diff --git a/packages/transaction-pay-controller/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/transaction-pay-controller/CHANGELOG.md
index d599896821b..79e32955fa2 100644
--- a/packages/transaction-pay-controller/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/transaction-pay-controller/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+
+- API call for quotes should not be done unless user has requested non-zero token amount. ([#8554](https://github.com/MetaMask/core/pull/8554))
+
 ## [19.3.0]
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/packages/transaction-pay-controller/src/utils/quotes.test.ts b/packages/transaction-pay-controller/src/utils/quotes.test.ts
index def00a8b1a5..07229ff7f63 100644
--- a/packages/transaction-pay-controller/src/utils/quotes.test.ts
+++ b/packages/transaction-pay-controller/src/utils/quotes.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import { TransactionStatus } from '@metamask/transaction-controller';
-import type { TransactionMeta } from '@metamask/transaction-controller';
-import type { BatchTransaction } from '@metamask/transaction-controller';
+import type {
+  TransactionMeta,
+  BatchTransaction,
+} from '@metamask/transaction-controller';
 import type { Hex, Json } from '@metamask/utils';
 import { cloneDeep } from 'lodash';
 
@@ -51,7 +53,12 @@ const TRANSACTION_DATA_MOCK: TransactionData = {
       sourceAmountRaw: '1000000000000000000',
     } as TransactionPaySourceAmount,
   ],
-  tokens: [{} as TransactionPayRequiredToken],
+  tokens: [
+    {
+      amountRaw: '1000000',
+      skipIfBalance: false,
+    } as TransactionPayRequiredToken,
+  ],
 };
 
 const TRANSACTION_META_MOCK = {
@@ -619,6 +626,66 @@ describe('Quotes Utils', () => {
       expect(result).toBe(false);
     });
 
+    it('does not request quotes if all required token amounts are zero', async () => {
+      const result = await run({
+        transactionData: {
+          ...TRANSACTION_DATA_MOCK,
+          tokens: [
+            {
+              ...TRANSACTION_DATA_MOCK.tokens[0],
+              amountRaw: '0',
+              skipIfBalance: false,
+            } as TransactionPayRequiredToken,
+          ],
+        },
+      });
+
+      expect(updateTransactionDataMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(getQuotesMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(result).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it('requests quotes if a required token has a non-zero amount', async () => {
+      await run({
+        transactionData: {
+          ...TRANSACTION_DATA_MOCK,
+          tokens: [
+            {
+              ...TRANSACTION_DATA_MOCK.tokens[0],
+              amountRaw: '0',
+              skipIfBalance: false,
+            } as TransactionPayRequiredToken,
+            {
+              ...TRANSACTION_DATA_MOCK.tokens[0],
+              amountRaw: '1000',
+              skipIfBalance: false,
+            } as TransactionPayRequiredToken,
+          ],
+        },
+      });
+
+      expect(updateTransactionDataMock).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('requests quotes if all required token amounts are zero but isMaxAmount is true', async () => {
+      await run({
+        transactionData: {
+          ...TRANSACTION_DATA_MOCK,
+          isMaxAmount: true,
+          tokens: [
+            {
+              ...TRANSACTION_DATA_MOCK.tokens[0],
+              amountRaw: '0',
+              skipIfBalance: false,
+            } as TransactionPayRequiredToken,
+          ],
+        },
+      });
+
+      expect(updateTransactionDataMock).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(getQuotesMock).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
     it('refreshes payment token balance with live on-chain balance after quotes update', async () => {
       getLiveTokenBalanceMock.mockResolvedValue('9000000');
 
diff --git a/packages/transaction-pay-controller/src/utils/quotes.ts b/packages/transaction-pay-controller/src/utils/quotes.ts
index a5448ba0558..269b5ff7e0f 100644
--- a/packages/transaction-pay-controller/src/utils/quotes.ts
+++ b/packages/transaction-pay-controller/src/utils/quotes.ts
@@ -65,8 +65,6 @@ export async function updateQuotes(
     return false;
   }
 
-  log('Updating quotes', { transactionId });
-
   const {
     accountOverride,
     isMaxAmount,
@@ -78,6 +76,18 @@ export async function updateQuotes(
     tokens,
   } = transactionData;
 
+  const hasNonZeroTokenAmount =
+    !tokens?.length ||
+    isMaxAmount === true ||
+    tokens.some((token) => !token.skipIfBalance && token.amountRaw !== '0');
+
+  if (!hasNonZeroTokenAmount) {
+    log('Skipping quotes, all token amounts are zero', { transactionId });
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  log('Updating quotes', { transactionId });
+
   const from = accountOverride ?? (transaction.txParams.from as Hex);
 
   updateTransactionData(transactionId, (data) => {