diff --git a/tasks/enableL1TokenAcrossEcosystem.ts b/tasks/enableL1TokenAcrossEcosystem.ts
index ba0988d23..cf92201fe 100644
--- a/tasks/enableL1TokenAcrossEcosystem.ts
+++ b/tasks/enableL1TokenAcrossEcosystem.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { task } from "hardhat/config";
+import { task, types } from "hardhat/config";
 import assert from "assert";
 import { CHAIN_IDs, MAINNET_CHAIN_IDs, TESTNET_CHAIN_IDs, TOKEN_SYMBOLS_MAP } from "../utils/constants";
 import { askYesNoQuestion, resolveTokenOnChain, isTokenSymbol, minimalSpokePoolInterface } from "./utils";
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ task("enable-l1-token-across-ecosystem", "Enable a provided token across the ent
   .addFlag("disableRoutes", "Set to disable deposit routes for the specified chains")
   .addParam("token", "Symbol of token to enable")
   .addOptionalParam("chains", "Comma-delimited list of chains to enable the token on. Defaults to all supported chains")
+  .addOptionalParam("lpAmount", "Amount of LP token to burn when enabling a new token", 1, types.int)
   .addOptionalParam(
     "customoptimismbridge",
     "Custom token bridge to set for optimism, for example used with SNX and DAI"
@@ -47,8 +48,8 @@ task("enable-l1-token-across-ecosystem", "Enable a provided token across the ent
     assert(isTokenSymbol(_matchedSymbol));
     const matchedSymbol = _matchedSymbol as TokenSymbol;
 
-    const l1Token = TOKEN_SYMBOLS_MAP[matchedSymbol].addresses[hubChainId];
-    assert(l1Token !== undefined, `Could not find ${symbol} in TOKEN_SYMBOLS_MAP`);
+    const l1TokenAddr = TOKEN_SYMBOLS_MAP[matchedSymbol].addresses[hubChainId];
+    assert(l1TokenAddr !== undefined, `Could not find ${symbol} in TOKEN_SYMBOLS_MAP`);
 
     // If deposit routes chains are provided then we'll only add routes involving these chains. This is used to add new
     // deposit routes to a new chain for an existing L1 token, so we also won't add a new LP token if this is defined.
@@ -62,9 +63,11 @@ task("enable-l1-token-across-ecosystem", "Enable a provided token across the ent
     );
     if (!hasSetConfigStore) process.exit(0);
 
-    console.log(`\nRunning task to enable L1 token over entire Across ecosystem 🌉. L1 token: ${l1Token}`);
+    console.log(`\nRunning task to enable L1 token over entire Across ecosystem 🌉. L1 token: ${l1TokenAddr}`);
     const { deployments, ethers } = hre;
+    const { AddressZero: ZERO_ADDRESS } = ethers.constants;
     const [signer] = await hre.ethers.getSigners();
+    const { BigNumber } = ethers;
 
     // Remove chainIds that are in the ignore list.
     const _enabledChainIds = enabledChainIds(hubChainId);
@@ -110,14 +113,30 @@ task("enable-l1-token-across-ecosystem", "Enable a provided token across the ent
     // Construct calldata to enable these tokens.
     const callData = [];
 
-    // If deposit route chains are defined then we don't want to add a new LP token:
-    if (depositRouteChains.length === 0) {
-      console.log(`\nAdding calldata to enable liquidity provision on ${l1Token}`);
-      callData.push(hubPool.interface.encodeFunctionData("enableL1TokenForLiquidityProvision", [l1Token]));
-    } else {
-      depositRouteChains.forEach((chainId) =>
-        assert(tokens[chainId].symbol !== NO_SYMBOL, `Token ${symbol} is not defined for chain ${chainId}`)
+    // If the l1 token is not yet enabled for LP, enable it.
+    let { lpToken } = await hubPool.pooledTokens(l1TokenAddr);
+    if (lpToken === ZERO_ADDRESS) {
+      const [lpFactoryAddr, { abi: lpFactoryABI }] = await Promise.all([
+        hubPool.lpTokenFactory(),
+        deployments.get("LpTokenFactory"),
+      ]);
+      const lpTokenFactory = new ethers.Contract(lpFactoryAddr, lpFactoryABI, signer);
+      lpToken = await lpTokenFactory.callStatic.createLpToken(l1TokenAddr);
+      console.log(`\nAdding calldata to enable liquidity provision on ${l1TokenAddr} (LP token ${lpToken})`);
+
+      callData.push(hubPool.interface.encodeFunctionData("enableL1TokenForLiquidityProvision", [l1TokenAddr]));
+
+      const l1Token = (await ethers.getContractFactory("ExpandedERC20")).attach(l1TokenAddr);
+      const decimals = await l1Token.symbol();
+      const depositAmount = BigNumber.from(taskArguments.lpAmount).mul(BigNumber.from(10).pow(decimals));
+
+      // Ensure to always seed the LP with at least 1 unit of the LP token.
+      console.log(
+        `\nAdding calldata to enable ensure atomic deposit of L1 token for LP token ${lpToken}` +
+          "\n\n\tNOTE: ENSURE TO BURN ${depositAmount} UNITS OF THE LP TOKEN AFTER EXECUTING."
       );
+
+      callData.push(hubPool.interface.encodeFunctionData("addLiquidity", [l1Token, depositAmount]));
     }
 
     console.log("\nAdding calldata to enable routes between all chains and tokens:");