diff --git a/token/program-2022-test/tests/transfer_hook.rs b/token/program-2022-test/tests/transfer_hook.rs
index 5d9f301591e..a10fc666ca3 100644
--- a/token/program-2022-test/tests/transfer_hook.rs
+++ b/token/program-2022-test/tests/transfer_hook.rs
@@ -45,6 +45,15 @@ pub fn process_instruction_fail(
     Err(ProgramError::InvalidInstructionData)
 }
 
+/// Test program to succeed transfer hook, conforms to transfer-hook-interface
+pub fn process_instruction_success(
+    _program_id: &Pubkey,
+    _accounts: &[AccountInfo],
+    _input: &[u8],
+) -> ProgramResult {
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 /// Test program to check signer / write downgrade for repeated accounts,
 /// conforms to transfer-hook-interface
 pub fn process_instruction_downgrade(
@@ -913,3 +922,61 @@ async fn success_confidential_transfer() {
         false.into()
     );
 }
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn success_without_validation_account() {
+    let authority = Pubkey::new_unique();
+    let program_id = Pubkey::new_unique();
+    let mint = Keypair::new();
+    let mut program_test = ProgramTest::default();
+    program_test.prefer_bpf(false);
+    program_test.add_program(
+        "spl_token_2022",
+        spl_token_2022::id(),
+        processor!(Processor::process),
+    );
+    program_test.add_program(
+        "my_transfer_hook",
+        program_id,
+        processor!(process_instruction_success),
+    );
+    let context = program_test.start_with_context().await;
+    let context = Arc::new(tokio::sync::Mutex::new(context));
+    let mut context = TestContext {
+        context,
+        token_context: None,
+    };
+    context
+        .init_token_with_mint_keypair_and_freeze_authority(
+            mint,
+            vec![ExtensionInitializationParams::TransferHook {
+                authority: Some(authority),
+                program_id: Some(program_id),
+            }],
+            None,
+        )
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    let token_context = context.token_context.take().unwrap();
+
+    let amount = 10;
+    let (alice_account, bob_account) =
+        setup_accounts(&token_context, Keypair::new(), Keypair::new(), amount).await;
+
+    // only add the transfer hook program id, nothing else
+    let token = token_context
+        .token
+        .with_transfer_hook_accounts(vec![AccountMeta::new_readonly(program_id, false)]);
+    token
+        .transfer(
+            &alice_account,
+            &bob_account,
+            &token_context.alice.pubkey(),
+            amount,
+            &[&token_context.alice],
+        )
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    let destination = token.get_account_info(&bob_account).await.unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(destination.base.amount, amount);
+}
diff --git a/token/transfer-hook/interface/src/instruction.rs b/token/transfer-hook/interface/src/instruction.rs
index 39639d5d646..88880546450 100644
--- a/token/transfer-hook/interface/src/instruction.rs
+++ b/token/transfer-hook/interface/src/instruction.rs
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ pub enum TransferHookInstruction {
     ///   1. `[]` Token mint
     ///   2. `[]` Destination account
     ///   3. `[]` Source account's owner/delegate
-    ///   4. `[]` Validation account
-    ///   5..5+M `[]` `M` additional accounts, written in validation account
-    ///     data
+    ///   4. `[]` (Optional) Validation account
+    ///   5..5+M `[]` `M` optional additional accounts, written in validation
+    /// account     data
     Execute {
         /// Amount of tokens to transfer
         amount: u64,
@@ -165,9 +165,11 @@ pub fn execute_with_extra_account_metas(
         mint_pubkey,
         destination_pubkey,
         authority_pubkey,
-        validate_state_pubkey,
         amount,
     );
+    instruction
+        .accounts
+        .push(AccountMeta::new_readonly(*validate_state_pubkey, false));
     instruction.accounts.extend_from_slice(additional_accounts);
     instruction
 }
@@ -180,7 +182,6 @@ pub fn execute(
     mint_pubkey: &Pubkey,
     destination_pubkey: &Pubkey,
     authority_pubkey: &Pubkey,
-    validate_state_pubkey: &Pubkey,
     amount: u64,
 ) -> Instruction {
     let data = TransferHookInstruction::Execute { amount }.pack();
@@ -189,7 +190,6 @@ pub fn execute(
         AccountMeta::new_readonly(*mint_pubkey, false),
         AccountMeta::new_readonly(*destination_pubkey, false),
         AccountMeta::new_readonly(*authority_pubkey, false),
-        AccountMeta::new_readonly(*validate_state_pubkey, false),
     ];
     Instruction {
         program_id: *program_id,
diff --git a/token/transfer-hook/interface/src/offchain.rs b/token/transfer-hook/interface/src/offchain.rs
index 2d3b7bbdd39..50c8c57e4b7 100644
--- a/token/transfer-hook/interface/src/offchain.rs
+++ b/token/transfer-hook/interface/src/offchain.rs
@@ -85,9 +85,11 @@ where
         mint_pubkey,
         destination_pubkey,
         authority_pubkey,
-        &validate_state_pubkey,
         amount,
     );
+    execute_instruction
+        .accounts
+        .push(AccountMeta::new_readonly(validate_state_pubkey, false));
 
