diff --git a/cmd/cli/admin.go b/cmd/cli/admin.go
index 8d55c7f6a..ff956bb82 100644
--- a/cmd/cli/admin.go
+++ b/cmd/cli/admin.go
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ var (
 		Short: "delete the key associated with the address or nickname from the keystore",
 		Args:  cobra.MinimumNArgs(1),
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-			writeToConsole(client.KeystoreDelete(argGetAddrOrNickname(args[0])))
+			writeToConsole(client.KeystoreDelete(argGetAddrOrNickname(args[0]), getPassword()))
 		},
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/rpc/README.md b/cmd/rpc/README.md
index bb4cc67fc..b199a435a 100644
--- a/cmd/rpc/README.md
+++ b/cmd/rpc/README.md
@@ -3541,13 +3541,14 @@ $ curl -X POST http://localhost:50003/v1/admin/keystore-import-raw \
 
 **Route:** `/v1/admin/keystore-delete`
 
-**Description**: removes a key from the keystore using either the address or nickname
+**Description**: removes a key from the keystore using either the address or nickname after validating the password
 
 **HTTP Method**: `POST`
 
 **Request**:
 - **nickname**: `string` - the nickname associated with the key
 - **address**: `string` - the address associated with the key
+- **password**: `string` - **(required)** the plain-text password used to encrypt the key
 
 **Response**: `hex-string` - the 20 byte address of the newly imported key
 
@@ -3556,7 +3557,8 @@ $ curl -X POST http://localhost:50003/v1/admin/keystore-import-raw \
 $ curl -X POST http://localhost:50003/v1/admin/keystore-delete \
   -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
   -d '{
-    "nickname":"my_key_2"
+    "nickname":"my_key_2",
+    "password":"my_password"
     }'
 
 > "b0b4a45ca70104ecc943a49e4553f0e7e1135b01"
diff --git a/cmd/rpc/admin.go b/cmd/rpc/admin.go
index 2c4ca5f4d..cd4e6f875 100644
--- a/cmd/rpc/admin.go
+++ b/cmd/rpc/admin.go
@@ -94,10 +94,12 @@ func (s *Server) KeystoreImportRaw(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, _ htt
 func (s *Server) KeystoreDelete(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, _ httprouter.Params) {
 	// Call the keystore handler with a callback to perform the deletion
 	s.keystoreHandler(w, r, func(k *crypto.Keystore, ptr *keystoreRequest) (any, error) {
-		k.DeleteKey(crypto.DeleteOpts{
+		if err := k.DeleteKey(ptr.Password, crypto.DeleteOpts{
 			Address:  ptr.Address,
 			Nickname: ptr.Nickname,
-		})
+		}); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 		// Update the keystore on disk and return the account address
 		return ptr.Address, k.SaveToFile(s.config.DataDirPath)
 	})
diff --git a/cmd/rpc/client.go b/cmd/rpc/client.go
index 6b8a6de02..9fe579119 100644
--- a/cmd/rpc/client.go
+++ b/cmd/rpc/client.go
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ type AddrOrNickname struct {
 	Nickname string
 }
 
-func (c *Client) KeystoreDelete(addrOrNickname AddrOrNickname) (returned crypto.AddressI, err lib.ErrorI) {
+func (c *Client) KeystoreDelete(addrOrNickname AddrOrNickname, password string) (returned crypto.AddressI, err lib.ErrorI) {
 	returned = new(crypto.Address)
 
