diff --git a/base_layer/common_types/src/types/mod.rs b/base_layer/common_types/src/types/mod.rs
index 44a9d46443..3d081e1ef4 100644
--- a/base_layer/common_types/src/types/mod.rs
+++ b/base_layer/common_types/src/types/mod.rs
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ use tari_crypto::{
         RistrettoComAndPubSig,
         RistrettoPublicKey,
         RistrettoSchnorr,
+        RistrettoSchnorrWithDomain,
         RistrettoSecretKey,
     },
 };
@@ -43,6 +44,8 @@ pub use fixed_hash::{FixedHash, FixedHashSizeError};
 /// Define the explicit Signature implementation for the Tari base layer. A different signature scheme can be
 /// employed by redefining this type.
 pub type Signature = RistrettoSchnorr;
+/// Define a generic signature type using a hash domain.
+pub type SignatureWithDomain<H> = RistrettoSchnorrWithDomain<H>;
 /// Define the explicit Commitment Signature implementation for the Tari base layer.
 pub type ComAndPubSignature = RistrettoComAndPubSig;
 
diff --git a/base_layer/wallet/src/wallet.rs b/base_layer/wallet/src/wallet.rs
index b71623e5ec..6d14f034b4 100644
--- a/base_layer/wallet/src/wallet.rs
+++ b/base_layer/wallet/src/wallet.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ use tari_common::configuration::bootstrap::ApplicationType;
 use tari_common_types::{
     tari_address::TariAddress,
     transaction::{ImportStatus, TxId},
-    types::{ComAndPubSignature, Commitment, PrivateKey, PublicKey, Signature},
+    types::{ComAndPubSignature, Commitment, PrivateKey, PublicKey, SignatureWithDomain},
 };
 use tari_comms::{
     multiaddr::Multiaddr,
@@ -53,12 +53,7 @@ use tari_core::{
         CryptoFactories,
     },
 };
-use tari_crypto::{
-    hash::blake2::Blake256,
-    ristretto::{RistrettoPublicKey, RistrettoSchnorr, RistrettoSecretKey},
-    signatures::{SchnorrSignature, SchnorrSignatureError},
-    tari_utilities::hex::Hex,
-};
+use tari_crypto::{hash::blake2::Blake256, hash_domain, signatures::SchnorrSignatureError, tari_utilities::hex::Hex};
 use tari_key_manager::{
     cipher_seed::CipherSeed,
     key_manager::KeyManager,
@@ -108,6 +103,12 @@ const LOG_TARGET: &str = "wallet";
 /// The minimum buffer size for the wallet pubsub_connector channel
 const WALLET_BUFFER_MIN_SIZE: usize = 300;
 
+// Domain separator for signing arbitrary messages with a wallet secret key
+hash_domain!(
+    WalletMessageSigningDomain,
+    "com.tari.tari_project.base_layer.wallet.message_signing"
+);
+
 /// A structure containing the config and services that a Wallet application will require. This struct will start up all
 /// the services and provide the APIs that applications will use to interact with the services
 #[derive(Clone)]
@@ -500,16 +501,16 @@ where
 
     pub fn sign_message(
         &mut self,
-        secret: &RistrettoSecretKey,
+        secret: &PrivateKey,
         message: &str,
-    ) -> Result<SchnorrSignature<RistrettoPublicKey, RistrettoSecretKey>, SchnorrSignatureError> {
-        RistrettoSchnorr::sign_message(secret, message.as_bytes())
+    ) -> Result<SignatureWithDomain<WalletMessageSigningDomain>, SchnorrSignatureError> {
+        SignatureWithDomain::<WalletMessageSigningDomain>::sign_message(secret, message.as_bytes())
     }
 
     pub fn verify_message_signature(
         &mut self,
-        public_key: &RistrettoPublicKey,
-        signature: &Signature,
+        public_key: &PublicKey,
+        signature: &SignatureWithDomain<WalletMessageSigningDomain>,
         message: &str,
     ) -> bool {
         signature.verify_message(public_key, message)
diff --git a/base_layer/wallet_ffi/src/lib.rs b/base_layer/wallet_ffi/src/lib.rs
index cae16defbb..fbf477aaed 100644
--- a/base_layer/wallet_ffi/src/lib.rs
+++ b/base_layer/wallet_ffi/src/lib.rs
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ use tari_common_types::{
     emoji::emoji_set,
     tari_address::{TariAddress, TariAddressError},
     transaction::{TransactionDirection, TransactionStatus, TxId},
-    types::{ComAndPubSignature, Commitment, PublicKey, Signature},
+    types::{ComAndPubSignature, Commitment, PublicKey, SignatureWithDomain},
 };
 use tari_comms::{
     multiaddr::Multiaddr,
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ use tari_wallet::{
         },
     },
     utxo_scanner_service::{service::UtxoScannerService, RECOVERY_KEY},
-    wallet::{derive_comms_secret_key, read_or_create_master_seed},
+    wallet::{derive_comms_secret_key, read_or_create_master_seed, WalletMessageSigningDomain},
     Wallet,
     WalletConfig,
     WalletSqlite,
@@ -6163,7 +6163,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn wallet_verify_message_signature(
                     let public_nonce = TariPublicKey::from_hex(key2);
                     match public_nonce {
                         Ok(pn) => {
-                            let sig = Signature::new(pn, p);
+                            let sig = SignatureWithDomain::<WalletMessageSigningDomain>::new(pn, p);
                             result = (*wallet).wallet.verify_message_signature(&*public_key, &sig, &message)
                         },
                         Err(e) => {