diff --git a/contracts/InterchainTokenFactory.sol b/contracts/InterchainTokenFactory.sol
index a4cb5762..cfdba59b 100644
--- a/contracts/InterchainTokenFactory.sol
+++ b/contracts/InterchainTokenFactory.sol
@@ -221,14 +221,24 @@ contract InterchainTokenFactory is IInterchainTokenFactory, ITokenManagerType, M
     }
 
     /**
-     * @dev Allow any token to be approved to the token manager.
-     * TODO: Move this into a dedicated approve + transfer method to prevent unused approvals to be created that some tokens don't like.
+     * @dev This will still incur unwanted approvals for mint/burn token managers.
      */
-    function tokenApprove(bytes32 tokenId, uint256 amount) external payable {
+    function approveAndInterchainTransfer(
+        bytes32 tokenId,
+        string calldata destinationChain,
+        bytes calldata destinationAddress,
+        uint256 amount,
+        uint256 gasValue
+    ) external payable {
+        if (bytes(destinationChain).length == 0) revert UnsetDestinationChainUnsupported();
+
         address tokenAddress = service.validTokenAddress(tokenId);
         IInterchainToken token = IInterchainToken(tokenAddress);
         address tokenManager = service.tokenManagerAddress(tokenId);
 
         token.safeCall(abi.encodeWithSelector(token.approve.selector, tokenManager, amount));
+
+        // slither-disable-next-line arbitrary-send-eth
+        service.interchainTransfer{ value: gasValue }(tokenId, destinationChain, destinationAddress, amount, new bytes(0));
     }
 }
diff --git a/contracts/interfaces/IInterchainTokenFactory.sol b/contracts/interfaces/IInterchainTokenFactory.sol
index 4e720e43..6604e9fa 100644
--- a/contracts/interfaces/IInterchainTokenFactory.sol
+++ b/contracts/interfaces/IInterchainTokenFactory.sol
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ interface IInterchainTokenFactory {
     error NotOperator(address operator);
     error NonZeroMintAmount();
     error ApproveFailed();
+    error UnsetDestinationChainUnsupported();
 
     function chainNameHash() external view returns (bytes32);
 
@@ -58,5 +59,11 @@ interface IInterchainTokenFactory {
 
     function tokenTransferFrom(bytes32 tokenId, uint256 amount) external payable;
 
-    function tokenApprove(bytes32 tokenId, uint256 amount) external payable;
+    function approveAndInterchainTransfer(
+        bytes32 tokenId,
+        string calldata destinationChain,
+        bytes calldata destinationAddress,
+        uint256 amount,
+        uint256 gasValue
+    ) external payable;
 }
diff --git a/test/InterchainTokenFactory.js b/test/InterchainTokenFactory.js
index 4fa4a055..b160f5ab 100644
--- a/test/InterchainTokenFactory.js
+++ b/test/InterchainTokenFactory.js
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ describe('InterchainTokenFactory', () => {
 
         it('Should approve some tokens from the factory to the token manager', async () => {
             const amount = 123456;
+            const destinationAddress = '0x57689403';
+            const gasValue = 45960;
 
             await deployToken();
 
@@ -120,9 +122,21 @@ describe('InterchainTokenFactory', () => {
 
             tokenManagerAddress = await service.validTokenManagerAddress(tokenId);
 
-            await expect(tokenFactory.tokenApprove(tokenId, amount))
+            await expect(token.transfer(tokenFactory.address, amount))
+                .to.emit(token, 'Transfer')
+                .withArgs(wallet.address, tokenFactory.address, amount);
+
+            await expect(
+                tokenFactory.approveAndInterchainTransfer(tokenId, destinationChain, destinationAddress, amount, gasValue, {
+                    value: gasValue,
+                }),
+            )
                 .to.emit(token, 'Approval')
-                .withArgs(tokenFactory.address, tokenManagerAddress, amount);
+                .withArgs(tokenFactory.address, tokenManagerAddress, amount)
+                .and.to.emit(token, 'Transfer')
+                .withArgs(tokenFactory.address, tokenManagerAddress, amount)
+                .and.to.emit(service, 'InterchainTransfer')
+                .withArgs(tokenId, destinationChain, destinationAddress, amount);
         });
 
         it('Should transfer some tokens through the factory as the deployer', async () => {
@@ -145,9 +159,14 @@ describe('InterchainTokenFactory', () => {
             const txs = [];
 
             txs.push(await tokenFactory.populateTransaction.tokenTransferFrom(tokenId, amount));
-            txs.push(await tokenFactory.populateTransaction.tokenApprove(tokenId, amount));
             txs.push(
-                await tokenFactory.populateTransaction.interchainTransfer(tokenId, destinationChain, destinationAddress, amount, gasValue),
+                await tokenFactory.populateTransaction.approveAndInterchainTransfer(
+                    tokenId,
+                    destinationChain,
+                    destinationAddress,
+                    amount,
+                    gasValue,
+                ),
             );
 
             await expect(
diff --git a/test/TokenServiceFullFlow.js b/test/TokenServiceFullFlow.js
index a869aa79..1ecae377 100644
--- a/test/TokenServiceFullFlow.js
+++ b/test/TokenServiceFullFlow.js
@@ -85,13 +85,9 @@ describe('Interchain Token Service Full Flow', () => {
             tx = await factory.populateTransaction.tokenTransferFrom(tokenId, totalMint);
             calls.push(tx.data);
 
-            // Approve total mint amount from the factory to the token manager contract
-            tx = await factory.populateTransaction.tokenApprove(tokenId, totalMint);
-            calls.push(tx.data);
-
             // Transfer tokens from factory contract to the user on remote chains.
             for (const i in otherChains) {
-                tx = await factory.populateTransaction.interchainTransfer(
+                tx = await factory.populateTransaction.approveAndInterchainTransfer(
                     tokenId,
                     otherChains[i],
                     wallet.address,
@@ -129,7 +125,11 @@ describe('Interchain Token Service Full Flow', () => {
                 .and.to.emit(token, 'Transfer')
                 .withArgs(wallet.address, factory.address, totalMint)
                 .and.to.emit(token, 'Approval')
-                .withArgs(factory.address, expectedTokenManagerAddress, totalMint)
+                .withArgs(factory.address, expectedTokenManagerAddress, mintAmount)
+                .and.to.emit(token, 'Transfer')
+                .withArgs(factory.address, expectedTokenManagerAddress, mintAmount)
+                .and.to.emit(token, 'Approval')
+                .withArgs(factory.address, expectedTokenManagerAddress, mintAmount)
                 .and.to.emit(token, 'Transfer')
                 .withArgs(factory.address, expectedTokenManagerAddress, mintAmount);
         });