diff --git a/src/status_im/ethereum/json_rpc.cljs b/src/status_im/ethereum/json_rpc.cljs
index c7b4db5461..0996ebcdd4 100644
--- a/src/status_im/ethereum/json_rpc.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/ethereum/json_rpc.cljs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
    "eth_getBlockByNumber" {}
    "eth_newBlockFilter" {:subscription? true}
    "eth_newFilter" {:subscription? true}
+   "eth_getCode" {}
    "eth_syncing" {}
    "net_version" {}
    "web3_clientVersion" {}
diff --git a/src/status_im/wallet/recipient/core.cljs b/src/status_im/wallet/recipient/core.cljs
index 95b42b52ad..f43c126e18 100644
--- a/src/status_im/wallet/recipient/core.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/wallet/recipient/core.cljs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 
 (fx/defn set-recipient
   {:events [::recipient-address-resolved]}
-  [{:keys [db]} raw-recipient id]
+  [{:keys [db] :as cofx} raw-recipient id]
   (when (or (not id) (= id @resolve-last-id))
     (reset! resolve-last-id nil)
     (let [chain (ethereum/chain-keyword db)
@@ -64,9 +64,17 @@
         (ethereum/address? recipient)
         (let [checksum (eip55/address->checksum recipient)]
           (if (eip55/valid-address-checksum? checksum)
-            {:db       (-> db
-                           (assoc-in [:wallet/recipient :searching] false)
-                           (assoc-in [:wallet/recipient :resolved-address] checksum))}
+            (fx/merge cofx
+                      {:db       (-> db
+                                     (assoc-in [:wallet/recipient :searching] false)
+                                     (assoc-in [:wallet/recipient :resolved-address] checksum))}
+                      (json-rpc/call
+                       {:method            "eth_getCode"
+                        :params            [checksum "latest"]
+                        :on-success        #(when (not= "0x" %)
+                                              (utils/show-popup (i18n/label :t/warning)
+                                                                (i18n/label :t/warning-sending-to-contract-descr)))
+                        :number-of-retries 3}))
             {:ui/show-error (i18n/label :t/wallet-invalid-address-checksum {:data recipient})
              :db (assoc-in db [:wallet/recipient :searching] false)}))
         (and (not (string/blank? recipient)) (ens/valid-eth-name-prefix? recipient))
diff --git a/translations/en.json b/translations/en.json
index c9bcd1bdde..ab929eacd2 100644
--- a/translations/en.json
+++ b/translations/en.json
@@ -1273,5 +1273,6 @@
     "recent-empty": "Recently used addresses will appear here",
     "address-or-ens-name": "Address or ENS name",
     "name-optional": "Name (optional)",
-    "mute": "Mute"
+    "mute": "Mute",
+    "warning-sending-to-contract-descr": "The address you entered is a smart contract, sending funds to this address may result in loss of funds. To interact with a DApp, open the DApp in the Status DApp Browser."
 }