diff --git a/bindings/nodejs/lib/types/block/address.ts b/bindings/nodejs/lib/types/block/address.ts
index c253dbc033..1e6420e265 100644
--- a/bindings/nodejs/lib/types/block/address.ts
+++ b/bindings/nodejs/lib/types/block/address.ts
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ class RestrictedAddress extends Address {
     /**
      * The allowed capabilities bitflags.
      */
-    private allowedCapabilities: HexEncodedString = '0x00';
+    private allowedCapabilities: HexEncodedString = '0x';
     /**
      * @param address An address.
      */
@@ -196,14 +196,13 @@ class RestrictedAddress extends Address {
         if (allowedCapabilities.some((c) => c != 0)) {
             this.allowedCapabilities =
                 '0x' +
-                allowedCapabilities.length.toString(16) +
                 Buffer.from(
                     allowedCapabilities.buffer,
                     allowedCapabilities.byteOffset,
                     allowedCapabilities.byteLength,
                 ).toString('hex');
         } else {
-            this.allowedCapabilities = '0x00';
+            this.allowedCapabilities = '0x';
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/bindings/nodejs/lib/types/block/payload/signed_transaction/transaction.ts b/bindings/nodejs/lib/types/block/payload/signed_transaction/transaction.ts
index ce7290f7e2..e6e217c52e 100644
--- a/bindings/nodejs/lib/types/block/payload/signed_transaction/transaction.ts
+++ b/bindings/nodejs/lib/types/block/payload/signed_transaction/transaction.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { Output, OutputDiscriminator } from '../../output';
 import { SlotIndex } from '../../slot';
 import { Payload, PayloadType } from '../payload';
 import { TaggedDataPayload } from '../tagged/tagged';
+import { HexEncodedString } from '../../../utils';
 
 /**
  * PayloadDiscriminator for payloads inside of a Transaction.
@@ -43,6 +44,8 @@ class Transaction {
 
     readonly allotments: ManaAllotment[];
 
+    private capabilities: HexEncodedString = '0x';
+
     @Type(() => Payload, {
         discriminator: PayloadDiscriminator,
     })
@@ -77,6 +80,32 @@ class Transaction {
         this.payload = payload;
         this.outputs = outputs;
     }
+
+    setCapabilities(capabilities: Uint8Array) {
+        if (capabilities.some((c) => c != 0)) {
+            this.capabilities =
+                '0x' +
+                Buffer.from(
+                    capabilities.buffer,
+                    capabilities.byteOffset,
+                    capabilities.byteLength,
+                ).toString('hex');
+        } else {
+            this.capabilities = '0x';
+        }
+    }
+
+    withCapabilities(capabilities: Uint8Array): Transaction {
+        this.setCapabilities(capabilities);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /** Get the capability bitflags of the transaction. */
+    getCapabilities(): Uint8Array {
+        return Uint8Array.from(
+            Buffer.from(this.capabilities.substring(2), 'hex'),
+        );
+    }
 }
 
 export { Transaction };
diff --git a/bindings/python/iota_sdk/types/address.py b/bindings/python/iota_sdk/types/address.py
index 50d7df544b..dc4294b271 100644
--- a/bindings/python/iota_sdk/types/address.py
+++ b/bindings/python/iota_sdk/types/address.py
@@ -100,16 +100,16 @@ class RestrictedAddress:
         allowed_capabilities: The allowed capabilities bitflags.
     """
     address: Union[Ed25519Address, AccountAddress, NFTAddress]
-    allowed_capabilities: HexStr = field(default='0x00', init=False)
+    allowed_capabilities: HexStr = field(default='0x', init=False)
     type: int = field(default_factory=lambda: int(
         AddressType.RESTRICTED), init=False)
 
-    def with_allowed_capabilities(self, allowed_capabilities: bytes):
+    def with_allowed_capabilities(self, capabilities: bytes):
         """Sets the allowed capabilities from a byte array.
         Attributes:
-            allowed_capabilities: The allowed capabilities bitflags.
+            capabilities: The allowed capabilities bitflags.
         """
-        self.allowed_capabilities = '0x00' + allowed_capabilities.hex()
+        self.allowed_capabilities = '0x' + capabilities.hex()
 
 
 @json
diff --git a/bindings/python/iota_sdk/types/essence.py b/bindings/python/iota_sdk/types/essence.py
index cd9ae1bdc6..32df2042e6 100644
--- a/bindings/python/iota_sdk/types/essence.py
+++ b/bindings/python/iota_sdk/types/essence.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class RegularTransactionEssence:
         outputs: The outputs that are created by the Transaction Payload
         context_inputs: The inputs that provide additional contextual information for the execution of a transaction.
         allotments: The allotments of Mana which which will be added upon commitment of the slot.
+        capabilities: The capability bitflags of the transaction.
         payload: An optional tagged data payload
     """
     network_id: str
@@ -50,10 +51,18 @@ class RegularTransactionEssence:
     outputs: List[Output]
     context_inputs: Optional[List[ContextInput]] = None
     allotments: Optional[List[ManaAllotment]] = None
+    capabilities: HexStr = field(default='0x', init=False)
     payload: Optional[Payload] = None
     type: int = field(
         default_factory=lambda: EssenceType.RegularTransactionEssence,
         init=False)
 
+    def with_capabilities(self, capabilities: bytes):
+        """Sets the transaction capabilities from a byte array.
+        Attributes:
+            capabilities: The transaction capabilities bitflags.
+        """
+        self.capabilities = '0x' + capabilities.hex()
+
 
 TransactionEssence: TypeAlias = RegularTransactionEssence