diff --git a/crates/wallet/src/descriptor/error.rs b/crates/wallet/src/descriptor/error.rs
index e018b5352..b157c33ec 100644
--- a/crates/wallet/src/descriptor/error.rs
+++ b/crates/wallet/src/descriptor/error.rs
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ pub enum Error {
     Hex(bitcoin::hex::HexToBytesError),
     /// The provided wallet descriptors are identical
     ExternalAndInternalAreTheSame,
+    /// The provided parameters mismatch
+    Mismatch(MismatchError),
 }
 
 impl From<crate::keys::KeyError> for Error {
@@ -83,6 +85,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for Error {
             Self::ExternalAndInternalAreTheSame => {
                 write!(f, "External and internal descriptors are the same")
             }
+            Self::Mismatch(mismatch) => write!(f, "The provided parameters mismatch: {mismatch:?}"),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -125,3 +128,15 @@ impl From<crate::descriptor::policy::PolicyError> for Error {
         Error::Policy(err)
     }
 }
+
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
+/// Represents a mismatch within the parameters that passed as [`crate::wallet::CreateParams`].
+pub enum MismatchError {
+    /// Genesis hash does not match.
+    Genesis {
+        /// The genesis hash for the given network parameter.
+        network: bitcoin::BlockHash,
+        /// The genesis hash given as parameter.
+        parameter: bitcoin::BlockHash,
+    },
+}
diff --git a/crates/wallet/src/wallet/mod.rs b/crates/wallet/src/wallet/mod.rs
index 3af424d37..cf97c6200 100644
--- a/crates/wallet/src/wallet/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/wallet/src/wallet/mod.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ pub mod signer;
 pub mod tx_builder;
 pub(crate) mod utils;
 
-use crate::collections::{BTreeMap, HashMap, HashSet};
 use crate::descriptor::{
     check_wallet_descriptor, error::Error as DescriptorError, policy::BuildSatisfaction,
     DerivedDescriptor, DescriptorMeta, ExtendedDescriptor, ExtractPolicy, IntoWalletDescriptor,
@@ -74,6 +73,10 @@ use crate::wallet::{
     tx_builder::{FeePolicy, TxBuilder, TxParams},
     utils::{check_nsequence_rbf, After, Older, SecpCtx},
 };
+use crate::{
+    collections::{BTreeMap, HashMap, HashSet},
+    descriptor::error::MismatchError,
+};
 
 // re-exports
 pub use bdk_chain::Balance;
@@ -372,6 +375,14 @@ impl Wallet {
         let genesis_hash = params
             .genesis_hash
             .unwrap_or(genesis_block(network).block_hash());
+
+        if genesis_hash.ne(&genesis_block(network).block_hash()) {
+            return Err(DescriptorError::Mismatch(MismatchError::Genesis {
+                network: genesis_block(network).block_hash(),
+                parameter: genesis_hash,
+            }));
+        }
+
         let (chain, chain_changeset) = LocalChain::from_genesis_hash(genesis_hash);
 
         let (descriptor, mut descriptor_keymap) = (params.descriptor)(&secp, network)?;
@@ -506,6 +517,14 @@ impl Wallet {
                     expected: exp_genesis_hash,
                 }));
             }
+
+            let network_genesis_hash = genesis_block(network).block_hash();
+            if network_genesis_hash != exp_genesis_hash {
+                return Err(LoadError::Mismatch(LoadMismatch::Genesis {
+                    loaded: network_genesis_hash,
+                    expected: exp_genesis_hash,
+                }));
+            }
         }
 
         let descriptor = changeset
diff --git a/crates/wallet/tests/wallet.rs b/crates/wallet/tests/wallet.rs
index afb346905..fe09a4049 100644
--- a/crates/wallet/tests/wallet.rs
+++ b/crates/wallet/tests/wallet.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use anyhow::Context;
 use assert_matches::assert_matches;
 use bdk_chain::{BlockId, ChainPosition, ConfirmationBlockTime};
 use bdk_wallet::coin_selection::{self, LargestFirstCoinSelection};
+use bdk_wallet::descriptor::error::MismatchError;
 use bdk_wallet::descriptor::{calc_checksum, DescriptorError, IntoWalletDescriptor};
 use bdk_wallet::error::CreateTxError;
 use bdk_wallet::psbt::PsbtUtils;
@@ -355,6 +356,24 @@ fn test_error_external_and_internal_are_the_same() {
     );
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_create_genesis_hash_and_network_consistency() {
+    let (external_desc, internal_desc) = get_test_tr_single_sig_xprv_and_change_desc();
+    let mainnet_genesis_hash = BlockHash::from_byte_array(ChainHash::BITCOIN.to_bytes());
+    let err = Wallet::create(external_desc, internal_desc)
+        .genesis_hash(mainnet_genesis_hash)
+        .network(Network::Regtest)
+        .create_wallet_no_persist();
+
+    assert!(
+        matches!(
+            &err,
+            Err(DescriptorError::Mismatch(MismatchError::Genesis { .. }))
+        ),
+        "unexpected network and genesis_hash parameter check result: `genesis_hash` network (Mainnet) does not match network parameter (Regtest)",
+    );
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_descriptor_checksum() {
     let (wallet, _) = get_funded_wallet_wpkh();