diff --git a/noir-projects/aztec-nr/aztec/src/initializer.nr b/noir-projects/aztec-nr/aztec/src/initializer.nr
index 52562cb1388..5b8727a364d 100644
--- a/noir-projects/aztec-nr/aztec/src/initializer.nr
+++ b/noir-projects/aztec-nr/aztec/src/initializer.nr
@@ -32,11 +32,12 @@ pub fn compute_unsiloed_contract_initialization_nullifier<TContext>(context: TCo
     context.this_address().to_field()
 }
 
-pub fn assert_initialization_args_match_address_preimage<TContext>(context: TContext) where TContext: ContextInterface {
+pub fn assert_initialization_matches_address_preimage<TContext>(context: TContext) where TContext: ContextInterface {
     let address = context.this_address(); 
     let instance = get_contract_instance(address);
     let expected_init = compute_initialization_hash(context.selector(), context.get_args_hash());
     assert(instance.initialization_hash == expected_init, "Initialization hash does not match");
+    assert((instance.deployer.is_zero()) | (instance.deployer == context.msg_sender()), "Initializer address is not the contract deployer");
 }
 
 pub fn compute_initialization_hash(init_selector: FunctionSelector, init_args_hash: Field) -> Field {
diff --git a/noir/noir-repo/aztec_macros/src/transforms/functions.rs b/noir/noir-repo/aztec_macros/src/transforms/functions.rs
index 09c11e173fe..4fc2792a2cc 100644
--- a/noir/noir-repo/aztec_macros/src/transforms/functions.rs
+++ b/noir/noir-repo/aztec_macros/src/transforms/functions.rs
@@ -48,10 +48,9 @@ pub fn transform_function(
         func.def.body.0.insert(0, init_check);
     }
 
-    // Add assertion for initialization arguments
+    // Add assertion for initialization arguments and sender
     if is_initializer {
-        let assert_init_args = create_assert_init_args();
-        func.def.body.0.insert(0, assert_init_args);
+        func.def.body.0.insert(0, create_assert_initializer());
     }
 
     // Add access to the storage struct
@@ -211,18 +210,19 @@ fn create_internal_check(fname: &str) -> Statement {
     )))
 }
 
-/// Creates a call to assert_initialization_args_match_address_preimage to ensure
-/// the initialization arguments used in the init call match the address preimage.
+/// Creates a call to assert_initialization_matches_address_preimage to be inserted
+/// in the initializer. Checks that the args and sender to the initializer match the
+/// commitments from the address preimage.
 ///
 /// ```noir
-/// assert_initialization_args_match_address_preimage(context);
+/// assert_initialization_matches_address_preimage(context);
 /// ```
-fn create_assert_init_args() -> Statement {
+fn create_assert_initializer() -> Statement {
     make_statement(StatementKind::Expression(call(
         variable_path(chained_dep!(
             "aztec",
             "initializer",
-            "assert_initialization_args_match_address_preimage"
+            "assert_initialization_matches_address_preimage"
         )),
         vec![variable("context")],
     )))
diff --git a/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/e2e_deploy_contract.test.ts b/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/e2e_deploy_contract.test.ts
index b46aac442d3..c3e6a6678df 100644
--- a/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/e2e_deploy_contract.test.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/e2e_deploy_contract.test.ts
@@ -257,6 +257,14 @@ describe('e2e_deploy_contract', () => {
         /Initialization hash does not match/,
       );
     });
+
+    it('refuses to initialize an instance from a different deployer', async () => {
+      const owner = await registerRandomAccount(pxe);
+      const contract = await registerContract(wallet, StatefulTestContract, { initArgs: [owner, 42], deployer: owner });
+      await expect(contract.methods.constructor(owner, 42).simulate()).rejects.toThrow(
+        /Initializer address is not the contract deployer/i,
+      );
+    });
   });
 
   describe('registering a contract class', () => {
@@ -472,9 +480,6 @@ describe('e2e_deploy_contract', () => {
         });
         expect(() => deployInstance(wallet, instance)).toThrow(/does not match/i);
       });
-
-      // TODO(@spalladino): Implement me!
-      it('refuses to initialize an instance from a different deployer', async () => {});
     });
   });