diff --git a/app/_locales/en/messages.json b/app/_locales/en/messages.json
index 2579da87d..46fbdc1a7 100644
--- a/app/_locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/app/_locales/en/messages.json
@@ -265,6 +265,9 @@
   "encryptNewDen": {
     "message": "Encrypt your new DEN"
   },
+  "ensNameNotFound": {
+    "message": "ENS name not found"
+  },
   "enterPassword": {
     "message": "Enter password"
   },
diff --git a/ui/app/components/ens-input.js b/ui/app/components/ens-input.js
index aff4b6ef6..292dcdde6 100644
--- a/ui/app/components/ens-input.js
+++ b/ui/app/components/ens-input.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ const ZERO_ADDRESS = '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000'
 const connect = require('react-redux').connect
 const ToAutoComplete = require('./send/to-autocomplete')
 const log = require('loglevel')
+const { isValidENSAddress } = require('../util')
 
 EnsInput.contextTypes = {
   t: PropTypes.func,
@@ -25,31 +26,34 @@ function EnsInput () {
   Component.call(this)
 }
 
-EnsInput.prototype.render = function () {
-  const props = this.props
-  const opts = extend(props, {
-    list: 'addresses',
-    onChange: (recipient) => {
-      const network = this.props.network
-      const networkHasEnsSupport = getNetworkEnsSupport(network)
+EnsInput.prototype.onChange = function (recipient) {
+  const network = this.props.network
+  const networkHasEnsSupport = getNetworkEnsSupport(network)
 
-      props.onChange(recipient)
+  this.props.onChange({ toAddress: recipient })
 
-      if (!networkHasEnsSupport) return
+  if (!networkHasEnsSupport) return
 
-      if (recipient.match(ensRE) === null) {
-        return this.setState({
-          loadingEns: false,
-          ensResolution: null,
-          ensFailure: null,
-        })
-      }
+  if (recipient.match(ensRE) === null) {
+    return this.setState({
+      loadingEns: false,
+      ensResolution: null,
+      ensFailure: null,
+      toError: null,
+    })
+  }
 
-      this.setState({
-        loadingEns: true,
-      })
-      this.checkName(recipient)
-    },
+  this.setState({
+    loadingEns: true,
+  })
+  this.checkName(recipient)
+}
+
+EnsInput.prototype.render = function () {
+  const props = this.props
+  const opts = extend(props, {
+    list: 'addresses',
+    onChange: this.onChange.bind(this),
   })
   return h('div', {
     style: { width: '100%', position: 'relative' },
@@ -85,17 +89,27 @@ EnsInput.prototype.lookupEnsName = function (recipient) {
         nickname: recipient.trim(),
         hoverText: address + '\n' + this.context.t('clickCopy'),
         ensFailure: false,
+        toError: null,
       })
     }
   })
   .catch((reason) => {
-    log.error(reason)
-    return this.setState({
+    const setStateObj = {
       loadingEns: false,
-      ensResolution: ZERO_ADDRESS,
+      ensResolution: recipient,
       ensFailure: true,
-      hoverText: reason.message,
-    })
+      toError: null,
+    }
+    if (isValidENSAddress(recipient) && reason.message === 'ENS name not defined.') {
+      setStateObj.hoverText = this.context.t('ensNameNotFound')
+      setStateObj.toError = 'ensNameNotFound'
+      setStateObj.ensFailure = false
+    } else {
+      log.error(reason)
+      setStateObj.hoverText = reason.message
+    }
+
+    return this.setState(setStateObj)
   })
 }
 
@@ -105,9 +119,14 @@ EnsInput.prototype.componentDidUpdate = function (prevProps, prevState) {
   // If an address is sent without a nickname, meaning not from ENS or from
   // the user's own accounts, a default of a one-space string is used.
   const nickname = state.nickname || ' '
+  if (prevProps.network !== this.props.network) {
+    const provider = global.ethereumProvider
+    this.ens = new ENS({ provider, network: this.props.network })
+    this.onChange(ensResolution)
+  }
   if (prevState && ensResolution && this.props.onChange &&
       ensResolution !== prevState.ensResolution) {
-    this.props.onChange(ensResolution, nickname)
+    this.props.onChange({ toAddress: ensResolution, nickname, toError: state.toError })
   }
 }
 
@@ -124,7 +143,9 @@ EnsInput.prototype.ensIcon = function (recipient) {
 }
 
 EnsInput.prototype.ensIconContents = function (recipient) {
-  const { loadingEns, ensFailure, ensResolution } = this.state || { ensResolution: ZERO_ADDRESS}
+  const { loadingEns, ensFailure, ensResolution, toError } = this.state || { ensResolution: ZERO_ADDRESS }
+
+  if (toError) return
 
   if (loadingEns) {
     return h('img', {
diff --git a/ui/app/components/send_/send-content/send-to-row/send-to-row.component.js b/ui/app/components/send_/send-content/send-to-row/send-to-row.component.js
index 0a83186a5..1c2ecdf9c 100644
--- a/ui/app/components/send_/send-content/send-to-row/send-to-row.component.js
+++ b/ui/app/components/send_/send-content/send-to-row/send-to-row.component.js
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ export default class SendToRow extends Component {
     updateSendToError: PropTypes.func,
   };
 
