diff --git a/common/Root.tsx b/common/Root.tsx
index 90a0212d..c0c139c8 100644
--- a/common/Root.tsx
+++ b/common/Root.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import Help from 'containers/Tabs/Help';
 import SendTransaction from 'containers/Tabs/SendTransaction';
 import Swap from 'containers/Tabs/Swap';
 import ViewWallet from 'containers/Tabs/ViewWallet';
+import SignAndVerifyMessage from 'containers/Tabs/SignAndVerifyMessage';
 import BroadcastTx from 'containers/Tabs/BroadcastTx';
 
 // TODO: fix this
@@ -32,6 +33,10 @@ export default class Root extends Component<Props, {}> {
             <Route path="/send-transaction" component={SendTransaction} />
             <Route path="/contracts" component={Contracts} />
             <Route path="/ens" component={ENS} />
+            <Route
+              path="/sign-and-verify-message"
+              component={SignAndVerifyMessage}
+            />
             <Route path="/pushTx" component={BroadcastTx} />
 
             <LegacyRoutes />
diff --git a/common/components/Header/components/Navigation.tsx b/common/components/Header/components/Navigation.tsx
index d20a3053..7b5d6775 100644
--- a/common/components/Header/components/Navigation.tsx
+++ b/common/components/Header/components/Navigation.tsx
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ const tabs = [
     name: 'NAV_ENS',
     to: 'ens'
   },
+  {
+    name: 'Sign & Verify Message',
+    to: 'sign-and-verify-message'
+  },
   {
     name: 'Broadcast Transaction',
     to: 'pushTx'
diff --git a/common/components/WalletDecrypt/Trezor.tsx b/common/components/WalletDecrypt/Trezor.tsx
index 85a1766a..89907eb6 100644
--- a/common/components/WalletDecrypt/Trezor.tsx
+++ b/common/components/WalletDecrypt/Trezor.tsx
@@ -125,7 +125,5 @@ export default class TrezorDecrypt extends Component<Props, State> {
     this.props.onUnlock(new TrezorWallet(address, this.state.dPath, index));
   };
 
