diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 41820177..a967a0b1 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@multiversx/sdk-core",
-  "version": "12.4.0",
+  "version": "12.4.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@multiversx/sdk-core",
-      "version": "12.4.0",
+      "version": "12.4.1",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@multiversx/sdk-transaction-decoder": "1.0.2",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d51b4a50..f7167abe 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@multiversx/sdk-core",
-  "version": "12.4.0",
+  "version": "12.4.1",
   "description": "MultiversX SDK for JavaScript and TypeScript",
   "main": "out/index.js",
   "types": "out/index.d.js",
diff --git a/src/transaction.ts b/src/transaction.ts
index a957adf4..092aae7d 100644
--- a/src/transaction.ts
+++ b/src/transaction.ts
@@ -371,28 +371,28 @@ export class Transaction {
    *
    * @param signature The signature, as computed by a signer.
    */
-  applySignature(signature: ISignature | Buffer) {
-    if (signature instanceof Buffer) {
-      this.signature = signature;
-    } else {
-      this.signature = Buffer.from(signature.hex(), "hex");
-    }
-
+  applySignature(signature: ISignature | Uint8Array) {
+    this.signature = this.interpretSignatureAsBuffer(signature);
     this.hash = TransactionHash.compute(this);
   }
 
-  /**
- * Applies the guardian signature on the transaction.
- *
- * @param guardianSignature The signature, as computed by a signer.
- */
-  applyGuardianSignature(guardianSignature: ISignature | Buffer) {
-    if (guardianSignature instanceof Buffer) {
-      this.guardianSignature = guardianSignature;
-    } else {
-      this.guardianSignature = Buffer.from(guardianSignature.hex(), "hex");
+  private interpretSignatureAsBuffer(signature: ISignature | Uint8Array): Buffer {
+    if (ArrayBuffer.isView(signature)) {
+      return Buffer.from(signature);
+    } else if ((<any>signature).hex != null) {
+      return Buffer.from(signature.hex(), "hex");
     }
 
+    throw new Error(`Object cannot be interpreted as a signature: ${signature}`);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Applies the guardian signature on the transaction.
+   *
+   * @param guardianSignature The signature, as computed by a signer.
+   */
+  applyGuardianSignature(guardianSignature: ISignature | Uint8Array) {
+    this.guardianSignature = this.interpretSignatureAsBuffer(guardianSignature);
     this.hash = TransactionHash.compute(this);
   }