 	if addrOrNickname.Address != "" {
@@ -480,7 +480,8 @@ func (c *Client) KeystoreDelete(addrOrNickname AddrOrNickname) (returned crypto.
 			return
 		}
 		err = c.keystoreRequest(KeystoreDeleteRouteName, keystoreRequest{
-			addressRequest: addressRequest{bz},
+			addressRequest:  addressRequest{bz},
+			passwordRequest: passwordRequest{password},
 		}, returned)
 		return
 	}
@@ -488,6 +489,7 @@ func (c *Client) KeystoreDelete(addrOrNickname AddrOrNickname) (returned crypto.
 	if addrOrNickname.Nickname != "" {
 		err = c.keystoreRequest(KeystoreDeleteRouteName, keystoreRequest{
 			nicknameRequest: nicknameRequest{addrOrNickname.Nickname},
+			passwordRequest: passwordRequest{password},
 		}, returned)
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/rpc/web/wallet/public/plugin/canopy/chain.json b/cmd/rpc/web/wallet/public/plugin/canopy/chain.json
index 5a9a90a67..23b0c662a 100644
--- a/cmd/rpc/web/wallet/public/plugin/canopy/chain.json
+++ b/cmd/rpc/web/wallet/public/plugin/canopy/chain.json
@@ -138,7 +138,8 @@
         "method": "POST"
       },
       "body": {
-        "nickname": "{{nickname}}"
+        "address": "{{address}}",
+        "password": "{{password}}"
       }
     },
     "validator": {
diff --git a/cmd/rpc/web/wallet/public/plugin/canopy/chain.json.template b/cmd/rpc/web/wallet/public/plugin/canopy/chain.json.template
index 025208720..dacc383ba 100644
--- a/cmd/rpc/web/wallet/public/plugin/canopy/chain.json.template
+++ b/cmd/rpc/web/wallet/public/plugin/canopy/chain.json.template
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     },
     "keystoreDelete": {
       "source": { "base": "admin", "path": "/v1/admin/keystore-delete", "method": "POST" },
-      "body": { "nickname": "{{nickname}}" }
+      "body": { "address": "{{address}}", "password": "{{password}}" }
     },
     "validator": {
       "source": { "base": "rpc", "path": "/v1/query/validator", "method": "POST" },
diff --git a/cmd/rpc/web/wallet/src/app/pages/KeyManagement.tsx b/cmd/rpc/web/wallet/src/app/pages/KeyManagement.tsx
index 15d53da15..8d3e35ec6 100644
--- a/cmd/rpc/web/wallet/src/app/pages/KeyManagement.tsx
+++ b/cmd/rpc/web/wallet/src/app/pages/KeyManagement.tsx
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ export const KeyManagement = (): JSX.Element => {
                     className="max-h-[90vh] max-w-[min(96vw,56rem)] gap-0 overflow-hidden border-[#272729] bg-[#171717] p-0"
                 >
                     <div className="max-h-[90vh] overflow-y-auto p-5 sm:p-6">
-                        {activeModal === 'import' ? <ImportWallet embedded /> : null}
-                        {activeModal === 'create' ? <NewKey embedded /> : null}
+                        {activeModal === 'import' ? <ImportWallet embedded onSuccess={() => setActiveModal(null)} /> : null}
+                        {activeModal === 'create' ? <NewKey embedded onSuccess={() => setActiveModal(null)} /> : null}
                     </div>
                 </DialogContent>
             </Dialog>
diff --git a/cmd/rpc/web/wallet/src/app/providers/AccountsListProvider.tsx b/cmd/rpc/web/wallet/src/app/providers/AccountsListProvider.tsx
index 0b625c4fa..b6941c297 100644
--- a/cmd/rpc/web/wallet/src/app/providers/AccountsListProvider.tsx
+++ b/cmd/rpc/web/wallet/src/app/providers/AccountsListProvider.tsx
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ type AccountsListContextValue = {
     isReady: boolean
     refetch: () => Promise<any>
     createNewAccount: (nickname: string, password: string) => Promise<string>
-    deleteAccount: (accountId: string, onDeleted?: (nextAccountId: string | null) => void) => Promise<void>
+    deleteAccount: (accountId: string, password: string, onDeleted?: (nextAccountId: string | null) => void) => Promise<void>
 }
 
 const AccountsListContext = createContext<AccountsListContextValue | undefined>(undefined)
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ export function AccountsListProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }
 
     const deleteAccount = useCallback(async (
         accountId: string,
+        password: string,
         onDeleted?: (nextAccountId: string | null) => void
     ): Promise<void> => {
         try {
@@ -85,7 +86,8 @@ export function AccountsListProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }
             }
 
             await dsFetch('keystoreDelete', {
-                nickname: account.nickname
+                address: account.address,
+                password,
             })
 
             // Notify caller about which account to switch to
diff --git a/cmd/rpc/web/wallet/src/app/providers/AccountsProvider.tsx b/cmd/rpc/web/wallet/src/app/providers/AccountsProvider.tsx
index 935d0e32d..b22949291 100644
--- a/cmd/rpc/web/wallet/src/app/providers/AccountsProvider.tsx
+++ b/cmd/rpc/web/wallet/src/app/providers/AccountsProvider.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ type AccountsContextValue = {
 
     switchAccount: (id: string | null) => void
     createNewAccount: (nickname: string, password: string) => Promise<string>
-    deleteAccount: (accountId: string) => Promise<void>
+    deleteAccount: (accountId: string, password: string) => Promise<void>
     refetch: () => Promise<any>
 }
 
