diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 2b66123bd13..049a35be340 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@
 /packages/wallet/src/initialization/instances/keyring-controller/ @MetaMask/accounts-engineers @MetaMask/core-platform
 /packages/wallet/src/initialization/instances/remote-feature-flag-controller/ @MetaMask/extension-platform @MetaMask/mobile-platform @MetaMask/core-platform
 /packages/wallet/src/initialization/instances/storage-service/ @MetaMask/extension-platform @MetaMask/mobile-platform @MetaMask/core-platform
+/packages/wallet/src/initialization/instances/transaction-controller/ @MetaMask/confirmations
 
 ## Package Release related
 /packages/account-tree-controller/package.json  @MetaMask/accounts-engineers @MetaMask/core-platform
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1b8c734bbbb..80a1a9a2251 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -626,6 +626,7 @@ linkStyle default opacity:0.5
   wallet --> network_controller;
   wallet --> remote_feature_flag_controller;
   wallet --> storage_service;
+  wallet --> transaction_controller;
   wallet_cli --> base_controller;
   wallet_cli --> remote_feature_flag_controller;
   wallet_cli --> storage_service;
diff --git a/packages/wallet/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/wallet/CHANGELOG.md
index ea64a689723..ef4d9193332 100644
--- a/packages/wallet/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/wallet/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Added
+
+- **BREAKING:** Wire `TransactionController` into the default wallet initialization ([#8975](https://github.com/MetaMask/core/pull/8975))
+
 ## [6.0.0]
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/packages/wallet/package.json b/packages/wallet/package.json
index 28454851761..aab11a0b692 100644
--- a/packages/wallet/package.json
+++ b/packages/wallet/package.json
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
     "@metamask/remote-feature-flag-controller": "^4.2.2",
     "@metamask/scure-bip39": "^2.1.1",
     "@metamask/storage-service": "^1.0.2",
+    "@metamask/transaction-controller": "^68.2.2",
     "@metamask/utils": "^11.11.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/wallet/src/Wallet.test.ts b/packages/wallet/src/Wallet.test.ts
index 2c39a1544ee..d3c67ba3ef3 100644
--- a/packages/wallet/src/Wallet.test.ts
+++ b/packages/wallet/src/Wallet.test.ts
@@ -423,6 +423,16 @@ describe('Wallet', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('TransactionController', () => {
+    it('is wired and exposes its state on the wallet messenger', async () => {
+      const wallet = await setupWallet();
+
+      expect(
+        wallet.messenger.call('TransactionController:getState'),
+      ).toStrictEqual(expect.objectContaining({ transactions: [] }));
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('RemoteFeatureFlagController', () => {
     it('is wired and exposes its state on the wallet messenger', async () => {
       const wallet = await setupWallet();
diff --git a/packages/wallet/src/initialization/instances/index.ts b/packages/wallet/src/initialization/instances/index.ts
index ad8d554b678..a15db956032 100644
--- a/packages/wallet/src/initialization/instances/index.ts
+++ b/packages/wallet/src/initialization/instances/index.ts
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ export { keyringController } from './keyring-controller/keyring-controller';
 export { networkController } from './network-controller/network-controller';
 export { remoteFeatureFlagController } from './remote-feature-flag-controller/remote-feature-flag-controller';
 export { storageService } from './storage-service/storage-service';
+export { transactionController } from './transaction-controller/transaction-controller';
diff --git a/packages/wallet/src/initialization/instances/transaction-controller/transaction-controller.test.ts b/packages/wallet/src/initialization/instances/transaction-controller/transaction-controller.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1e88b0e52d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/wallet/src/initialization/instances/transaction-controller/transaction-controller.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+import { Messenger } from '@metamask/messenger';
+import { InMemoryStorageAdapter } from '@metamask/storage-service';
+import { TransactionController } from '@metamask/transaction-controller';
+
+import type { WalletOptions } from '../../../types';
+import { Wallet } from '../../../Wallet';
+import { defaultConfigurations } from '../../defaults';
+import type {
+  DefaultActions,
+  DefaultEvents,
+  RootMessenger,
+} from '../../defaults';
+import { AlwaysOnlineAdapter } from '../connectivity-controller/always-online-adapter';
+import { transactionController } from './transaction-controller';
+
+const controllers: TransactionController[] = [];
+const wallets: Wallet[] = [];
+
+const REMOTE_FEATURE_FLAG_OPTIONS = {
+  clientConfigApiService: {
+    fetchRemoteFeatureFlags: async (): Promise<{
+      remoteFeatureFlags: Record<string, boolean>;
+      cacheTimestamp: number;
+    }> => ({ remoteFeatureFlags: {}, cacheTimestamp: Date.now() }),
+  },
+};
+
+type ActionHandler = (...args: unknown[]) => unknown;
+
+type AnyMessenger = Messenger<string>;
+
+describe('transactionController', () => {
+  afterEach(async () => {
