diff --git a/modules/sdk-coin-sol/src/lib/tokenTransferBuilder.ts b/modules/sdk-coin-sol/src/lib/tokenTransferBuilder.ts
index 97c2a1c2f7..56c0b409cb 100644
--- a/modules/sdk-coin-sol/src/lib/tokenTransferBuilder.ts
+++ b/modules/sdk-coin-sol/src/lib/tokenTransferBuilder.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { InstructionBuilderTypes } from './constants';
 import { AtaInit, TokenAssociateRecipient, TokenTransfer, SetPriorityFee } from './iface';
 import assert from 'assert';
 import { TransactionBuilder } from './transactionBuilder';
-import _ from 'lodash';
+import * as _ from 'lodash';
 
 export interface SendParams {
   address: string;
@@ -117,6 +117,30 @@ export class TokenTransferBuilder extends TransactionBuilder {
   /** @inheritdoc */
   protected async buildImplementation(): Promise<Transaction> {
     assert(this._sender, 'Sender must be set before building the transaction');
+
+    // Validate transaction size limits
+    // Solana legacy transactions are limited to 1232 bytes
+    // Empirically determined safe limits: 9 recipients with ATA, 18 without ATA
+    const uniqueAtaCount = _.uniqBy(this._createAtaParams, (recipient: TokenAssociateRecipient) => {
+      return recipient.ownerAddress + recipient.tokenName;
+    }).length;
+
+    if (uniqueAtaCount > 0 && this._sendParams.length > 9) {
+      throw new BuildTransactionError(
+        `Transaction too large: ${this._sendParams.length} recipients with ${uniqueAtaCount} ATA creations. ` +
+          `Solana legacy transactions are limited to 1232 bytes (maximum 9 recipients with ATA creation). ` +
+          `Please split into multiple transactions with max 9 recipients each.`
+      );
+    }
+
+    if (uniqueAtaCount === 0 && this._sendParams.length > 18) {
+      throw new BuildTransactionError(
+        `Transaction too large: ${this._sendParams.length} recipients. ` +
+          `Solana legacy transactions are limited to 1232 bytes (maximum 18 recipients without ATA creation). ` +
+          `Please split into multiple transactions with max 18 recipients each.`
+      );
+    }
+
     const sendInstructions = await Promise.all(
       this._sendParams.map(async (sendParams: SendParams): Promise<TokenTransfer> => {
         const coin = getSolTokenFromTokenName(sendParams.tokenName);
diff --git a/modules/sdk-coin-sol/src/lib/transferBuilderV2.ts b/modules/sdk-coin-sol/src/lib/transferBuilderV2.ts
index 40e1bdc0dc..6a77d002a2 100644
--- a/modules/sdk-coin-sol/src/lib/transferBuilderV2.ts
+++ b/modules/sdk-coin-sol/src/lib/transferBuilderV2.ts
@@ -130,6 +130,30 @@ export class TransferBuilderV2 extends TransactionBuilder {
   /** @inheritdoc */
   protected async buildImplementation(): Promise<Transaction> {
     assert(this._sender, 'Sender must be set before building the transaction');
+
+    // Validate transaction size limits
+    // Solana legacy transactions are limited to 1232 bytes
+    // Empirically determined safe limits: 9 recipients with ATA, 18 without ATA
+    const uniqueAtaCount = _.uniqBy(this._createAtaParams, (recipient: TokenAssociateRecipient) => {
+      return recipient.ownerAddress + recipient.tokenName;
+    }).length;
+
+    if (uniqueAtaCount > 0 && this._sendParams.length > 9) {
+      throw new BuildTransactionError(
+        `Transaction too large: ${this._sendParams.length} recipients with ${uniqueAtaCount} ATA creations. ` +
+          `Solana legacy transactions are limited to 1232 bytes (maximum 9 recipients with ATA creation). ` +
+          `Please split into multiple transactions with max 9 recipients each.`
+      );
+    }
+
+    if (uniqueAtaCount === 0 && this._sendParams.length > 18) {
+      throw new BuildTransactionError(
+        `Transaction too large: ${this._sendParams.length} recipients. ` +
+          `Solana legacy transactions are limited to 1232 bytes (maximum 18 recipients without ATA creation). ` +
