diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4e66f84c..3fc8b4fe 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Changelog info is also documented on the [GitHub releases](https://github.com/bi
 page. See [DEVELOPMENT_CYCLE.md](DEVELOPMENT_CYCLE.md) for more details.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+ - Fixed `create_tx --send_all` to reject multiple recipients instead of silently using only the first one
 
 ## [3.0.0]
 
diff --git a/src/handlers.rs b/src/handlers.rs
index 15a4d5ac..dc803c2b 100644
--- a/src/handlers.rs
+++ b/src/handlers.rs
@@ -378,12 +378,12 @@ pub fn handle_offline_wallet_subcommand(
                         tx_builder.drain_wallet().drain_to(recipients[0].0.clone());
                     } else {
                         return Err(Error::Generic(
-                            "Wallet can only be drain to a single output".to_string(),
+                            "Wallet can only be drained to a single output".to_string(),
                         ));
                     }
                 } else {
                     return Err(Error::Generic(
-                        "Wallet can only be drain to a single output".to_string(),
+                        "Wallet can only be drained to a single output".to_string(),
                     ));
                 }
             } else {
@@ -540,7 +540,13 @@ pub fn handle_offline_wallet_subcommand(
             let mut tx_builder = wallet.build_tx();
 
             if send_all {
-                tx_builder.drain_wallet().drain_to(recipients[0].0.clone());
+                if let [recipient] = recipients.as_slice() {
+                    tx_builder.drain_wallet().drain_to(recipient.0.clone());
+                } else {
+                    return Err(Error::Generic(
+                        "Wallet can only be drained to a single output".to_string(),
+                    ));
+                }
             } else {
                 let recipients = recipients
                     .into_iter()
diff --git a/tests/send_all_validation.rs b/tests/send_all_validation.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..66d2a8ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/send_all_validation.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+use std::process::Command;
+
+fn run_bdk_cli(args: &str) -> (bool, String, String) {
+    let output = Command::new("cargo")
+        .args(format!("run --quiet -- {}", args).split_whitespace())
+        .output()
+        .expect("Failed to execute command");
+
+    let success = output.status.success();
+    let stdout = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout).to_string();
+    let stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr).to_string();
+
+    (success, stdout, stderr)
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_send_all_rejects_multiple_recipients() {
+    let test_dir = std::env::temp_dir().join("bdk-cli-test-send-all");
+    let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(&test_dir);
+    std::fs::create_dir_all(&test_dir).unwrap();
+    let datadir = test_dir.to_str().unwrap();
+
+    // Step 1: Generate a key
+    let (success, stdout, stderr) = run_bdk_cli("key generate");
+    assert!(success, "Step 1 failed - Key generation: {}", stderr);
+
+    let key_json: serde_json::Value =
+        serde_json::from_str(&stdout).expect("Failed to parse key output");
+    let xprv = key_json["xprv"].as_str().expect("No xprv in output");
+
+    // Step 2: Derive receive descriptor
+    let (success, stdout, stderr) =
+        run_bdk_cli(&format!("key derive --path m/84h/1h/0h/0 --xprv {}", xprv));
+    assert!(success, "Step 2 failed - Derive receive: {}", stderr);
+
+    let recv_json: serde_json::Value =
+        serde_json::from_str(&stdout).expect("Failed to parse derive output");
+    let recv_xprv = recv_json["xprv"]
+        .as_str()
+        .expect("No xprv in derive output");
+    let recv_desc = format!("wpkh({})", recv_xprv);
+
+    // Step 3: Derive change descriptor
+    let (success, stdout, stderr) =
+        run_bdk_cli(&format!("key derive --path m/84h/1h/0h/1 --xprv {}", xprv));
+    assert!(success, "Step 3 failed - Derive change: {}", stderr);
+
+    let change_json: serde_json::Value =
+        serde_json::from_str(&stdout).expect("Failed to parse derive output");
+    let change_xprv = change_json["xprv"]
+        .as_str()
+        .expect("No xprv in derive output");
+    let change_desc = format!("wpkh({})", change_xprv);
+
+    // Step 4: Save wallet config
+    let (success, _, stderr) = run_bdk_cli(&format!(
+        "--datadir {} wallet --wallet test config --database-type sqlite -e {} -i {}",
+        datadir, recv_desc, change_desc
+    ));
+    assert!(success, "Step 4 failed - Wallet config: {}", stderr);
+
+    // Step 5: Try create_tx with --send_all and MULTIPLE recipients
+    let addr1 = "mipcBbFg9gMiCh81Kj8tqqdgoZub1ZJRfn";
+    let addr2 = "2MzQwSSnBHWHqSAqtTVQ6v47XtaisrJa1Vc";
+
+    let (success, stdout, stderr) = run_bdk_cli(&format!(
+        "--datadir {} wallet --wallet test create_tx --send_all \
+         --to {}:0 \
+         --to {}:0",
+        datadir, addr1, addr2
+    ));
+
+    assert!(
+        !success,
+        "create_tx with --send_all and multiple recipients should fail, but it succeeded.\nstdout: {}\nstderr: {}",
+        stdout, stderr
+    );
+
+    // Check that error message mentions single output
+    let combined = format!("{}{}", stdout, stderr);
+    assert!(
+        combined.contains("drained to a single output"),
+        "Expected error message about single output, got: {}",
+        combined
+    );
+
+    // Cleanup
+    let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(&test_dir);
+}