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ export function useAccounts(): AccountsContextValue {
     const selected = useSelectedAccount()
 
     // Wrap deleteAccount to integrate with switchAccount
-    const deleteAccount = useCallback(async (accountId: string): Promise<void> => {
-        await list.deleteAccount(accountId, (nextAccountId) => {
+    const deleteAccount = useCallback(async (accountId: string, password: string): Promise<void> => {
+        await list.deleteAccount(accountId, password, (nextAccountId: string | null) => {
             if (selected.selectedId === accountId && nextAccountId) {
                 selected.switchAccount(nextAccountId)
             }
diff --git a/cmd/rpc/web/wallet/src/components/governance/PollDetailsModal.tsx b/cmd/rpc/web/wallet/src/components/governance/PollDetailsModal.tsx
index 7ff8de7f9..44b98cef1 100644
--- a/cmd/rpc/web/wallet/src/components/governance/PollDetailsModal.tsx
+++ b/cmd/rpc/web/wallet/src/components/governance/PollDetailsModal.tsx
@@ -40,6 +40,15 @@ export const PollDetailsModal: React.FC<PollDetailsModalProps> = ({
   onClose,
   onVote,
 }) => {
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    if (!isOpen) return;
+    const handler = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
+      if (e.key === 'Escape') onClose();
+    };
+    window.addEventListener('keydown', handler);
+    return () => window.removeEventListener('keydown', handler);
+  }, [isOpen, onClose]);
+
   if (!poll) return null;
 
   const normalizedHash = poll.proposalHash || poll.hash;
diff --git a/cmd/rpc/web/wallet/src/components/governance/ProposalDetailsModal.tsx b/cmd/rpc/web/wallet/src/components/governance/ProposalDetailsModal.tsx
index 8cec8beeb..fce4b27be 100644
--- a/cmd/rpc/web/wallet/src/components/governance/ProposalDetailsModal.tsx
+++ b/cmd/rpc/web/wallet/src/components/governance/ProposalDetailsModal.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,16 @@ export const ProposalDetailsModal: React.FC<ProposalDetailsModalProps> = ({
     onClose,
 }) => {
     const { symbol, factor } = useDenom();
+
+    React.useEffect(() => {
+        if (!isOpen) return;
+        const handler = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
+            if (e.key === 'Escape') onClose();
+        };
+        window.addEventListener('keydown', handler);
+        return () => window.removeEventListener('keydown', handler);
+    }, [isOpen, onClose]);
+
     if (!proposal) return null;
 
     const getCategoryColor = (category: string) => {
diff --git a/cmd/rpc/web/wallet/src/components/key-management/CurrentWallet.tsx b/cmd/rpc/web/wallet/src/components/key-management/CurrentWallet.tsx
index c637dbaed..0d6bce292 100644
--- a/cmd/rpc/web/wallet/src/components/key-management/CurrentWallet.tsx
+++ b/cmd/rpc/web/wallet/src/components/key-management/CurrentWallet.tsx
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ export const CurrentWallet = ({ embedded = false }: { embedded?: boolean }): JSX
   const [passwordError, setPasswordError] = useState("");
   const [isFetchingKey, setIsFetchingKey] = useState(false);
   const [showDeleteModal, setShowDeleteModal] = useState(false);
-  const [deleteConfirmation, setDeleteConfirmation] = useState("");
+  const [deletePassword, setDeletePassword] = useState("");
+  const [deletePasswordError, setDeletePasswordError] = useState("");
   const [isDeleting, setIsDeleting] = useState(false);
   const [isRenameOpen, setIsRenameOpen] = useState(false);
   const [renameNickname, setRenameNickname] = useState("");
@@ -217,7 +218,8 @@ export const CurrentWallet = ({ embedded = false }: { embedded?: boolean }): JSX
       return;
     }
 
-    setDeleteConfirmation("");
+    setDeletePassword("");
+    setDeletePasswordError("");
     setShowDeleteModal(true);
   };
 
@@ -271,20 +273,20 @@ export const CurrentWallet = ({ embedded = false }: { embedded?: boolean }): JSX
   const handleConfirmDelete = async () => {
     if (!selectedAccount) return;
 
