diff --git a/api/ordinals.ts b/api/ordinals.ts
index 3b11bf46..e2470178 100644
--- a/api/ordinals.ts
+++ b/api/ordinals.ts
@@ -72,12 +72,18 @@ export async function fetchBtcOrdinalsData(btcAddress: string, network: NetworkT
   return ordinals.sort(sortOrdinalsByConfirmationTime);
 }
 
-export async function getOrdinalIdFromUtxo(utxo: UTXO) {
+export async function getOrdinalIdsFromUtxo(utxo: UTXO): Promise<string[]> {
   const ordinalContentUrl = `${XVERSE_INSCRIBE_URL}/v1/inscriptions/utxo/${utxo.txid}/${utxo.vout}`;
 
-  const ordinalIds = await axios.get<string[]>(ordinalContentUrl);
-  if (ordinalIds.data.length > 0) {
-    return ordinalIds.data[ordinalIds.data.length - 1];
+  const { data: ordinalIds } = await axios.get<string[]>(ordinalContentUrl);
+
+  return ordinalIds;
+}
+
+export async function getOrdinalIdFromUtxo(utxo: UTXO) {
+  const ordinalIds = await getOrdinalIdsFromUtxo(utxo);
+  if (ordinalIds.length > 0) {
+    return ordinalIds[ordinalIds.length - 1];
   } else {
     return null;
   }
diff --git a/tests/transactions/inscriptionMint.test.ts b/tests/transactions/inscriptionMint.test.ts
index 2adc11b0..9e45b461 100644
--- a/tests/transactions/inscriptionMint.test.ts
+++ b/tests/transactions/inscriptionMint.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
 
+import { getOrdinalIdsFromUtxo } from '../../api/ordinals';
 import xverseInscribeApi from '../../api/xverseInscribe';
 import { generateSignedBtcTransaction, selectUtxosForSend } from '../../transactions/btc';
 import {
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ import {
 import { getBtcPrivateKey } from '../../wallet';
 
 vi.mock('../../api/xverseInscribe');
+vi.mock('../../api/ordinals');
 vi.mock('../../transactions/btc');
 vi.mock('../../wallet');
 
@@ -237,6 +239,7 @@ describe('inscriptionMintExecute', () => {
     vi.mocked(xverseInscribeApi.executeInscriptionOrder).mockResolvedValue({
       revealTransactionId: 'revealTxnId',
     } as any);
+    vi.mocked(getOrdinalIdsFromUtxo).mockResolvedValue([]);
 
     const result = await inscriptionMintExecute({
       addressUtxos: [
@@ -264,6 +267,68 @@ describe('inscriptionMintExecute', () => {
     expect(result).toBe('revealTxnId');
   });
 
