diff --git a/contracts/TokenHandler.sol b/contracts/TokenHandler.sol
index 8ac174a7..7b78a4cf 100644
--- a/contracts/TokenHandler.sol
+++ b/contracts/TokenHandler.sol
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import { ITokenManagerType } from './interfaces/ITokenManagerType.sol';
 import { ITokenManager } from './interfaces/ITokenManager.sol';
 import { ITokenManagerProxy } from './interfaces/ITokenManagerProxy.sol';
 import { IERC20MintableBurnable } from './interfaces/IERC20MintableBurnable.sol';
-import { IERC20BurnableFrom } from './interfaces/IERC20BurnableFrom.sol';
 import { IERC20Named } from './interfaces/IERC20Named.sol';
 
 /**
@@ -105,9 +104,9 @@ contract TokenHandler is ITokenHandler, ITokenManagerType, ReentrancyGuard, Crea
         if (tokenManagerType == uint256(TokenManagerType.NATIVE_INTERCHAIN_TOKEN)) {
             _takeInterchainToken(tokenAddress, from, amount);
         } else if (tokenManagerType == uint256(TokenManagerType.MINT_BURN)) {
-            _takeTokenMintBurn(tokenAddress, from, amount);
+            _burnToken(tokenManager, tokenAddress, from, amount);
         } else if (tokenManagerType == uint256(TokenManagerType.MINT_BURN_FROM)) {
-            _takeTokenMintBurnFrom(tokenAddress, from, amount);
+            _burnTokenFrom(tokenManager, tokenAddress, from, amount);
         } else if (tokenManagerType == uint256(TokenManagerType.LOCK_UNLOCK)) {
             _transferTokenFrom(tokenAddress, from, tokenManager, amount);
         } else if (tokenManagerType == uint256(TokenManagerType.LOCK_UNLOCK_FEE)) {
@@ -220,8 +219,8 @@ contract TokenHandler is ITokenHandler, ITokenManagerType, ReentrancyGuard, Crea
         ITokenManager(tokenManager).burnToken(tokenAddress, from, amount);
     }
 
-    function _burnTokenFrom(address tokenAddress, address from, uint256 amount) internal {
-        IERC20(tokenAddress).safeCall(abi.encodeWithSelector(IERC20BurnableFrom.burnFrom.selector, from, amount));
+    function _burnTokenFrom(address tokenManager, address tokenAddress, address from, uint256 amount) internal {
+        ITokenManager(tokenManager).burnTokenFrom(tokenAddress, from, amount);
     }
 
     function _approveGateway(address tokenAddress, uint256 amount) internal {
diff --git a/contracts/interfaces/ITokenManager.sol b/contracts/interfaces/ITokenManager.sol
index 50c582a9..9c505201 100644
--- a/contracts/interfaces/ITokenManager.sol
+++ b/contracts/interfaces/ITokenManager.sol
@@ -92,4 +92,13 @@ interface ITokenManager is IBaseTokenManager, IOperator, IFlowLimit, IImplementa
      * @param amount The amount to burn.
      */
     function burnToken(address tokenAddress_, address from, uint256 amount) external;
+
+    /**
+     * @notice External function to allow the service to burn tokens through the tokenManager
+     * @dev This function should revert if called by anyone but the service.
+     * @param tokenAddress_ The address of the token, since its cheaper to pass it in instead of reading it as the token manager.
+     * @param from The address to burn the token from.
+     * @param amount The amount to burn.
+     */
+    function burnTokenFrom(address tokenAddress_, address from, uint256 amount) external;
 }
diff --git a/contracts/token-manager/TokenManager.sol b/contracts/token-manager/TokenManager.sol
index e6d30174..93f4fc20 100644
--- a/contracts/token-manager/TokenManager.sol
+++ b/contracts/token-manager/TokenManager.sol
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { Multicall } from '@axelar-network/axelar-gmp-sdk-solidity/contracts/uti
 
 import { ITokenManager } from '../interfaces/ITokenManager.sol';
 import { IERC20MintableBurnable } from '../interfaces/IERC20MintableBurnable.sol';
+import { IERC20BurnableFrom } from '../interfaces/IERC20BurnableFrom.sol';
 
 import { Operator } from '../utils/Operator.sol';
 import { FlowLimit } from '../utils/FlowLimit.sol';
@@ -213,4 +214,15 @@ contract TokenManager is ITokenManager, Operator, FlowLimit, Implementation, Mul
     function burnToken(address tokenAddress_, address from, uint256 amount) external onlyService {
         IERC20(tokenAddress_).safeCall(abi.encodeWithSelector(IERC20MintableBurnable.burn.selector, from, amount));
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @notice External function to allow the service to burn tokens through the tokenManager
+     * @dev This function should revert if called by anyone but the service.
+     * @param tokenAddress_ The address of the token, since its cheaper to pass it in instead of reading it as the token manager.
+     * @param from The address to burn the token from.
+     * @param amount The amount to burn.
+     */
+    function burnTokenFrom(address tokenAddress_, address from, uint256 amount) external onlyService {
+        IERC20(tokenAddress_).safeCall(abi.encodeWithSelector(IERC20BurnableFrom.burnFrom.selector, from, amount));
+    }
 }