diff --git a/src/lib/target-tick.ts b/src/lib/target-tick.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..df84c9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/target-tick.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import { fetchTickInfo } from '@/lib/network-stats'
+
+const isRequestedTargetTickExpired = (
+  requestedTargetTick: bigint | number | undefined,
+  currentTick: number | undefined,
+): boolean => {
+  if (
+    requestedTargetTick === undefined ||
+    typeof currentTick !== 'number' ||
+    !Number.isInteger(currentTick)
+  ) {
+    return false
+  }
+
+  if (typeof requestedTargetTick === 'number' && !Number.isInteger(requestedTargetTick)) {
+    return false
+  }
+
+  const targetTick =
+    typeof requestedTargetTick === 'bigint' ? requestedTargetTick : BigInt(requestedTargetTick)
+
+  return targetTick < BigInt(currentTick)
+}
+
+export const isRequestedTargetTickExpiredNow = async (
+  requestedTargetTick: bigint | number | undefined,
+): Promise<boolean> => {
+  if (requestedTargetTick === undefined) return false
+  try {
+    const latestTickInfo = await fetchTickInfo()
+    return isRequestedTargetTickExpired(requestedTargetTick, latestTickInfo.tickInfo?.tick)
+  } catch {
+    return false
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/transaction-submission-errors.ts b/src/lib/transaction-submission-errors.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41672f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/transaction-submission-errors.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import { isRequestedTargetTickExpiredNow } from '@/lib/target-tick'
+
+type RequestedTargetTick = bigint | number | undefined
+const TARGET_TICK_EXPIRED_ERROR_CODE = 'tx_target_tick_expired'
+
+type TransactionSubmissionErrorMessages = {
+  generic: string
+  targetTickExpired: string
+  networkError: string
+  broadcastFailed: string
+}
+
+const getErrorCode = (error: unknown): string | undefined => {
+  if (!error || typeof error !== 'object' || !('code' in error)) return undefined
+  const { code } = error as { code?: unknown }
+  return typeof code === 'string' ? code : undefined
+}
+
+export const resolveTransactionSubmissionErrorMessage = async (
+  error: unknown,
+  requestedTargetTick: RequestedTargetTick,
+  messages: TransactionSubmissionErrorMessages,
+  options?: { allowTickExpiryHeuristic?: boolean },
+): Promise<string> => {
+  if (getErrorCode(error) === TARGET_TICK_EXPIRED_ERROR_CODE) {
+    return messages.targetTickExpired
+  }
+
+  if (!(error instanceof Error)) return messages.generic
+
+  const errorMessage = error.message.toLowerCase()
+
+  if (errorMessage.includes('network') || errorMessage.includes('fetch')) {
+    return messages.networkError
+  }
+
+  if (errorMessage.includes('broadcast')) {
+    return messages.broadcastFailed
+  }
+
+  if (
+    options?.allowTickExpiryHeuristic &&
+    (await isRequestedTargetTickExpiredNow(requestedTargetTick))
+  ) {
+    return messages.targetTickExpired
+  }
+
+  return error.message
+}
diff --git a/src/locales/de.json b/src/locales/de.json
index bfcc55a..46e61db 100644
--- a/src/locales/de.json
+++ b/src/locales/de.json
@@ -364,6 +364,7 @@
     },
     "errors": {
       "networkError": "Netzwerkfehler. Bitte erneut versuchen.",
+      "targetTickExpired": "Der Ziel-Tick ist bereits abgelaufen. Bitte einen höheren Ziel-Tick verwenden.",
       "broadcastFailed": "Transaktion konnte nicht gesendet werden.",
       "watchOnly": "Watch-Only-Konten können keine Überweisungen senden.",
       "generic": "Überweisung fehlgeschlagen. Bitte erneut versuchen."
@@ -413,6 +414,7 @@
