diff --git a/bdk-ffi/src/bdk.udl b/bdk-ffi/src/bdk.udl
index 6720cd1..e67060f 100644
--- a/bdk-ffi/src/bdk.udl
+++ b/bdk-ffi/src/bdk.udl
@@ -52,6 +52,25 @@ enum FeeRateError {
   "ArithmeticOverflow"
 };
 
+[Error]
+interface AddressError {
+  Base58();
+  Bech32();
+  EmptyBech32Payload();
+  InvalidBech32Variant();
+  InvalidWitnessVersion(u8 version);
+  UnparsableWitnessVersion();
+  MalformedWitnessVersion();
+  InvalidWitnessProgramLength(u64 length);
+  InvalidSegwitV0ProgramLength(u64 length);
+  UncompressedPubkey();
+  ExcessiveScriptSize();
+  UnrecognizedScript();
+  UnknownAddressType(string s);
+  NetworkValidation(Network required, Network found, string address);
+  OtherAddressError();
+};
+
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // bdk crate - types module
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -360,7 +379,7 @@ enum WordCount {
 };
 
 interface Address {
-  [Throws=Alpha3Error]
+  [Throws=AddressError]
   constructor(string address, Network network);
 
   Network network();
diff --git a/bdk-ffi/src/bitcoin.rs b/bdk-ffi/src/bitcoin.rs
index 261deeb..0e448e9 100644
--- a/bdk-ffi/src/bitcoin.rs
+++ b/bdk-ffi/src/bitcoin.rs
@@ -41,14 +41,9 @@ pub struct Address {
 }
 
 impl Address {
-    pub fn new(address: String, network: Network) -> Result<Self, Alpha3Error> {
-        let parsed_address = address
-            .parse::<bdk::bitcoin::Address<NetworkUnchecked>>()
-            .map_err(|_| Alpha3Error::Generic)?;
-
-        let network_checked_address = parsed_address
-            .require_network(network)
-            .map_err(|_| Alpha3Error::Generic)?;
+    pub fn new(address: String, network: Network) -> Result<Self, AddressError> {
+        let parsed_address = address.parse::<bdk::bitcoin::Address<NetworkUnchecked>>()?;
+        let network_checked_address = parsed_address.require_network(network)?;
 
         Ok(Address {
             inner: network_checked_address,
diff --git a/bdk-ffi/src/error.rs b/bdk-ffi/src/error.rs
index e1412db..ed528bc 100644
--- a/bdk-ffi/src/error.rs
+++ b/bdk-ffi/src/error.rs
@@ -107,6 +107,66 @@ pub enum FeeRateError {
     ArithmeticOverflow,
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
+pub enum AddressError {
+    #[error("base58 address encoding error")]
+    Base58,
+
+    #[error("bech32 address encoding error")]
+    Bech32,
+
+    #[error("the bech32 payload was empty")]
+    EmptyBech32Payload,
+
+    #[error("invalid bech32 checksum variant found")]
+    InvalidBech32Variant,
+
+    #[error("invalid witness script version: {version}")]
+    InvalidWitnessVersion { version: u8 },
+
+    #[error("incorrect format of a witness version byte")]
+    UnparsableWitnessVersion,
+
+    #[error(
+        "bitcoin script opcode does not match any known witness version, the script is malformed"
+    )]
+    MalformedWitnessVersion,
+
+    #[error("the witness program must be between 2 and 40 bytes in length: length={length}")]
+    InvalidWitnessProgramLength { length: u64 },
+
+    #[error("a v0 witness program must be either of length 20 or 32 bytes: length={length}")]
+    InvalidSegwitV0ProgramLength { length: u64 },
+
+    #[error("an uncompressed pubkey was used where it is not allowed")]
+    UncompressedPubkey,
+
+    #[error("script size exceed 520 bytes")]
+    ExcessiveScriptSize,
+
+    #[error("script is not p2pkh, p2sh, or witness program")]
+    UnrecognizedScript,
+
+    #[error("unknown address type: '{s}' is either invalid or not supported")]
+    UnknownAddressType { s: String },
+
+    #[error(
+        "address {address} belongs to network {found} which is different from required {required}"
+    )]
+    NetworkValidation {
+        /// Network that was required.
+        required: Network,
+        /// Network on which the address was found to be valid.
+        found: Network,
+        /// The address itself
+        address: String,
+    },
+
+    // This is required because the bdk::bitcoin::address::Error is non-exhaustive
+    #[error("other address error")]
+    OtherAddressError,
+}
+
 impl From<BdkFileError> for WalletCreationError {
     fn from(error: BdkFileError) -> Self {
         match error {
@@ -234,6 +294,56 @@ impl From<BdkEsploraError> for EsploraError {
     }
 }
 
+impl From<bdk::bitcoin::address::Error> for AddressError {
+    fn from(error: bdk::bitcoin::address::Error) -> Self {
+        match error {
+            bdk::bitcoin::address::Error::Base58(_) => AddressError::Base58,
+            bdk::bitcoin::address::Error::Bech32(_) => AddressError::Bech32,
+            bdk::bitcoin::address::Error::EmptyBech32Payload => AddressError::EmptyBech32Payload,
+            bdk::bitcoin::address::Error::InvalidBech32Variant { .. } => {
+                AddressError::InvalidBech32Variant
+            }
+            bdk::bitcoin::address::Error::InvalidWitnessVersion(version) => {
+                AddressError::InvalidWitnessVersion { version }
+            }
+            bdk::bitcoin::address::Error::UnparsableWitnessVersion(_) => {
+                AddressError::UnparsableWitnessVersion
+            }
+            bdk::bitcoin::address::Error::MalformedWitnessVersion => {
+                AddressError::MalformedWitnessVersion
+            }
+            bdk::bitcoin::address::Error::InvalidWitnessProgramLength(length) => {
+                let length = length as u64;
+                AddressError::InvalidWitnessProgramLength { length }
+            }
+            bdk::bitcoin::address::Error::InvalidSegwitV0ProgramLength(length) => {
+                let length = length as u64;
+                AddressError::InvalidSegwitV0ProgramLength { length }
+            }
+            bdk::bitcoin::address::Error::UncompressedPubkey => AddressError::UncompressedPubkey,
+            bdk::bitcoin::address::Error::ExcessiveScriptSize => AddressError::ExcessiveScriptSize,
+            bdk::bitcoin::address::Error::UnrecognizedScript => AddressError::UnrecognizedScript,
+            bdk::bitcoin::address::Error::UnknownAddressType(s) => {
+                AddressError::UnknownAddressType { s }
+            }
+            bdk::bitcoin::address::Error::NetworkValidation {
+                required,
+                found,
+                address,
+            } => {
+                // let address = address.to_string();
+                let address = format!("{:?}", address);
+                AddressError::NetworkValidation {
+                    required,
+                    found,
+                    address,
+                }
+            }
+            _ => AddressError::OtherAddressError,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
     use crate::error::{EsploraError, PersistenceError, WalletCreationError};
diff --git a/bdk-ffi/src/lib.rs b/bdk-ffi/src/lib.rs
index 3a28118..05f9bcc 100644
--- a/bdk-ffi/src/lib.rs
+++ b/bdk-ffi/src/lib.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ use crate::bitcoin::Script;
 use crate::bitcoin::Transaction;
 use crate::bitcoin::TxOut;
 use crate::descriptor::Descriptor;
+use crate::error::AddressError;
 use crate::error::Alpha3Error;
 use crate::error::CalculateFeeError;
 use crate::error::EsploraError;