diff --git a/backend/src/config/index.ts b/backend/src/config/index.ts
index afe3c0f..d1bbc0c 100644
--- a/backend/src/config/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/config/index.ts
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ export const getElectrumWalletConfig = (): ElectrumWalletConfig => ({
     rpcUrl: `http://${env('ELECTRUM_DAEMON_HOST')}:${envInt('ELECTRUM_DAEMON_PORT')}`,
     username: env('ELECTRUM_DAEMON_RPC_USER'),
     password: env('ELECTRUM_DAEMON_RPC_PASSWORD'),
+    walletPassword: env('ELECTRUM_WALLET_PASSWORD'),
     rpcTimeoutMs: envInt('ELECTRUM_DAEMON_RPC_TIMEOUT_MS')
 });
 
diff --git a/backend/src/config/validate.ts b/backend/src/config/validate.ts
index 438d16e..ee06c0c 100644
--- a/backend/src/config/validate.ts
+++ b/backend/src/config/validate.ts
@@ -374,6 +374,10 @@ class EnvironmentVariables {
     @Min(1000)
     ELECTRUM_DAEMON_RPC_TIMEOUT_MS: number;
 
+    @IsNotEmpty()
+    @IsString()
+    ELECTRUM_WALLET_PASSWORD: string;
+
     @IsNotEmpty()
     @IsString()
     SIMPLEX_WS_URL: string;
diff --git a/backend/src/types/ElectrumWalletConfig.ts b/backend/src/types/ElectrumWalletConfig.ts
index da80fe4..b901b39 100644
--- a/backend/src/types/ElectrumWalletConfig.ts
+++ b/backend/src/types/ElectrumWalletConfig.ts
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ export interface ElectrumWalletConfig {
     rpcUrl: string;
     username: string;
     password: string;
+    walletPassword: string;
     rpcTimeoutMs: number;
 }