks() {
+        let account_id =
+            AccountId::try_from(ACCOUNT_ID_REGULAR_PRIVATE_ACCOUNT_UPDATABLE_CODE).unwrap();
+        let address = Address::new(account_id);
+
+        let encoded_for_testnet = address.encode(NetworkId::Testnet);
+        let (decoded_network_id, _decoded_address) = Address::decode(&encoded_for_testnet).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(decoded_network_id, NetworkId::Testnet);
+        assert_ne!(decoded_network_id, NetworkId::Mainnet);
+    }
 }