diff --git a/wallets/metamask/src/pages/OnboardingPage/actions/importWallet.ts b/wallets/metamask/src/pages/OnboardingPage/actions/importWallet.ts
index 0894dd86d..7dda51b9f 100644
--- a/wallets/metamask/src/pages/OnboardingPage/actions/importWallet.ts
+++ b/wallets/metamask/src/pages/OnboardingPage/actions/importWallet.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+import assert from 'node:assert'
 import type { Page } from '@playwright/test'
 import { closePopover } from '../../HomePage/actions'
+import HomePageSelectors from '../../HomePage/selectors'
 import Selectors from '../selectors'
 import { confirmSecretRecoveryPhrase, createPassword } from './helpers'
 
@@ -19,4 +21,23 @@ export async function importWallet(page: Page, seedPhrase: string, password: str
   await page.locator(Selectors.PinExtensionPageSelectors.confirmButton).click()
 
   await closePopover(page)
+
+  await verifyImportedWallet(page)
+}
+
+// Checks if the wallet was imported successfully.
+// On rare occasions, the MetaMask hangs during the onboarding process.
+async function verifyImportedWallet(page: Page) {
+  const accountAddress = await page.locator(HomePageSelectors.copyAccountAddressButton).textContent()
+
+  assert.strictEqual(
+    accountAddress?.startsWith('0x'),
+    true,
+    new Error(
+      [
+        `Incorrect state after importing the seed phrase. Account address is expected to start with "0x", but got "${accountAddress}" instead.`,
+        'Note: Try to re-run the cache creation. This is a known but rare error where MetaMask hangs during the onboarding process. If it persists, please file an issue on GitHub.'
+      ].join('\n')
+    )
+  )
 }