diff --git a/modules/abstract-utxo/src/abstractUtxoCoin.ts b/modules/abstract-utxo/src/abstractUtxoCoin.ts
index 326d7d66a8..ff6953ae42 100644
--- a/modules/abstract-utxo/src/abstractUtxoCoin.ts
+++ b/modules/abstract-utxo/src/abstractUtxoCoin.ts
@@ -909,7 +909,12 @@ export abstract class AbstractUtxoCoin extends BaseCoin implements Musig2Partici
       // descriptor Psbt, skipping the fixedScriptWallet.BitGoPsbt intermediate.
       return explainTx(decodeDescriptorPsbt(params), { ...params, wallet }, this.wasmName, this.addressCodec);
     }
-    return explainTx(this.decodeTransactionFromPrebuild(params), { ...params, wallet }, this.wasmName, this.addressCodec);
+    return explainTx(
+      this.decodeTransactionFromPrebuild(params),
+      { ...params, wallet },
+      this.wasmName,
+      this.addressCodec
+    );
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/modules/abstract-utxo/src/transaction/fixedScript/parseTransaction.ts b/modules/abstract-utxo/src/transaction/fixedScript/parseTransaction.ts
index 09d6a3775a..935a85828e 100644
--- a/modules/abstract-utxo/src/transaction/fixedScript/parseTransaction.ts
+++ b/modules/abstract-utxo/src/transaction/fixedScript/parseTransaction.ts
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ function toExpectedOutputs(
   });
   if (txParams.allowExternalChangeAddress && txParams.changeAddress) {
     expectedOutputs.push({
-      script: addressCodec.decodeChangeScript(txParams.changeAddress),
+      script: Buffer.from(addressCodec.decodeChangeAddress(txParams.changeAddress)),
       // When an external change address is explicitly specified, count all outputs going towards that
       // address in the expected outputs (regardless of the output amount)
       value: 'max',
@@ -254,10 +254,9 @@ export async function parseTransaction<TNumber extends bigint | number>(
   function toComparableOutputsWithExternal(outputs: Output[]): ComparableOutputWithAddress<bigint | 'max'>[] {
     return outputs.map((output) => ({
       // Change/custom-change outputs are always transparent wallet addresses.
-      script:
-        output.external === false
-          ? addressCodec.decodeChangeScript(output.address)
-          : addressCodec.fromExtendedAddressFormatToScript(output.address),
+      script: output.external
+        ? Buffer.from(addressCodec.decodeExternalAddress(output.address))
+        : Buffer.from(addressCodec.decodeChangeAddress(output.address)),
       value: output.amount === 'max' ? 'max' : (BigInt(output.amount) as bigint | 'max'),
       external: output.external,
       address: output.address,
@@ -297,7 +296,7 @@ export async function parseTransaction<TNumber extends bigint | number>(
 
   function toOutputs(outputs: ExpectedOutputWithAddress[] | ComparableOutputWithAddress<bigint | 'max'>[]): Output[] {
     return outputs.map((output) => ({
-      address: addressCodec.outputScriptToAddress(output.script, output.address),
+      address: addressCodec.toExtendedAddressFormat(output.script, output.address),
       amount: output.value.toString(),
       external: output.external,
     }));
diff --git a/modules/abstract-utxo/src/transaction/recipient.ts b/modules/abstract-utxo/src/transaction/recipient.ts
index 807fcb5d40..cbec296d4d 100644
--- a/modules/abstract-utxo/src/transaction/recipient.ts
+++ b/modules/abstract-utxo/src/transaction/recipient.ts
@@ -56,19 +56,10 @@ export class AddressCodec {
     return this.decode(address);
   }
 
