diff --git a/app/_locales/en/messages.json b/app/_locales/en/messages.json
index 7810c6eb4..33e72cd83 100644
--- a/app/_locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/app/_locales/en/messages.json
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@
   "balance": {
     "message": "Balance"
   },
+  "balanceOutdated": {
+    "message": "Balance may be outdated"
+  },
   "balances": {
     "message": "Token balance(s)"
   },
diff --git a/development/states/confirm-sig-requests.json b/development/states/confirm-sig-requests.json
index 613112ec9..aa3e8dfdf 100644
--- a/development/states/confirm-sig-requests.json
+++ b/development/states/confirm-sig-requests.json
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
         "name": "Send Account 4"
       }
     },
+    "cachedBalances": {},
     "unapprovedTxs": {},
     "currentCurrency": "USD",
     "conversionRate": 1200.88200327,
diff --git a/development/states/currency-localization.json b/development/states/currency-localization.json
index a4ca19eb6..7dd1a135d 100644
--- a/development/states/currency-localization.json
+++ b/development/states/currency-localization.json
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
         "name": "Send Account 4"
       }
     },
+    "cachedBalances": {},
     "unapprovedTxs": {},
     "currentCurrency": "USD",
     "conversionRate": 19855,
diff --git a/development/states/send-edit.json b/development/states/send-edit.json
index 0157dece4..f617910f1 100644
--- a/development/states/send-edit.json
+++ b/development/states/send-edit.json
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
         "name": "Send Account 4"
       }
     },
+    "cachedBalances": {},
     "assetImages": {},
     "unapprovedTxs": {},
     "currentCurrency": "USD",
diff --git a/development/states/send-new-ui.json b/development/states/send-new-ui.json
index 88bffbd48..bb4d80c5c 100644
--- a/development/states/send-new-ui.json
+++ b/development/states/send-new-ui.json
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
         "name": "Send Account 4"
       }
     },
+    "cachedBalances": {},
     "unapprovedTxs": {},
     "currentCurrency": "USD",
     "conversionRate": 1200.88200327,
diff --git a/development/states/tx-list-items.json b/development/states/tx-list-items.json
index 24daf3254..7939e3d94 100644
--- a/development/states/tx-list-items.json
+++ b/development/states/tx-list-items.json
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
         "name": "Send Account 4"
       }
     },
+    "cachedBalances": {},
     "currentCurrency": "USD",
     "conversionRate": 1200.88200327,
     "conversionDate": 1489013762,
diff --git a/test/data/mock-state.json b/test/data/mock-state.json
index 8deff5531..671697182 100644
--- a/test/data/mock-state.json
+++ b/test/data/mock-state.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
         "name": "Test Account 2"
       }
     },
+    "cachedBalances": {},
     "unapprovedTxs": {
       "8393540981007587": {
         "id": 8393540981007587,
diff --git a/test/unit/ui/app/selectors.spec.js b/test/unit/ui/app/selectors.spec.js
index e2b198abf..070de0bcd 100644
--- a/test/unit/ui/app/selectors.spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/ui/app/selectors.spec.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ describe('Selectors', function () {
               'address': '0x0dcd5d886577d5081b0c52e242ef29e70be3e7bc',
             },
           },
+          cachedBalances: {},
         },
       }
     })
diff --git a/ui/app/components/currency-display/currency-display.component.js b/ui/app/components/currency-display/currency-display.component.js
index 2d7413b57..6a743cc4e 100644
--- a/ui/app/components/currency-display/currency-display.component.js
+++ b/ui/app/components/currency-display/currency-display.component.js
@@ -17,10 +17,11 @@ export default class CurrencyDisplay extends PureComponent {
     value: PropTypes.string,
     numberOfDecimals: PropTypes.oneOfType([PropTypes.string, PropTypes.number]),
     hideLabel: PropTypes.bool,
+    hideTitle: PropTypes.bool,
   }
 
   render () {
-    const { className, displayValue, prefix, prefixComponent, style, suffix } = this.props
+    const { className, displayValue, prefix, prefixComponent, style, suffix, hideTitle } = this.props
     const text = `${prefix || ''}${displayValue}`
     const title = `${text} ${suffix}`
 
