diff --git a/tokens/transfer-tokens/native/program/src/instructions/transfer.rs b/tokens/transfer-tokens/native/program/src/instructions/transfer.rs
index 9d265b941..7519a60b3 100644
--- a/tokens/transfer-tokens/native/program/src/instructions/transfer.rs
+++ b/tokens/transfer-tokens/native/program/src/instructions/transfer.rs
@@ -62,15 +62,13 @@ pub fn transfer_tokens(accounts: &[AccountInfo], args: TransferTokensArgs) -> Pr
             from_associated_token_account.key,
             to_associated_token_account.key,
             owner.key,
-            &[owner.key, recipient.key],
+            &[owner.key],
             args.quantity,
         )?,
         &[
-            mint_account.clone(),
             from_associated_token_account.clone(),
             to_associated_token_account.clone(),
             owner.clone(),
-            recipient.clone(),
             token_program.clone(),
         ],
     )?;
diff --git a/tokens/transfer-tokens/native/tests/test.ts b/tokens/transfer-tokens/native/tests/test.ts
index de2704d44..6e20e09e1 100644
--- a/tokens/transfer-tokens/native/tests/test.ts
+++ b/tokens/transfer-tokens/native/tests/test.ts
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ describe('Transferring Tokens', () => {
             await findAssociatedTokenAddress(mint, payer.address),
             await findAssociatedTokenAddress(mint, recipientWallet.address),
             payer,
-            recipientWallet,
+            recipientWallet.address,
             payer,
             programId,
             quantity,
@@ -242,4 +242,29 @@ describe('Transferring Tokens', () => {
         assert.equal(tokenBalance(toAta), '1', 'unexpected recipient NFT balance');
         assert.equal(tokenBalance(fromAta), '0', 'unexpected sender NFT balance');
     });
+
+    it('Transfer tokens to a wallet that does not sign the transaction!', async () => {
+        const mint = tokenMintKeypair.address;
+        const nonSigningRecipient = (await generateKeyPairSigner()).address;
+        const fromAta = await findAssociatedTokenAddress(mint, payer.address);
+        const toAta = await findAssociatedTokenAddress(mint, nonSigningRecipient);
+        const senderBalanceBefore = BigInt(tokenBalance(fromAta));
+        const quantity = 20n;
+
+        const ix = createTransferTokensInstruction(
+            mint,
+            fromAta,
+            toAta,
+            payer,
+            nonSigningRecipient,
+            payer,
+            programId,
+            quantity,
+        );
+
+        await sendTransaction(ix);
+
+        assert.equal(tokenBalance(toAta), quantity.toString(), 'unexpected recipient balance');
+        assert.equal(tokenBalance(fromAta), (senderBalanceBefore - quantity).toString(), 'unexpected sender balance');
+    });
 });
diff --git a/tokens/transfer-tokens/native/ts/instructions/transfer.ts b/tokens/transfer-tokens/native/ts/instructions/transfer.ts
index 8b60694f3..6b25a177f 100644
--- a/tokens/transfer-tokens/native/ts/instructions/transfer.ts
+++ b/tokens/transfer-tokens/native/ts/instructions/transfer.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export function createTransferTokensInstruction(
     fromAssociatedTokenAccount: Address,
     toAssociatedTokenAccount: Address,
     owner: TransactionSigner,
-    recipient: TransactionSigner,
+    recipient: Address,
     payer: TransactionSigner,
     programId: Address,
     quantity: bigint,
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export function createTransferTokensInstruction(
             { address: fromAssociatedTokenAccount, role: AccountRole.WRITABLE },
             { address: toAssociatedTokenAccount, role: AccountRole.WRITABLE },
             { address: owner.address, role: AccountRole.WRITABLE_SIGNER, signer: owner },
-            { address: recipient.address, role: AccountRole.WRITABLE_SIGNER, signer: recipient },
+            { address: recipient, role: AccountRole.READONLY },
             { address: payer.address, role: AccountRole.WRITABLE_SIGNER, signer: payer },
             { address: SYSTEM_PROGRAM_ADDRESS, role: AccountRole.READONLY },
             { address: TOKEN_PROGRAM_ADDRESS, role: AccountRole.READONLY },