     ExtraAccountMetaList::add_to_instruction::<ExecuteInstruction, _, _>(
         &mut execute_instruction,
diff --git a/token/transfer-hook/interface/src/onchain.rs b/token/transfer-hook/interface/src/onchain.rs
index 41c2ec1b27a..1e332579e80 100644
--- a/token/transfer-hook/interface/src/onchain.rs
+++ b/token/transfer-hook/interface/src/onchain.rs
@@ -23,34 +23,36 @@ pub fn invoke_execute<'a>(
     additional_accounts: &[AccountInfo<'a>],
     amount: u64,
 ) -> ProgramResult {
-    let validation_pubkey = get_extra_account_metas_address(mint_info.key, program_id);
-    let validation_info = additional_accounts
-        .iter()
-        .find(|&x| *x.key == validation_pubkey)
-        .ok_or(TransferHookError::IncorrectAccount)?;
     let mut cpi_instruction = instruction::execute(
         program_id,
         source_info.key,
         mint_info.key,
         destination_info.key,
         authority_info.key,
-        &validation_pubkey,
         amount,
     );
 
-    let mut cpi_account_infos = vec![
-        source_info,
-        mint_info,
-        destination_info,
-        authority_info,
-        validation_info.clone(),
-    ];
-    ExtraAccountMetaList::add_to_cpi_instruction::<instruction::ExecuteInstruction>(
-        &mut cpi_instruction,
-        &mut cpi_account_infos,
-        &validation_info.try_borrow_data()?,
-        additional_accounts,
-    )?;
+    let validation_pubkey = get_extra_account_metas_address(mint_info.key, program_id);
+
+    let mut cpi_account_infos = vec![source_info, mint_info, destination_info, authority_info];
+
+    if let Some(validation_info) = additional_accounts
+        .iter()
+        .find(|&x| *x.key == validation_pubkey)
+    {
+        cpi_instruction
+            .accounts
+            .push(AccountMeta::new_readonly(validation_pubkey, false));
+        cpi_account_infos.push(validation_info.clone());
+
+        ExtraAccountMetaList::add_to_cpi_instruction::<instruction::ExecuteInstruction>(
+            &mut cpi_instruction,
+            &mut cpi_account_infos,
+            &validation_info.try_borrow_data()?,
+            additional_accounts,
+        )?;
+    }
+
     invoke(&cpi_instruction, &cpi_account_infos)
 }
 
@@ -76,55 +78,60 @@ pub fn add_extra_accounts_for_execute_cpi<'a>(
     additional_accounts: &[AccountInfo<'a>],
 ) -> ProgramResult {
     let validate_state_pubkey = get_extra_account_metas_address(mint_info.key, program_id);
-    let validate_state_info = additional_accounts
-        .iter()
-        .find(|&x| *x.key == validate_state_pubkey)
-        .ok_or(TransferHookError::IncorrectAccount)?;
 
     let program_info = additional_accounts
         .iter()
         .find(|&x| x.key == program_id)
         .ok_or(TransferHookError::IncorrectAccount)?;
 
-    let mut execute_instruction = instruction::execute(
-        program_id,
-        source_info.key,
-        mint_info.key,
-        destination_info.key,
-        authority_info.key,
-        &validate_state_pubkey,
-        amount,
-    );
-    let mut execute_account_infos = vec![
-        source_info,
-        mint_info,
-        destination_info,
-        authority_info,
-        validate_state_info.clone(),
-    ];
-
-    ExtraAccountMetaList::add_to_cpi_instruction::<instruction::ExecuteInstruction>(
-        &mut execute_instruction,
-        &mut execute_account_infos,
-        &validate_state_info.try_borrow_data()?,
-        additional_accounts,
-    )?;
-
-    // Add only the extra accounts resolved from the validation state
-    cpi_instruction
-        .accounts
-        .extend_from_slice(&execute_instruction.accounts[5..]);
-    cpi_account_infos.extend_from_slice(&execute_account_infos[5..]);
+    if let Some(validate_state_info) = additional_accounts
+        .iter()
+        .find(|&x| *x.key == validate_state_pubkey)
+    {
+        let mut execute_instruction = instruction::execute(
+            program_id,
+            source_info.key,
+            mint_info.key,
+            destination_info.key,
+            authority_info.key,
+            amount,
+        );
+        execute_instruction
+            .accounts
+            .push(AccountMeta::new_readonly(validate_state_pubkey, false));
+        let mut execute_account_infos = vec![
+            source_info,
+            mint_info,
+            destination_info,
+            authority_info,
+            validate_state_info.clone(),
+        ];
 
