diff --git a/src/components/tx-flow/flows/UpsertRecovery/GuardianSmartContractWarning.tsx b/src/components/tx-flow/flows/UpsertRecovery/GuardianSmartContractWarning.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..19ce57dfa9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/tx-flow/flows/UpsertRecovery/GuardianSmartContractWarning.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import { Alert } from '@mui/material'
+import { getSafeInfo } from '@safe-global/safe-gateway-typescript-sdk'
+import { useState, useEffect } from 'react'
+import { useWatch } from 'react-hook-form'
+import { isAddress } from 'ethers/lib/utils'
+import type { ReactElement } from 'react'
+
+import { isSmartContractWallet } from '@/utils/wallets'
+import useDebounce from '@/hooks/useDebounce'
+import useSafeInfo from '@/hooks/useSafeInfo'
+import { UpsertRecoveryFlowFields } from '.'
+import { sameAddress } from '@/utils/addresses'
+
+export function GuardianWarning(): ReactElement | null {
+  const { safe, safeAddress } = useSafeInfo()
+  const [warning, setWarning] = useState<string>()
+
+  const guardian = useWatch({ name: UpsertRecoveryFlowFields.guardian })
+  const debouncedGuardian = useDebounce(guardian, 500)
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setWarning(undefined)
+
+    if (!isAddress(debouncedGuardian) || sameAddress(debouncedGuardian, safeAddress)) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    ;(async () => {
+      let isSmartContract = false
+
+      try {
+        isSmartContract = await isSmartContractWallet(safe.chainId, debouncedGuardian)
+      } catch {
+        return
+      }
+
+      // EOA
+      if (!isSmartContract) {
+        return
+      }
+
+      try {
+        await getSafeInfo(safe.chainId, debouncedGuardian)
+      } catch {
+        setWarning('The given address is a smart contract. Please ensure that it can sign transactions.')
+      }
+    })()
+  }, [debouncedGuardian, safe.chainId, safeAddress])
+
+  if (!warning) {
+    return null
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <Alert severity="warning" sx={{ border: 'unset' }}>
+      {warning}
+    </Alert>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/src/components/tx-flow/flows/UpsertRecovery/UpsertRecoveryFlowSettings.tsx b/src/components/tx-flow/flows/UpsertRecovery/UpsertRecoveryFlowSettings.tsx
index 6539944728..59613b9429 100644
--- a/src/components/tx-flow/flows/UpsertRecovery/UpsertRecoveryFlowSettings.tsx
+++ b/src/components/tx-flow/flows/UpsertRecovery/UpsertRecoveryFlowSettings.tsx
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import AddressBookInput from '@/components/common/AddressBookInput'
 import { sameAddress } from '@/utils/addresses'
 import useSafeInfo from '@/hooks/useSafeInfo'
 import InfoIcon from '@/public/images/notifications/info.svg'
+import { GuardianWarning } from './GuardianSmartContractWarning'
 import type { UpsertRecoveryFlowProps } from '.'
 
 import commonCss from '@/components/tx-flow/common/styles.module.css'
@@ -80,6 +81,8 @@ export function UpsertRecoveryFlowSettings({
               validate={validateGuardian}
             />
 
+            <GuardianWarning />
+
             <Alert severity="info" sx={{ border: 'unset' }}>
               Your Guardian will be able to modify your Account setup. Only select an address that you trust.
             </Alert>
diff --git a/src/components/tx/SignOrExecuteForm/hooks.ts b/src/components/tx/SignOrExecuteForm/hooks.ts
index acf79a1baa..0976dd60d6 100644
--- a/src/components/tx/SignOrExecuteForm/hooks.ts
+++ b/src/components/tx/SignOrExecuteForm/hooks.ts
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export const useTxActions = (): TxActions => {
       assertOnboard(onboard)
 
