diff --git a/packages/blockchain-link-types/src/blockbook-api.ts b/packages/blockchain-link-types/src/blockbook-api.ts
index 06835e78a8a6..04c9c87b5eae 100644
--- a/packages/blockchain-link-types/src/blockbook-api.ts
+++ b/packages/blockchain-link-types/src/blockbook-api.ts
@@ -357,6 +357,7 @@ export interface WsInfoRes {
     bestHeight: number;
     bestHash: string;
     block0Hash: string;
+    network: string;
     testnet: boolean;
     backend: WsBackendInfo;
 }
diff --git a/packages/blockchain-link-types/src/common.ts b/packages/blockchain-link-types/src/common.ts
index 0d9fbeed2140..c9d268408290 100644
--- a/packages/blockchain-link-types/src/common.ts
+++ b/packages/blockchain-link-types/src/common.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export interface ServerInfo {
     blockHeight: number;
     blockHash: string;
     consensusBranchId?: number; // zcash current branch id
+    network: string;
 }
 
 export type TokenStandard = 'ERC20' | 'ERC1155' | 'ERC721' | 'SPL';
diff --git a/packages/blockchain-link-utils/src/blockbook.ts b/packages/blockchain-link-utils/src/blockbook.ts
index 470ffbd9cea4..afec4c9f9dee 100644
--- a/packages/blockchain-link-utils/src/blockbook.ts
+++ b/packages/blockchain-link-utils/src/blockbook.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import { Addresses, filterTargets, enhanceVinVout, sumVinVout, transformTarget }
 export const transformServerInfo = (payload: ServerInfo) => ({
     name: payload.name,
     shortcut: payload.shortcut,
+    network: payload.network || payload.shortcut, // for backwards Blockbook compatibility
     testnet: payload.testnet,
     version: payload.version,
     decimals: payload.decimals,
diff --git a/packages/blockchain-link-utils/src/ripple.ts b/packages/blockchain-link-utils/src/ripple.ts
index 4de17fbb07ec..2129f3cbb081 100644
--- a/packages/blockchain-link-utils/src/ripple.ts
+++ b/packages/blockchain-link-utils/src/ripple.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import type { Transaction } from '@trezor/blockchain-link-types';
 export const transformServerInfo = (payload: any) => ({
     name: 'Ripple',
     shortcut: 'xrp',
+    network: 'xrp',
     testnet: false,
     version: payload.buildVersion,
     decimals: 6,
diff --git a/packages/blockchain-link/src/workers/blockfrost/index.ts b/packages/blockchain-link/src/workers/blockfrost/index.ts
index 7fa640e7c7ec..615a8ac3fa1f 100644
--- a/packages/blockchain-link/src/workers/blockfrost/index.ts
+++ b/packages/blockchain-link/src/workers/blockfrost/index.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ const getInfo = async (request: Request<MessageTypes.GetInfo>) => {
         type: RESPONSES.GET_INFO,
         payload: {
             url: api.options.url,
+            network: info.shortcut,
             ...info,
         },
     } as const;
diff --git a/packages/blockchain-link/src/workers/electrum/methods/getInfo.ts b/packages/blockchain-link/src/workers/electrum/methods/getInfo.ts
index 88da9bb1a916..3ba69428f613 100644
--- a/packages/blockchain-link/src/workers/electrum/methods/getInfo.ts
+++ b/packages/blockchain-link/src/workers/electrum/methods/getInfo.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ const getInfo: Api<Req, Res> = client => {
         blockHash: blockheaderToBlockhash(hex),
         name: 'Bitcoin',
         shortcut: coin,
+        network: coin,
         testnet: coin === 'REGTEST',
         decimals: 8,
     });
diff --git a/packages/blockchain-link/src/workers/solana/index.ts b/packages/blockchain-link/src/workers/solana/index.ts
index cfad7f14534e..4c86e340fc6c 100644
--- a/packages/blockchain-link/src/workers/solana/index.ts
+++ b/packages/blockchain-link/src/workers/solana/index.ts
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ const getInfo = async (request: Request<MessageTypes.GetInfo>) => {
         blockHeight,
         blockHash,
         shortcut: isTestnet ? 'dsol' : 'sol',
+        network: isTestnet ? 'dsol' : 'sol',
         url: api.rpcEndpoint,
         name: 'Solana',
         version: (await api.getVersion())['solana-core'],
diff --git a/packages/connect/e2e/__wscache__/blockbook.js b/packages/connect/e2e/__wscache__/blockbook.js
index de6ace0ec33b..b1892307106d 100644
--- a/packages/connect/e2e/__wscache__/blockbook.js
+++ b/packages/connect/e2e/__wscache__/blockbook.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const blockbookFixtures = {
             bestHeight: 7000000, // high block to make sure that utxos have enough confirmations (composeTransaction test)
             bestHash: '',
             block0Hash: '',
+            network: params.shortcut,
             testnet: true,
             version: '0.0.0-mocked',
         },
diff --git a/packages/connect/src/backend/Blockchain.ts b/packages/connect/src/backend/Blockchain.ts
index 7cc5e54c0e27..f56317903da9 100644
--- a/packages/connect/src/backend/Blockchain.ts
+++ b/packages/connect/src/backend/Blockchain.ts
@@ -130,7 +130,12 @@ export class Blockchain {
 