-    const nickname = selectedKeyEntry?.keyNickname || selectedAccount.nickname;
-    if (deleteConfirmation !== nickname) {
-      toast.error({
-        title: "Confirmation Failed",
-        description: `Please type "${nickname}" to confirm deletion`,
-      });
+    if (!deletePassword) {
+      setDeletePasswordError("Password is required.");
       return;
     }
 
     setIsDeleting(true);
+    setDeletePasswordError("");
 
     try {
+      const nickname = selectedKeyEntry?.keyNickname || selectedAccount.nickname;
+
       await dsFetch("keystoreDelete", {
-        nickname: nickname,
+        address: selectedKeyEntry?.keyAddress ?? selectedAccount.address,
+        password: deletePassword,
       });
 
       await invalidateKeystore();
@@ -295,9 +297,8 @@ export const CurrentWallet = ({ embedded = false }: { embedded?: boolean }): JSX
       });
 
       setShowDeleteModal(false);
-      setDeleteConfirmation("");
+      setDeletePassword("");
 
-      // Switch to another account
       const otherAccounts = accounts.filter((acc) => acc.id !== selectedAccount.id);
       if (otherAccounts.length > 0) {
         setTimeout(() => {
@@ -307,6 +308,7 @@ export const CurrentWallet = ({ embedded = false }: { embedded?: boolean }): JSX
         switchAccount(null);
       }
     } catch (error) {
+      setDeletePasswordError("Unable to delete with that password.");
       toast.error({
         title: "Delete Failed",
         description: error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error),
@@ -591,25 +593,29 @@ export const CurrentWallet = ({ embedded = false }: { embedded?: boolean }): JSX
             </div>
 
             <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground mb-4">
-              Type <span className="font-semibold text-foreground">
+              Enter your wallet password to confirm deletion of <span className="font-semibold text-foreground">
                 {selectedKeyEntry?.keyNickname || selectedAccount?.nickname}
-              </span> to confirm deletion:
+              </span>:
             </p>
 
             <input
-              type="text"
-              value={deleteConfirmation}
-              onChange={(e) => setDeleteConfirmation(e.target.value)}
-              placeholder="Type wallet name to confirm"
-              className="w-full bg-[#0f0f0f] text-foreground border border-[#272729] rounded-lg px-3 py-2.5 mb-4 focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-[#ff1845]/25"
+              type="password"
+              value={deletePassword}
+              onChange={(e) => setDeletePassword(e.target.value)}
+              placeholder="Password"
+              className="w-full bg-[#0f0f0f] text-foreground border border-[#272729] rounded-lg px-3 py-2.5 mb-2 focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-[#ff1845]/25"
               autoFocus
             />
+            {deletePasswordError && (
+              <div className="text-sm text-[#ff1845] mb-2">{deletePasswordError}</div>
+            )}
 
-            <div className="flex justify-end gap-2">
+            <div className="flex justify-end gap-2 mt-2">
               <button
                 onClick={() => {
                   setShowDeleteModal(false);
-                  setDeleteConfirmation("");
+                  setDeletePassword("");
+                  setDeletePasswordError("");
                 }}
                 className="px-4 py-2 rounded-lg border border-[#272729] bg-[#0f0f0f] text-white hover:bg-[#272729]"
                 disabled={isDeleting}
@@ -619,7 +625,7 @@ export const CurrentWallet = ({ embedded = false }: { embedded?: boolean }): JSX
               <button
                 onClick={handleConfirmDelete}
                 className="px-4 py-2 rounded-lg bg-[#ff1845] text-white hover:bg-[#ff1845]/90 disabled:opacity-50 disabled:cursor-not-allowed"
-                disabled={isDeleting || deleteConfirmation !== (selectedKeyEntry?.keyNickname || selectedAccount?.nickname)}
+                disabled={isDeleting || !deletePassword}
               >
                 {isDeleting ? "Deleting..." : "Delete Permanently"}
               </button>
diff --git a/cmd/rpc/web/wallet/src/components/key-management/ImportWallet.tsx b/cmd/rpc/web/wallet/src/components/key-management/ImportWallet.tsx
index db8e44ef7..557a3013e 100644
--- a/cmd/rpc/web/wallet/src/components/key-management/ImportWallet.tsx
+++ b/cmd/rpc/web/wallet/src/components/key-management/ImportWallet.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ interface EncryptedKeyFile {
     keyNickname?: string;
 }
 
