diff --git a/common/actions/config.js b/common/actions/config.js
index b721d8de..71ce8a59 100644
--- a/common/actions/config.js
+++ b/common/actions/config.js
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ export type ChangeLanguageAction = {
   value: string
 };
 
+export type ChangeGasPriceAction = {
+  type: 'CONFIG_GAS_PRICE',
+  value: number
+}
+
 export type ConfigAction = ChangeNodeAction | ChangeLanguageAction;
 
 export function changeLanguage(sign: string) {
@@ -26,3 +31,11 @@ export function changeNode(value: string): ChangeNodeAction {
     value
   };
 }
+
+export function changeGasPrice(value: number): ChangeGasPriceAction {
+  return {
+    type: 'CONFIG_GAS_PRICE',
+    value
+  }
+}
+
diff --git a/common/components/Header/components/GasPriceDropdown.jsx b/common/components/Header/components/GasPriceDropdown.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4fee1ba0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/components/Header/components/GasPriceDropdown.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+// @flow
+import React, { Component } from 'react';
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+
+import './GasPriceDropdown.scss';
+import { gasPriceDefaults } from 'config/data';
+
+export default class GasPriceDropdown extends Component {
+  state = { expanded: false };
+
+  static propTypes = {
+    value: PropTypes.number,
+    onChange: PropTypes.func.isRequired
+  };
+
+  render() {
+    return (
+      <span className="dropdown">
+        <a
+          aria-haspopup="true"
+          aria-label="adjust gas price"
+          className="dropdown-toggle"
+          onClick={this.toggleExpanded}
+        >
+          <span>Gas Price</span>: {this.props.value} Gwei
+          <i className="caret" />
+        </a>
+        {this.state.expanded &&
+          <ul className="dropdown-menu GasPrice-dropdown-menu">
+            <div className="GasPrice-header">
+              <span>Gas Price</span>: {this.props.value} Gwei
+              <input
+                type="range"
+                value={this.props.value}
+                min={gasPriceDefaults.gasPriceMinGwei}
+                max={gasPriceDefaults.gasPriceMaxGwei}
+                onChange={this.updateGasPrice}
+              />
+              <p className="small col-xs-4 text-left GasPrice-padding-reset">
+                Not So Fast
+              </p>
+              <p className="small col-xs-4 text-center GasPrice-padding-reset">
+                Fast
+              </p>
+              <p className="small col-xs-4 text-right GasPrice-padding-reset">
+                Fast AF
+              </p>
+              <p className="small GasPrice-description">
+                Gas Price is the amount you pay per unit of gas.{' '}
+                <code>TX fee = gas price * gas limit</code> & is paid to miners
+                for including your TX in a block. Higher the gas price = faster
+                transaction, but more expensive. Default is <code>21 GWEI</code>.
+              </p>
+              <p>
+                {/* TODO: maybe not hardcode a link? :) */}
+                <a
+                  href="https://myetherwallet.groovehq.com/knowledge_base/topics/what-is-gas"
+                  target="_blank"
+                >
+                  Read more
+                </a>
+              </p>
+            </div>
+          </ul>}
+      </span>
+    );
+  }
+
+  toggleExpanded = () => {
+    this.setState(state => {
+      return {
+        expanded: !state.expanded
+      };
+    });
+  };
+
+  updateGasPrice = (e: SyntheticInputEvent) => {
+    this.props.onChange(e.currentTarget.valueAsNumber);
+  };
+}
diff --git a/common/components/Header/components/GasPriceDropdown.scss b/common/components/Header/components/GasPriceDropdown.scss
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e4273712
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/components/Header/components/GasPriceDropdown.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+@import "common/sass/variables";
+
+.GasPrice {
+
+  &-dropdown-menu {
+    padding: 0.5rem !important;
+    min-width: 300px !important;
+  }
+
+  &-header {
+    max-width: 26rem;
+    color: $text-color;
+    p {
+      font-weight: 400;
+      margin: $space-sm 0 0;
+    }
+
+    a, a:hover, a:focus, a:visited {
+      color: $brand-primary !important;
+    }
+  }
+
+  &-padding-reset {
+    padding-left: 0 !important;
+    padding-right: 0 !important;
+  }
+
+  &-description {
+    white-space: normal;
+    font-weight: 300 !important;
+    margin: 2rem 0 0;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/common/components/Header/index.jsx b/common/components/Header/index.jsx
index 655fc2c9..5e731b6e 100644
--- a/common/components/Header/index.jsx
+++ b/common/components/Header/index.jsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // @flow
 import React, { Component } from 'react';
 import Navigation from './components/Navigation';
+import GasPriceDropdown from './components/GasPriceDropdown';
 import { Link } from 'react-router';
 import { Dropdown } from 'components/ui';
 import { languages, NODES } from '../../config/data';
@@ -13,9 +14,11 @@ export default class Header extends Component {
     location: {},
     languageSelection: string,
     nodeSelection: string,
+    gasPriceGwei: number,
 