-  private handleNullConnect = (): void => {
-    return this.handleConnect();
-  }
+  private handleNullConnect = (): void => this.handleConnect();
 }
diff --git a/common/containers/Tabs/SignAndVerifyMessage/components/SignMessage/index.scss b/common/containers/Tabs/SignAndVerifyMessage/components/SignMessage/index.scss
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9ec3dde7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/containers/Tabs/SignAndVerifyMessage/components/SignMessage/index.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+.SignMessage {
+  text-align: center;
+  padding-top: 30px;
+
+  &-sign {
+    width: 100%;
+  }
+
+  &-help {
+    margin-top: 10px;
+    font-size: 13px;
+    font-style: italic;
+  }
+
+  &-inputBox {
+    min-height: 180px;
+  }
+
+  &-error {
+    opacity: 0;
+    transition: none;
+
+    &.is-showing {
+      opacity: 1;
+    }
+  }
+
+  &-buy {
+    margin-top: 10px;
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/common/containers/Tabs/SignAndVerifyMessage/components/SignMessage/index.tsx b/common/containers/Tabs/SignAndVerifyMessage/components/SignMessage/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9e7f803d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/containers/Tabs/SignAndVerifyMessage/components/SignMessage/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+import React, { Component } from 'react';
+import { connect } from 'react-redux';
+import classnames from 'classnames';
+import { IWallet } from 'libs/wallet/IWallet';
+import WalletDecrypt from 'components/WalletDecrypt';
+import translate from 'translations';
+import { showNotification, TShowNotification } from 'actions/notifications';
+import { ISignedMessage } from 'libs/signing';
+import { AppState } from 'reducers';
+import './index.scss';
+
+interface Props {
+  wallet: IWallet;
+  showNotification: TShowNotification;
+}
+
+interface State {
+  message: string;
+  signMessageError: string;
+  signedMessage: ISignedMessage | null;
+}
+
+const initialState: State = {
+  message: '',
+  signMessageError: '',
+  signedMessage: null
+};
+
+const messagePlaceholder =
+  'This is a sweet message that you are signing to prove that you own the address you say you own.';
+
+export class SignMessage extends Component<Props, State> {
+  public state: State = initialState;
+
+  public render() {
+    const { wallet } = this.props;
+    const { message, signedMessage } = this.state;
+
+    const messageBoxClass = classnames([
+      'SignMessage-inputBox',
+      'form-control',
+      message ? 'is-valid' : 'is-invalid'
+    ]);
+
+    return (
+      <div>
+        <div className="Tab-content-pane">
+          <h4>{translate('MSG_message')}</h4>
+          <div className="form-group">
+            <textarea
+              className={messageBoxClass}
+              placeholder={messagePlaceholder}
+              value={message}
+              onChange={this.handleMessageChange}
+            />
+            <div className="SignMessage-help">{translate('MSG_info2')}</div>
+          </div>
+
+          {!!wallet && (
+            <button
+              className="SignMessage-sign btn btn-primary btn-lg"
+              onClick={this.handleSignMessage}
+            >
+              {translate('NAV_SignMsg')}
+            </button>
+          )}
+
+          {!!signedMessage && (
+            <div>
+              <h4>{translate('MSG_signature')}</h4>
+              <div className="form-group">
+                <textarea
+                  className="SignMessage-inputBox form-control"
+                  value={JSON.stringify(signedMessage, null, 2)}
+                  disabled={true}
+                  onChange={this.handleMessageChange}
+                />
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          )}
+        </div>
+
+        {!wallet && <WalletDecrypt />}
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  private handleSignMessage = async () => {
+    const { wallet } = this.props;
+    const { message } = this.state;
+
+    if (!wallet) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    try {
+      const signedMessage: ISignedMessage = {
+        address: await wallet.getAddress(),
+        message,
+        signature: await wallet.signMessage(message),
+        version: '2'
+      };
+
+      this.setState({ signedMessage });
+      this.props.showNotification(
+        'success',
+        `Successfully signed message with address ${signedMessage.address}.`
+      );
+    } catch (err) {
+      this.props.showNotification(
+        'danger',
+        `Error signing message: ${err.message}`
+      );
+    }
+  };
+
+  private handleMessageChange = (e: React.FormEvent<HTMLTextAreaElement>) => {
+    const message = e.currentTarget.value;
+    this.setState({ message });
+  };
+}
+
+function mapStateToProps(state: AppState) {
+  return {
+    wallet: state.wallet.inst
+  };
+}
+
+export default connect(mapStateToProps, {
+  showNotification
+})(SignMessage);
diff --git a/common/containers/Tabs/SignAndVerifyMessage/components/VerifyMessage/index.scss b/common/containers/Tabs/SignAndVerifyMessage/components/VerifyMessage/index.scss
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..44f43ea6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/containers/Tabs/SignAndVerifyMessage/components/VerifyMessage/index.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+.VerifyMessage {
+  text-align: center;
+  padding-top: 30px;
+
+  &-sign {
+    width: 100%;
+  }
+
+  &-help {
+    margin-top: 10px;
+    font-size: 13px;
+    font-style: italic;
+  }
+
+  &-inputBox {
+    min-height: 180px;
+  }
+
+  &-success {
+    opacity: 1;
+    transition: none;
+    margin-top: 10px;
+  }
+
+  &-buy {
+    margin-top: 10px;
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/common/containers/Tabs/SignAndVerifyMessage/components/VerifyMessage/index.tsx b/common/containers/Tabs/SignAndVerifyMessage/components/VerifyMessage/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..72b30b68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/containers/Tabs/SignAndVerifyMessage/components/VerifyMessage/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+import React, { Component } from 'react';
+import { connect } from 'react-redux';
+import classnames from 'classnames';
+import translate from 'translations';
