diff --git a/ui/app/pages/send/send-content/add-recipient/ens-input.component.js b/ui/app/pages/send/send-content/add-recipient/ens-input.component.js
index ccbfed356..5c02e2654 100644
--- a/ui/app/pages/send/send-content/add-recipient/ens-input.component.js
+++ b/ui/app/pages/send/send-content/add-recipient/ens-input.component.js
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ export default class EnsInput extends Component {
     onReset: PropTypes.func,
     onValidAddressTyped: PropTypes.func,
     contact: PropTypes.object,
+    value: PropTypes.string,
   }
 
   state = {
@@ -53,20 +54,33 @@ export default class EnsInput extends Component {
     }
   }
 
-  // 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.
   componentDidUpdate (prevProps) {
     const {
       input,
     } = this.state
     const {
       network,
+      value,
     } = this.props
 
+    let newValue
+
+    // Set the value of our input based on QR code provided by parent
+    const newProvidedValue = input !== value && prevProps.value !== value
+    if (newProvidedValue) {
+      newValue = value
+    }
+
     if (prevProps.network !== network) {
       const provider = global.ethereumProvider
       this.ens = new ENS({ provider, network })
-      this.onChange({ target: { value: input } })
+      if (!newProvidedValue) {
+        newValue = input
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (newValue !== undefined) {
+      this.onChange({ target: { value: newValue } })
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/ui/app/pages/settings/contact-list-tab/add-contact/add-contact.component.js b/ui/app/pages/settings/contact-list-tab/add-contact/add-contact.component.js
index 12f420186..632ad1b4e 100644
--- a/ui/app/pages/settings/contact-list-tab/add-contact/add-contact.component.js
+++ b/ui/app/pages/settings/contact-list-tab/add-contact/add-contact.component.js
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ export default class AddContact extends PureComponent {
   validate = (address) => {
     const valid = isValidAddress(address)
     const validEnsAddress = isValidDomainName(address)
+
     if (valid || validEnsAddress || address === '') {
       this.setState({ error: '', ethAddress: address })
     } else {
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ export default class AddContact extends PureComponent {
           this.setState({ ensAddress: address, error: '', ensError: '' })
         }}
         updateEnsResolutionError={(message) => this.setState({ ensError: message })}
+        value={this.state.ethAddress || ''}
       />
     )
   }