+          `Please split into multiple transactions with max 18 recipients each.`
+      );
+    }
+
     const sendInstructions = await Promise.all(
       this._sendParams.map(async (sendParams: SendParams): Promise<Transfer | TokenTransfer> => {
         if (sendParams.tokenName) {
diff --git a/modules/sdk-coin-sol/test/unit/transactionBuilder/tokenTransferBuilder.ts b/modules/sdk-coin-sol/test/unit/transactionBuilder/tokenTransferBuilder.ts
index b555b330b0..3915fad04d 100644
--- a/modules/sdk-coin-sol/test/unit/transactionBuilder/tokenTransferBuilder.ts
+++ b/modules/sdk-coin-sol/test/unit/transactionBuilder/tokenTransferBuilder.ts
@@ -796,5 +796,89 @@ describe('Sol Token Transfer Builder', () => {
         })
       ).throwError('Invalid token name, got: ' + invalidTokenName);
     });
+
+    it('should fail with more than 9 recipients with ATA creation', async () => {
+      const txBuilder = factory.getTokenTransferBuilder();
+      txBuilder.nonce(recentBlockHash);
+      txBuilder.sender(authAccount.pub);
+
+      // Generate 10 unique recipients for ATA creation
+      const recipients: string[] = [];
+      for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+        const keypair = new KeyPair();
+        recipients.push(keypair.getKeys().pub);
+      }
+
+      for (const address of recipients) {
+        txBuilder.send({ address, amount, tokenName: nameUSDC });
+        txBuilder.createAssociatedTokenAccount({
+          ownerAddress: address,
+          tokenName: nameUSDC,
+        });
+      }
+
+      await txBuilder
+        .build()
+        .should.be.rejectedWith(
+          /Transaction too large: 10 recipients with 10 ATA creations.*maximum 9 recipients with ATA creation/
+        );
+    });
+
+    it('should fail with more than 18 recipients without ATA creation', async () => {
+      const txBuilder = factory.getTokenTransferBuilder();
+      txBuilder.nonce(recentBlockHash);
+      txBuilder.sender(authAccount.pub);
+
+      // Add 19 recipients without ATA creation (reusing addresses is fine without ATA)
+      for (let i = 0; i < 19; i++) {
+        // Only use first 3 addresses to avoid invalid address at index 3
+        const address = testData.addresses.validAddresses[i % 3];
+        txBuilder.send({ address, amount, tokenName: nameUSDC });
+      }
+
+      await txBuilder
+        .build()
+        .should.be.rejectedWith(/Transaction too large: 19 recipients.*maximum 18 recipients without ATA creation/);
+    });
+
+    it('should succeed with 9 recipients with ATA creation', async () => {
+      const txBuilder = factory.getTokenTransferBuilder();
+      txBuilder.nonce(recentBlockHash);
+      txBuilder.sender(authAccount.pub);
+
+      // Generate exactly 9 unique recipients for ATA creation
+      const recipients: string[] = [];
+      for (let i = 0; i < 9; i++) {
+        const keypair = new KeyPair();
+        recipients.push(keypair.getKeys().pub);
+      }
+
+      for (const address of recipients) {
+        txBuilder.send({ address, amount, tokenName: nameUSDC });
+        txBuilder.createAssociatedTokenAccount({
+          ownerAddress: address,
+          tokenName: nameUSDC,
+        });
+      }
+
+      const tx = await txBuilder.build();
+      tx.should.be.ok();
+    });
+
+    it('should succeed with 18 recipients without ATA creation', async () => {
+      const txBuilder = factory.getTokenTransferBuilder();
+      txBuilder.nonce(recentBlockHash);
+      txBuilder.sender(authAccount.pub);
+
+      // Add exactly 18 recipients without ATA creation (reusing addresses is fine without ATA)
+      for (let i = 0; i < 18; i++) {
+        // Only use first 3 addresses to avoid invalid address at index 3
+        const address = testData.addresses.validAddresses[i % 3];
+        txBuilder.send({ address, amount, tokenName: nameUSDC });
+      }
+
+      const tx = await txBuilder.build();
+      tx.should.be.ok();
