diff --git a/cli/send.go b/cli/send.go
index 3e390584d7c..0b4b210eff5 100644
--- a/cli/send.go
+++ b/cli/send.go
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ var sendCmd = &cli.Command{
 		ctx := ReqContext(cctx)
 		var params SendParams
 
-		params.To, err = address.NewFromString(cctx.Args().Get(0))
+		toAddr, err := address.NewFromString(cctx.Args().Get(0))
 		if err != nil {
 			return ShowHelp(cctx, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse target address: %w", err))
 		}
@@ -117,6 +117,17 @@ var sendCmd = &cli.Command{
 			params.From = faddr
 		}
 
+		if params.From.Protocol() == address.Delegated {
+			if !(params.To.Protocol() == address.ID || params.To.Protocol() == address.Delegated) {
+				api := srv.FullNodeAPI()
+				// Resolve id addr if possible.
+				params.To, err = api.StateLookupID(ctx, toAddr, types.EmptyTSK)
+				if err != nil {
+					return xerrors.Errorf("f4 addresses can only send to other f4 or id addresses. could not find id address for %s", toAddr.String())
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
 		if cctx.IsSet("gas-premium") {
 			gp, err := types.BigFromString(cctx.String("gas-premium"))
 			if err != nil {