-  handleToChange (to, nickname = '') {
+  handleToChange (to, nickname = '', toError) {
     const { updateSendTo, updateSendToError, updateGas } = this.props
-    const toErrorObject = getToErrorObject(to)
+    const toErrorObject = getToErrorObject(to, toError)
     updateSendTo(to, nickname)
     updateSendToError(toErrorObject)
     if (toErrorObject.to === null) {
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export default class SendToRow extends Component {
           inError={inError}
           name={'address'}
           network={network}
-          onChange={(newTo, newNickname) => this.handleToChange(newTo, newNickname)}
+          onChange={({ toAddress, nickname, toError }) => this.handleToChange(toAddress, nickname, toError)}
           openDropdown={() => openToDropdown()}
           placeholder={this.context.t('recipientAddress')}
           to={to}
diff --git a/ui/app/components/send_/send-content/send-to-row/send-to-row.utils.js b/ui/app/components/send_/send-content/send-to-row/send-to-row.utils.js
index cea51ee20..6b90a9f09 100644
--- a/ui/app/components/send_/send-content/send-to-row/send-to-row.utils.js
+++ b/ui/app/components/send_/send-content/send-to-row/send-to-row.utils.js
@@ -4,12 +4,10 @@ const {
 } = require('../../send.constants')
 const { isValidAddress } = require('../../../../util')
 
-function getToErrorObject (to) {
-  let toError = null
-
+function getToErrorObject (to, toError = null) {
   if (!to) {
     toError = REQUIRED_ERROR
-  } else if (!isValidAddress(to)) {
+  } else if (!isValidAddress(to) && !toError) {
     toError = INVALID_RECIPIENT_ADDRESS_ERROR
   }
 
diff --git a/ui/app/components/send_/send-content/send-to-row/tests/send-to-row-component.test.js b/ui/app/components/send_/send-content/send-to-row/tests/send-to-row-component.test.js
index 58fe51dcf..781371004 100644
--- a/ui/app/components/send_/send-content/send-to-row/tests/send-to-row-component.test.js
+++ b/ui/app/components/send_/send-content/send-to-row/tests/send-to-row-component.test.js
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import proxyquire from 'proxyquire'
 
 const SendToRow = proxyquire('../send-to-row.component.js', {
   './send-to-row.utils.js': {
-    getToErrorObject: (to) => ({
-      to: to === false ? null : `mockToErrorObject:${to}`,
+    getToErrorObject: (to, toError) => ({
+      to: to === false ? null : `mockToErrorObject:${to}${toError}`,
     }),
   },
 }).default
@@ -67,11 +67,11 @@ describe('SendToRow Component', function () {
 
     it('should call updateSendToError', () => {
       assert.equal(propsMethodSpies.updateSendToError.callCount, 0)
-      instance.handleToChange('mockTo2')
+      instance.handleToChange('mockTo2', '', 'mockToError')
       assert.equal(propsMethodSpies.updateSendToError.callCount, 1)
       assert.deepEqual(
         propsMethodSpies.updateSendToError.getCall(0).args,
-        [{ to: 'mockToErrorObject:mockTo2' }]
+        [{ to: 'mockToErrorObject:mockTo2mockToError' }]
       )
     })
 
@@ -138,11 +138,11 @@ describe('SendToRow Component', function () {
       openDropdown()
       assert.equal(propsMethodSpies.openToDropdown.callCount, 1)
       assert.equal(SendToRow.prototype.handleToChange.callCount, 0)
-      onChange('mockNewTo', 'mockNewNickname')
+      onChange({ toAddress: 'mockNewTo', nickname: 'mockNewNickname', toError: 'mockToError' })
       assert.equal(SendToRow.prototype.handleToChange.callCount, 1)
       assert.deepEqual(
         SendToRow.prototype.handleToChange.getCall(0).args,
-        ['mockNewTo', 'mockNewNickname']
+        ['mockNewTo', 'mockNewNickname', 'mockToError']
       )
     })
   })
diff --git a/ui/app/components/send_/send-content/send-to-row/tests/send-to-row-utils.test.js b/ui/app/components/send_/send-content/send-to-row/tests/send-to-row-utils.test.js
index 615c9581b..4d2447c32 100644
--- a/ui/app/components/send_/send-content/send-to-row/tests/send-to-row-utils.test.js
+++ b/ui/app/components/send_/send-content/send-to-row/tests/send-to-row-utils.test.js
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ describe('send-to-row utils', () => {
         to: null,
       })
     })
+
+    it('should return the passed error if to is truthy but invalid if to is truthy and valid', () => {
+      assert.deepEqual(getToErrorObject('invalid #$ 345878', 'someExplicitError'), {
+        to: 'someExplicitError',
+      })
+    })
   })
 
 })
diff --git a/ui/app/util.js b/ui/app/util.js
index 1ccd17ba7..8c85c5926 100644
--- a/ui/app/util.js
+++ b/ui/app/util.js
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ module.exports = {
   miniAddressSummary: miniAddressSummary,
   isAllOneCase: isAllOneCase,
   isValidAddress: isValidAddress,
+  isValidENSAddress,
   numericBalance: numericBalance,
   parseBalance: parseBalance,
   formatBalance: formatBalance,
@@ -87,6 +88,10 @@ function isValidAddress (address) {
   return (isAllOneCase(prefixed) && ethUtil.isValidAddress(prefixed)) || ethUtil.isValidChecksumAddress(prefixed)
 }
 
+function isValidENSAddress (address) {
+  return address.match(/^.{7,}\.(eth|test)$/)
+}
+
 function isInvalidChecksumAddress (address) {
   var prefixed = ethUtil.addHexPrefix(address)
   if (address === '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000') return false