diff --git a/packages/ensjs/src/actions/wallet/setResolver.test.ts b/packages/ensjs/src/actions/wallet/setResolver.test.ts
index 5c9e9e33..08807698 100644
--- a/packages/ensjs/src/actions/wallet/setResolver.test.ts
+++ b/packages/ensjs/src/actions/wallet/setResolver.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { Address, Hex } from 'viem'
+import { type Address, type Hex, zeroAddress } from 'viem'
 import { afterEach, beforeAll, beforeEach, expect, it } from 'vitest'
 import {
   publicClient,
@@ -67,6 +67,18 @@ it('should error if unknown contract', async () => {
   ).rejects.toThrow('Unknown contract: random')
 })
 
+it.skip('should allow specifying a custom registry address', async () => {
+  const tx = await setResolver(walletClient, {
+    name: 'wrapped.eth',
+    registryAddress: zeroAddress,
+    resolverAddress: '0xAEfF4f4d8e2cB51854BEa2244B3C5Fb36b41C7fC',
+    account: accounts[1],
+  })
+  expect(tx).toBeTruthy()
+  const receipt = await waitForTransaction(tx)
+  expect(receipt.status).toBe('success')
+})
+
 // it('should return a transaction for a name and set successfully', async () => {
 //   const tx = await setName(walletClient, {
 //     name: 'test123.eth',
diff --git a/packages/ensjs/src/actions/wallet/setResolver.ts b/packages/ensjs/src/actions/wallet/setResolver.ts
index 814626b0..fba87511 100644
--- a/packages/ensjs/src/actions/wallet/setResolver.ts
+++ b/packages/ensjs/src/actions/wallet/setResolver.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import type {
   WriteContractParameters,
   WriteContractReturnType,
 } from 'viem'
+import { isAddress, labelhash } from 'viem'
 import { writeContract } from 'viem/actions'
 import { getAction } from 'viem/utils'
 import {
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ import {
   getChainContractAddress,
   type RequireClientContracts,
 } from '../../clients/chain.js'
+import { standardRegistrySetResolverSnippet } from '../../contracts/namechain/standardRegistry.js'
 import { nameWrapperSetResolverSnippet } from '../../contracts/nameWrapper.js'
 import { registrySetResolverSnippet } from '../../contracts/registry.js'
 import type { ErrorType } from '../../errors/utils.js'
@@ -25,14 +27,25 @@ import {
 } from '../../utils/clientWithOverrides.js'
 import { type NamehashErrorType, namehash } from '../../utils/name/namehash.js'
 
+type SetResolverContractParameters = {
+  /** Contract to set resolver on - can be 'registry', 'nameWrapper', or an address of a namechain registry */
+  contract?: 'registry' | 'nameWrapper'
+  registryAddress?: never
+}
+
+type SetResolverRegistryAddressParameters = {
+  /** Contract to set resolver on - can be 'registry', 'nameWrapper', or an address of a namechain registry */
+  contract?: never
+  registryAddress: Address
+}
+
 export type SetResolverWriteParametersParameters = {
   /** Name to set resolver for */
   name: string
-  /** Contract to set resolver on */
-  contract: 'registry' | 'nameWrapper'
+
   /** Resolver address to set */
   resolverAddress: Address
-}
+} & (SetResolverContractParameters | SetResolverRegistryAddressParameters)
 
 export type SetResolverWriteParametersReturnType = ReturnType<
   typeof setResolverWriteParameters
@@ -56,42 +69,76 @@ export const setResolverWriteParameters = <
     'ensNameWrapper' | 'ensRegistry',
     account
   >,
-  { name, contract, resolverAddress }: SetResolverWriteParametersParameters,
+  {
+    name,
+    contract,
+    resolverAddress,
+    registryAddress,
+  }: SetResolverWriteParametersParameters,
 ) => {
   ASSERT_NO_TYPE_ERROR(client)
 
-  if (contract !== 'registry' && contract !== 'nameWrapper')
+  if (!isAddress(resolverAddress)) {
+    throw new Error(`Invalid resolver address: ${resolverAddress}`)
+  }
+
+  // Handle legacy contracts
+  if (contract === 'registry' || contract === 'nameWrapper') {
+    const address = getChainContractAddress({
+      chain: client.chain,
+      contract: contract === 'nameWrapper' ? 'ensNameWrapper' : 'ensRegistry',
+    })
+
+    const args = [namehash(name), resolverAddress] as const
+    const functionName = 'setResolver'
+
+    const baseParams = {
+      address,
+      functionName,
+      args,
+      chain: client.chain,
+      account: client.account,
+    } as const
+
+    if (contract === 'nameWrapper')
+      return {
+        ...baseParams,
+        abi: nameWrapperSetResolverSnippet,
+      } as const satisfies WriteContractParameters<
+        typeof nameWrapperSetResolverSnippet
+      >
+
+    return {
+      ...baseParams,
+      abi: registrySetResolverSnippet,
+    } as const satisfies WriteContractParameters<
+      typeof registrySetResolverSnippet
+    >
+  }
+
+  // Handle namechain contracts
+  if (registryAddress && !isAddress(registryAddress)) {
     throw new Error(`Unknown contract: ${contract}`)
+  }
 
-  const address = getChainContractAddress({
-    chain: client.chain,
-    contract: contract === 'nameWrapper' ? 'ensNameWrapper' : 'ensRegistry',
-  })
+  const label = name.split('.')[0]
+  const tokenId = BigInt(labelhash(label))
 
-  const args = [namehash(name), resolverAddress] as const
-  const functionName = 'setResolver'
+  const args = [tokenId, resolverAddress] as const
 
   const baseParams = {
-    address,
-    functionName,
+    address: registryAddress!,
+    functionName: 'setResolver',
     args,
     chain: client.chain,
     account: client.account,
   } as const
 
-  if (contract === 'nameWrapper')
-    return {
-      ...baseParams,
-      abi: nameWrapperSetResolverSnippet,
-    } as const satisfies WriteContractParameters<
-      typeof nameWrapperSetResolverSnippet
-    >
-
   return {
     ...baseParams,
-    abi: registrySetResolverSnippet,
+    abi: standardRegistrySetResolverSnippet,
   } as const satisfies WriteContractParameters<
-    typeof registrySetResolverSnippet
+    typeof standardRegistrySetResolverSnippet
   >
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/ensjs/src/contracts/index.ts b/packages/ensjs/src/contracts/index.ts
index 9783f207..357b383c 100644
--- a/packages/ensjs/src/contracts/index.ts
+++ b/packages/ensjs/src/contracts/index.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ export {
   multicallGetCurrentBlockTimestampSnippet,
   multicallTryAggregateSnippet,
 } from './multicall.js'
+export { standardRegistrySetResolverSnippet } from './namechain/standardRegistry.js'
 export {
   nameWrapperErrors,
   nameWrapperGetDataSnippet,
diff --git a/packages/ensjs/src/contracts/namechain/standardRegistry.ts b/packages/ensjs/src/contracts/namechain/standardRegistry.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4a2c45be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/ensjs/src/contracts/namechain/standardRegistry.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// Namechain contract ABI snippets
+
+export const standardRegistrySetResolverSnippet = [
+  {
+    inputs: [
+      {
+        name: 'tokenId',
+        type: 'uint256',
+      },
+      {
+        name: 'resolver',
+        type: 'address',
+      },
+    ],
+    name: 'setResolver',
+    outputs: [],
+    stateMutability: 'nonpayable',
+    type: 'function',
+  },
+] as const