+  it('fails on no non-ordinal UTXOS', async () => {
+    vi.mocked(getBtcPrivateKey).mockResolvedValue('dummyPrivateKey');
+    vi.mocked(xverseInscribeApi.createInscriptionOrder).mockResolvedValue({
+      commitAddress: 'dummyCommitAddress',
+      commitValue: 1000,
+      commitValueBreakdown: {
+        chainFee: 1000,
+        inscriptionValue: 546,
+        serviceFee: 2000,
+      },
+    });
+    vi.mocked(selectUtxosForSend).mockReturnValue({
+      fee: 1100,
+      change: 1200,
+      feeRate: 8,
+      selectedUtxos: [
+        {
+          address: 'dummyAddress',
+          status: { confirmed: true },
+          txid: 'dummyTxId',
+          vout: 0,
+          value: 1000,
+        },
+      ],
+    });
+    vi.mocked(generateSignedBtcTransaction).mockResolvedValue({
+      hex: 'dummyHex',
+    } as any);
+    vi.mocked(xverseInscribeApi.executeInscriptionOrder).mockResolvedValue({
+      revealTransactionId: 'revealTxnId',
+    } as any);
+    vi.mocked(getOrdinalIdsFromUtxo).mockResolvedValue(['ordinalId']);
+
+    await expect(() =>
+      inscriptionMintExecute({
+        addressUtxos: [
+          {
+            address: 'dummyAddress',
+            status: { confirmed: true },
+            txid: 'dummyTxId',
+            vout: 0,
+            value: 1000,
+          },
+        ],
+        contentString: 'dummyContent',
+        contentType: 'text/plain',
+        feeRate: 8,
+        revealAddress: 'dummyRevealAddress',
+        finalInscriptionValue: 1000,
+        serviceFee: 5000,
+        serviceFeeAddress: 'dummyServiceFeeAddress',
+        accountIndex: 0,
+        changeAddress: 'dummyChangeAddress',
+        network: 'Mainnet',
+        seedPhrase: 'dummySeedPhrase',
+      }),
+    ).rejects.toThrowCoreError(
+      'Must have at least one non-inscribed UTXO for inscription',
+      InscriptionErrorCode.NO_NON_ORDINAL_UTXOS,
+    );
+  });
+
   it('should fail on no UTXOs', async () => {
     await expect(() =>
       inscriptionMintExecute({
diff --git a/transactions/inscriptionMint.ts b/transactions/inscriptionMint.ts
index 37b10425..59ac7297 100644
--- a/transactions/inscriptionMint.ts
+++ b/transactions/inscriptionMint.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import BigNumber from 'bignumber.js';
 
 import { NetworkType, UTXO } from 'types';
+import { getOrdinalIdsFromUtxo } from '../api/ordinals';
 import xverseInscribeApi from '../api/xverseInscribe';
 import { CoreError } from '../utils/coreError';
 import { getBtcPrivateKey } from '../wallet';
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ export enum InscriptionErrorCode {
   INVALID_CONTENT = 'INVALID_CONTENT',
   CONTENT_TOO_BIG = 'CONTENT_TOO_BIG',
   INSCRIPTION_VALUE_TOO_LOW = 'INSCRIPTION_VALUE_TOO_LOW',
+  NO_NON_ORDINAL_UTXOS = 'NO_NON_ORDINAL_UTXOS',
   FAILED_TO_FINALIZE = 'FAILED_TO_FINALIZE',
   SERVER_ERROR = 'SERVER_ERROR',
 }
@@ -169,7 +171,6 @@ export async function inscriptionMintExecute(executeProps: ExecuteProps): Promis
     finalInscriptionValue,
   } = executeProps;
 
-  // TODO: ensure first UTXO is not inscribed
   if (!addressUtxos.length) {
     throw new CoreError('No available UTXOs', InscriptionErrorCode.INSUFFICIENT_FUNDS);
   }
@@ -240,11 +241,30 @@ export async function inscriptionMintExecute(executeProps: ExecuteProps): Promis
     throw new CoreError('Not enough funds at selected fee rate', InscriptionErrorCode.INSUFFICIENT_FUNDS);
   }
 
+  const selectedOrdinalUtxos = [];
+  const selectedNonOrdinalUtxos = [];
+
+  for (const utxo of bestUtxoData.selectedUtxos) {
+    const ordinalIds = await getOrdinalIdsFromUtxo(utxo);
+    if (ordinalIds.length > 0) {
+      selectedOrdinalUtxos.push(utxo);
+    } else {
+      selectedNonOrdinalUtxos.push(utxo);
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (selectedNonOrdinalUtxos.length === 0) {
+    throw new CoreError(
+      'Must have at least one non-inscribed UTXO for inscription',
+      InscriptionErrorCode.NO_NON_ORDINAL_UTXOS,
+    );
+  }
+
   const commitChainFees = bestUtxoData.fee;
 
   const commitTransaction = await generateSignedBtcTransaction(
     privateKey,
-    bestUtxoData.selectedUtxos,
+    [...selectedNonOrdinalUtxos, ...selectedOrdinalUtxos],
     new BigNumber(commitValue),
     recipients,
     changeAddress,