diff --git a/e2e/tests/transfer/base_test.go b/e2e/tests/transfer/base_test.go
index 251fa661e63..d2dd81c4659 100644
--- a/e2e/tests/transfer/base_test.go
+++ b/e2e/tests/transfer/base_test.go
@@ -105,6 +105,16 @@ func (s *TransferTestSuite) TestMsgTransfer_Succeeds_Nonincentivized() {
 		s.Require().Equal(expected, actualBalance.Int64())
 	})
 
+	if testvalues.TokenMetadataFeatureReleases.IsSupported(chainBVersion) {
+		t.Run("metadata for token exists on chainB", func(t *testing.T) {
+			balances, err := s.QueryAllBalances(ctx, chainB, chainBAddress, true)
+			s.Require().NoError(err)
+
+			// balance for IBC token returns a human-readable denomination
+			s.Require().Equal(chainBIBCToken.GetFullDenomPath(), balances[1].Denom)
+		})
+	}
+
 	t.Run("non-native IBC token transfer from chainB to chainA, receiver is source of tokens", func(t *testing.T) {
 		transferTxResp := s.Transfer(ctx, chainB, chainBWallet, channelA.Counterparty.PortID, channelA.Counterparty.ChannelID, testvalues.DefaultTransferAmount(chainBIBCToken.IBCDenom()), chainBAddress, chainAAddress, s.GetTimeoutHeight(ctx, chainA), 0, "")
 		s.AssertTxSuccess(transferTxResp)
diff --git a/e2e/testsuite/grpc_query.go b/e2e/testsuite/grpc_query.go
index c89d340abd8..fb71017aa6e 100644
--- a/e2e/testsuite/grpc_query.go
+++ b/e2e/testsuite/grpc_query.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	authtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/authz"
+	banktypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/bank/types"
 	govtypesv1 "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/gov/types/v1"
 	govtypesv1beta1 "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/gov/types/v1beta1"
 	grouptypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/group"
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ type GRPCClients struct {
 	// InterTxQueryClient       intertxtypes.QueryClient
 
 	// SDK query clients
+	BankQueryClient    banktypes.QueryClient
 	GovQueryClient     govtypesv1beta1.QueryClient
 	GovQueryClientV1   govtypesv1.QueryClient
 	GroupsQueryClient  grouptypes.QueryClient
@@ -86,6 +88,7 @@ func (s *E2ETestSuite) InitGRPCClients(chain *cosmos.CosmosChain) {
 		ICAControllerQueryClient: controllertypes.NewQueryClient(grpcConn),
 		ICAHostQueryClient:       hosttypes.NewQueryClient(grpcConn),
 		// InterTxQueryClient:       intertxtypes.NewQueryClient(grpcConn),
+		BankQueryClient:        banktypes.NewQueryClient(grpcConn),
 		GovQueryClient:         govtypesv1beta1.NewQueryClient(grpcConn),
 		GovQueryClientV1:       govtypesv1.NewQueryClient(grpcConn),
 		GroupsQueryClient:      grouptypes.NewQueryClient(grpcConn),
@@ -276,6 +279,20 @@ func (s *E2ETestSuite) QueryCounterPartyPayee(ctx context.Context, chain ibc.Cha
 	return res.CounterpartyPayee, nil
 }
 
+// QueryBalances returns all the balances on the given chain for the provided address.
+func (s *E2ETestSuite) QueryAllBalances(ctx context.Context, chain ibc.Chain, address string, resolveDenom bool) (sdk.Coins, error) {
+	queryClient := s.GetChainGRCPClients(chain).BankQueryClient
+	res, err := queryClient.AllBalances(ctx, &banktypes.QueryAllBalancesRequest{
+		Address:      address,
+		ResolveDenom: resolveDenom,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return sdk.Coins{}, err
+	}
+
+	return res.Balances, nil
+}
+
 // QueryProposalV1Beta1 queries the governance proposal on the given chain with the given proposal ID.
 func (s *E2ETestSuite) QueryProposalV1Beta1(ctx context.Context, chain ibc.Chain, proposalID uint64) (govtypesv1beta1.Proposal, error) {
 	queryClient := s.GetChainGRCPClients(chain).GovQueryClient
diff --git a/e2e/testvalues/values.go b/e2e/testvalues/values.go
index 8122828015c..5c9de12dbe0 100644
--- a/e2e/testvalues/values.go
+++ b/e2e/testvalues/values.go
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ func SolomachineClientID(id int) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("06-solomachine-%d", id)
 }
 
+// TokenMetadataFeatureReleases represents the releases the token metadata was released in.
+var TokenMetadataFeatureReleases = semverutil.FeatureReleases{
+	MajorVersion: "v8",
+}
+
 // GovGenesisFeatureReleases represents the releases the governance module genesis
 // was upgraded from v1beta1 to v1.
 var GovGenesisFeatureReleases = semverutil.FeatureReleases{