1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/contract_wrappers/token_wrapper.ts b/src/contract_wrappers/token_wrapper.ts
index 6cb71c7e8..55e1e364b 100644
--- a/src/contract_wrappers/token_wrapper.ts
+++ b/src/contract_wrappers/token_wrapper.ts
@@ -102,6 +102,12 @@ export class TokenWrapper extends ContractWrapper {
         assert.isBigNumber('amountInBaseUnits', amountInBaseUnits);
 
         const tokenContract = await this.getTokenContractAsync(tokenAddress);
+
+        const fromAddressBalance = await this.getBalanceAsync(tokenAddress, fromAddress);
+        if (fromAddressBalance.lessThan(amountInBaseUnits)) {
+            throw new Error(ZeroExError.INSUFFICIENT_BALANCE_FOR_TRANSFER);
+        }
+
         await tokenContract.transfer(toAddress, amountInBaseUnits, {
             from: fromAddress,
         });