diff --git a/bittensor_cli/cli.py b/bittensor_cli/cli.py
index 419fd8c32..39f105757 100755
--- a/bittensor_cli/cli.py
+++ b/bittensor_cli/cli.py
@@ -3321,9 +3321,9 @@ def stake_remove(
     def stake_move(
         self,
         network: Optional[list[str]] = Options.network,
-        wallet_name=Options.wallet_name,
-        wallet_path=Options.wallet_path,
-        wallet_hotkey=Options.wallet_hotkey,
+        wallet_name: Optional[str] = Options.wallet_name,
+        wallet_path: Optional[str] = Options.wallet_path,
+        wallet_hotkey: Optional[str] = Options.wallet_hotkey,
         origin_netuid: Optional[int] = typer.Option(
             None, "--origin-netuid", help="Origin netuid"
         ),
@@ -3533,14 +3533,45 @@ def stake_transfer(
         )
         self.verbosity_handler(quiet, verbose)
 
+        if not wallet_name:
+            wallet_name = Prompt.ask(
+                "Enter the [blue]origin wallet name[/blue]",
+                default=self.config.get("wallet_name") or defaults.wallet.name,
+            )
         wallet = self.wallet_ask(
-            wallet_name,
-            wallet_path,
-            wallet_hotkey,
-            ask_for=[WO.NAME, WO.PATH, WO.HOTKEY],
-            validate=WV.WALLET_AND_HOTKEY,
+            wallet_name, wallet_path, wallet_hotkey, ask_for=[WO.NAME]
         )
 
+        if not wallet_hotkey:
+            origin_hotkey = Prompt.ask(
+                "Enter the [blue]origin hotkey[/blue] name or "
+                "[blue]ss58 address[/blue] where the stake will be moved from",
+                default=self.config.get("wallet_hotkey") or defaults.wallet.hotkey,
+            )
+            if is_valid_ss58_address(origin_hotkey):
+                origin_hotkey = origin_hotkey
+            else:
+                wallet = self.wallet_ask(
+                    wallet_name,
+                    wallet_path,
+                    origin_hotkey,
+                    ask_for=[WO.NAME, WO.PATH, WO.HOTKEY],
+                    validate=WV.WALLET_AND_HOTKEY,
+                )
+                origin_hotkey = wallet.hotkey.ss58_address
+        else:
+            if is_valid_ss58_address(wallet_hotkey):
+                origin_hotkey = wallet_hotkey
+            else:
+                wallet = self.wallet_ask(
+                    wallet_name,
+                    wallet_path,
+                    wallet_hotkey,
+                    ask_for=[],
+                    validate=WV.WALLET_AND_HOTKEY,
+                )
+                origin_hotkey = wallet.hotkey.ss58_address
+
         if not dest_ss58:
             dest_ss58 = Prompt.ask(
                 "Enter the [blue]destination wallet name[/blue] or [blue]coldkey SS58 address[/blue]"
@@ -3578,6 +3609,7 @@ def stake_transfer(
             move_stake.transfer_stake(
                 wallet=wallet,
                 subtensor=self.initialize_chain(network),
+                origin_hotkey=origin_hotkey,
                 origin_netuid=origin_netuid,
                 dest_netuid=dest_netuid,
                 dest_coldkey_ss58=dest_ss58,
diff --git a/bittensor_cli/src/commands/stake/move.py b/bittensor_cli/src/commands/stake/move.py
index 876f500e6..53326c1df 100644
--- a/bittensor_cli/src/commands/stake/move.py
+++ b/bittensor_cli/src/commands/stake/move.py
@@ -695,6 +695,7 @@ async def transfer_stake(
     wallet: Wallet,
     subtensor: "SubtensorInterface",
     amount: float,
+    origin_hotkey: str,
     origin_netuid: int,
     dest_netuid: int,
     dest_coldkey_ss58: str,
@@ -707,6 +708,7 @@ async def transfer_stake(
         wallet (Wallet): Bittensor wallet object.
         subtensor (SubtensorInterface): Subtensor interface instance.
         amount (float): Amount to transfer.
+        origin_hotkey (str): The hotkey SS58 to transfer the stake from.
         origin_netuid (int): The netuid to transfer stake from.
         dest_netuid (int): The netuid to transfer stake to.
         dest_coldkey_ss58 (str): The destination coldkey to transfer stake to.
@@ -737,16 +739,15 @@ async def transfer_stake(
         return False
 
     # Get current stake balances
-    hotkey_ss58 = wallet.hotkey.ss58_address
     with console.status(f"Retrieving stake data from {subtensor.network}..."):
         current_stake = await subtensor.get_stake(
             coldkey_ss58=wallet.coldkeypub.ss58_address,
-            hotkey_ss58=hotkey_ss58,
+            hotkey_ss58=origin_hotkey,
             netuid=origin_netuid,
         )
         current_dest_stake = await subtensor.get_stake(
             coldkey_ss58=dest_coldkey_ss58,
-            hotkey_ss58=hotkey_ss58,
+            hotkey_ss58=origin_hotkey,
             netuid=dest_netuid,
         )
     amount_to_transfer = Balance.from_tao(amount).set_unit(origin_netuid)
@@ -766,8 +767,8 @@ async def transfer_stake(
             subtensor=subtensor,
             origin_netuid=origin_netuid,
             destination_netuid=dest_netuid,
-            origin_hotkey=hotkey_ss58,
-            destination_hotkey=hotkey_ss58,
+            origin_hotkey=origin_hotkey,
+            destination_hotkey=origin_hotkey,
             amount_to_move=amount_to_transfer,
         )
 
@@ -784,7 +785,7 @@ async def transfer_stake(
             call_function="transfer_stake",
             call_params={
                 "destination_coldkey": dest_coldkey_ss58,
-                "hotkey": hotkey_ss58,
+                "hotkey": origin_hotkey,
                 "origin_netuid": origin_netuid,
                 "destination_netuid": dest_netuid,
                 "alpha_amount": amount_to_transfer.rao,
@@ -815,12 +816,12 @@ async def transfer_stake(
     new_stake, new_dest_stake = await asyncio.gather(
         subtensor.get_stake(
             coldkey_ss58=wallet.coldkeypub.ss58_address,
-            hotkey_ss58=hotkey_ss58,
+            hotkey_ss58=origin_hotkey,
             netuid=origin_netuid,
         ),
         subtensor.get_stake(
             coldkey_ss58=dest_coldkey_ss58,
-            hotkey_ss58=hotkey_ss58,
+            hotkey_ss58=origin_hotkey,
             netuid=dest_netuid,
         ),
     )