diff --git a/.yarn/patches/@metamask-assets-controllers-npm-26.0.0-17c0e9432c.patch b/.yarn/patches/@metamask-assets-controllers-npm-26.0.0-17c0e9432c.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a84784cded69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.yarn/patches/@metamask-assets-controllers-npm-26.0.0-17c0e9432c.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+diff --git a/dist/TokenDetectionController.js b/dist/TokenDetectionController.js
+index 9aa09140d47424217eac118aebca9031e5d2a236..8100c432e7e01dbefcb5f53db3c58e51f120a51d 100644
+--- a/dist/TokenDetectionController.js
++++ b/dist/TokenDetectionController.js
+@@ -230,8 +230,7 @@ _TokenDetectionController_intervalId = new WeakMap(), _TokenDetectionController_
+         const isDetectionChangedFromPreferences = __classPrivateFieldGet(this, _TokenDetectionController_isDetectionEnabledFromPreferences, "f") !== useTokenDetection;
+         __classPrivateFieldSet(this, _TokenDetectionController_selectedAddress, newSelectedAddress, "f");
+         __classPrivateFieldSet(this, _TokenDetectionController_isDetectionEnabledFromPreferences, useTokenDetection, "f");
+-        if (useTokenDetection &&
+-            (isSelectedAddressChanged || isDetectionChangedFromPreferences)) {
++        if (isSelectedAddressChanged || isDetectionChangedFromPreferences) {
+             yield __classPrivateFieldGet(this, _TokenDetectionController_instances, "m", _TokenDetectionController_restartTokenDetection).call(this, {
+                 selectedAddress: __classPrivateFieldGet(this, _TokenDetectionController_selectedAddress, "f"),
+             });
+@@ -239,8 +238,7 @@ _TokenDetectionController_intervalId = new WeakMap(), _TokenDetectionController_
+     }));
+     this.messagingSystem.subscribe('AccountsController:selectedAccountChange', ({ address: newSelectedAddress }) => __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
+         const isSelectedAddressChanged = __classPrivateFieldGet(this, _TokenDetectionController_selectedAddress, "f") !== newSelectedAddress;
+-        if (isSelectedAddressChanged &&
+-            __classPrivateFieldGet(this, _TokenDetectionController_isDetectionEnabledFromPreferences, "f")) {
++        if (isSelectedAddressChanged) {
+             __classPrivateFieldSet(this, _TokenDetectionController_selectedAddress, newSelectedAddress, "f");
+             yield __classPrivateFieldGet(this, _TokenDetectionController_instances, "m", _TokenDetectionController_restartTokenDetection).call(this, {
+                 selectedAddress: __classPrivateFieldGet(this, _TokenDetectionController_selectedAddress, "f"),
diff --git a/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js b/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
index 3279b6acb348..9ed0cfe6b8d1 100644
--- a/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
+++ b/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
@@ -510,8 +510,8 @@ export default class MetamaskController extends EventEmitter {
 
     const preferencesMessenger = this.controllerMessenger.getRestricted({
       name: 'PreferencesController',
-      allowedActions: ['PreferencesController:getState'],
-      allowedEvents: ['PreferencesController:stateChange'],
+      allowedActions: [],
+      allowedEvents: [],
     });
 
     this.preferencesController = new PreferencesController({
@@ -2209,6 +2209,7 @@ export default class MetamaskController extends EventEmitter {
   triggerNetworkrequests() {
     this.accountTracker.start();
     this.txController.startIncomingTransactionPolling();
+    this.tokenDetectionController.enable();
     if (this.preferencesController.store.getState().useCurrencyRateCheck) {
       this.currencyRateController.startPollingByNetworkClientId(
         this.networkController.state.selectedNetworkClientId,
@@ -2222,6 +2223,7 @@ export default class MetamaskController extends EventEmitter {
   stopNetworkRequests() {
     this.accountTracker.stop();
     this.txController.stopIncomingTransactionPolling();
+    this.tokenDetectionController.disable();
     if (this.preferencesController.store.getState().useCurrencyRateCheck) {
       this.currencyRateController.stopAllPolling();
     }
@@ -2500,8 +2502,9 @@ export default class MetamaskController extends EventEmitter {
 
       // TODO: Remove once the preferences controller has been replaced with the core monorepo implementation
       this.controllerMessenger.publish(
-        `${this.preferencesController.name}:stateChange`,
-        [state, []],
+        'PreferencesController:stateChange',
+        state,
+        [],
       );
     });
 
@@ -3733,6 +3736,8 @@ export default class MetamaskController extends EventEmitter {
 
       this.txController.clearUnapprovedTransactions();
 