-    // Add the program id and validation state account
+        ExtraAccountMetaList::add_to_cpi_instruction::<instruction::ExecuteInstruction>(
+            &mut execute_instruction,
+            &mut execute_account_infos,
+            &validate_state_info.try_borrow_data()?,
+            additional_accounts,
+        )?;
+
+        // Add only the extra accounts resolved from the validation state
+        cpi_instruction
+            .accounts
+            .extend_from_slice(&execute_instruction.accounts[5..]);
+        cpi_account_infos.extend_from_slice(&execute_account_infos[5..]);
+
+        // Add the validation state account
+        cpi_instruction
+            .accounts
+            .push(AccountMeta::new_readonly(validate_state_pubkey, false));
+        cpi_account_infos.push(validate_state_info.clone());
+    }
+
+    // Add the program id
     cpi_instruction
         .accounts
         .push(AccountMeta::new_readonly(*program_id, false));
-    cpi_instruction
-        .accounts
-        .push(AccountMeta::new_readonly(validate_state_pubkey, false));
     cpi_account_infos.push(program_info.clone());
-    cpi_account_infos.push(validate_state_info.clone());
 
     Ok(())
 }
@@ -368,16 +375,18 @@ mod tests {
             validate_state_account_info.clone(),
         ];
 
-        // Fail missing validation info from additional account infos
-        let additional_account_infos_missing_infos = vec![
-            extra_meta_1_account_info.clone(),
-            extra_meta_2_account_info.clone(),
-            extra_meta_3_account_info.clone(),
-            extra_meta_4_account_info.clone(),
-            // validate state missing
-            transfer_hook_program_account_info.clone(),
-        ];
-        assert_eq!(
+        // Allow missing validation info from additional account infos
+        {
+            let additional_account_infos_missing_infos = vec![
+                extra_meta_1_account_info.clone(),
+                extra_meta_2_account_info.clone(),
+                extra_meta_3_account_info.clone(),
+                extra_meta_4_account_info.clone(),
+                // validate state missing
+                transfer_hook_program_account_info.clone(),
+            ];
+            let mut cpi_instruction = cpi_instruction.clone();
+            let mut cpi_account_infos = cpi_account_infos.clone();
             add_extra_accounts_for_execute_cpi(
                 &mut cpi_instruction,
                 &mut cpi_account_infos,
@@ -387,11 +396,32 @@ mod tests {
                 destination_account_info.clone(),
                 authority_account_info.clone(),
                 amount,
-                &additional_account_infos_missing_infos, // Missing account info
+                &additional_account_infos_missing_infos,
             )
-            .unwrap_err(),
-            TransferHookError::IncorrectAccount.into()
-        );
+            .unwrap();
+            let check_metas = [
+                AccountMeta::new(source_pubkey, false),
+                AccountMeta::new_readonly(mint_pubkey, false),
+                AccountMeta::new(destination_pubkey, false),
+                AccountMeta::new_readonly(authority_pubkey, true),
+                AccountMeta::new_readonly(transfer_hook_program_id, false),
+            ];
+
+            let check_account_infos = vec![
+                source_account_info.clone(),
+                mint_account_info.clone(),
+                destination_account_info.clone(),
+                authority_account_info.clone(),
+                transfer_hook_program_account_info.clone(),
+            ];
+
+            assert_eq!(cpi_instruction.accounts, check_metas);
+            for (a, b) in std::iter::zip(cpi_account_infos, check_account_infos) {
+                assert_eq!(a.key, b.key);
+                assert_eq!(a.is_signer, b.is_signer);
+                assert_eq!(a.is_writable, b.is_writable);
+            }
+        }
 
         // Fail missing program info from additional account infos
         let additional_account_infos_missing_infos = vec![
@@ -466,8 +496,8 @@ mod tests {
             AccountMeta::new_readonly(EXTRA_META_2, true),
             AccountMeta::new(extra_meta_3_pubkey, false),
             AccountMeta::new(extra_meta_4_pubkey, false),
-            AccountMeta::new_readonly(transfer_hook_program_id, false),
             AccountMeta::new_readonly(validate_state_pubkey, false),
+            AccountMeta::new_readonly(transfer_hook_program_id, false),
         ];
 
         let check_account_infos = vec![
@@ -479,8 +509,8 @@ mod tests {
             extra_meta_2_account_info,
             extra_meta_3_account_info,
             extra_meta_4_account_info,
-            transfer_hook_program_account_info,
             validate_state_account_info,
+            transfer_hook_program_account_info,
         ];
 
         assert_eq!(cpi_instruction.accounts, check_metas);