diff --git a/src/SwapsController.test.ts b/src/SwapsController.test.ts
index f6fd05f2..7fa6b916 100644
--- a/src/SwapsController.test.ts
+++ b/src/SwapsController.test.ts
@@ -2520,6 +2520,67 @@ describe('SwapsController', () => {
         expect(swapsUtilFetchTopAssets).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
       });
     });
+
+    describe('when the chain ID is provided', () => {
+      it('persists fetched top assets to the chain cache and the main part of state', async () => {
+        const clientId = 'client-id';
+        const chainId = POLYGON_CHAIN_ID;
+        const fetchedTokens = [
+          {
+            address: '0x1111111',
+            symbol: 'TOKEN1',
+            decimals: 1,
+          },
+          {
+            address: '0x2222222',
+            symbol: 'TOKEN2',
+            decimals: 2,
+          },
+        ];
+        const controller = getSwapsController({
+          options: {
+            clientId,
+          },
+        });
+        swapsUtilFetchTopAssets.mockImplementation(
+          async (givenChainId, givenClientId) => {
+            if (givenChainId === chainId && givenClientId === clientId) {
+              return fetchedTokens;
+            }
+            throw new Error(
+              `Unknown chain ID '${givenChainId}' and/or client ID '${givenClientId}'`,
+            );
+          },
+        );
+
+        await controller.fetchTopAssetsWithCache({ chainId });
+
+        expect(controller.state.topAssets).toStrictEqual(fetchedTokens);
+        expect(controller.state.chainCache).toStrictEqual({
+          '0x1': {
+            aggregatorMetadata: null,
+            tokens: null,
+            topAssets: null,
+            aggregatorMetadataLastFetched: 0,
+            topAssetsLastFetched: 0,
+            tokensLastFetched: 0,
+          },
+          [chainId]: {
+            topAssets: fetchedTokens,
+            topAssetsLastFetched: Date.now(),
+          },
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('when the chain ID is not provided and the network client ID is not provided', () => {
+      it('throws an error', async () => {
+        const controller = getSwapsController();
+        await expect(controller.fetchTopAssetsWithCache({})).rejects.toThrow(
+          'One of networkClientId or chainId is required',
+        );
+      });
+    });
   });
 
   describe('fetchAggregatorMetadataWithCache', () => {
diff --git a/src/SwapsController.ts b/src/SwapsController.ts
index d6782dad..366d5977 100644
--- a/src/SwapsController.ts
+++ b/src/SwapsController.ts
@@ -1013,23 +1013,34 @@ export default class SwapsController extends BaseController<
    * Fetches the top assets and updates the state with them.
    * @param args - The arguments to this method.
    * @param args.networkClientId - The ID of a network client from
-   * NetworkController.
+   * NetworkController. This or chainId is required.
+   * @param args.chainId - The chain ID to fetch the top assets for. This or
+   * networkClientId is required. chainId will be preferred over networkClientId.
    */
   async fetchTopAssetsWithCache({
     networkClientId,
+    chainId,
   }: {
-    networkClientId: NetworkClientId;
+    networkClientId?: NetworkClientId;
+    chainId?: Hex;
   }) {
-    const chainId = this.#getChainId(networkClientId);
+    let chainIdToUse;
+    if (chainId) {
+      chainIdToUse = chainId;
+    } else if (networkClientId) {
+      chainIdToUse = this.#getChainId(networkClientId);
+    } else {
+      throw new Error('One of networkClientId or chainId is required');
+    }
 
-    if (!this.#supportedChainIds.includes(chainId)) {
+    if (!this.#supportedChainIds.includes(chainIdToUse)) {
       return;
     }
 
     const { topAssets } = this.state;
 
     const topAssetsLastFetchedForChain =
-      this.state.chainCache[chainId]?.topAssetsLastFetched ?? 0;
+      this.state.chainCache[chainIdToUse]?.topAssetsLastFetched ?? 0;
 
     const isPastThresholdForChain =
       this.#fetchTopAssetsThreshold < Date.now() - topAssetsLastFetchedForChain;
@@ -1037,7 +1048,7 @@ export default class SwapsController extends BaseController<
     if (!topAssets || isPastThresholdForChain) {
       const releaseLock = await this.#mutex.acquire();
       try {
-        const newTopAssets = await fetchTopAssets(chainId, this.#clientId);
+        const newTopAssets = await fetchTopAssets(chainIdToUse, this.#clientId);
         const data = {
           topAssets: newTopAssets,
           topAssetsLastFetched: Date.now(),
@@ -1046,7 +1057,7 @@ export default class SwapsController extends BaseController<
           _state.topAssets = data.topAssets;
           _state.chainCache = getNewChainCache(
             _state.chainCache,
-            chainId,
+            chainIdToUse,
             data,
           );
         });
@@ -1055,7 +1066,7 @@ export default class SwapsController extends BaseController<
         this.update((_state) => {
           _state.chainCache = getNewChainCache(
             _state.chainCache,
-            chainId,
+            chainIdToUse,
             data,
           );
         });