diff --git a/assets/js/controllers/send/sendBitcoinCash.controller.js b/assets/js/controllers/send/sendBitcoinCash.controller.js
index 8a4469e4ce..9f086cbce1 100644
--- a/assets/js/controllers/send/sendBitcoinCash.controller.js
+++ b/assets/js/controllers/send/sendBitcoinCash.controller.js
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ function SendBitcoinCashController ($rootScope, $scope, AngularHelper, Env, MyWa
     let isBTCAddress = Wallet.isValidAddress(destination.address);
     let isBCHAddress = (addr) => { try { BitcoinCash.fromBitcoinCash(addr); } catch (e) { return false; } };
 
+    $scope.bchAlternative = isBTCAddress && BitcoinCash.toBitcoinCash(destination.address, true);
+
     $scope.forms.sendForm.destination.$setValidity('isBTCAddress', internal || isBTCAddress);
     $scope.forms.sendForm.destination.$setValidity('isValidAddress', internal || isBCHAddress(destination.address));
   }, true);
diff --git a/locales/en-human.json b/locales/en-human.json
index fff98b626a..3d845fb72e 100644
--- a/locales/en-human.json
+++ b/locales/en-human.json
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@
   "BITCOIN_ADDRESS_INVALID" : "Invalid Bitcoin Address",
   "BCH_ADDRESS_INVALID": "Invalid Bitcoin Cash Address",
   "ETHER_ADDRESS_INVALID" : "Invalid Ether Address",
-  "BCH_ALTERNATIVE_AVAIL": "That's a bitcoin address. Please use a <b>Bitcoin Cash address</b>",
+  "BCH_ALTERNATIVE_AVAIL": "That's a bitcoin address. Please use a <b>Bitcoin Cash address</b> instead.",
   "EMAIL_ADDRESS_REQUIRED" : "Required",
   "EMAIL_ADDRESS_INVALID" : "Invalid",
   "EMAIL_CONFIRMATION_SENT" : "Sent",