diff --git a/ethers/wallet.nim b/ethers/wallet.nim
index 900f63f..d22b835 100644
--- a/ethers/wallet.nim
+++ b/ethers/wallet.nim
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 import eth/keys
-import eth/rlp
-import eth/common
-import eth/common/transaction as ct
 import ./provider
-import ./transaction as tx
+import ./transaction
 import ./signer
 import ./wallet/error
+import ./wallet/signing
 
 export keys
 export WalletError
@@ -17,8 +15,6 @@ proc getRng: ref HmacDrbgContext =
     rng = newRng()
   rng
 
-type SignableTransaction = common.Transaction
-
 type Wallet* = ref object of Signer
   privateKey*: PrivateKey
   publicKey*: PublicKey
@@ -58,61 +54,13 @@ method provider*(wallet: Wallet): Provider =
 method getAddress(wallet: Wallet): Future[Address] {.async.} =
   return wallet.address
 
-proc signTransaction(tr: var SignableTransaction, pk: PrivateKey) =
-  # Temporary V value, used to signal to the hashing function the
-  # chain id that we'd like to use for an EIP-155 signature
-  tr.V = int64(uint64(tr.chainId)) * 2 + 35
-
-  let h = tr.txHashNoSignature
-  let s = sign(pk, SkMessage(h.data))
-
-  let r = toRaw(s)
-  let v = r[64]
-
-  tr.R = fromBytesBE(UInt256, r.toOpenArray(0, 31))
-  tr.S = fromBytesBE(UInt256, r.toOpenArray(32, 63))
-
-  case tr.txType:
-  of TxLegacy:
-    tr.V = int64(v) + int64(uint64(tr.chainId))*2 + 35
-  of TxEip1559:
-    tr.V = int64(v)
-  else:
-    raiseWalletError "Transaction type not supported"
-
-proc signTransaction*(wallet: Wallet, tx: tx.Transaction): Future[seq[byte]] {.async.} =
-  if sender =? tx.sender and sender != wallet.address:
+proc signTransaction*(wallet: Wallet,
+                      transaction: Transaction): Future[seq[byte]] {.async.} =
+  if sender =? transaction.sender and sender != wallet.address:
     raiseWalletError "from address mismatch"
 
-  without nonce =? tx.nonce and chainId =? tx.chainId and gasLimit =? tx.gasLimit:
-    raiseWalletError "Transaction is not properly populated"
+  return wallet.privateKey.sign(transaction)
 
-  var s: SignableTransaction
-
-  if maxFee =? tx.maxFee and maxPriorityFee =? tx.maxPriorityFee:
-    s.txType = TxEip1559
-    s.maxFee = GasInt(maxFee.truncate(uint64))
-    s.maxPriorityFee = GasInt(maxPriorityFee.truncate(uint64))
-  elif gasPrice =? tx.gasPrice:
-    s.txType = TxLegacy
-    s.gasPrice = GasInt(gasPrice.truncate(uint64))
-  else:
-    raiseWalletError "Transaction is not properly populated"
-
-  s.chainId = ChainId(chainId.truncate(uint64))
-  s.gasLimit = GasInt(gasLimit.truncate(uint64))
-  s.value = tx.value
-  s.nonce = nonce.truncate(uint64)
-  s.to = some EthAddress(tx.to)
-  s.payload = tx.data
-  signTransaction(s, wallet.privateKey)
-
-  return rlp.encode(s)
-
-method sendTransaction*(wallet: Wallet, tx: tx.Transaction): Future[TransactionResponse] {.async.} =
-  let rawTX = await signTransaction(wallet, tx)
-  return await provider(wallet).sendTransaction(rawTX)
-
-#TODO add functionality to sign messages
-
-#TODO add functionality to create wallets from Mnemoniks or Keystores
+method sendTransaction*(wallet: Wallet, transaction: Transaction): Future[TransactionResponse] {.async.} =
+  let signed = await signTransaction(wallet, transaction)
+  return await provider(wallet).sendTransaction(signed)
diff --git a/ethers/wallet/signing.nim b/ethers/wallet/signing.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b56e406
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ethers/wallet/signing.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import pkg/eth/keys
+import pkg/eth/rlp
+import pkg/eth/common/transaction as eth
+import ../basics
+import ../transaction as ethers
+import ./error
+
+type
+  Transaction = ethers.Transaction
+  SignableTransaction = eth.Transaction
+
+func toSignableTransaction(transaction: Transaction): SignableTransaction =
+  var signable: SignableTransaction
+
+  without nonce =? transaction.nonce:
+    raiseWalletError "missing nonce"
+
+  without chainId =? transaction.chainId:
+    raiseWalletError "missing chain id"
+
+  without gasLimit =? transaction.gasLimit:
+    raiseWalletError "missing gas limit"
+
+  signable.nonce = nonce.truncate(uint64)
+  signable.chainId = ChainId(chainId.truncate(uint64))
+  signable.gasLimit = GasInt(gasLimit.truncate(uint64))
+  signable.to = some EthAddress(transaction.to)
+  signable.value = transaction.value
+  signable.payload = transaction.data
+
+  if maxFee =? transaction.maxFee and
+     maxPriorityFee =? transaction.maxPriorityFee:
+    signable.txType = TxEip1559
+    signable.maxFee = GasInt(maxFee.truncate(uint64))
+    signable.maxPriorityFee = GasInt(maxPriorityFee.truncate(uint64))
+  elif gasPrice =? transaction.gasPrice:
+    signable.txType = TxLegacy
+    signable.gasPrice = GasInt(gasPrice.truncate(uint64))
+  else:
+    raiseWalletError "missing gas price"
+
+  signable
+
+func sign(key: PrivateKey, transaction: SignableTransaction): seq[byte] =
+  var transaction = transaction
+
+  # Temporary V value, used to signal to the hashing function
+  # that we'd like to use an EIP-155 signature
+  transaction.V = int64(uint64(transaction.chainId)) * 2 + 35
+
+  let hash = transaction.txHashNoSignature().data
+  let signature = key.sign(SkMessage(hash)).toRaw()
+
+  transaction.R = UInt256.fromBytesBE(signature[0..<32])
+  transaction.S = UInt256.fromBytesBE(signature[32..<64])
+  transaction.V = int64(signature[64])
+
+  if transaction.txType == TxLegacy:
+    transaction.V += int64(uint64(transaction.chainId)) * 2 + 35
+
+  rlp.encode(transaction)
+
+func sign*(key: PrivateKey, transaction: Transaction): seq[byte] =
+  key.sign(transaction.toSignableTransaction())