-export const ImportWallet = ({ embedded = false }: { embedded?: boolean }): JSX.Element => {
+export const ImportWallet = ({ embedded = false, onSuccess }: { embedded?: boolean; onSuccess?: () => void }): JSX.Element => {
     const toast = useToast();
     const dsFetch = useDSFetcher();
     const queryClient = useQueryClient();
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ export const ImportWallet = ({ embedded = false }: { embedded?: boolean }): JSX.
             });
 
             setImportForm({ privateKey: '', password: '', confirmPassword: '', nickname: '' });
+            onSuccess?.();
         } catch (error) {
             toast.dismiss(loadingToast);
             toast.error({
@@ -195,6 +196,7 @@ export const ImportWallet = ({ embedded = false }: { embedded?: boolean }): JSX.
             setKeystoreFile(null);
             setKeystoreFileName('');
             if (fileInputRef.current) fileInputRef.current.value = '';
+            onSuccess?.();
         } catch (error) {
             toast.dismiss(loadingToast);
             toast.error({
diff --git a/cmd/rpc/web/wallet/src/components/key-management/NewKey.tsx b/cmd/rpc/web/wallet/src/components/key-management/NewKey.tsx
index 371c2c114..d9d540570 100644
--- a/cmd/rpc/web/wallet/src/components/key-management/NewKey.tsx
+++ b/cmd/rpc/web/wallet/src/components/key-management/NewKey.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { useToast } from '@/toast/ToastContext';
 import { useDSFetcher } from '@/core/dsFetch';
 import { useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
 
-export const NewKey = ({ embedded = false }: { embedded?: boolean }): JSX.Element => {
+export const NewKey = ({ embedded = false, onSuccess }: { embedded?: boolean; onSuccess?: () => void }): JSX.Element => {
     const { switchAccount } = useAccounts();
     const toast = useToast();
     const dsFetch = useDSFetcher();
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ export const NewKey = ({ embedded = false }: { embedded?: boolean }): JSX.Elemen
             });
 
             setNewKeyForm({ password: '', walletName: '' });
+            onSuccess?.();
 
             const newAddress = typeof response === 'string' ? response : (response as any)?.address;
             if (newAddress) {
diff --git a/lib/crypto/keystore.go b/lib/crypto/keystore.go
index b8c8f397a..211f1973f 100644
--- a/lib/crypto/keystore.go
+++ b/lib/crypto/keystore.go
@@ -181,8 +181,8 @@ type DeleteOpts struct {
 	Nickname string
 }
 
-// DeleteKey() removes a private key from the store given an address and/or nickname
-func (ks *Keystore) DeleteKey(opts DeleteOpts) {
+// DeleteKey() removes a private key from the store given an address and/or nickname after validating the password
+func (ks *Keystore) DeleteKey(password string, opts DeleteOpts) error {
 	var stringAddress string
 	if opts.Address != nil {
 		stringAddress = hex.EncodeToString(opts.Address)
@@ -192,10 +192,21 @@ func (ks *Keystore) DeleteKey(opts DeleteOpts) {
 	}
 
 	pKey := ks.AddressMap[stringAddress]
+	if pKey == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("key not found")
+	}
+	if password == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid password")
+	}
+	if _, err := DecryptPrivateKey(pKey, []byte(password)); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	if pKey.KeyNickname != "" {
 		delete(ks.NicknameMap, pKey.KeyNickname)
 	}
 	delete(ks.AddressMap, pKey.KeyAddress)
+	return nil
 }
 
 // SaveToFile() persists the keystore to a filepath
diff --git a/lib/crypto/keystore_test.go b/lib/crypto/keystore_test.go
index e8cc9b09f..7d473766e 100644
--- a/lib/crypto/keystore_test.go
+++ b/lib/crypto/keystore_test.go
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ func TestKeystoreDeleteKeyWithOpts(t *testing.T) {
 	// validate got address vs expected
 	require.Equal(t, hex.EncodeToString(address), gotAddress)
 	// delete the key
-	ks.DeleteKey(DeleteOpts{
+	require.NoError(t, ks.DeleteKey(password, DeleteOpts{
 		Address: address,
-	})
+	}))
 	// check the key was imported with address
 	_, err = ks.GetKey(address, password)
 	require.ErrorContains(t, err, "key not found")
@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@ func TestKeystoreDeleteKeyWithOpts(t *testing.T) {
 	// validate got address vs expected
 	require.Equal(t, hex.EncodeToString(address), gotAddress)
 	// delete the key
-	ks.DeleteKey(DeleteOpts{
+	require.NoError(t, ks.DeleteKey(password, DeleteOpts{
 		Nickname: "pablito",
-	})
+	}))
 	// check the key was imported with address
 	_, err = ks.GetKey(address, password)
 	require.ErrorContains(t, err, "key not found")