+import { showNotification, TShowNotification } from 'actions/notifications';
+import { verifySignedMessage, ISignedMessage } from 'libs/signing';
+import './index.scss';
+
+interface Props {
+  showNotification: TShowNotification;
+}
+
+interface State {
+  signature: string;
+  verifiedAddress?: string;
+  verifiedMessage?: string;
+}
+
+const initialState: State = {
+  signature: ''
+};
+
+const signaturePlaceholder =
+  '{"address":"0x7cB57B5A97eAbe94205C07890BE4c1aD31E486A8","message":"asdfasdfasdf","signature":"0x4771d78f13ba8abf608457f12471f427ca8f2fb046c1acb3f5969eefdfe452a10c9154136449f595a654b44b3b0163e86dd099beaca83bfd52d64c21da2221bb1c","version":"2"}';
+
+export class VerifyMessage extends Component<Props, State> {
+  public state: State = initialState;
+
+  public render() {
+    const { verifiedAddress, verifiedMessage, signature } = this.state;
+
+    const signatureBoxClass = classnames([
+      'VerifyMessage-inputBox',
+      'form-control',
+      signature ? 'is-valid' : 'is-invalid'
+    ]);
+
+    return (
+      <div>
+        <div className="Tab-content-pane">
+          <h4>{translate('MSG_signature')}</h4>
+          <div className="form-group">
+            <textarea
+              className={signatureBoxClass}
+              placeholder={signaturePlaceholder}
+              value={signature}
+              onChange={this.handleSignatureChange}
+            />
+          </div>
+
+          <button
+            className="VerifyMessage-sign btn btn-primary btn-lg"
+            onClick={this.handleVerifySignedMessage}
+            disabled={false}
+          >
+            {translate('MSG_verify')}
+          </button>
+
+          {!!verifiedAddress &&
+            !!verifiedMessage && (
+              <div className="VerifyMessage-success alert alert-success">
+                <strong>{verifiedAddress}</strong> did sign the message{' '}
+                <strong>{verifiedMessage}</strong>.
+              </div>
+            )}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  private clearVerifiedData = () =>
+    this.setState({
+      verifiedAddress: '',
+      verifiedMessage: ''
+    });
+
+  private handleVerifySignedMessage = () => {
+    try {
+      const parsedSignature: ISignedMessage = JSON.parse(this.state.signature);
+
+      if (!verifySignedMessage(parsedSignature)) {
+        throw Error();
+      }
+
+      const { address, message } = parsedSignature;
+      this.setState({
+        verifiedAddress: address,
+        verifiedMessage: message
+      });
+      this.props.showNotification('success', translate('SUCCESS_7'));
+    } catch (err) {
+      this.clearVerifiedData();
+      this.props.showNotification('danger', translate('ERROR_12'));
+    }
+  };
+
+  private handleSignatureChange = (e: React.FormEvent<HTMLTextAreaElement>) => {
+    const signature = e.currentTarget.value;
+    this.setState({ signature });
+  };
+}
+
+export default connect(null, {
+  showNotification
+})(VerifyMessage);
diff --git a/common/containers/Tabs/SignAndVerifyMessage/index.scss b/common/containers/Tabs/SignAndVerifyMessage/index.scss
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c6547441
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/containers/Tabs/SignAndVerifyMessage/index.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+@import 'common/sass/variables';
+@import 'common/sass/mixins';
+
+.SignAndVerifyMsg {
+  &-header {
+    margin: 0;
+    text-align: center;
+
+    &-tab {
+      @include reset-button;
+      color: $ether-blue;
+
+      &:hover,
+      &:active {
+        opacity: 0.8;
+      }
+
+      &.is-active {
+        &,
+        &:hover,
+        &:active {
+          color: $text-color;
+          cursor: default;
+          opacity: 1;
+          font-weight: 500;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/common/containers/Tabs/SignAndVerifyMessage/index.tsx b/common/containers/Tabs/SignAndVerifyMessage/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..72c52d17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/containers/Tabs/SignAndVerifyMessage/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import React, { Component } from 'react';
+import translate from 'translations';
+import SignMessage from './components/SignMessage';
+import VerifyMessage from './components/VerifyMessage';
+import TabSection from 'containers/TabSection';
+import './index.scss';
+
+interface State {
+  activeTab: string;
+}
+
+export default class SignAndVerifyMessage extends Component<{}, State> {
+  public state: State = {
+    activeTab: 'sign'
+  };
+
+  public changeTab = activeTab => () => this.setState({ activeTab });
+
+  public render() {
+    const { activeTab } = this.state;
+    let content;
+    let signActive = '';
+    let verifyActive = '';
+
+    if (activeTab === 'sign') {
+      content = <SignMessage />;
+      signActive = 'is-active';
+    } else {
+      content = <VerifyMessage />;
+      verifyActive = 'is-active';
+    }
+
+    return (
+      <TabSection>
+        <section className="Tab-content SignAndVerifyMsg">
+          <div className="Tab-content-pane">
+            <h1 className="SignAndVerifyMsg-header">
+              <button
+                className={`SignAndVerifyMsg-header-tab ${signActive}`}
+                onClick={this.changeTab('sign')}
+              >
+                {translate('Sign Message')}
+              </button>{' '}
+              <span>or</span>{' '}
+              <button
+                className={`SignAndVerifyMsg-header-tab ${verifyActive}`}
+                onClick={this.changeTab('verify')}
+              >
+                {translate('Verify Message')}
+              </button>
+            </h1>
+          </div>
+
+          <main role="main">{content}</main>
+        </section>
+      </TabSection>
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/common/containers/Tabs/index.ts b/common/containers/Tabs/index.ts
index 163a8878..8a6aaf49 100644
--- a/common/containers/Tabs/index.ts
+++ b/common/containers/Tabs/index.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { default as Help } from './Help';
 import { default as SendTransaction } from './SendTransaction';
 import { default as Swap } from './Swap';
 import { default as ViewWallet } from './ViewWallet';
+import { default as SignAndVerifyMessage } from './SignAndVerifyMessage';
 
