diff --git a/modules/sdk-coin-hbar/src/lib/transaction.ts b/modules/sdk-coin-hbar/src/lib/transaction.ts
index 8f615e0960..7527d28a6e 100644
--- a/modules/sdk-coin-hbar/src/lib/transaction.ts
+++ b/modules/sdk-coin-hbar/src/lib/transaction.ts
@@ -153,6 +153,21 @@ export class Transaction extends BaseTransaction {
       }
     });
 
+    // Handle self-transfer: when sender == recipient, the positive entry is filtered out above
+    // because its accountID matches the sender. Fall back to including it as the recipient.
+    if (transferData.length === 0 && transfers.length > 0) {
+      const selfTransferEntry = transfers.find((t) => Long.fromValue(t.amount!).isPositive());
+      if (selfTransferEntry) {
+        transferData.push({
+          address: stringifyAccountId(selfTransferEntry.accountID!),
+          amount: Long.fromValue(selfTransferEntry.amount!).toString(),
+          ...(tokenTransfers.length && {
+            tokenName: tokenName,
+          }),
+        });
+      }
+    }
+
     return {
       ...(tokenTransfers.length && {
         tokenName: tokenName,
diff --git a/modules/sdk-coin-hbar/test/unit/transactionBuilder/coinTransferBuilder.ts b/modules/sdk-coin-hbar/test/unit/transactionBuilder/coinTransferBuilder.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..93d4c34b71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/sdk-coin-hbar/test/unit/transactionBuilder/coinTransferBuilder.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+import * as should from 'should';
+import { getBuilderFactory } from '../getBuilderFactory';
+import * as testData from '../../resources/hbar';
+
+/**
+ * Tests for CoinTransferBuilder self-transfer (stakeClaimRewards).
+ *
+ * HBAR staking rewards are claimed by submitting a 1-tinybar CryptoTransfer
+ * where sender == receiver == accountId. Hedera atomically flushes
+ * pending_reward into account balance on any CryptoTransfer touching the
+ * account. staking-service uses this as the CLAIM_REWARDS operation.
+ *
+ * The key behaviour under test:
+ *   buildTransferData() must produce TWO separate accountAmounts entries:
+ *     [{accountId, -1}, {accountId, +1}]
+ *   The Hedera SDK TransferTransaction merges same-account entries (nets to 0),
+ *   so CoinTransferBuilder.buildTransferData() bypasses that by building the
+ *   proto list directly.
+ *
+ *   initTransfers() must reconstruct the self-transfer from serialised bytes:
+ *   it filters for positive amounts only, so recipients[0].address == source.
+ */
+describe('HBAR CoinTransferBuilder - self-transfer (stakeClaimRewards)', () => {
+  const factory = getBuilderFactory('thbar');
+
+  const SOURCE = testData.ACCOUNT_1.accountId; // '0.0.81320'
+
+  const initSelfTransferBuilder = () => {
+    const txBuilder = factory.getTransferBuilder();
+    txBuilder.fee({ fee: testData.FEE });
+    txBuilder.source({ address: SOURCE });
+    txBuilder.send({ address: SOURCE, amount: '1' }); // self-transfer: 1 tinybar
+    txBuilder.node({ nodeId: '0.0.3' });
+    txBuilder.startTime('1596110493.372646570');
+    return txBuilder;
+  };
+
+  describe('build', () => {
+    it('should build a self-transfer transaction with source equal to recipient', async () => {
+      const tx = await initSelfTransferBuilder().build();
+      const txJson = tx.toJson();
+
+      // Source and recipient are the same account
+      should.deepEqual(txJson.from, SOURCE);
+      should.deepEqual(txJson.to, SOURCE);
+      should.deepEqual(txJson.amount, '1');
+
+      // inputs and outputs both reference the same address
+      tx.inputs.length.should.equal(1);
+      tx.inputs[0].address.should.equal(SOURCE);
+      tx.inputs[0].value.should.equal('1');
+
+      tx.outputs.length.should.equal(1);
+      tx.outputs[0].address.should.equal(SOURCE);
+      tx.outputs[0].value.should.equal('1');
+    });
+
+    it('should produce two separate accountAmounts entries in the protobuf', async () => {
+      const tx = await initSelfTransferBuilder().build();
+
+      // Access the raw protobuf transfer list
+      const transfers = (tx as any).txBody.cryptoTransfer.transfers.accountAmounts as any[];
+      should.exist(transfers);
+      transfers.length.should.equal(2, 'expected exactly two entries: [{source,-1},{source,+1}]');
+
+      // Both entries reference the same account
+      const accountNums = transfers.map((a: any) => {
+        const id = a.accountID;
+        return `${id.shardNum || 0}.${id.realmNum || 0}.${id.accountNum}`;
+      });
+      accountNums.every((id: string) => id === SOURCE || id.endsWith('.81320')).should.be.true();
+
+      // One entry is -1 (debit), one is +1 (credit)
+      const amounts = transfers.map((a: any) => Number(a.amount.toString()));
+      amounts.should.containEql(-1);
+      amounts.should.containEql(1);
+    });
+
+    it('should round-trip through serialisation: deserialized tx has source == recipient', async () => {
+      const originalTx = await initSelfTransferBuilder().build();
+      const txHex = originalTx.toBroadcastFormat();
+      should.exist(txHex);
+      txHex.length.should.be.greaterThan(0);
+
+      // Rebuild from serialised hex
+      const rebuiltBuilder = factory.getTransferBuilder();
+      rebuiltBuilder.from(txHex);
+      const rebuiltTx = await rebuiltBuilder.build();
+      const rebuiltJson = rebuiltTx.toJson();
+
+      // After round-trip, source and recipient must still be the same account
+      should.deepEqual(rebuiltJson.from, SOURCE);
+      should.deepEqual(rebuiltJson.to, SOURCE);
+      should.deepEqual(rebuiltJson.amount, '1');
+    });
+
+    it('should sign a self-transfer transaction successfully', async () => {
+      const builder = initSelfTransferBuilder();
+      builder.sign({ key: testData.ACCOUNT_1.prvKeyWithPrefix });
+      const tx = await builder.build();
+
+      tx.signature.length.should.equal(1);
+      const txJson = tx.toJson();
+      should.deepEqual(txJson.from, SOURCE);
+      should.deepEqual(txJson.to, SOURCE);
+    });
+  });
+});