diff --git a/.changeset/six-icons-bow.md b/.changeset/six-icons-bow.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..70018ff1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/six-icons-bow.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@wagmi/connectors": patch
+---
+
+Updated WalletConnectConnector logic to handle individual namespaces like eip155:\*
diff --git a/packages/connectors/package.json b/packages/connectors/package.json
index 3d8fdf87..e96a3a61 100644
--- a/packages/connectors/package.json
+++ b/packages/connectors/package.json
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     "@safe-global/safe-apps-provider": "^0.17.1",
     "@safe-global/safe-apps-sdk": "^8.0.0",
     "@walletconnect/ethereum-provider": "2.8.6",
+    "@walletconnect/utils": "2.8.6",
     "@walletconnect/legacy-provider": "^2.0.0",
     "@walletconnect/modal": "2.5.9",
     "abitype": "0.8.7",
diff --git a/packages/connectors/src/walletConnect.ts b/packages/connectors/src/walletConnect.ts
index 28669fdb..1466545a 100644
--- a/packages/connectors/src/walletConnect.ts
+++ b/packages/connectors/src/walletConnect.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import type { Chain } from '@wagmi/chains'
 import type WalletConnectProvider from '@walletconnect/ethereum-provider'
-// eslint-disable-next-line import/no-unresolved
 import { EthereumProviderOptions } from '@walletconnect/ethereum-provider/dist/types/EthereumProvider'
+import { normalizeNamespaces } from '@walletconnect/utils'
 import {
   ProviderRpcError,
   SwitchChainError,
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ export class WalletConnectConnector extends Connector<
         await provider.connect({
           pairingTopic,
           chains: [targetChainId],
-          optionalChains,
+          optionalChains: optionalChains.length ? optionalChains : undefined,
         })
 
         this.#setRequestedChainsIds(this.chains.map(({ id }) => id))
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ export class WalletConnectConnector extends Connector<
         optionalMethods: OPTIONAL_METHODS,
         optionalEvents: OPTIONAL_EVENTS,
         chains: [defaultChain],
-        optionalChains: optionalChains.length > 0 ? optionalChains : undefined,
+        optionalChains: optionalChains.length ? optionalChains : undefined,
         rpcMap: Object.fromEntries(
           this.chains.map((chain) => [
             chain.id,
@@ -386,15 +386,25 @@ export class WalletConnectConnector extends Connector<
 
   #getNamespaceChainsIds() {
     if (!this.#provider) return []
-    const chainIds = this.#provider.session?.namespaces[NAMESPACE]?.chains?.map(
-      (chain) => parseInt(chain.split(':')[1] || ''),
+    const namespaces = this.#provider.session?.namespaces
+    if (!namespaces) return []
+
+    const normalizedNamespaces = normalizeNamespaces(namespaces)
+    const chainIds = normalizedNamespaces[NAMESPACE]?.chains?.map((chain) =>
+      parseInt(chain.split(':')[1] || ''),
     )
+
     return chainIds ?? []
   }
 
   #getNamespaceMethods() {
     if (!this.#provider) return []
-    const methods = this.#provider.session?.namespaces[NAMESPACE]?.methods
+    const namespaces = this.#provider.session?.namespaces
+    if (!namespaces) return []
+
+    const normalizedNamespaces = normalizeNamespaces(namespaces)
+    const methods = normalizedNamespaces[NAMESPACE]?.methods
+
     return methods ?? []
   }
 
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 71ccb70e..81e2bb64 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ importers:
       '@walletconnect/modal':
         specifier: 2.5.9
         version: 2.5.9(react@18.2.0)
+      '@walletconnect/utils':
+        specifier: 2.8.6
+        version: 2.8.6(lokijs@1.5.12)
       abitype:
         specifier: 0.8.7
         version: 0.8.7(typescript@5.0.4)