diff --git a/modules/abstract-substrate/src/abstractSubstrateCoin.ts b/modules/abstract-substrate/src/abstractSubstrateCoin.ts
index 8e47d0ef72..fba971fdec 100644
--- a/modules/abstract-substrate/src/abstractSubstrateCoin.ts
+++ b/modules/abstract-substrate/src/abstractSubstrateCoin.ts
@@ -157,6 +157,13 @@ export class SubstrateCoin extends BaseCoin {
     if (prebuildMaterial && typeof factory.material === 'function') {
       factory.material(prebuildMaterial);
     }
+    // Token enablement (preApproveAsset) transactions have no destination address — they are
+    // self-transactions signed by the wallet. Skip transfer recipient validation, consistent
+    // with how XRP and Algo handle enabletoken in their verifyTransaction implementations.
+    if (txParams.type === 'enabletoken') {
+      return true;
+    }
+
     const txBuilder = factory.from(txPrebuild.txHex) as unknown as NativeTransferBuilder;
     const txTo: string = txBuilder['_to'];
     const txAmount: string = txBuilder['_amount'];
diff --git a/modules/sdk-coin-polyx/test/unit/polyx.ts b/modules/sdk-coin-polyx/test/unit/polyx.ts
index e85af71216..0db9b3eb46 100644
--- a/modules/sdk-coin-polyx/test/unit/polyx.ts
+++ b/modules/sdk-coin-polyx/test/unit/polyx.ts
@@ -275,6 +275,30 @@ describe('Polyx:', function () {
       });
     });
 
+    describe('token enablement (preApproveAsset) transaction', function () {
+      it('should return true for enabletoken type with recipients (wallet root address)', async function () {
+        // buildTokenEnablements sets recipients[0].address = wallet rootAddress and type = 'enabletoken'.
+        // verifyTransaction must short-circuit before the _to check since preApproveAsset has no destination.
+        const walletAddress = '5F8jxKE81GhFrphyfMFr5UjeAz5wS4AaZFmeFPnf8wTetD72';
+        const result = await baseCoin.verifyTransaction({
+          txPrebuild: { txHex: rawTx.preApproveAsset.signed },
+          txParams: {
+            type: 'enabletoken',
+            recipients: [{ address: walletAddress, amount: '0', tokenName: 'tpolyx:sometoken' }],
+          },
+        });
+        result.should.be.true();
+      });
+
+      it('should return true for enabletoken type with no recipients', async function () {
+        const result = await baseCoin.verifyTransaction({
+          txPrebuild: { txHex: rawTx.preApproveAsset.signed },
+          txParams: { type: 'enabletoken' },
+        });
+        result.should.be.true();
+      });
+    });
+
     describe('v8 transfer with coinSpecific.material', function () {
       const v8Amount = '1000000';
       const v8Receiver = accounts.account2;