diff --git a/lib/src/chart/base/axis_chart/axis_chart_scaffold_widget.dart b/lib/src/chart/base/axis_chart/axis_chart_scaffold_widget.dart
index bca826ee0..6344afe76 100644
--- a/lib/src/chart/base/axis_chart/axis_chart_scaffold_widget.dart
+++ b/lib/src/chart/base/axis_chart/axis_chart_scaffold_widget.dart
@@ -105,7 +105,10 @@ class _AxisChartScaffoldWidgetState extends State<AxisChartScaffoldWidget> {
 
   @override
   void dispose() {
-    _transformationController.dispose();
+    _transformationController.removeListener(_updateChartRect);
+    if (widget.transformationController == null) {
+      _transformationController.dispose();
+    }
     super.dispose();
   }
 
@@ -124,13 +127,13 @@ class _AxisChartScaffoldWidgetState extends State<AxisChartScaffoldWidget> {
         _transformationController = widget.transformationController!;
         _transformationController.addListener(_updateChartRect);
       case (TransformationController(), null):
-        _transformationController.dispose();
+        _transformationController.removeListener(_updateChartRect);
         _transformationController = TransformationController();
         _transformationController.addListener(_updateChartRect);
       case (TransformationController(), TransformationController()):
         if (oldWidget.transformationController !=
             widget.transformationController) {
-          _transformationController.dispose();
+          _transformationController.removeListener(_updateChartRect);
           _transformationController = widget.transformationController!;
           _transformationController.addListener(_updateChartRect);
         }
diff --git a/test/chart/base/axis_chart/axis_chart_scaffold_widget_test.dart b/test/chart/base/axis_chart/axis_chart_scaffold_widget_test.dart
index ed4bd0579..8bdaf39c7 100644
--- a/test/chart/base/axis_chart/axis_chart_scaffold_widget_test.dart
+++ b/test/chart/base/axis_chart/axis_chart_scaffold_widget_test.dart
@@ -1249,6 +1249,10 @@ void main() {
           expect(chartRects, actualChartRects..add(isNotScaled));
 
           expect(transformationController2, isNot(transformationController));
+          expect(
+            () => transformationController.addListener(() {}),
+            throwsA(isA<FlutterError>()),
+          );
           transformationController2.value = Matrix4.identity()..scale(2.0);
           await tester.pump();
           expect(chartRects, actualChartRects..add(isScaled));
@@ -1257,7 +1261,8 @@ void main() {
 
       testWidgets(
         'oldWidget.controller is not null and widget.controller is null: '
-        'disposes old controller and sets up new controller with listeners',
+        'removes listeners from old controller and sets up new controller '
+        'with listeners',
         (WidgetTester tester) async {
           final actualChartRects = <Object?>[isNotScaled, isNotScaled];
           final transformationController = TransformationController();
@@ -1278,6 +1283,9 @@ void main() {
 
           final transformationController2 = getTransformationController(tester);
           expect(transformationController2, isNot(transformationController));
+          // ignore: invalid_use_of_protected_member
+          expect(transformationController.hasListeners, false);
+          transformationController.addListener(() {}); // throws if disposed
           transformationController2!.value = Matrix4.identity()..scale(2.0);
           await tester.pump();
           expect(chartRects, actualChartRects..add(isScaled));
@@ -1287,7 +1295,8 @@ void main() {
       testWidgets(
         'oldWidget.controller is not null and widget.controller is not null, '
         'controllers are different: '
-        'disposes old controller and sets up widget.controller with listeners',
+        'removes listeners from old controller and sets up '
+        'widget.controller with listeners',
         (WidgetTester tester) async {
           final actualChartRects = <Object?>[isNotScaled, isNotScaled];
           final transformationController = TransformationController();
@@ -1311,6 +1320,9 @@ void main() {
           expect(chartRects, actualChartRects..add(isNotScaled));
 
           expect(transformationController2, isNot(transformationController));
+          // ignore: invalid_use_of_protected_member
+          expect(transformationController.hasListeners, false);
+          transformationController.addListener(() {}); // throws if disposed
           transformationController2.value = Matrix4.identity()..scale(2.0);
           await tester.pump();
           expect(chartRects, actualChartRects..add(isScaled));
@@ -1383,5 +1395,25 @@ void main() {
         expect(chartRects, actualChartRects..add(isNotScaled));
       },
     );
+
+    testWidgets('does not dispose external controller',
+        (WidgetTester tester) async {
+      final controller = TransformationController();
+      await tester.pumpWidget(
+        MaterialApp(
+          home: AxisChartScaffoldWidget(
+            data: lineChartDataWithNoTitles,
+            transformationController: controller,
+            chartBuilder: (context, rect) {
+              return dummyChart;
+            },
+          ),
+        ),
+      );
+      await tester.pumpWidget(Container());
+      // ignore: invalid_use_of_protected_member
+      expect(controller.hasListeners, false);
+      controller.addListener(() {}); // throws if disposed
+    });
   });
 }