diff --git a/src/domain/transaction/stellar/submit.rs b/src/domain/transaction/stellar/submit.rs
index e5ec4c8d4..c6f8a9bf5 100644
--- a/src/domain/transaction/stellar/submit.rs
+++ b/src/domain/transaction/stellar/submit.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ use super::{
 use crate::{
     constants::STELLAR_INSUFFICIENT_FEE_MAX_RETRIES,
     jobs::JobProducerTrait,
+    metrics::STELLAR_SUBMISSION_FAILURES,
     models::{
         NetworkTransactionData, RelayerRepoModel, TransactionError, TransactionMetadata,
         TransactionRepoModel, TransactionStatus, TransactionUpdateRequest,
@@ -105,7 +106,12 @@ where
             .provider()
             .send_transaction_with_status(&tx_envelope)
             .await
-            .map_err(TransactionError::from)?;
+            .map_err(|e| {
+                STELLAR_SUBMISSION_FAILURES
+                    .with_label_values(&["provider_error", "n/a"])
+                    .inc();
+                TransactionError::from(e)
+            })?;
 
         // Handle status codes from the RPC response
         match response.status.as_str() {
@@ -200,6 +206,9 @@ where
                         .saturating_add(1);
 
                     if insufficient_fee_retries > STELLAR_INSUFFICIENT_FEE_MAX_RETRIES {
+                        STELLAR_SUBMISSION_FAILURES
+                            .with_label_values(&["error", "tx_insufficient_fee"])
+                            .inc();
                         return Err(TransactionError::UnexpectedError(format!(
                             "Transaction submission error: insufficient fee retry limit exceeded ({STELLAR_INSUFFICIENT_FEE_MAX_RETRIES})"
                         )));
@@ -234,7 +243,12 @@ where
                         .await?;
                     return Ok(updated_tx);
                 }
-
+                STELLAR_SUBMISSION_FAILURES
+                    .with_label_values(&[
+                        "error",
+                        decoded_result_code.as_deref().unwrap_or("unknown"),
+                    ])
+                    .inc();
                 Err(TransactionError::UnexpectedError(format!(
                     "Transaction submission error: {}",
                     decoded_result_code.unwrap_or(error_detail)
@@ -242,6 +256,9 @@ where
             }
             unknown => {
                 // Unknown status - treat as error
+                STELLAR_SUBMISSION_FAILURES
+                    .with_label_values(&["unknown_status", "n/a"])
+                    .inc();
                 warn!(
                     tx_id = %tx.id,
                     relayer_id = %tx.relayer_id,
diff --git a/src/domain/transaction/stellar/utils.rs b/src/domain/transaction/stellar/utils.rs
index 7c6532ad6..9fa614974 100644
--- a/src/domain/transaction/stellar/utils.rs
+++ b/src/domain/transaction/stellar/utils.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use soroban_rs::xdr::{
     AccountId, AlphaNum12, AlphaNum4, Asset, ChangeTrustAsset, ContractDataEntry, ContractId, Hash,
     LedgerEntryData, LedgerKey, LedgerKeyContractData, Limits, Operation, Preconditions,
     PublicKey as XdrPublicKey, ReadXdr, ScAddress, ScSymbol, ScVal, TimeBounds, TimePoint,
-    TransactionEnvelope, TransactionMeta, Uint256, VecM,
+    TransactionEnvelope, TransactionMeta, TransactionResult, Uint256, VecM,
 };
 use std::str::FromStr;
 use stellar_strkey::ed25519::PublicKey;
@@ -266,8 +266,18 @@ pub fn i64_from_u64(value: u64) -> Result<i64, RelayerError> {
     i64::try_from(value).map_err(|_| RelayerError::ProviderError("u64→i64 overflow".into()))
 }
 
+/// Decodes a base64-encoded `TransactionResult` XDR into a human-readable result code name.
+///
+/// Returns the variant name of the `TransactionResultResult` (e.g., `"TxBadSeq"`,
+/// `"TxInsufficientBalance"`, `"TxFailed"`). Returns `None` if the XDR cannot be decoded.
+pub fn decode_tx_result_code(error_result_xdr: &str) -> Option<String> {
+    TransactionResult::from_xdr_base64(error_result_xdr, Limits::none())
+        .ok()
+        .map(|r| r.result.name().to_string())
+}
+
 /// Detects if an error is due to a bad sequence number.
-/// Returns true if the error message contains indicators of sequence number mismatch.
+/// Checks both string matching on the error message and XDR decoding when available.
 pub fn is_bad_sequence_error(error_msg: &str) -> bool {
     let error_lower = error_msg.to_lowercase();
     error_lower.contains("txbadseq")
@@ -1475,6 +1485,46 @@ mod tests {
         }
     }
 
+    mod decode_tx_result_code_tests {
+        use super::*;
+        use soroban_rs::xdr::{TransactionResult, TransactionResultResult, WriteXdr};
+
+        #[test]
+        fn test_decodes_tx_bad_seq() {
+            let result = TransactionResult {
+                fee_charged: 100,
+                result: TransactionResultResult::TxBadSeq,
+                ext: soroban_rs::xdr::TransactionResultExt::V0,
+            };
+            let xdr = result.to_xdr_base64(Limits::none()).unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(decode_tx_result_code(&xdr), Some("TxBadSeq".to_string()));
+        }
+
+        #[test]
+        fn test_decodes_tx_insufficient_balance() {
+            let result = TransactionResult {
+                fee_charged: 100,
+                result: TransactionResultResult::TxInsufficientBalance,
+                ext: soroban_rs::xdr::TransactionResultExt::V0,
+            };
+            let xdr = result.to_xdr_base64(Limits::none()).unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(
+                decode_tx_result_code(&xdr),
+                Some("TxInsufficientBalance".to_string())
+            );
+        }
+
+        #[test]
+        fn test_returns_none_for_invalid_xdr() {
+            assert_eq!(decode_tx_result_code("not-valid-xdr"), None);
+        }
+
+        #[test]
+        fn test_returns_none_for_empty_string() {
+            assert_eq!(decode_tx_result_code(""), None);
+        }
+    }
+
     mod is_insufficient_fee_error_tests {
         use super::*;
 
diff --git a/src/metrics/mod.rs b/src/metrics/mod.rs
index d0941ce98..c6a39bfaa 100644
--- a/src/metrics/mod.rs
+++ b/src/metrics/mod.rs
@@ -199,6 +199,15 @@ lazy_static! {
         histogram_vec
     };
 
+    // Counter for Stellar transaction submission failures with decoded result codes.
+    pub static ref STELLAR_SUBMISSION_FAILURES: CounterVec = {
+        let opts = Opts::new("stellar_submission_failures_total",
+            "Stellar transaction submission failures by status and result code");
+        let counter_vec = CounterVec::new(opts, &["submit_status", "result_code"]).unwrap();
+        REGISTRY.register(Box::new(counter_vec.clone())).unwrap();
+        counter_vec
+    };
+
     // Counter for plugin calls (tracks requests to /api/v1/plugins/{plugin_id}/call endpoints).
     pub static ref PLUGIN_CALLS: CounterVec = {
         let opts = Opts::new("plugin_calls_total", "Total number of plugin calls");