     },
     "errors": {
       "networkError": "Netzwerkfehler. Bitte erneut versuchen.",
+      "targetTickExpired": "Der Ziel-Tick ist bereits abgelaufen. Bitte einen höheren Ziel-Tick verwenden.",
       "broadcastFailed": "Transaktion konnte nicht gesendet werden.",
       "watchOnly": "Watch-Only-Konten können keine Rechte übertragen.",
       "generic": "Rechteübertragung fehlgeschlagen. Bitte erneut versuchen."
diff --git a/src/locales/en.json b/src/locales/en.json
index 5dd40b8..4c1dcce 100644
--- a/src/locales/en.json
+++ b/src/locales/en.json
@@ -364,6 +364,7 @@
     },
     "errors": {
       "networkError": "Network error. Please retry.",
+      "targetTickExpired": "Target tick has already passed. Please use a higher target tick.",
       "broadcastFailed": "Failed to broadcast transaction.",
       "watchOnly": "Watch-only accounts cannot send transfers.",
       "generic": "Transfer failed. Please retry."
@@ -413,6 +414,7 @@
     },
     "errors": {
       "networkError": "Network error. Please retry.",
+      "targetTickExpired": "Target tick has already passed. Please use a higher target tick.",
       "broadcastFailed": "Failed to broadcast transaction.",
       "watchOnly": "Watch-only accounts cannot transfer rights.",
       "generic": "Transfer rights failed. Please retry."
diff --git a/src/locales/es.json b/src/locales/es.json
index c70f24b..3705cdd 100644
--- a/src/locales/es.json
+++ b/src/locales/es.json
@@ -364,6 +364,7 @@
     },
     "errors": {
       "networkError": "Error de red. Intenta de nuevo.",
+      "targetTickExpired": "El tick objetivo ya pasó. Usa un tick objetivo más alto.",
       "broadcastFailed": "Fallo al transmitir la transacción.",
       "watchOnly": "Las cuentas de solo lectura no pueden enviar transferencias.",
       "generic": "Transferencia fallida. Intenta de nuevo."
@@ -413,6 +414,7 @@
     },
     "errors": {
       "networkError": "Error de red. Intenta de nuevo.",
+      "targetTickExpired": "El tick objetivo ya pasó. Usa un tick objetivo más alto.",
       "broadcastFailed": "Fallo al transmitir la transacción.",
       "watchOnly": "Las cuentas de solo lectura no pueden transferir derechos.",
       "generic": "Transferencia de derechos fallida. Intenta de nuevo."
diff --git a/src/locales/fr.json b/src/locales/fr.json
index 16ae7d3..d99a0ab 100644
--- a/src/locales/fr.json
+++ b/src/locales/fr.json
@@ -364,6 +364,7 @@
     },
     "errors": {
       "networkError": "Erreur réseau. Veuillez réessayer.",
+      "targetTickExpired": "Le tick cible est déjà passé. Veuillez utiliser un tick cible plus élevé.",
       "broadcastFailed": "Échec de la diffusion de la transaction.",
       "watchOnly": "Les comptes en lecture seule ne peuvent pas envoyer de transferts.",
       "generic": "Échec du transfert. Veuillez réessayer."
@@ -413,6 +414,7 @@
     },
     "errors": {
       "networkError": "Erreur réseau. Veuillez réessayer.",
+      "targetTickExpired": "Le tick cible est déjà passé. Veuillez utiliser un tick cible plus élevé.",
       "broadcastFailed": "Échec de la diffusion de la transaction.",
       "watchOnly": "Les comptes en lecture seule ne peuvent pas transférer de droits.",
       "generic": "Échec du transfert de droits. Veuillez réessayer."
diff --git a/src/locales/ru.json b/src/locales/ru.json
index 9e489e1..4bd8cc4 100644
--- a/src/locales/ru.json
+++ b/src/locales/ru.json
@@ -364,6 +364,7 @@
     },
     "errors": {
       "networkError": "Ошибка сети. Попробуйте снова.",
+      "targetTickExpired": "Целевой тик уже прошел. Укажите более высокий целевой тик.",
       "broadcastFailed": "Не удалось отправить транзакцию в сеть.",