+    for (const controller of controllers.splice(0)) {
+      controller.destroy();
+    }
+
+    await Promise.all(wallets.splice(0).map((wallet) => wallet.destroy()));
+  });
+
+  it('is registered as a default initialization configuration', () => {
+    expect(Object.values(defaultConfigurations)).toContain(
+      transactionController,
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('initializes a TransactionController with default state', () => {
+    const rootMessenger = getRootMessenger();
+    const messenger = transactionController.getMessenger(rootMessenger);
+
+    const instance = transactionController.init({
+      state: undefined,
+      messenger,
+      options: {},
+    });
+    controllers.push(instance);
+
+    expect(instance).toBeInstanceOf(TransactionController);
+    expect(rootMessenger.call('TransactionController:getState')).toStrictEqual({
+      methodData: {},
+      transactions: [],
+      transactionBatches: [],
+      lastFetchedBlockNumbers: {},
+      submitHistory: [],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('is initialized by the default Wallet configuration', () => {
+    const wallet = new Wallet({
+      instanceOptions: getInstanceOptions(),
+    });
+    wallets.push(wallet);
+
+    expect(wallet.getInstance('TransactionController')).toBeInstanceOf(
+      TransactionController,
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('forwards the provided state to the controller', () => {
+    const rootMessenger = getRootMessenger();
+    const messenger = transactionController.getMessenger(rootMessenger);
+
+    const instance = transactionController.init({
+      state: {
+        lastFetchedBlockNumbers: { '0x1': 123 },
+      },
+      messenger,
+      options: {},
+    });
+    controllers.push(instance);
+
+    expect(instance.state.lastFetchedBlockNumbers).toStrictEqual({
+      '0x1': 123,
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+function getRootMessenger(): RootMessenger<DefaultActions, DefaultEvents> {
+  const rootMessenger = new Messenger<'Root', DefaultActions, DefaultEvents>({
+    namespace: 'Root',
+  });
+
+  registerActionHandler(
+    rootMessenger,
+    'NetworkController',
+    'NetworkController:getNetworkClientRegistry',
+    jest.fn().mockReturnValue({}),
+  );
+
+  return rootMessenger;
+}
+
+function getInstanceOptions(): WalletOptions['instanceOptions'] {
+  return {
+    connectivityController: {
+      connectivityAdapter: new AlwaysOnlineAdapter(),
+    },
+    networkController: {
+      infuraProjectId: 'test-infura-project-id',
+    },
+    storageService: {
+      storage: new InMemoryStorageAdapter(),
+    },
+    remoteFeatureFlagController: REMOTE_FEATURE_FLAG_OPTIONS,
+  };
+}
+
+function registerActionHandler(
+  parent: RootMessenger<DefaultActions, DefaultEvents>,
+  namespace: string,
+  actionType: string,
+  handler: ActionHandler,
+): void {
+  const messenger = new Messenger({
+    namespace,
+    parent: parent as unknown as AnyMessenger,
+  });
+
+  (
+    messenger as unknown as {
+      registerActionHandler(type: string, handler: ActionHandler): void;
+    }
+  ).registerActionHandler(actionType, handler);
+}
diff --git a/packages/wallet/src/initialization/instances/transaction-controller/transaction-controller.ts b/packages/wallet/src/initialization/instances/transaction-controller/transaction-controller.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6ee57a27e60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/wallet/src/initialization/instances/transaction-controller/transaction-controller.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import { Messenger } from '@metamask/messenger';
+import type { TransactionControllerMessenger } from '@metamask/transaction-controller';
+import { TransactionController } from '@metamask/transaction-controller';
+
+import type { InitializationConfiguration } from '../../types';
+
+export type { TransactionControllerInstanceOptions } from './types';
+
+export const transactionController: InitializationConfiguration<
+  TransactionController,
+  TransactionControllerMessenger
+> = {
+  name: 'TransactionController',
+  init: ({ state, messenger, options }) => {
+    const { disableSwaps = false, ...rest } = options;
+
+    return new TransactionController({
+      ...rest,
+      disableSwaps,
+      messenger,
+      state,
+    });
+  },
+  getMessenger: (parent) => {
+    const messenger: TransactionControllerMessenger = new Messenger({
+      namespace: 'TransactionController',
+      parent,
+    });
+
+    parent.delegate({
+      messenger,
+      actions: [
+        'AccountsController:getSelectedAccount',
+        'AccountsController:getState',
+        'ApprovalController:addRequest',
+        'GasFeeController:fetchGasFeeEstimates',
+        'KeyringController:getState',
+        'KeyringController:signEip7702Authorization',
+        'KeyringController:signTransaction',
+        'NetworkController:findNetworkClientIdByChainId',
+        'NetworkController:getEIP1559Compatibility',
+        'NetworkController:getNetworkClientById',
+        'NetworkController:getNetworkClientRegistry',
+        'NetworkController:getState',
+        'RemoteFeatureFlagController:getState',
+      ],
+      events: [
+        'AccountActivityService:transactionUpdated',
+        // TODO: Replace with `NetworkController:stateChanged` once TransactionController migrates.