 export default {
   ENS,
@@ -11,5 +12,6 @@ export default {
   Help,
   SendTransaction,
   Swap,
-  ViewWallet
+  ViewWallet,
+  SignAndVerifyMessage
 };
diff --git a/common/libs/signing.ts b/common/libs/signing.ts
index 94489f88..31a260bf 100644
--- a/common/libs/signing.ts
+++ b/common/libs/signing.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,16 @@
 import EthTx from 'ethereumjs-tx';
-import { ecsign, sha3 } from 'ethereumjs-util';
+import {
+  addHexPrefix,
+  ecsign,
+  ecrecover,
+  sha3,
+  hashPersonalMessage,
+  toBuffer,
+  pubToAddress
+} from 'ethereumjs-util';
 import { RawTransaction } from 'libs/transaction';
 import { isValidRawTx } from 'libs/validators';
+import { stripHexPrefixAndLower } from 'libs/values';
 
 export function signRawTxWithPrivKey(
   privKey: Buffer,
@@ -16,15 +25,10 @@ export function signRawTxWithPrivKey(
   return '0x' + eTx.serialize().toString('hex');
 }
 
-export function signMessageWithPrivKey(
-  privKey: Buffer,
-  msg: string,
-  address: string,
-  date: string
-): string {
-  const spacer = msg.length > 0 && date.length > 0 ? ' ' : '';
-  const fullMessage = msg + spacer + date;
-  const hash = sha3(fullMessage);
+// adapted from:
+// https://github.com/kvhnuke/etherwallet/blob/2a5bc0db1c65906b14d8c33ce9101788c70d3774/app/scripts/controllers/signMsgCtrl.js#L95
+export function signMessageWithPrivKeyV2(privKey: Buffer, msg: string): string {
+  const hash = hashPersonalMessage(toBuffer(msg));
   const signed = ecsign(hash, privKey);
   const combined = Buffer.concat([
     Buffer.from(signed.r),
@@ -33,9 +37,35 @@ export function signMessageWithPrivKey(
   ]);
   const combinedHex = combined.toString('hex');
 