       "watchOnly": "Аккаунты только для просмотра не могут отправлять переводы.",
       "generic": "Перевод не удался. Попробуйте снова."
@@ -413,6 +414,7 @@
     },
     "errors": {
       "networkError": "Ошибка сети. Попробуйте снова.",
+      "targetTickExpired": "Целевой тик уже прошел. Укажите более высокий целевой тик.",
       "broadcastFailed": "Не удалось отправить транзакцию в сеть.",
       "watchOnly": "Аккаунты только для просмотра не могут передавать права.",
       "generic": "Передача прав не удалась. Попробуйте снова."
diff --git a/src/locales/tr.json b/src/locales/tr.json
index 0130ae3..7f3fac3 100644
--- a/src/locales/tr.json
+++ b/src/locales/tr.json
@@ -364,6 +364,7 @@
     },
     "errors": {
       "networkError": "Ağ hatası. Lütfen tekrar deneyin.",
+      "targetTickExpired": "Hedef tick zaten geçti. Lütfen daha yüksek bir hedef tick kullanın.",
       "broadcastFailed": "İşlem yayınlanamadı.",
       "watchOnly": "Yalnızca izleme hesapları transfer gönderemez.",
       "generic": "Transfer başarısız. Lütfen tekrar deneyin."
@@ -413,6 +414,7 @@
     },
     "errors": {
       "networkError": "Ağ hatası. Lütfen tekrar deneyin.",
+      "targetTickExpired": "Hedef tick zaten geçti. Lütfen daha yüksek bir hedef tick kullanın.",
       "broadcastFailed": "İşlem yayınlanamadı.",
       "watchOnly": "Yalnızca izleme hesapları hak transferi yapamaz.",
       "generic": "Hak transferi başarısız. Lütfen tekrar deneyin."
diff --git a/src/locales/vi.json b/src/locales/vi.json
index 6f86835..634bf26 100644
--- a/src/locales/vi.json
+++ b/src/locales/vi.json
@@ -364,6 +364,7 @@
     },
     "errors": {
       "networkError": "Lỗi mạng. Vui lòng thử lại.",
+      "targetTickExpired": "Tick mục tiêu đã qua. Vui lòng dùng tick mục tiêu cao hơn.",
       "broadcastFailed": "Không thể truyền giao dịch.",
       "watchOnly": "Tài khoản chỉ xem không thể gửi chuyển khoản.",
       "generic": "Chuyển khoản thất bại. Vui lòng thử lại."
@@ -413,6 +414,7 @@
     },
     "errors": {
       "networkError": "Lỗi mạng. Vui lòng thử lại.",
+      "targetTickExpired": "Tick mục tiêu đã qua. Vui lòng dùng tick mục tiêu cao hơn.",
       "broadcastFailed": "Không thể truyền giao dịch.",
       "watchOnly": "Tài khoản chỉ xem không thể chuyển quyền.",
       "generic": "Chuyển quyền thất bại. Vui lòng thử lại."
diff --git a/src/locales/zh.json b/src/locales/zh.json
index ee1e2ae..66b61cd 100644
--- a/src/locales/zh.json
+++ b/src/locales/zh.json
@@ -364,6 +364,7 @@
     },
     "errors": {
       "networkError": "网络错误，请重试。",
+      "targetTickExpired": "目标 Tick 已经过期。请使用更高的目标 Tick。",
       "broadcastFailed": "交易广播失败。",
       "watchOnly": "仅观察账户无法发送转账。",
       "generic": "转账失败，请重试。"
@@ -413,6 +414,7 @@
     },
     "errors": {
       "networkError": "网络错误，请重试。",
+      "targetTickExpired": "目标 Tick 已经过期。请使用更高的目标 Tick。",
       "broadcastFailed": "交易广播失败。",
       "watchOnly": "仅观察账户无法转移权限。",
       "generic": "权限转移失败，请重试。"
diff --git a/src/pages/transfer-rights.tsx b/src/pages/transfer-rights.tsx
index 9710a4b..5e6eb52 100644
--- a/src/pages/transfer-rights.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/transfer-rights.tsx
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import {
 import { addPendingTransaction, PENDING_SETTLED_EVENT } from '@/lib/pending-transactions'
 import { isWalletLocked } from '@/lib/lock'
 import { useTickInfo, fetchTickInfo } from '@/lib/network-stats'
+import { resolveTransactionSubmissionErrorMessage } from '@/lib/transaction-submission-errors'
 import {
   compareBigIntDesc,
   formatBalance,
@@ -324,6 +325,8 @@ const TransferRights = () => {
 