+        // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-syntax
+        'NetworkController:stateChange',
+      ],
+    });
+
+    return messenger;
+  },
+};
diff --git a/packages/wallet/src/initialization/instances/transaction-controller/types.ts b/packages/wallet/src/initialization/instances/transaction-controller/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d9e8eb5198e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/wallet/src/initialization/instances/transaction-controller/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import type { TransactionControllerOptions } from '@metamask/transaction-controller';
+
+export type TransactionControllerInstanceOptions = Omit<
+  TransactionControllerOptions,
+  'messenger' | 'state'
+> & { disableSwaps?: boolean };
diff --git a/packages/wallet/src/types.ts b/packages/wallet/src/types.ts
index 6a66903dde0..1f330e9bafd 100644
--- a/packages/wallet/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/wallet/src/types.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import type { KeyringControllerInstanceOptions } from './initialization/instance
 import type { NetworkControllerInstanceOptions } from './initialization/instances/network-controller/types';
 import type { RemoteFeatureFlagControllerInstanceOptions } from './initialization/instances/remote-feature-flag-controller/types';
 import type { StorageServiceInstanceOptions } from './initialization/instances/storage-service/types';
+import type { TransactionControllerInstanceOptions } from './initialization/instances/transaction-controller/types';
 import type { InitializationConfiguration } from './initialization/types';
 
 export type WalletOptions = {
@@ -30,4 +31,5 @@ export type InstanceSpecificOptions = {
   networkController: NetworkControllerInstanceOptions;
   remoteFeatureFlagController: RemoteFeatureFlagControllerInstanceOptions;
   storageService: StorageServiceInstanceOptions;
+  transactionController?: TransactionControllerInstanceOptions;
 };
diff --git a/packages/wallet/tsconfig.build.json b/packages/wallet/tsconfig.build.json
index bfa1aa578bf..cc15d40bc18 100644
--- a/packages/wallet/tsconfig.build.json
+++ b/packages/wallet/tsconfig.build.json
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
     { "path": "../messenger/tsconfig.build.json" },
     { "path": "../network-controller/tsconfig.build.json" },
     { "path": "../remote-feature-flag-controller/tsconfig.build.json" },
-    { "path": "../storage-service/tsconfig.build.json" }
+    { "path": "../storage-service/tsconfig.build.json" },
+    { "path": "../transaction-controller/tsconfig.build.json" }
   ],
   "include": ["../../types", "./src"]
 }
diff --git a/packages/wallet/tsconfig.json b/packages/wallet/tsconfig.json
index 9d52f9fb407..24995af5a41 100644
--- a/packages/wallet/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/wallet/tsconfig.json
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
     { "path": "../messenger/tsconfig.json" },
     { "path": "../network-controller/tsconfig.json" },
     { "path": "../remote-feature-flag-controller/tsconfig.json" },
-    { "path": "../storage-service/tsconfig.json" }
+    { "path": "../storage-service/tsconfig.json" },
+    { "path": "../transaction-controller/tsconfig.json" }
   ],
   "include": ["../../types", "./src"]
 }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 9e514a392fc..260f003b9aa 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -9037,6 +9037,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@metamask/remote-feature-flag-controller": "npm:^4.2.2"
     "@metamask/scure-bip39": "npm:^2.1.1"
     "@metamask/storage-service": "npm:^1.0.2"
+    "@metamask/transaction-controller": "npm:^68.2.2"
     "@metamask/utils": "npm:^11.11.0"
     "@ts-bridge/cli": "npm:^0.6.4"
     "@types/jest": "npm:^29.5.14"