diff --git a/src/languages/en_US.json b/src/languages/en_US.json
index c9d1420b2b8..4faecc580f6 100644
--- a/src/languages/en_US.json
+++ b/src/languages/en_US.json
@@ -2258,6 +2258,8 @@
         "pairing_timeout": "This session timed-out before a connection could be established. This is usually due to a network error. Please try again.",
         "pairing_unsupported_methods": "The dapp requested wallet RPC methods that are unsupported by Rainbow.",
         "pairing_unsupported_networks": "The dapp requested network(s) that are unsupported by Rainbow.",
+        "read_only_wallet_on_signing_method": "It looks like you're using a read-only wallet, which is not allowed for this request.",
+        "namespaces_invalid": "There was an issue with the namespaces requested by the dapp. Please try again or contact Rainbow and/or dapp support teams.",
         "request_invalid": "The request contained invalid parameters. Please try again or contact Rainbow and/or dapp support teams.",
         "request_unsupported_network": "The network specified in this request is not supported by Rainbow.",
         "request_unsupported_methods": "The RPC method(s) specified in this request are not supported by Rainbow."
diff --git a/src/walletConnect/index.tsx b/src/walletConnect/index.tsx
index e9b210bcb94..a1933e71afa 100644
--- a/src/walletConnect/index.tsx
+++ b/src/walletConnect/index.tsx
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ export async function onSessionProposal(
 
               showErrorSheet({
                 title: lang.t(T.errors.generic_title),
-                body: `${lang.t(T.errors.generic_error)} \n \n ${
+                body: `${lang.t(T.errors.namespaces_invalid)} \n \n ${
                   namespaces.error.message
                 }`,
                 sheetHeight: 400,
@@ -621,6 +621,7 @@ export async function onSessionProposal(
   }
 }
 
+// For WC v2
 export async function onSessionRequest(
   event: SignClientTypes.EventArguments['session_request']
 ) {
@@ -692,7 +693,8 @@ export async function onSessionRequest(
 
       const selectedWallet = findWalletWithAccount(allWallets, address);
 
-      if (!selectedWallet || selectedWallet?.type === WalletTypes.readOnly) {
+      const isReadOnly = selectedWallet?.type === WalletTypes.readOnly;
+      if (!selectedWallet || isReadOnly) {
         logger.error(
           new RainbowError(
             `WC v2: session_request exited, selectedWallet was falsy or read only`
@@ -702,6 +704,10 @@ export async function onSessionRequest(
           }
         );
 
+        const errorMessageBody = isReadOnly
+          ? lang.t(T.errors.read_only_wallet_on_signing_method)
+          : lang.t(T.errors.generic_error);
+
         await client.respondSessionRequest({
           topic,
           response: formatJsonRpcError(id, `Wallet is read-only`),
@@ -709,7 +715,7 @@ export async function onSessionRequest(
 
         showErrorSheet({
           title: lang.t(T.errors.generic_title),
-          body: lang.t(T.errors.request_invalid),
+          body: errorMessageBody,
           sheetHeight: 270,
           onClose: maybeGoBackAndClearHasPendingRedirect,
         });