     setSending(true)
     setErrorMessage('')
+    let requestedTargetTick: bigint | number | undefined
+    let reachedSubmitStage = false
 
     try {
       const parsedShares = parseAmount(shares)
@@ -331,8 +334,6 @@ const TransferRights = () => {
         throw new Error(t('transferRights.validation.sharesInvalid'))
       }
 
-      let requestedTargetTick: bigint | number | undefined
-
       const freshTickInfo = await fetchTickInfo()
       const sendCurrentTick = freshTickInfo.tickInfo?.tick
 
@@ -381,6 +382,8 @@ const TransferRights = () => {
         )
       }
 
+      reachedSubmitStage = true
+
       const result = await sdk.transactions.send({
         fromSeed: seed,
         toIdentity: sourceContract.contractAddress,
@@ -415,17 +418,17 @@ const TransferRights = () => {
 
       navigate('/')
     } catch (error) {
-      let message = t('transferRights.errors.generic')
-
-      if (error instanceof Error) {
-        if (error.message.includes('network') || error.message.includes('fetch')) {
-          message = t('transferRights.errors.networkError')
-        } else if (error.message.includes('broadcast')) {
-          message = t('transferRights.errors.broadcastFailed')
-        } else {
-          message = error.message
-        }
-      }
+      const message = await resolveTransactionSubmissionErrorMessage(
+        error,
+        requestedTargetTick,
+        {
+          generic: t('transferRights.errors.generic'),
+          targetTickExpired: t('transferRights.errors.targetTickExpired'),
+          networkError: t('transferRights.errors.networkError'),
+          broadcastFailed: t('transferRights.errors.broadcastFailed'),
+        },
+        { allowTickExpiryHeuristic: reachedSubmitStage },
+      )
 
       seedRef.current = null
       setErrorMessage(message)
diff --git a/src/pages/transfer.tsx b/src/pages/transfer.tsx
index fd0675c..961a4c5 100644
--- a/src/pages/transfer.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/transfer.tsx
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import {
 import { addPendingTransaction, PENDING_SETTLED_EVENT } from '@/lib/pending-transactions'
 import { isWalletLocked } from '@/lib/lock'
 import { useLatestStats, useTickInfo, fetchTickInfo } from '@/lib/network-stats'
+import { resolveTransactionSubmissionErrorMessage } from '@/lib/transaction-submission-errors'
 import ConfirmationDrawer from '@/components/pages/transfer/confirmation-drawer'
 import TransferForm from '@/components/pages/transfer/transfer-form'
 import type { FormErrors } from '@/components/pages/transfer/types'
@@ -204,6 +205,8 @@ const Transfer = () => {
 
     setSending(true)
     setErrorMessage('')
+    let requestedTargetTick: bigint | number | undefined
+    let reachedSubmitStage = false
 
     try {
       const parsedAmount = parseAmount(amount)
@@ -212,9 +215,7 @@ const Transfer = () => {
       }
 
       let result: { txId: string; targetTick: bigint }
-      let requestedTargetTick: bigint | number | undefined
 
-      // Fetch fresh tick info at send time
       const freshTickInfo = await fetchTickInfo()
       const sendCurrentTick = freshTickInfo.tickInfo?.tick
 
@@ -247,6 +248,8 @@ const Transfer = () => {
         throw new Error(t('transfer.errors.networkError'))
       }
 
+      reachedSubmitStage = true
+
       if (selectedAsset) {
         const payload = buildAssetTransferPayload(
           selectedAsset.issuerIdentity,
@@ -298,17 +301,17 @@ const Transfer = () => {
 
       navigate('/')
     } catch (error) {
-      let message = t('transfer.errors.generic')
-
-      if (error instanceof Error) {
-        if (error.message.includes('network') || error.message.includes('fetch')) {
-          message = t('transfer.errors.networkError')
-        } else if (error.message.includes('broadcast')) {
-          message = t('transfer.errors.broadcastFailed')
-        } else {
-          message = error.message
-        }
-      }
+      const message = await resolveTransactionSubmissionErrorMessage(
+        error,
+        requestedTargetTick,
+        {
+          generic: t('transfer.errors.generic'),
+          targetTickExpired: t('transfer.errors.targetTickExpired'),
+          networkError: t('transfer.errors.networkError'),
+          broadcastFailed: t('transfer.errors.broadcastFailed'),
+        },
+        { allowTickExpiryHeuristic: reachedSubmitStage },
+      )
 
       seedRef.current = null
       setErrorMessage(message)