diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b5a3cb4..790de67 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## Unreleased
+
+### Bug fixes
+
+- Fix `to` address trimmed zeros in transaction encoder with unified hex encoding for transaction
+
 ## v0.3.0 (2024-02-05)
 
 ### Breaking Changes
diff --git a/lib/ethers/signer/local.ex b/lib/ethers/signer/local.ex
index 452b991..82bef02 100644
--- a/lib/ethers/signer/local.ex
+++ b/lib/ethers/signer/local.ex
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ defmodule Ethers.Signer.Local do
       signed =
         %Ethers.Transaction{
           tx
-          | signature_r: r,
-            signature_s: s,
-            signature_y_parity_or_v: y_parity_or_v
+          | signature_r: Utils.hex_encode(r),
+            signature_s: Utils.hex_encode(s),
+            signature_y_parity_or_v: Utils.integer_to_hex(y_parity_or_v)
         }
         |> Transaction.encode()
         |> Utils.hex_encode()
diff --git a/lib/ethers/transaction.ex b/lib/ethers/transaction.ex
index 147bbf8..b5e5f9c 100644
--- a/lib/ethers/transaction.ex
+++ b/lib/ethers/transaction.ex
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ defmodule Ethers.Transaction do
     transaction
     |> to_rlp_list()
     |> maybe_append_signature(transaction)
-    |> convert_to_binary()
     |> ExRLP.encode()
     |> prepend_type_envelope(type)
   end
@@ -184,11 +183,12 @@ defmodule Ethers.Transaction do
     case tx do
       %{signature_r: r, signature_s: s, signature_y_parity_or_v: y_parity}
       when has_value(r) and has_value(s) and has_value(y_parity) ->
-        tx_list ++ [y_parity, trim_leading(r), trim_leading(s)]
+        tx_list ++
+          [Utils.hex_to_integer!(y_parity), Utils.hex_to_integer!(r), Utils.hex_to_integer!(s)]
 
       %{type: :legacy, chain_id: chain_id} when not is_nil(chain_id) ->
         # EIP-155 encoding for signature mitigation intra-chain replay attack
-        tx_list ++ [chain_id, 0, 0]
+        tx_list ++ [Utils.hex_to_integer!(chain_id), 0, 0]
 
       _ ->
         tx_list
@@ -197,26 +197,26 @@ defmodule Ethers.Transaction do
 
   defp to_rlp_list(%{type: :eip1559} = tx) do
     [
-      tx.chain_id,
-      tx.nonce,
-      tx.max_priority_fee_per_gas,
-      tx.max_fee_per_gas,
-      tx.gas,
-      tx.to,
-      tx.value,
-      tx.data,
-      tx.access_list || []
+      Utils.hex_to_integer!(tx.chain_id),
+      Utils.hex_to_integer!(tx.nonce),
+      Utils.hex_to_integer!(tx.max_priority_fee_per_gas),
+      Utils.hex_to_integer!(tx.max_fee_per_gas),
+      Utils.hex_to_integer!(tx.gas),
+      hex_decode(tx.to),
+      Utils.hex_to_integer!(tx.value),
+      hex_decode(tx.data),
+      hex_decode(tx.access_list || [])
     ]
   end
 
   defp to_rlp_list(%{type: :legacy} = tx) do
     [
-      tx.nonce,
-      tx.gas_price,
-      tx.gas,
-      tx.to,
-      tx.value,
-      tx.data
+      Utils.hex_to_integer!(tx.nonce),
+      Utils.hex_to_integer!(tx.gas_price),
+      Utils.hex_to_integer!(tx.gas),
+      hex_decode(tx.to),
+      Utils.hex_to_integer!(tx.value),
+      hex_decode(tx.data)
     ]
   end
 
@@ -257,22 +257,15 @@ defmodule Ethers.Transaction do
 
   defp do_post_process(_key, {:error, reason}), do: {:error, reason}
 
-  defp convert_to_binary(list) do
-    Enum.map(list, fn
-      "0x" <> _ = bin ->
-        bin
-        |> Utils.hex_decode!()
-        |> trim_leading()
+  defp hex_decode(""), do: ""
+  defp hex_decode("0x"), do: ""
 
-      l when is_list(l) ->
-        convert_to_binary(l)
-
-      nil ->
-        ""
+  defp hex_decode("0x" <> _ = bin) do
+    Utils.hex_decode!(bin)
+  end
 
-      item ->
-        item
-    end)
+  defp hex_decode(list) when is_list(list) do
+    Enum.map(list, &hex_decode/1)
   end
 
   def calculate_y_parity_or_v(tx, recovery_id) when has_value(recovery_id) do
@@ -292,9 +285,6 @@ defmodule Ethers.Transaction do
     end
   end
 
-  defp trim_leading(<<0, rest::binary>>), do: trim_leading(rest)
-  defp trim_leading(<<bin::binary>>), do: bin
-
   defp decode_tx_type(type) do
     case type do
       "0x3" -> {:ok, :eip4844}
diff --git a/test/ethers/transaction_test.exs b/test/ethers/transaction_test.exs
index beec5f0..a6f61fd 100644
--- a/test/ethers/transaction_test.exs
+++ b/test/ethers/transaction_test.exs
@@ -61,4 +61,44 @@ defmodule Ethers.TransactionTest do
                Transaction.decode_values(%{@transaction_fixture | signature_y_parity_or_v: ""})
     end
   end
+
+  describe "encode/1" do
+    test "encodes transaction with address having leading zeros" do
+      transaction = %Ethers.Transaction{
+        type: :eip1559,
+        chain_id: "0x00539",
+        from: "0x90F8bf6A479f320ead074411a4B0e7944Ea8c9C1",
+        to: "0x00008FDEE72ac11b5c542428B35EEF5769C409f0",
+        nonce: "0x1",
+        gas: "0x1234",
+        value: "0x0",
+        data: "0x0006fdde03",
+        gas_price: "0x10e7467522",
+        max_fee_per_gas: "0x1448BAF2F5",
+        max_priority_fee_per_gas: "0x0"
+      }
+
+      assert "0x02eb8205390180851448baf2f58212349400008fdee72ac11b5c542428b35eef5769c409f080850006fdde03c0" ==
+               Transaction.encode(transaction) |> Ethers.Utils.hex_encode()
+    end
+
+    test "encodes transaction with empty data" do
+      transaction = %Ethers.Transaction{
+        type: :eip1559,
+        chain_id: "0x00539",
+        from: "0x90F8bf6A479f320ead074411a4B0e7944Ea8c9C1",
+        to: "0x00008FDEE72ac11b5c542428B35EEF5769C409f0",
+        nonce: "0x1",
+        gas: "0x1234",
+        value: "0x0",
+        data: "",
+        gas_price: "0x10e7467522",
+        max_fee_per_gas: "0x1448BAF2F5",
+        max_priority_fee_per_gas: "0x0"
+      }
+
+      assert "0x02e68205390180851448baf2f58212349400008fdee72ac11b5c542428b35eef5769c409f08080c0" ==
+               Transaction.encode(transaction) |> Ethers.Utils.hex_encode()
+    end
+  end
 end