diff --git a/ios/brave-ios/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Brave Translate/BraveTranslateTabHelper.swift b/ios/brave-ios/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Brave Translate/BraveTranslateTabHelper.swift
index 4d25c91e2edd..a2ee1120ba14 100644
--- a/ios/brave-ios/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Brave Translate/BraveTranslateTabHelper.swift	
+++ b/ios/brave-ios/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Brave Translate/BraveTranslateTabHelper.swift	
@@ -183,12 +183,6 @@ class BraveTranslateTabHelper: NSObject {
     let translationSession = self.translationSession ?? BraveTranslateSession()
     let isTranslationRequest = BraveTranslateSession.isPhraseTranslationRequest(request)
 
-    // We cannot process translation requests when translation is not enabled
-    // Other requests like fetching the core script and css can be processed
-    if Preferences.Translate.translateEnabled.value != true && isTranslationRequest {
-      throw BraveTranslateError.translateDisabled
-    }
-
     // The message is for HTML or CSS request
     if self.translationSession == nil
       && isTranslationRequest
@@ -331,10 +325,6 @@ class BraveTranslateTabHelper: NSObject {
       state: isTranslationSupported ? .available : .unavailable
     )
 
-    if !isTranslationSupported {
-      return
-    }
-
     try Task.checkCancellation()
 
     // Check if the user can view the translation onboarding
@@ -363,6 +353,14 @@ class BraveTranslateTabHelper: NSObject {
 
     // User enabled translation via onboarding
     if translateEnabled == true {
+      // Lazy loading. Load the translate script if needed.
+      _ = try await tab.webView?.callAsyncJavaScript(
+        "return await window.__firefox__.\(BraveTranslateScriptHandler.namespace).loadTranslateScript();",
+        arguments: [:],
+        contentWorld: BraveTranslateScriptHandler.scriptSandbox
+      )
+
+      // Automatically translate
       startTranslation(canShowToast: true)
     }
   }
diff --git a/ios/brave-ios/Sources/Brave/Frontend/UserContent/UserScripts/Scripts_Dynamic/ScriptHandlers/Sandboxed/BraveTranslateScriptHandler.swift b/ios/brave-ios/Sources/Brave/Frontend/UserContent/UserScripts/Scripts_Dynamic/ScriptHandlers/Sandboxed/BraveTranslateScriptHandler.swift
index dae8af12109b..cd7dc7bcbbd2 100644
--- a/ios/brave-ios/Sources/Brave/Frontend/UserContent/UserScripts/Scripts_Dynamic/ScriptHandlers/Sandboxed/BraveTranslateScriptHandler.swift
+++ b/ios/brave-ios/Sources/Brave/Frontend/UserContent/UserScripts/Scripts_Dynamic/ScriptHandlers/Sandboxed/BraveTranslateScriptHandler.swift
@@ -104,8 +104,11 @@ class BraveTranslateScriptHandler: NSObject, TabContentScript {
     body: [String: Any]
   ) async throws -> (Any?, String?) {
     if command == "load_brave_translate_script" {
-      let script = try await BraveTranslateScriptHandler.elementScriptTask.value
-      return (script, nil)
+      if Preferences.Translate.translateEnabled.value == true {
+        let script = try await BraveTranslateScriptHandler.elementScriptTask.value
+        return (script, nil)
+      }
+      return (nil, BraveTranslateError.translateDisabled.rawValue)
     }
 
     if command == "ready" {
diff --git a/ios/brave-ios/Sources/Brave/Frontend/UserContent/UserScripts/Scripts_Dynamic/Scripts/Sandboxed/BraveTranslateScript.js b/ios/brave-ios/Sources/Brave/Frontend/UserContent/UserScripts/Scripts_Dynamic/Scripts/Sandboxed/BraveTranslateScript.js
index 0286ddb18db7..1cf68b357b74 100644
--- a/ios/brave-ios/Sources/Brave/Frontend/UserContent/UserScripts/Scripts_Dynamic/Scripts/Sandboxed/BraveTranslateScript.js
+++ b/ios/brave-ios/Sources/Brave/Frontend/UserContent/UserScripts/Scripts_Dynamic/Scripts/Sandboxed/BraveTranslateScript.js
@@ -33,21 +33,42 @@ Object.defineProperty(window.__firefox__, "$<brave_translate_script>", {
       }, 100);
     }),
     "loadTranslateScript": (function() {
-      if (window.__firefox__.$<brave_translate_script>.translateScriptLoaded) {
-        return;
-      }
-      
-      window.webkit.messageHandlers["$<message_handler>"].postMessage({
-        "command": "load_brave_translate_script"
-      }).then((script) => {
-        try {
-          new Function(script).call(window /*this*/);
-          window.__firefox__.$<brave_translate_script>.translateScriptLoaded = true
-        } catch (error) {
-          cr.googleTranslate.onTranslateElementError(error);
+      return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+        if (window.__firefox__.$<brave_translate_script>.translateScriptLoaded) {
+          return resolve();
         }
-      }).catch((error) => {
-        cr.googleTranslate.onTranslateElementError(error);
+        
+        window.webkit.messageHandlers["$<message_handler>"].postMessage({
+          "command": "load_brave_translate_script"
+        }).then((script) => {
+          try {
+            cr.googleTranslate.readyCallback = () => {
+              cr.googleTranslate.readyCallback = null;
+              resolve();
+            }
+            
+            new Function(script).call(window /*this*/);
+            window.__firefox__.$<brave_translate_script>.translateScriptLoaded = true;
+            
+            if ((cr.googleTranslate.libReady || cr.googleTranslate.finished) && cr.googleTranslate.readyCallback) {
+              cr.googleTranslate.readyCallback = null;
+              resolve();
+            }
+            
+            setTimeout(() => {
+              if (cr.googleTranslate.readyCallback) {
+                cr.googleTranslate.readyCallback = null;
+                resolve();
+              }
+            }, 3000);
+          } catch (error) {
+            cr.googleTranslate.onTranslateElementError(error);
+            reject(error);
+          }
+        }).catch((error) => {
+          cr.googleTranslate.onTranslateElementError(error);
+          reject(error);
+        });
       });
     })
   }