diff --git a/app/scripts/lib/transaction/util.test.ts b/app/scripts/lib/transaction/util.test.ts
index 19028999a70b..d64590efc61b 100644
--- a/app/scripts/lib/transaction/util.test.ts
+++ b/app/scripts/lib/transaction/util.test.ts
@@ -528,6 +528,40 @@ describe('Transaction Utils', () => {
 
         expect(validateRequestWithPPOMMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
       });
+
+      it('does not call PPOM if is a transfer to self and value is zero', async () => {
+        const INTERNAL_ACCOUNT_ADDRESS_2 =
+          '0x68d3ad12ea94779cb37262be1c179dbd8e208afe';
+        const sendRequest = {
+          ...request,
+          internalAccounts: [
+            createMockInternalAccount({
+              address: INTERNAL_ACCOUNT_ADDRESS_2,
+            }),
+          ],
+          transactionParams: {
+            ...request.transactionParams,
+            data: '0xa9059cbb00000000000000000000000068d3ad12ea94779cb37262be1c179dbd8e208afe00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000f4240',
+            value: '0x0',
+          },
+        };
+
+        await addTransaction({
+          ...sendRequest,
+          transactionOptions: {
+            ...TRANSACTION_OPTIONS_MOCK,
+            type: TransactionType.tokenMethodTransfer,
+          },
+          securityAlertsEnabled: true,
+          chainId: '0x1',
+        });
+
+        expect(
+          request.transactionController.addTransaction,
+        ).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+        expect(validateRequestWithPPOMMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
+      });
     });
 
     describe('adds trust signals', () => {
diff --git a/app/scripts/lib/transaction/util.ts b/app/scripts/lib/transaction/util.ts
index 6f9f8943eb5f..4a6affd77702 100644
--- a/app/scripts/lib/transaction/util.ts
+++ b/app/scripts/lib/transaction/util.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import {
   GetAddressSecurityAlertResponse,
   ScanAddressResponse,
 } from '../../../../shared/lib/trust-signals';
+import { getTransactionDataRecipient } from '../../../../shared/modules/transaction.utils';
 
 export type AddTransactionOptions = NonNullable<
   Parameters<TransactionController['addTransaction']>[1]
@@ -72,6 +73,12 @@ export type AddDappTransactionRequest = BaseAddTransactionRequest & {
   dappRequest: Record<string, any>;
 };
 
+const TRANSFER_TYPES = [
+  TransactionType.tokenMethodTransfer,
+  TransactionType.tokenMethodTransferFrom,
+  TransactionType.tokenMethodSafeTransferFrom,
+];
+
 export async function addDappTransaction(
   request: AddDappTransactionRequest,
 ): Promise<string> {
@@ -299,6 +306,7 @@ async function validateSecurity(request: AddTransactionRequest) {
 
   scanAddressForTrustSignals(request);
   const { type } = transactionOptions;
+  const { data, value, to } = transactionParams;
 
   const typeIsExcludedFromPPOM =
     SECURITY_PROVIDER_EXCLUDED_TRANSACTION_TYPES.includes(
@@ -309,17 +317,21 @@ async function validateSecurity(request: AddTransactionRequest) {
     return;
   }
 
+  const isTransfer =
+    value === '0x0' && TRANSFER_TYPES.includes(type as TransactionType);
+
+  const recipient =
+    isTransfer && data ? getTransactionDataRecipient(data) : undefined;
+
   if (
-    internalAccounts.some(
-      ({ address }) =>
-        address.toLowerCase() === transactionParams.to?.toLowerCase(),
-    )
+    isInternalAccount(internalAccounts, to) ||
+    isInternalAccount(internalAccounts, recipient)
   ) {
     return;
   }
 
   try {
-    const { from, to, value, data } = transactionParams;
+    const { from } = transactionParams;
     const { actionId, origin } = transactionOptions;
 