         const shortcut = getNormalizedShortcut(this.coinInfo.shortcut);
 
-        if (info.shortcut.toLowerCase() !== shortcut.toLowerCase()) {
+        if (
+            (this.coinInfo.type === 'ethereum' &&
+                info.network.toLowerCase() !== this.coinInfo.chain?.toLowerCase()) ||
+            (this.coinInfo.type !== 'ethereum' &&
+                info.shortcut.toLowerCase() !== shortcut.toLowerCase())
+        ) {
             throw ERRORS.TypedError('Backend_Invalid');
         }
 
diff --git a/packages/suite-web/e2e/fixtures/eth-account.ts b/packages/suite-web/e2e/fixtures/eth-account.ts
index ae51aae5757f..bbe00cab4f6a 100644
--- a/packages/suite-web/e2e/fixtures/eth-account.ts
+++ b/packages/suite-web/e2e/fixtures/eth-account.ts
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ export const fixtures = [
                 bestHeight: 19960825,
                 bestHash: '0x8339e411cd2f62b9493e36c444f7bd11ec716ceaa94f491e9726233d22abc024',
                 block0Hash: '0xd4e56740f876aef8c010b86a40d5f56745a118d0906a34e69aec8c0db1cb8fa3',
+                network: 'ETH',
                 testnet: false,
                 backend: {
                     version: 'erigon/2.59.3/linux-amd64/go1.21.6',
diff --git a/packages/suite-web/e2e/fixtures/send-form-doge.ts b/packages/suite-web/e2e/fixtures/send-form-doge.ts
index 0c94e214f539..e17e33b8ac80 100644
--- a/packages/suite-web/e2e/fixtures/send-form-doge.ts
+++ b/packages/suite-web/e2e/fixtures/send-form-doge.ts
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ export const fixtures = [
                 bestHeight: 4484566,
                 bestHash: '38fbb073e7eb4bfac9ed485dd0b3212247fb2a3d8b509dc9738c01a86ede33b3',
                 block0Hash: '1a91e3dace36e2be3bf030a65679fe821aa1d6ef92e7c9902eb318182c355691',
+                network: 'DOGE',
                 testnet: false,
                 backend: { version: '1140600', subversion: '/Shibetoshi:1.14.6/' },
             },
diff --git a/packages/suite-web/e2e/fixtures/send-form-ltc-mimble-wimble.ts b/packages/suite-web/e2e/fixtures/send-form-ltc-mimble-wimble.ts
index c1c86db86711..cd7ac4240613 100644
--- a/packages/suite-web/e2e/fixtures/send-form-ltc-mimble-wimble.ts
+++ b/packages/suite-web/e2e/fixtures/send-form-ltc-mimble-wimble.ts
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ export const fixtures = [
                 bestHeight: 2373436,
                 bestHash: '2c1bc2b99f8a4447a57dfc7b694b9c82bff1b3af7cce8ff151df01238dc07c8b',
                 block0Hash: '12a765e31ffd4059bada1e25190f6e98c99d9714d334efa41a195a7e7e04bfe2',
+                network: 'LTC',
                 testnet: false,
                 backend: { version: '210201', subversion: '/LitecoinCore:0.21.2.1/' },
             },