diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index a335850..0d6a3d1 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -856,6 +856,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "thiserror",
+ "tokio",
  "tracing",
 ]
 
diff --git a/crates/wallet/Cargo.toml b/crates/wallet/Cargo.toml
index 43c7cfd..ebc922a 100644
--- a/crates/wallet/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/wallet/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ jsonrpsee = { workspace = true, features = ["server", "macros"] }
 serde = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
 thiserror.workspace = true
 tracing.workspace = true
+tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["sync"] }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 serde_json.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/wallet/src/lib.rs b/crates/wallet/src/lib.rs
index 6e79399..3deddd2 100644
--- a/crates/wallet/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/wallet/src/lib.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use tracing::{trace, warn};
 
 use reth_revm as _;
+use tokio::sync::Mutex;
 
 /// The capability to perform [EIP-7702][eip-7702] delegations, sponsored by the sequencer.
 ///
@@ -175,6 +176,7 @@ impl<Provider, Eth> AlphaNetWallet<Provider, Eth> {
                 chain_id,
                 Capabilities { delegation: DelegationCapability { addresses: valid_designations } },
             )])),
+            permit: Default::default(),
         };
         Self { inner: Arc::new(inner) }
     }
@@ -244,6 +246,9 @@ where
             _ => return Err(AlphaNetWalletError::IllegalDestination.into()),
         }
 
+        // we acquire the permit here so that all following operations are performed exclusively
+        let _permit = self.inner.permit.lock().await;
+
         // set nonce
         let tx_count = EthState::transaction_count(
             &self.inner.eth_api,
@@ -295,10 +300,12 @@ where
 /// Implementation of the AlphaNet `wallet_` namespace.
 struct AlphaNetWalletInner<Provider, Eth> {
     provider: Provider,
+    eth_api: Eth,
     wallet: EthereumWallet,
     chain_id: ChainId,
     capabilities: WalletCapabilities,
-    eth_api: Eth,
+    /// Used to guard tx signing
+    permit: Mutex<()>,
 }
 
 fn validate_tx_request(request: &TransactionRequest) -> Result<(), AlphaNetWalletError> {