diff --git a/packages/transaction-controller/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/transaction-controller/CHANGELOG.md
index 0548072098..cdcd263a94 100644
--- a/packages/transaction-controller/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/transaction-controller/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Added
 
+- Add `isExternalSign` property to `TransactionMeta` to disable nonce generation and signing ([#5604](https://github.com/MetaMask/core/pull/5604))
 - Add types for `isAtomicBatchSupported` method ([#5600](https://github.com/MetaMask/core/pull/5600))
   - `IsAtomicBatchSupportedRequest`
   - `IsAtomicBatchSupportedResult`
diff --git a/packages/transaction-controller/src/TransactionController.test.ts b/packages/transaction-controller/src/TransactionController.test.ts
index aa95dd5410..a1375ef28e 100644
--- a/packages/transaction-controller/src/TransactionController.test.ts
+++ b/packages/transaction-controller/src/TransactionController.test.ts
@@ -2452,6 +2452,45 @@ describe('TransactionController', () => {
         expect(publishHook).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
       });
 
+      it('skips signing if isExternalSign is true', async () => {
+        const { controller, mockTransactionApprovalRequest } =
+          setupController();
+
+        const signSpy = jest.spyOn(controller, 'sign');
+
+        const { result, transactionMeta } = await controller.addTransaction(
+          {
+            from: ACCOUNT_MOCK,
+            gas: '0x0',
+            gasPrice: '0x0',
+            to: ACCOUNT_MOCK,
+            value: '0x0',
+          },
+          {
+            networkClientId: NETWORK_CLIENT_ID_MOCK,
+          },
+        );
+
+        mockTransactionApprovalRequest.approve({
+          value: {
+            txMeta: {
+              ...transactionMeta,
+              isExternalSign: true,
+            },
+          },
+        });
+
+        await result;
+
+        expect(signSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+        expect(controller.state.transactions).toMatchObject([
+          expect.objectContaining({
+            status: TransactionStatus.submitted,
+          }),
+        ]);
+      });
+
       describe('fails', () => {
         /**
          * Test template to assert adding and submitting a transaction fails.
diff --git a/packages/transaction-controller/src/TransactionController.ts b/packages/transaction-controller/src/TransactionController.ts
index e7fa778a21..5f67048d72 100644
--- a/packages/transaction-controller/src/TransactionController.ts
+++ b/packages/transaction-controller/src/TransactionController.ts
@@ -1703,7 +1703,7 @@ export class TransactionController extends BaseController<
       }
 
       // Update same nonce local transactions as dropped and define replacedBy properties.
-      this.markNonceDuplicatesDropped(transactionId);
+      this.#markNonceDuplicatesDropped(transactionId);
 
       // Update external provided transaction with updated gas values and confirmed status.
       this.updateTransaction(
@@ -2878,7 +2878,7 @@ export class TransactionController extends BaseController<
 
       const rawTx = await this.#trace(
         { name: 'Sign', parentContext: traceContext },
-        () => this.signTransaction(transactionMeta),
+        () => this.#signTransaction(transactionMeta),
       );
 
       if (!(await this.beforePublish(transactionMeta))) {
@@ -2890,7 +2890,7 @@ export class TransactionController extends BaseController<
         return ApprovalState.SkippedViaBeforePublishHook;
       }
 
-      if (!rawTx) {
+      if (!rawTx && !transactionMeta.isExternalSign) {
         return ApprovalState.NotApproved;
       }
 
@@ -2934,7 +2934,7 @@ export class TransactionController extends BaseController<
 
           ({ transactionHash: hash } = await publishHook(
             transactionMeta,
-            rawTx,
+            rawTx ?? '0x',
           ));
 
           if (hash === undefined) {
@@ -3358,7 +3358,7 @@ export class TransactionController extends BaseController<
    *
    * @param transactionId - Used to identify original transaction.
    */
-  private markNonceDuplicatesDropped(transactionId: string) {
+  #markNonceDuplicatesDropped(transactionId: string) {
     const transactionMeta = this.getTransaction(transactionId);
     if (!transactionMeta) {
       return;
@@ -3371,6 +3371,7 @@ export class TransactionController extends BaseController<
       (transaction) =>
         transaction.id !== transactionId &&
         transaction.txParams.from === from &&
+        nonce &&
         transaction.txParams.nonce === nonce &&
         transaction.chainId === chainId &&
         transaction.type !== TransactionType.incoming,
@@ -3483,10 +3484,15 @@ export class TransactionController extends BaseController<
     );
   }
 
-  private async signTransaction(
+  async #signTransaction(
     transactionMeta: TransactionMeta,
   ): Promise<string | undefined> {
-    const { txParams } = transactionMeta;
+    const { isExternalSign, txParams } = transactionMeta;
+
+    if (isExternalSign) {
+      log('Skipping sign as signed externally');
+      return undefined;
+    }
 
     log('Signing transaction', txParams);
 
@@ -3583,10 +3589,10 @@ export class TransactionController extends BaseController<
     );
   }
 
-  private onConfirmedTransaction(transactionMeta: TransactionMeta) {
+  #onConfirmedTransaction(transactionMeta: TransactionMeta) {
     log('Processing confirmed transaction', transactionMeta.id);
 