+      this.tokenDetectionController.enable();
+
       // create new vault
       const vault = await this.keyringController.createNewVaultAndRestore(
         password,
@@ -5652,11 +5657,6 @@ export default class MetamaskController extends EventEmitter {
    */
   set isClientOpen(open) {
     this._isClientOpen = open;
-    if (open) {
-      this.tokenDetectionController.enable();
-    } else {
-      this.tokenDetectionController.disable();
-    }
   }
   /* eslint-enable accessor-pairs */
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bb40d53a51d3..baf130d2ad55 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@
     "@metamask/address-book-controller": "^3.1.7",
     "@metamask/announcement-controller": "^5.0.1",
     "@metamask/approval-controller": "^6.0.0",
-    "@metamask/assets-controllers": "^26.0.0",
+    "@metamask/assets-controllers": "patch:@metamask/assets-controllers@npm%3A26.0.0#~/.yarn/patches/@metamask-assets-controllers-npm-26.0.0-17c0e9432c.patch",
     "@metamask/base-controller": "^4.1.0",
     "@metamask/browser-passworder": "^4.3.0",
     "@metamask/contract-metadata": "^2.3.1",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 6f72a64dcc01..69600ed3e2e7 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3998,7 +3998,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@metamask/assets-controllers@npm:^26.0.0":
+"@metamask/assets-controllers@npm:26.0.0":
   version: 26.0.0
   resolution: "@metamask/assets-controllers@npm:26.0.0"
   dependencies:
@@ -4040,6 +4040,48 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"@metamask/assets-controllers@patch:@metamask/assets-controllers@npm%3A26.0.0#~/.yarn/patches/@metamask-assets-controllers-npm-26.0.0-17c0e9432c.patch":
+  version: 26.0.0
+  resolution: "@metamask/assets-controllers@patch:@metamask/assets-controllers@npm%3A26.0.0#~/.yarn/patches/@metamask-assets-controllers-npm-26.0.0-17c0e9432c.patch::version=26.0.0&hash=cf1d54"
+  dependencies:
+    "@ethereumjs/util": "npm:^8.1.0"
+    "@ethersproject/address": "npm:^5.7.0"
+    "@ethersproject/bignumber": "npm:^5.7.0"
+    "@ethersproject/contracts": "npm:^5.7.0"
+    "@ethersproject/providers": "npm:^5.7.0"
+    "@metamask/abi-utils": "npm:^2.0.2"
+    "@metamask/accounts-controller": "npm:^11.0.0"
+    "@metamask/approval-controller": "npm:^5.1.3"
+    "@metamask/base-controller": "npm:^4.1.1"
+    "@metamask/contract-metadata": "npm:^2.4.0"
+    "@metamask/controller-utils": "npm:^8.0.4"
+    "@metamask/eth-query": "npm:^4.0.0"
+    "@metamask/keyring-controller": "npm:^13.0.0"
+    "@metamask/metamask-eth-abis": "npm:3.0.0"
+    "@metamask/network-controller": "npm:^17.2.1"
+    "@metamask/polling-controller": "npm:^5.0.1"
+    "@metamask/preferences-controller": "npm:^8.0.0"
+    "@metamask/rpc-errors": "npm:^6.2.1"
+    "@metamask/utils": "npm:^8.3.0"
+    "@types/bn.js": "npm:^5.1.5"
+    "@types/uuid": "npm:^8.3.0"
+    async-mutex: "npm:^0.2.6"
+    bn.js: "npm:^5.2.1"
+    cockatiel: "npm:^3.1.2"
+    lodash: "npm:^4.17.21"
+    multiformats: "npm:^9.5.2"
+    single-call-balance-checker-abi: "npm:^1.0.0"
+    uuid: "npm:^8.3.2"
+  peerDependencies:
+    "@metamask/accounts-controller": ^11.0.0
+    "@metamask/approval-controller": ^5.1.2
+    "@metamask/keyring-controller": ^13.0.0
+    "@metamask/network-controller": ^17.2.0
+    "@metamask/preferences-controller": ^8.0.0
+  checksum: 44e0ce87c9a2e4e161771c212460947629502ad6e72542e87a29a3de6e9c6665190396a2ae7d8206e57ad091cb80ad6634dfbfd254632a5ee6833c496f1ad0ad
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "@metamask/auto-changelog@npm:^2.1.0":
   version: 2.6.1
   resolution: "@metamask/auto-changelog@npm:2.6.1"
@@ -24683,7 +24725,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@metamask/address-book-controller": "npm:^3.1.7"
     "@metamask/announcement-controller": "npm:^5.0.1"
     "@metamask/approval-controller": "npm:^6.0.0"
-    "@metamask/assets-controllers": "npm:^26.0.0"
+    "@metamask/assets-controllers": "patch:@metamask/assets-controllers@npm%3A26.0.0#~/.yarn/patches/@metamask-assets-controllers-npm-26.0.0-17c0e9432c.patch"
     "@metamask/auto-changelog": "npm:^2.1.0"
     "@metamask/base-controller": "npm:^4.1.0"
     "@metamask/browser-passworder": "npm:^4.3.0"