diff --git a/modules/sdk-coin-apt/src/lib/transaction/transferTransaction.ts b/modules/sdk-coin-apt/src/lib/transaction/transferTransaction.ts
index 62a0fc4664..264cad73fd 100644
--- a/modules/sdk-coin-apt/src/lib/transaction/transferTransaction.ts
+++ b/modules/sdk-coin-apt/src/lib/transaction/transferTransaction.ts
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@ export class TransferTransaction extends Transaction {
     const aptos = new Aptos(new AptosConfig({ network }));
     const senderAddress = AccountAddress.fromString(this._sender);
     const recipientAddress = AccountAddress.fromString(this._recipient.address);
-
+    const typeArgs = this.assetId ? [this.assetId] : ['0x1::aptos_coin::AptosCoin'];
     const simpleTxn = await aptos.transaction.build.simple({
       sender: senderAddress,
       data: {
         function: '0x1::aptos_account::transfer_coins',
-        typeArguments: ['0x1::aptos_coin::AptosCoin'],
+        typeArguments: typeArgs,
         functionArguments: [recipientAddress, this.recipient.amount],
       },
       options: {
diff --git a/modules/sdk-coin-apt/src/lib/transactionBuilder/fungibleAssetTransactionBuilder.ts b/modules/sdk-coin-apt/src/lib/transactionBuilder/fungibleAssetTransactionBuilder.ts
index 4c60bdef53..c5263a5c17 100644
--- a/modules/sdk-coin-apt/src/lib/transactionBuilder/fungibleAssetTransactionBuilder.ts
+++ b/modules/sdk-coin-apt/src/lib/transactionBuilder/fungibleAssetTransactionBuilder.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ export class FungibleAssetTransactionBuilder extends TransactionBuilder {
     return TransactionType.SendToken;
   }
 
+  assetId(assetId: string): TransactionBuilder {
+    this.validateAddress({ address: assetId });
+    this.transaction.assetId = assetId;
+    return this;
+  }
+
   /** @inheritdoc */
   initBuilder(tx: FungibleAssetTransaction): void {
     this._transaction = tx;
diff --git a/modules/sdk-coin-apt/src/lib/transactionBuilder/transactionBuilder.ts b/modules/sdk-coin-apt/src/lib/transactionBuilder/transactionBuilder.ts
index 10ebbd0a40..7fc7ecf894 100644
--- a/modules/sdk-coin-apt/src/lib/transactionBuilder/transactionBuilder.ts
+++ b/modules/sdk-coin-apt/src/lib/transactionBuilder/transactionBuilder.ts
@@ -84,11 +84,7 @@ export abstract class TransactionBuilder extends BaseTransactionBuilder {
     return this;
   }
 
-  assetId(assetId: string): TransactionBuilder {
-    this.validateAddress({ address: assetId });
-    this.transaction.assetId = assetId;
-    return this;
-  }
+  abstract assetId(assetId: string): TransactionBuilder;
 
   /** @inheritdoc */
   protected signImplementation(key: BaseKey): Transaction {
diff --git a/modules/sdk-coin-apt/src/lib/transactionBuilder/transferBuilder.ts b/modules/sdk-coin-apt/src/lib/transactionBuilder/transferBuilder.ts
index fd1d70de1e..92c0a49d37 100644
--- a/modules/sdk-coin-apt/src/lib/transactionBuilder/transferBuilder.ts
+++ b/modules/sdk-coin-apt/src/lib/transactionBuilder/transferBuilder.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ export class TransferBuilder extends TransactionBuilder {
     return TransactionType.Send;
   }
 
+  assetId(assetId: string): TransactionBuilder {
+    this.transaction.assetId = assetId ?? '';
+    return this;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Initialize the transaction builder fields using the decoded transaction data
    *