       // Smart contracts cannot sign transactions off-chain
-      if (await isSmartContractWallet(wallet)) {
+      if (await isSmartContractWallet(wallet.chainId, wallet.address)) {
         throw new Error('Cannot relay an unsigned transaction from a smart contract wallet')
       }
       return await dispatchTxSigning(safeTx, version, onboard, chainId, txId)
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export const useTxActions = (): TxActions => {
       assertOnboard(onboard)
 
       // Smart contract wallets must sign via an on-chain tx
-      if (await isSmartContractWallet(wallet)) {
+      if (await isSmartContractWallet(wallet.chainId, wallet.address)) {
         // If the first signature is a smart contract wallet, we have to propose w/o signatures
         // Otherwise the backend won't pick up the tx
         // The signature will be added once the on-chain signature is indexed
diff --git a/src/hooks/useWalletCanRelay.ts b/src/hooks/useWalletCanRelay.ts
index e7261e0226..64513475f6 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useWalletCanRelay.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useWalletCanRelay.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const useWalletCanRelay = (tx: SafeTransaction | undefined) => {
   return useAsync(() => {
     if (!tx || !wallet) return
 
-    return isSmartContractWallet(wallet)
+    return isSmartContractWallet(wallet.chainId, wallet.address)
       .then((isSCWallet) => {
         if (!isSCWallet) return true
 
diff --git a/src/utils/__tests__/wallets.test.ts b/src/utils/__tests__/wallets.test.ts
index 2ecf0f5224..e971bb5475 100644
--- a/src/utils/__tests__/wallets.test.ts
+++ b/src/utils/__tests__/wallets.test.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import type { Web3Provider } from '@ethersproject/providers'
 
 import * as web3 from '@/hooks/wallets/web3'
 import { isSmartContractWallet } from '@/utils/wallets'
-import type { ConnectedWallet } from '@/services/onboard'
 
 describe('wallets', () => {
   describe('isSmartContractWallet', () => {
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ describe('wallets', () => {
 
     it('should should only call the provider once per address on a chain', async () => {
       for await (const _ of Array.from({ length: 10 })) {
-        await isSmartContractWallet({ chainId: '1', address: hexZeroPad('0x1', 20) } as ConnectedWallet)
+        await isSmartContractWallet('1', hexZeroPad('0x1', 20))
       }
 
       expect(getCodeMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
@@ -33,15 +32,15 @@ describe('wallets', () => {
     it('should not memoize different addresses on the same chain', async () => {
       const chainId = '1'
 
-      await isSmartContractWallet({ chainId, address: hexZeroPad('0x1', 20) } as ConnectedWallet)
-      await isSmartContractWallet({ chainId, address: hexZeroPad('0x2', 20) } as ConnectedWallet)
+      await isSmartContractWallet(chainId, hexZeroPad('0x1', 20))
+      await isSmartContractWallet(chainId, hexZeroPad('0x2', 20))
 
       expect(getCodeMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
     })
 
     it('should not memoize the same address on difference chains', async () => {
       for await (const i of Array.from({ length: 10 }, (_, i) => i + 1)) {
-        await isSmartContractWallet({ chainId: i.toString(), address: hexZeroPad('0x1', 20) } as ConnectedWallet)
+        await isSmartContractWallet(i.toString(), hexZeroPad('0x1', 20))
       }
 
       expect(getCodeMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(10)
diff --git a/src/utils/wallets.ts b/src/utils/wallets.ts
index d149609fc8..272a1bbf7f 100644
--- a/src/utils/wallets.ts
+++ b/src/utils/wallets.ts
@@ -28,14 +28,14 @@ export const isHardwareWallet = (wallet: ConnectedWallet): boolean => {
 }
 
 export const isSmartContractWallet = memoize(
-  async (wallet: ConnectedWallet) => {
+  async (_chainId: string, address: string) => {
     const provider = getWeb3ReadOnly()
 
     if (!provider) {
       throw new Error('Provider not found')
     }
 
-    return isSmartContract(provider, wallet.address)
+    return isSmartContract(provider, address)
   },
-  ({ chainId, address }) => chainId + address,
+  (chainId, address) => chainId + address,
 )