     const ppomRequest = {
@@ -367,3 +379,23 @@ export function stripSingleLeadingZero(hex: string): string {
   }
   return `0x${hex.slice(3)}`;
 }
+
+function normalizeAddress(address?: string): string | undefined {
+  return address?.toLowerCase();
+}
+
+function isInternalAccount(
+  internalAccounts: { address: string }[],
+  address?: string,
+): boolean {
+  const normalized = normalizeAddress(address);
+  if (!normalized) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  const internalSet = new Set(
+    internalAccounts.map((acc) => normalizeAddress(acc.address)),
+  );
+
+  return internalSet.has(normalized);
+}
diff --git a/shared/modules/transaction.utils.test.js b/shared/modules/transaction.utils.test.js
index 521b1d7709e7..83b3127a313e 100644
--- a/shared/modules/transaction.utils.test.js
+++ b/shared/modules/transaction.utils.test.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
 import { buildSetApproveForAllTransactionData } from '../../test/data/confirmations/set-approval-for-all';
 import {
   determineTransactionType,
+  getTransactionDataRecipient,
   hasTransactionData,
   isEIP1559Transaction,
   isLegacyTransaction,
@@ -54,13 +55,9 @@ describe('Transaction.utils', function () {
       );
 
       expect(result.name).toBe('approve');
-      expect(result.args).toStrictEqual(
-        expect.objectContaining({
-          token: ADDRESS_MOCK,
-          spender: ADDRESS_2_MOCK,
-          expiration: EXPIRATION_MOCK,
-        }),
-      );
+      expect(result.args.token).toBe(ADDRESS_MOCK);
+      expect(result.args.spender).toBe(ADDRESS_2_MOCK);
+      expect(result.args.expiration).toBe(EXPIRATION_MOCK);
       expect(result.args.amount.toString()).toBe(AMOUNT_MOCK.toString());
     });
   });
@@ -619,4 +616,72 @@ describe('Transaction.utils', function () {
       });
     });
   });
+
+  describe('getTransactionDataRecipient', () => {
+    const RECIPIENT_ADDRESS = '0x50A9D56C2B8BA9A5c7f2C08C3d26E0499F23a706';
+    it('returns recipient address from standard ERC20 transfer', () => {
+      // Standard transfer(address _to, uint256 _value)
+      const data =
+        '0xa9059cbb00000000000000000000000050a9d56c2b8ba9a5c7f2c08c3d26e0499f23a7060000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000004e20';
+
+      const result = getTransactionDataRecipient(data);
+
+      expect(result).toBe(RECIPIENT_ADDRESS);
+    });
+
+    it('returns undefined for empty data', () => {
+      const result = getTransactionDataRecipient('');
+
+      expect(result).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+
+    it('returns undefined for 0x', () => {
+      const result = getTransactionDataRecipient('0x');
+
+      expect(result).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+
+    it('returns undefined for non-transfer function data', () => {
+      // approve(address spender, uint256 amount)
+      const data =
+        '0x095ea7b3' +
+        '00000000000000000000000050a9d56c2b8ba9a5c7f2c08c3d26e0499f23a706' +
+        '0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000004e20';
+
+      const result = getTransactionDataRecipient(data);
+
+      expect(result).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+
+    it('returns undefined for invalid hex data', () => {
+      const result = getTransactionDataRecipient('0xinvalid');
+
+      expect(result).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+
+    it('returns undefined for too short data', () => {
+      const result = getTransactionDataRecipient('0x12345678');
+
+      expect(result).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+
+    it('returns undefined for unrecognized function selector', () => {
+      const data =
+        '0xffffffff' + // unknown function selector
+        '00000000000000000000000050a9d56c2b8ba9a5c7f2c08c3d26e0499f23a706' +
+        '0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000004e20';
+
+      const result = getTransactionDataRecipient(data);
+
+      expect(result).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+
+    it('handles malformed transaction data gracefully', () => {
+      const data = '0xa9059cbb123'; // incomplete data
+
+      const result = getTransactionDataRecipient(data);
+
+      expect(result).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/shared/modules/transaction.utils.ts b/shared/modules/transaction.utils.ts
index 7de8d4a1e30e..a22587c21b85 100644
--- a/shared/modules/transaction.utils.ts
+++ b/shared/modules/transaction.utils.ts
@@ -391,3 +391,20 @@ export function parseApprovalTransactionData(data: Hex):
     spender,
   };
 }
+
+/**
+ * Extracts the recipient address from a transaction's data field.
+ * This function parses standard token transaction data and attempts to retrieve
+ * the recipient address from the transaction arguments. It checks for both `_to`
+ * and `to` argument patterns commonly found in token transfer transactions.
+ *
+ * @param data - The hexadecimal string representation of the transaction data to parse
+ * @returns The recipient address as a string if found in the transaction data, or undefined if not present
+ */
+export function getTransactionDataRecipient(data: string): string | undefined {
+  const transactionData = parseStandardTokenTransactionData(data);
+
+  const transferTo = transactionData?.args?._to || transactionData?.args?.to;
+
+  return transferTo;
+}