     changeLanguage: (sign: string) => any,
-    changeNode: (key: string) => any
+    changeNode: (key: string) => any,
+    changeGasPrice: (price: number) => any
   };
 
   render() {
@@ -47,6 +50,11 @@ export default class Header extends Component {
                 Open-Source & Client-Side Ether Wallet · v3.6.0
               </span>
 
+              <GasPriceDropdown
+                value={this.props.gasPriceGwei}
+                onChange={this.props.changeGasPrice}
+              />
+
               <Dropdown
                 ariaLabel={`change language. current language ${selectedLanguage.name}`}
                 options={languages}
diff --git a/common/config/data.js b/common/config/data.js
index 3f9cb82b..4d0644f1 100644
--- a/common/config/data.js
+++ b/common/config/data.js
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ export const DONATION_ADDRESSES_MAP = {
 
 export const donationAddressMap = DONATION_ADDRESSES_MAP;
 
+export const gasPriceDefaults = {
+  gasPriceMinGwei: 1,
+  gasPriceMaxGwei: 60
+};
+
 export const languages = [
   {
     sign: 'en',
diff --git a/common/containers/App/index.jsx b/common/containers/App/index.jsx
index f6604e65..46aa4a45 100644
--- a/common/containers/App/index.jsx
+++ b/common/containers/App/index.jsx
@@ -16,8 +16,11 @@ class App extends Component {
     languageSelection: string,
     nodeSelection: string,
 
+    gasPriceGwei: number,
+
     changeLanguage: typeof actions.changeLanguage,
     changeNode: typeof actions.changeNode,
+    changeGasPrice: typeof actions.changeGasPrice,
     handleWindowResize: () => void
   };
 
@@ -25,18 +28,24 @@ class App extends Component {
     let {
       children,
       // APP
+      nodeSelection,
       languageSelection,
+      gasPriceGwei,
+
       changeLanguage,
       changeNode,
-      nodeSelection
+      changeGasPrice
     } = this.props;
 
     let headerProps = {
       location,
-      changeLanguage,
       languageSelection,
+      nodeSelection,
+      gasPriceGwei,
+
+      changeLanguage,
       changeNode,
-      nodeSelection
+      changeGasPrice
     };
 
     return (
@@ -59,7 +68,9 @@ function mapStateToProps(state) {
     nodeSelection: state.config.nodeSelection,
     nodeToggle: state.config.nodeToggle,
     languageSelection: state.config.languageSelection,
-    languageToggle: state.config.languageToggle
+    languageToggle: state.config.languageToggle,
+
+    gasPriceGwei: state.config.gasPriceGwei
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/common/reducers/config.js b/common/reducers/config.js
index c7491b35..706f5d56 100644
--- a/common/reducers/config.js
+++ b/common/reducers/config.js
@@ -2,19 +2,22 @@
 import type {
   ConfigAction,
   ChangeNodeAction,
-  ChangeLanguageAction
+  ChangeLanguageAction,
+  ChangeGasPriceAction
 } from 'actions/config';
 import { languages, NODES } from '../config/data';
 
 export type State = {
   // FIXME
   languageSelection: string,
-  nodeSelection: string
+  nodeSelection: string,
+  gasPriceGwei: number
 };
 
 export const initialState: State = {
   languageSelection: languages[0].sign,
-  nodeSelection: Object.keys(NODES)[0]
+  nodeSelection: Object.keys(NODES)[0],
+  gasPriceGwei: 21
 };
 
 function changeLanguage(state: State, action: ChangeLanguageAction): State {
@@ -31,6 +34,13 @@ function changeNode(state: State, action: ChangeNodeAction): State {
   };
 }
 
+function changeGasPrice(state: State, action: ChangeGasPriceAction): State {
+  return {
+    ...state,
+    gasPriceGwei: action.value
+  };
+}
+
 export function config(
   state: State = initialState,
   action: ConfigAction
@@ -40,6 +50,8 @@ export function config(
       return changeLanguage(state, action);
     case 'CONFIG_NODE_CHANGE':
       return changeNode(state, action);
+    case 'CONFIG_GAS_PRICE':
+      return changeGasPrice(state, action);
     default:
       return state;
   }