diff --git a/.changeset/violet-areas-jump.md b/.changeset/violet-areas-jump.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d39ce8356d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/violet-areas-jump.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"thirdweb": patch
+---
+
+Always connect to destination chain if available in PayEmbed
diff --git a/packages/thirdweb/src/react/web/ui/ConnectWallet/screens/Buy/BuyScreen.tsx b/packages/thirdweb/src/react/web/ui/ConnectWallet/screens/Buy/BuyScreen.tsx
index 0370652f580..9e101e11263 100644
--- a/packages/thirdweb/src/react/web/ui/ConnectWallet/screens/Buy/BuyScreen.tsx
+++ b/packages/thirdweb/src/react/web/ui/ConnectWallet/screens/Buy/BuyScreen.tsx
@@ -271,8 +271,8 @@ function BuyScreenContent(props: BuyScreenContentProps) {
       <WalletSwitcherConnectionScreen
         accountAbstraction={props.connectOptions?.accountAbstraction}
         appMetadata={props.connectOptions?.appMetadata}
-        chain={props.connectOptions?.chain}
-        chains={props.connectOptions?.chains}
+        chain={toChain || props.connectOptions?.chain}
+        chains={[toChain, ...(props.connectOptions?.chains || [])]}
         client={props.client}
         connectLocale={props.connectLocale}
         isEmbed={props.isEmbed}