diff --git a/.changeset/chilled-hotels-draw.md b/.changeset/chilled-hotels-draw.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..37cfd859b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/chilled-hotels-draw.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@xchainjs/xchain-mayachain-amm': minor
+'@xchainjs/xchain-thorchain-amm': minor
+---
+
+Add validation that allows synthetics to be discarded from EVM approvals
diff --git a/packages/xchain-mayachain-amm/src/mayachain-amm.ts b/packages/xchain-mayachain-amm/src/mayachain-amm.ts
index 76cb664d4..717a09680 100644
--- a/packages/xchain-mayachain-amm/src/mayachain-amm.ts
+++ b/packages/xchain-mayachain-amm/src/mayachain-amm.ts
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ export class MayachainAMM {
   private isERC20Asset(asset: Asset): boolean {
     // Check if the asset's chain is an EVM chain and if the symbol matches AssetETH.symbol
     return this.isEVMChain(asset.chain)
-      ? [AssetETH].findIndex((nativeEVMAsset) => eqAsset(nativeEVMAsset, asset)) === -1
+      ? [AssetETH].findIndex((nativeEVMAsset) => eqAsset(nativeEVMAsset, asset)) === -1 && !asset.synth
       : false
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/xchain-thorchain-amm/src/utils.ts b/packages/xchain-thorchain-amm/src/utils.ts
index d143777d4..4cebe2a62 100644
--- a/packages/xchain-thorchain-amm/src/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/xchain-thorchain-amm/src/utils.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ export const isProtocolEVMChain = (chain: Chain): boolean => {
  */
 export const isProtocolERC20Asset = (asset: Asset): boolean => {
   return isProtocolEVMChain(asset.chain)
-    ? [AssetETH, AssetAVAX, AssetBSC].findIndex((nativeEVMAsset) => eqAsset(nativeEVMAsset, asset)) === -1
+    ? [AssetETH, AssetAVAX, AssetBSC].findIndex((nativeEVMAsset) => eqAsset(nativeEVMAsset, asset)) === -1 &&
+        !asset.synth
     : false
 }