-    this.markNonceDuplicatesDropped(transactionMeta.id);
+    this.#markNonceDuplicatesDropped(transactionMeta.id);
 
     this.messagingSystem.publish(
       `${controllerName}:transactionConfirmed`,
@@ -3730,7 +3736,7 @@ export class TransactionController extends BaseController<
   ) {
     pendingTransactionTracker.hub.on(
       'transaction-confirmed',
-      this.onConfirmedTransaction.bind(this),
+      this.#onConfirmedTransaction.bind(this),
     );
 
     pendingTransactionTracker.hub.on(
diff --git a/packages/transaction-controller/src/helpers/PendingTransactionTracker.test.ts b/packages/transaction-controller/src/helpers/PendingTransactionTracker.test.ts
index 335006ac6c..acab9f2c03 100644
--- a/packages/transaction-controller/src/helpers/PendingTransactionTracker.test.ts
+++ b/packages/transaction-controller/src/helpers/PendingTransactionTracker.test.ts
@@ -526,6 +526,45 @@ describe('PendingTransactionTracker', () => {
 
           expect(listener).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
         });
+
+        it('unless no nonce', async () => {
+          const listener = jest.fn();
+
+          const confirmedTransactionMetaMock = {
+            ...TRANSACTION_SUBMITTED_MOCK,
+            id: `${ID_MOCK}2`,
+            status: TransactionStatus.confirmed,
+            txParams: {
+              ...TRANSACTION_SUBMITTED_MOCK.txParams,
+              nonce: undefined,
+            },
+          } as unknown as TransactionMeta;
+
+          const submittedTransactionMetaMock = {
+            ...TRANSACTION_SUBMITTED_MOCK,
+            txParams: {
+              ...TRANSACTION_SUBMITTED_MOCK.txParams,
+              nonce: undefined,
+            },
+          };
+
+          pendingTransactionTracker = new PendingTransactionTracker({
+            ...options,
+            getTransactions: () => [
+              confirmedTransactionMetaMock,
+              submittedTransactionMetaMock,
+            ],
+          });
+
+          pendingTransactionTracker.hub.addListener(
+            'transaction-dropped',
+            listener,
+          );
+
+          await onPoll();
+
+          expect(listener).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        });
       });
 
       describe('fires confirmed event', () => {
diff --git a/packages/transaction-controller/src/helpers/PendingTransactionTracker.ts b/packages/transaction-controller/src/helpers/PendingTransactionTracker.ts
index 325fc9806e..dec9b29d65 100644
--- a/packages/transaction-controller/src/helpers/PendingTransactionTracker.ts
+++ b/packages/transaction-controller/src/helpers/PendingTransactionTracker.ts
@@ -498,6 +498,7 @@ export class PendingTransactionTracker {
         tx.id !== id &&
         tx.txParams.from === txParams.from &&
         tx.status === TransactionStatus.confirmed &&
+        tx.txParams.nonce &&
         tx.txParams.nonce === txParams.nonce &&
         tx.type !== TransactionType.incoming,
     );
diff --git a/packages/transaction-controller/src/types.ts b/packages/transaction-controller/src/types.ts
index f7d4c964ca..56f6265fc3 100644
--- a/packages/transaction-controller/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/transaction-controller/src/types.ts
@@ -215,6 +215,12 @@ export type TransactionMeta = {
    */
   id: string;
 
+  /**
+   * Whether the transaction is signed externally.
+   * No signing will be performed in the client and the `nonce` will be `undefined`.
+   */
+  isExternalSign?: boolean;
+
   /**
    * Whether the transaction is a transfer.
    */
diff --git a/packages/transaction-controller/src/utils/nonce.test.ts b/packages/transaction-controller/src/utils/nonce.test.ts
index d4a2dc4405..c3323c61cd 100644
--- a/packages/transaction-controller/src/utils/nonce.test.ts
+++ b/packages/transaction-controller/src/utils/nonce.test.ts
@@ -78,6 +78,21 @@ describe('nonce', () => {
 
       expect(releaseLock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     });
+
+    it('returns undefined if transaction is signed externally', async () => {
+      const transactionMeta = {
+        ...TRANSACTION_META_MOCK,
+        isExternalSign: true,
+      };
+
+      const [nonce, releaseLock] = await getNextNonce(
+        transactionMeta,
+        jest.fn(),
+      );
+
+      expect(nonce).toBeUndefined();
+      expect(releaseLock).toBeUndefined();
+    });
   });
 
   describe('getAndFormatTransactionsForNonceTracker', () => {
diff --git a/packages/transaction-controller/src/utils/nonce.ts b/packages/transaction-controller/src/utils/nonce.ts
index bda28bf22f..318b697514 100644
--- a/packages/transaction-controller/src/utils/nonce.ts
+++ b/packages/transaction-controller/src/utils/nonce.ts
@@ -19,12 +19,17 @@ const log = createModuleLogger(projectLogger, 'nonce');
 export async function getNextNonce(
   txMeta: TransactionMeta,
   getNonceLock: (address: string) => Promise<NonceLock>,
-): Promise<[string, (() => void) | undefined]> {
+): Promise<[string | undefined, (() => void) | undefined]> {
   const {
     customNonceValue,
+    isExternalSign,
     txParams: { from, nonce: existingNonce },
   } = txMeta;
 
+  if (isExternalSign) {
+    return [undefined, undefined];
+  }
+
   const customNonce = customNonceValue ? toHex(customNonceValue) : undefined;
 
   if (customNonce) {