diff --git a/.changeset/fix-show-balance-eth-getbalance.md b/.changeset/fix-show-balance-eth-getbalance.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9888b1c2f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fix-show-balance-eth-getbalance.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@rainbow-me/rainbowkit': patch
+---
+
+**Fix:** `useProfile` now sets an explicit `query.enabled` on the underlying `useBalance` call so that `eth_getBalance` is never requested when `showBalance` is disabled (or the account modal is closed). Previously the hook relied on passing `address: undefined` to disable the query implicitly, which could still result in a fetch in some scenarios.
diff --git a/packages/rainbowkit/src/hooks/useProfile.ts b/packages/rainbowkit/src/hooks/useProfile.ts
index 0e7cba4521..f0105b3bd0 100644
--- a/packages/rainbowkit/src/hooks/useProfile.ts
+++ b/packages/rainbowkit/src/hooks/useProfile.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@ export function useProfile({ address, includeBalance }: UseProfileParameters) {
   const ensName = useMainnetEnsName(address);
   const ensAvatar = useMainnetEnsAvatar(ensName);
   const { data: balance } = useBalance({
-    address: includeBalance ? address : undefined,
+    address,
+    query: {
+      enabled: Boolean(includeBalance && address),
+    },
   });
 
   return { ensName, ensAvatar, balance };