-  /** Resolve a transparent change address directly to a Buffer script. */
-  decodeChangeScript(address: string): Buffer {
-    return Buffer.from(this.decodeChangeAddress(address));
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Convert an output's scriptPubKey back to the address form the output should report. The
-   * base implementation encodes the script. Coins whose output scripts cannot always be
-   * re-encoded (e.g. Zcash shielded recipients, whose raw Orchard receiver has no scriptPubKey
-   * encoding) override this and may fall back to the output's original address.
-   */
-  outputScriptToAddress(script: Buffer, address?: string): string {
-    return this.toExtendedAddressFormat(script);
+  /** Resolve an external address, including extended script recipients, to its script. */
+  decodeExternalAddress(address: string): Uint8Array {
+    const result = AddressCodec.fromExtendedAddressFormat(address);
+    return 'script' in result ? Buffer.from(result.script, 'hex') : this.decode(result.address);
   }
 
   encode(script: Uint8Array): string {
@@ -84,13 +75,10 @@ export class AddressCodec {
   }
 
   fromExtendedAddressFormatToScript(extendedAddress: string): Buffer {
-    const result = AddressCodec.fromExtendedAddressFormat(extendedAddress);
-    if ('script' in result) {
-      return Buffer.from(result.script, 'hex');
-    }
-    return Buffer.from(this.decode(result.address));
+    return Buffer.from(this.decodeExternalAddress(extendedAddress));
   }
 
+  /** Check whether a parsed output address resolves to its raw script. */
   isMatchingScript(output: AddressCodecOutput): boolean {
     if (output.address === undefined || output.address === null) {
       return true;
@@ -116,7 +104,13 @@ export class AddressCodec {
     throw new Error('invalid input');
   }
 
-  toExtendedAddressFormat(script: Buffer): string {
+  toExtendedAddressFormat(script: Buffer, address?: string): string {
+    if (address !== undefined && !this.isMatchingScript({ address, script })) {
+      throw new Error(`address ${address} does not match output script`);
+    }
+    if (address !== undefined) {
+      return address;
+    }
     return script[0] === OP_RETURN ? `${ScriptRecipientPrefix}${script.toString('hex')}` : this.encode(script);
   }
 }
diff --git a/modules/abstract-utxo/test/unit/bip322.ts b/modules/abstract-utxo/test/unit/bip322.ts
index 13f664d95d..e90b32aee0 100644
--- a/modules/abstract-utxo/test/unit/bip322.ts
+++ b/modules/abstract-utxo/test/unit/bip322.ts
@@ -441,7 +441,10 @@ describe('BIP322', function () {
     it('should successfully run with a user nonce', function () {
       const psbt = createUnsignedPsbt();
       assertCommon(
-        explainPsbtWasm(psbt, walletKeys, { addressCodec: new AddressCodec('btc'), replayProtection: { publicKeys: [] } }),
+        explainPsbtWasm(psbt, walletKeys, {
+          addressCodec: new AddressCodec('btc'),
+          replayProtection: { publicKeys: [] },
+        }),
         0
       );
     });
@@ -450,7 +453,10 @@ describe('BIP322', function () {
       const psbt = createUnsignedPsbt();
       psbt.sign(BIP32.fromBase58(xprivs[0]));
       assertCommon(
-        explainPsbtWasm(psbt, walletKeys, { addressCodec: new AddressCodec('btc'), replayProtection: { publicKeys: [] } }),
+        explainPsbtWasm(psbt, walletKeys, {
+          addressCodec: new AddressCodec('btc'),
+          replayProtection: { publicKeys: [] },
+        }),
         1
       );
     });
@@ -460,7 +466,10 @@ describe('BIP322', function () {
       psbt.sign(BIP32.fromBase58(xprivs[0]));
       psbt.sign(BIP32.fromBase58(xprivs[2]));
       assertCommon(
-        explainPsbtWasm(psbt, walletKeys, { addressCodec: new AddressCodec('btc'), replayProtection: { publicKeys: [] } }),
+        explainPsbtWasm(psbt, walletKeys, {
+          addressCodec: new AddressCodec('btc'),
+          replayProtection: { publicKeys: [] },
+        }),
         2
       );
     });