diff --git a/packages/snaps-controllers/coverage.json b/packages/snaps-controllers/coverage.json
index 7e686d8893..76568b076a 100644
--- a/packages/snaps-controllers/coverage.json
+++ b/packages/snaps-controllers/coverage.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
-  "branches": 91.09,
-  "functions": 96.49,
-  "lines": 97.77,
+  "branches": 90.96,
+  "functions": 96.51,
+  "lines": 97.78,
   "statements": 97.46
 }
diff --git a/packages/snaps-controllers/src/snaps/SnapController.test.ts b/packages/snaps-controllers/src/snaps/SnapController.test.ts
index 14fccf759e..e5da3495e9 100644
--- a/packages/snaps-controllers/src/snaps/SnapController.test.ts
+++ b/packages/snaps-controllers/src/snaps/SnapController.test.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import {
   getMockSnapFilesWithUpdatedChecksum,
   MOCK_SNAP_NAME,
   DEFAULT_SOURCE_PATH,
+  DEFAULT_ICON_PATH,
 } from '@metamask/snaps-utils/test-utils';
 import type { SemVerRange, SemVerVersion } from '@metamask/utils';
 import {
@@ -3497,6 +3498,10 @@ describe('SnapController', () => {
               path: DEFAULT_SOURCE_PATH,
               value: stringToBytes(DEFAULT_SNAP_BUNDLE),
             },
+            {
+              path: DEFAULT_ICON_PATH,
+              value: stringToBytes(DEFAULT_SNAP_ICON),
+            },
           ],
         },
       ];
@@ -3561,6 +3566,10 @@ describe('SnapController', () => {
               path: DEFAULT_SOURCE_PATH,
               value: stringToBytes(DEFAULT_SNAP_BUNDLE),
             },
+            {
+              path: DEFAULT_ICON_PATH,
+              value: stringToBytes(DEFAULT_SNAP_ICON),
+            },
           ],
         },
       ];
@@ -3653,6 +3662,105 @@ describe('SnapController', () => {
       snapController.destroy();
     });
 
+    it('supports localized preinstalled snaps', async () => {
+      const rootMessenger = getControllerMessenger();
+      jest.spyOn(rootMessenger, 'call');
+
+      // The snap should not have permission initially
+      rootMessenger.registerActionHandler(
+        'PermissionController:getPermissions',
+        () => ({}),
+      );
+
+      const { manifest } = await getMockSnapFilesWithUpdatedChecksum({
+        manifest: getSnapManifest({
+          proposedName: '{{ proposedName }}',
+          locales: ['locales/en.json'],
+        }),
+        localizationFiles: [getMockLocalizationFile()],
+      });
+
+      const preinstalledSnaps = [
+        {
+          snapId: MOCK_SNAP_ID,
+          manifest: manifest.result,
+          files: [
+            {
+              path: DEFAULT_SOURCE_PATH,
+              value: stringToBytes(DEFAULT_SNAP_BUNDLE),
+            },
+            {
+              path: DEFAULT_ICON_PATH,
+              value: stringToBytes(DEFAULT_SNAP_ICON),
+            },
+            {
+              path: 'locales/en.json',
+              value: stringToBytes(JSON.stringify(getMockLocalizationFile())),
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+      ];
+
+      const snapControllerOptions = getSnapControllerWithEESOptions({
+        preinstalledSnaps,
+        rootMessenger,
+      });
+      const [snapController] = getSnapControllerWithEES(snapControllerOptions);
+
+      expect(rootMessenger.call).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        'PermissionController:grantPermissions',
+        {
+          approvedPermissions: {
+            'endowment:rpc': {
+              caveats: [
+                { type: 'rpcOrigin', value: { dapps: false, snaps: true } },
+              ],
+            },
+            // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/naming-convention
+            snap_confirm: {},
+          },
+          subject: { origin: MOCK_SNAP_ID },
+        },
+      );
+
+      // After install the snap should have permissions
+      rootMessenger.registerActionHandler(
+        'PermissionController:getPermissions',
+        () => MOCK_SNAP_PERMISSIONS,
+      );
+
+      const result = await snapController.handleRequest({
+        snapId: MOCK_SNAP_ID,
+        origin: MOCK_ORIGIN,
+        request: { method: 'foo' },
+        handler: HandlerType.OnRpcRequest,
+      });
+
+      expect(result).toContain('foo');
+
+      const {
+        manifest: installedManifest,
+        localizationFiles: installedLocalizationFiles,
+      } = snapController.state.snaps[MOCK_SNAP_ID];
+
+      assert(installedLocalizationFiles);
+      const localizedManifest = getLocalizedSnapManifest(
+        installedManifest,
+        'en',
+        installedLocalizationFiles,
+      );
+
+      expect(localizedManifest).toStrictEqual(
+        getSnapManifest({
+          proposedName: 'Example Snap',
+          locales: ['locales/en.json'],
+          shasum: manifest.result.source.shasum,
+        }),
+      );
+
+      snapController.destroy();
+    });
+
     it('authorizes permissions needed for snaps', async () => {
       const manifest = getSnapManifest();
       const rootMessenger = getControllerMessenger();
diff --git a/packages/snaps-controllers/src/snaps/SnapController.ts b/packages/snaps-controllers/src/snaps/SnapController.ts
index c06f722fc0..e3c258e9b8 100644
--- a/packages/snaps-controllers/src/snaps/SnapController.ts
+++ b/packages/snaps-controllers/src/snaps/SnapController.ts
@@ -1028,14 +1028,28 @@ export class SnapController extends BaseController<
 
       assert(sourceCode, 'Source code not provided for preinstalled snap.');
 
+      assert(
+        !iconPath || (iconPath && svgIcon),
+        'Icon not provided for preinstalled snap.',
+      );
+
       assert(
         manifest.source.files === undefined,
         'Auxiliary files are not currently supported for preinstalled snaps.',
       );
 
+      const localizationFiles =
+        manifest.source.locales?.map((path) =>
+          virtualFiles.find((file) => file.path === path),
+        ) ?? [];
+
+      const validatedLocalizationFiles = getValidatedLocalizationFiles(
+        localizationFiles.filter(Boolean) as VirtualFile<unknown>[],
+      );
+
       assert(
-        manifest.source.locales === undefined,
-        'Localization files are not currently supported for preinstalled snaps.',
+        localizationFiles.length === validatedLocalizationFiles.length,
+        'Missing localization files for preinstalled snap.',
       );
 
       const filesObject: FetchedSnapFiles = {
@@ -1043,7 +1057,7 @@ export class SnapController extends BaseController<
         sourceCode,
         svgIcon,
         auxiliaryFiles: [],
-        localizationFiles: [],
+        localizationFiles: validatedLocalizationFiles,
       };
 
       // Add snap to the SnapController state