diff --git a/modules/sdk-coin-vet/src/lib/utils.ts b/modules/sdk-coin-vet/src/lib/utils.ts
index 448961d795..8b797cff69 100644
--- a/modules/sdk-coin-vet/src/lib/utils.ts
+++ b/modules/sdk-coin-vet/src/lib/utils.ts
@@ -461,6 +461,14 @@ export class Utils implements BaseUtils {
   validateStakingContractAddress(address: string, coinConfig: Readonly<CoinConfig>): void {
     const expectedAddress = this.getDefaultStakingAddress(coinConfig);
     if (address.toLowerCase() !== expectedAddress.toLowerCase()) {
+      const validatorRegistrationAddress = this.getContractAddressForValidatorRegistration(coinConfig);
+      if (address.toLowerCase() === validatorRegistrationAddress.toLowerCase()) {
+        throw new Error(
+          'Delegation is not supported for wallets with an active validator registration. ' +
+            'A wallet can either delegate or register as a validator, but not both. ' +
+            'Please use a wallet without an existing validator registration to perform delegation.'
+        );
+      }
       throw new Error(
         `Invalid staking contract address. Expected ${expectedAddress} for ${coinConfig.network.type}, got ${address}`
       );
@@ -476,6 +484,14 @@ export class Utils implements BaseUtils {
   validateContractAddressForValidatorRegistration(address: string, coinConfig: Readonly<CoinConfig>): void {
     const expectedAddress = this.getContractAddressForValidatorRegistration(coinConfig);
     if (address.toLowerCase() !== expectedAddress.toLowerCase()) {
+      const stakingContractAddress = this.getDefaultStakingAddress(coinConfig);
+      if (address.toLowerCase() === stakingContractAddress.toLowerCase()) {
+        throw new Error(
+          'Validator registration is not supported for wallets with an active delegation. ' +
+            'A wallet can either register as a validator or delegate, but not both. ' +
+            'Please use a wallet without an existing delegation to perform validator registration.'
+        );
+      }
       throw new Error(
         `Invalid contract address for validator registration. Expected ${expectedAddress} for ${coinConfig.network.type}, got ${address}`
       );
diff --git a/modules/sdk-coin-vet/test/transactionBuilder/delegateClauseTxnBuilder.ts b/modules/sdk-coin-vet/test/transactionBuilder/delegateClauseTxnBuilder.ts
index 7d46aecfd1..0063f6b10e 100644
--- a/modules/sdk-coin-vet/test/transactionBuilder/delegateClauseTxnBuilder.ts
+++ b/modules/sdk-coin-vet/test/transactionBuilder/delegateClauseTxnBuilder.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 import { coins } from '@bitgo/statics';
 import { TransactionBuilderFactory, Transaction, DelegateClauseTransaction } from '../../src/lib';
 import should from 'should';
-import { DELEGATE_CLAUSE_METHOD_ID, STARGATE_CONTRACT_ADDRESS_TESTNET } from '../../src/lib/constants';
+import {
+  DELEGATE_CLAUSE_METHOD_ID,
+  STARGATE_CONTRACT_ADDRESS_TESTNET,
+  VALIDATOR_REGISTRATION_STAKER_CONTRACT_ADDRESS_TESTNET,
+} from '../../src/lib/constants';
 import EthereumAbi from 'ethereumjs-abi';
 import * as testData from '../resources/vet';
 import { BN } from 'ethereumjs-util';
@@ -107,6 +111,21 @@ describe('VET Delegation Transaction', function () {
       }).throw(/Invalid address/);
     });
 
+    it('should throw descriptive error when validator registration contract is used for delegation', async function () {
+      const txBuilder = createBasicTxBuilder();
+      txBuilder.stakingContractAddress(VALIDATOR_REGISTRATION_STAKER_CONTRACT_ADDRESS_TESTNET);
+      txBuilder.tokenId(tokenId);
+      txBuilder.validator(validatorAddress);
+
+      await txBuilder
+        .build()
+        .should.be.rejectedWith(
+          'Delegation is not supported for wallets with an active validator registration. ' +
+            'A wallet can either delegate or register as a validator, but not both. ' +
+            'Please use a wallet without an existing validator registration to perform delegation.'
+        );
+    });
+
     it('should build transaction with undefined sender but include it in inputs', async function () {
       const txBuilder = factory.getStakingDelegateBuilder();
       txBuilder.stakingContractAddress(STARGATE_CONTRACT_ADDRESS_TESTNET);
diff --git a/modules/sdk-coin-vet/test/transactionBuilder/validatorRegistrationTxnBuilder.ts b/modules/sdk-coin-vet/test/transactionBuilder/validatorRegistrationTxnBuilder.ts
index e1789fc0ef..e0147b3554 100644
--- a/modules/sdk-coin-vet/test/transactionBuilder/validatorRegistrationTxnBuilder.ts
+++ b/modules/sdk-coin-vet/test/transactionBuilder/validatorRegistrationTxnBuilder.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { TransactionBuilderFactory, Transaction, ValidatorRegistrationTransactio
 import should from 'should';
 import {
   ADD_VALIDATION_METHOD_ID,
+  STARGATE_CONTRACT_ADDRESS_TESTNET,
   VALIDATOR_REGISTRATION_STAKER_CONTRACT_ADDRESS_TESTNET,
 } from '../../src/lib/constants';
 import EthereumAbi from 'ethereumjs-abi';
@@ -156,6 +157,22 @@ describe('VET Validator Registration Transaction', function () {
       }).throw(/Invalid address/);
     });
 
+    it('should throw descriptive error when delegation contract is used for validator registration', async function () {
+      const txBuilder = createBasicTxBuilder();
+      txBuilder.stakingContractAddress(STARGATE_CONTRACT_ADDRESS_TESTNET);
+      txBuilder.stakingPeriod(stakingPeriod);
+      txBuilder.validator(validatorAddress);
+      txBuilder.amountToStake(amountToStake);
+
+      await txBuilder
+        .build()
+        .should.be.rejectedWith(
+          'Validator registration is not supported for wallets with an active delegation. ' +
+            'A wallet can either register as a validator or delegate, but not both. ' +
+            'Please use a wallet without an existing delegation to perform validator registration.'
+        );
+    });
+
     it('should build transaction with undefined sender but include it in inputs', async function () {
       const txBuilder = factory.getValidatorRegistrationBuilder();
       txBuilder.stakingContractAddress(VALIDATOR_REGISTRATION_STAKER_CONTRACT_ADDRESS_TESTNET);