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/modules/sdk-coin-sol/test/unit/transactionBuilder/transferBuilderV2.ts b/modules/sdk-coin-sol/test/unit/transactionBuilder/transferBuilderV2.ts
index 60cd1ebbf8..8fac2a912e 100644
--- a/modules/sdk-coin-sol/test/unit/transactionBuilder/transferBuilderV2.ts
+++ b/modules/sdk-coin-sol/test/unit/transactionBuilder/transferBuilderV2.ts
@@ -872,5 +872,93 @@ describe('Sol Transfer Builder V2', () => {
         `input amount ${excessiveAmount} exceeds max safe int 9007199254740991`
       );
     });
+
+    it('should fail with more than 9 recipients with ATA creation', async () => {
+      const txBuilder = factory.getTransferBuilderV2();
+      txBuilder.nonce(recentBlockHash);
+      txBuilder.sender(authAccount.pub);
+      txBuilder.feePayer(feePayerAccount.pub);
+
+      // Generate 10 unique recipients for ATA creation
+      const recipients: string[] = [];
+      for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+        const keypair = new KeyPair();
+        recipients.push(keypair.getKeys().pub);
+      }
+
+      for (const address of recipients) {
+        txBuilder.send({ address, amount, tokenName: nameUSDC });
+        txBuilder.createAssociatedTokenAccount({
+          ownerAddress: address,
+          tokenName: nameUSDC,
+        });
+      }
+
+      await txBuilder
+        .build()
+        .should.be.rejectedWith(
+          /Transaction too large: 10 recipients with 10 ATA creations.*maximum 9 recipients with ATA creation/
+        );
+    });
+
+    it('should fail with more than 18 token recipients without ATA creation', async () => {
+      const txBuilder = factory.getTransferBuilderV2();
+      txBuilder.nonce(recentBlockHash);
+      txBuilder.sender(authAccount.pub);
+      txBuilder.feePayer(feePayerAccount.pub);
+
+      // Add 19 token recipients without ATA creation (reusing addresses is fine without ATA)
+      for (let i = 0; i < 19; i++) {
+        // Only use first 3 addresses to avoid invalid address at index 3
+        const address = testData.addresses.validAddresses[i % 3];
+        txBuilder.send({ address, amount, tokenName: nameUSDC });
+      }
+
+      await txBuilder
+        .build()
+        .should.be.rejectedWith(/Transaction too large: 19 recipients.*maximum 18 recipients without ATA creation/);
+    });
+
+    it('should succeed with 9 recipients with ATA creation', async () => {
+      const txBuilder = factory.getTransferBuilderV2();
+      txBuilder.nonce(recentBlockHash);
+      txBuilder.sender(authAccount.pub);
+      txBuilder.feePayer(feePayerAccount.pub);
+
+      // Generate exactly 9 unique recipients for ATA creation
+      const recipients: string[] = [];
+      for (let i = 0; i < 9; i++) {
+        const keypair = new KeyPair();
+        recipients.push(keypair.getKeys().pub);
+      }
+
+      for (const address of recipients) {
+        txBuilder.send({ address, amount, tokenName: nameUSDC });
+        txBuilder.createAssociatedTokenAccount({
+          ownerAddress: address,
+          tokenName: nameUSDC,
+        });
+      }
+
+      const tx = await txBuilder.build();
+      tx.should.be.ok();
+    });
+
+    it('should succeed with 18 token recipients without ATA creation', async () => {
+      const txBuilder = factory.getTransferBuilderV2();
+      txBuilder.nonce(recentBlockHash);
+      txBuilder.sender(authAccount.pub);
+      txBuilder.feePayer(feePayerAccount.pub);
+
+      // Add exactly 18 token recipients without ATA creation (reusing addresses is fine without ATA)
+      for (let i = 0; i < 18; i++) {
+        // Only use first 3 addresses to avoid invalid address at index 3
+        const address = testData.addresses.validAddresses[i % 3];
+        txBuilder.send({ address, amount, tokenName: nameUSDC });
+      }
+
+      const tx = await txBuilder.build();
+      tx.should.be.ok();
+    });
   });
 });