-  return JSON.stringify({
-    address,
-    msg: fullMessage,
-    sig: '0x' + combinedHex
-  });
+  return addHexPrefix(combinedHex);
+}
+
+export interface ISignedMessage {
+  address: string;
+  message: string;
+  signature: string;
+  version: string;
+}
+
+// adapted from:
+// https://github.com/kvhnuke/etherwallet/blob/2a5bc0db1c65906b14d8c33ce9101788c70d3774/app/scripts/controllers/signMsgCtrl.js#L118
+export function verifySignedMessage({
+  address,
+  message,
+  signature,
+  version
+}: ISignedMessage) {
+  const sig = new Buffer(stripHexPrefixAndLower(signature), 'hex');
+  if (sig.length !== 65) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  //TODO: explain what's going on here
+  sig[64] = sig[64] === 0 || sig[64] === 1 ? sig[64] + 27 : sig[64];
+  const hash =
+    version === '2' ? hashPersonalMessage(toBuffer(message)) : sha3(message);
+  const pubKey = ecrecover(hash, sig[64], sig.slice(0, 32), sig.slice(32, 64));
+
+  return (
+    stripHexPrefixAndLower(address) === pubToAddress(pubKey).toString('hex')
+  );
 }
diff --git a/common/libs/wallet/IWallet.ts b/common/libs/wallet/IWallet.ts
index d1e2acad..52c2b78e 100644
--- a/common/libs/wallet/IWallet.ts
+++ b/common/libs/wallet/IWallet.ts
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ import { RawTransaction } from 'libs/transaction';
 export interface IWallet {
   getAddress(): Promise<string>;
   signRawTransaction(tx: RawTransaction): Promise<string>;
+  signMessage(msg: string): Promise<string>;
 }
diff --git a/common/libs/wallet/ledger.ts b/common/libs/wallet/ledger.ts
index 4af47c3a..e689bd3a 100644
--- a/common/libs/wallet/ledger.ts
+++ b/common/libs/wallet/ledger.ts
@@ -70,17 +70,8 @@ export default class LedgerWallet extends DeterministicWallet
           try {
             const combined = signed.r + signed.s + signed.v;
             const combinedHex = combined.toString('hex');
-            const signedMsg = JSON.stringify(
-              {
-                address: await this.getAddress(),
-                msg,
-                sig: addHexPrefix(combinedHex),
-                version: '2'
-              },
-              null,
-              2
-            );
-            resolve(signedMsg);
+            const signature = addHexPrefix(combinedHex);
+            resolve(signature);
           } catch (err) {
             reject(err);
           }
diff --git a/common/libs/wallet/privkey.ts b/common/libs/wallet/privkey.ts
index 126b7a17..af82edbe 100644
--- a/common/libs/wallet/privkey.ts
+++ b/common/libs/wallet/privkey.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {
   toChecksumAddress
 } from 'ethereumjs-util';
 import { pkeyToKeystore, UtcKeystore } from 'libs/keystore';
-import { signMessageWithPrivKey, signRawTxWithPrivKey } from 'libs/signing';
+import { signMessageWithPrivKeyV2, signRawTxWithPrivKey } from 'libs/signing';
 import { RawTransaction } from 'libs/transaction';
 import { isValidPrivKey } from 'libs/validators';
 import { stripHexPrefixAndLower } from 'libs/values';
@@ -69,13 +69,6 @@ export default class PrivKeyWallet implements IWallet {
     });
   }
 
-  public signMessage(msg: string, address: string, date: string): Promise<any> {
-    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      try {
-        resolve(signMessageWithPrivKey(this.privKey, msg, address, date));
-      } catch (err) {
-        reject(err);
-      }
-    });
-  }
+  public signMessage = async (msg: string) =>
+    signMessageWithPrivKeyV2(this.privKey, msg);
 }
diff --git a/common/libs/wallet/trezor.ts b/common/libs/wallet/trezor.ts
index 5d7ec16c..d9851e97 100644
--- a/common/libs/wallet/trezor.ts
+++ b/common/libs/wallet/trezor.ts
@@ -42,4 +42,27 @@ export default class TrezorWallet extends DeterministicWallet
       );
     });
   }
+
+  public signMessage = () =>
+    Promise.reject(new Error('Signing via Trezor not yet supported.'));
+
+  // works, but returns a signature that can only be verified with a Trezor device
+  /*
+  public signMessage = (message: string): Promise<string> => {
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      (TrezorConnect as any).ethereumSignMessage(
+        this.getPath(), 
+        message, 
+        response => {
+          if (response.success) {
+            resolve(addHexPrefix(response.signature))
+          } else{ 
+            console.error(response.error)
+            reject(response.error)
+          }
+        }
+      )
+    })
+  }
+  */
 }
diff --git a/spec/reducers/wallet.spec.ts b/spec/reducers/wallet.spec.ts
index a17abf8b..60f84d6e 100644
--- a/spec/reducers/wallet.spec.ts
+++ b/spec/reducers/wallet.spec.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ describe('wallet reducer', () => {
 
     const walletInstance = {
       getAddress: () => doSomething,
-      signRawTransaction: () => doSomething
+      signRawTransaction: () => doSomething,
+      signMessage: () => doSomething
     };
 
     expect(wallet(undefined, walletActions.setWallet(walletInstance))).toEqual({