@@ -28,9 +29,9 @@ export default class CurrencyDisplay extends PureComponent {
       <div
         className={classnames('currency-display-component', className)}
         style={style}
-        title={title}
+        title={!hideTitle && title || null}
       >
-        { prefixComponent}
+        { prefixComponent }
         <span className="currency-display-component__text">{ text }</span>
         {
           suffix && (
diff --git a/ui/app/components/send/account-list-item/account-list-item.component.js b/ui/app/components/send/account-list-item/account-list-item.component.js
index a61467bb3..665383e58 100644
--- a/ui/app/components/send/account-list-item/account-list-item.component.js
+++ b/ui/app/components/send/account-list-item/account-list-item.component.js
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import React, { Component } from 'react'
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types'
+import classnames from 'classnames'
 import { checksumAddress } from '../../../util'
 import Identicon from '../../identicon'
 import UserPreferencedCurrencyDisplay from '../../user-preferenced-currency-display'
 import { PRIMARY, SECONDARY } from '../../../constants/common'
+import Tooltip from '../../tooltip-v2'
 
 export default class AccountListItem extends Component {
 
@@ -16,6 +18,7 @@ export default class AccountListItem extends Component {
     displayBalance: PropTypes.bool,
     handleClick: PropTypes.func,
     icon: PropTypes.node,
+    balanceIsCached: PropTypes.bool,
   };
 
   static contextTypes = {
@@ -30,6 +33,7 @@ export default class AccountListItem extends Component {
       displayBalance = true,
       handleClick,
       icon = null,
+      balanceIsCached,
     } = this.props
 
     const { name, address, balance } = account || {}
@@ -58,16 +62,34 @@ export default class AccountListItem extends Component {
 
       {
         displayBalance && (
-          <div className="account-list-item__account-balances">
-            <UserPreferencedCurrencyDisplay
-              type={PRIMARY}
-              value={balance}
-            />
-            <UserPreferencedCurrencyDisplay
-              type={SECONDARY}
-              value={balance}
-            />
-          </div>
+          <Tooltip
+            position="left"
+            title={this.context.t('balanceOutdated')}
+            disabled={!balanceIsCached}
+            style={{
+              left: '-20px !important',
+            }}
+          >
+            <div className={classnames('account-list-item__account-balances', {
+              'account-list-item__cached-balances': balanceIsCached,
+            })}>
+              <div className="account-list-item__primary-cached-container">
+                <UserPreferencedCurrencyDisplay
+                  type={PRIMARY}
+                  value={balance}
+                  hideTitle={true}
+                />
+                {
+                  balanceIsCached ? <span className="account-list-item__cached-star">*</span> : null
+                }
+              </div>
+              <UserPreferencedCurrencyDisplay
+                type={SECONDARY}
+                value={balance}
+                hideTitle={true}
+              />
+            </div>
+          </Tooltip>
         )
       }
 
diff --git a/ui/app/components/send/account-list-item/account-list-item.container.js b/ui/app/components/send/account-list-item/account-list-item.container.js
index f8e73d923..03a60be67 100644
--- a/ui/app/components/send/account-list-item/account-list-item.container.js
+++ b/ui/app/components/send/account-list-item/account-list-item.container.js
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ import {
     getCurrentCurrency,
     getNativeCurrency,
 } from '../send.selectors.js'
+import {
+  isBalanceCached,
+} from '../../../selectors'
 import AccountListItem from './account-list-item.component'
 
 export default connect(mapStateToProps)(AccountListItem)
@@ -13,5 +16,6 @@ function mapStateToProps (state) {
     conversionRate: getConversionRate(state),
     currentCurrency: getCurrentCurrency(state),
     nativeCurrency: getNativeCurrency(state),
+    balanceIsCached: isBalanceCached(state),
   }
 }
diff --git a/ui/app/components/send/account-list-item/tests/account-list-item-component.test.js b/ui/app/components/send/account-list-item/tests/account-list-item-component.test.js
index 6ffc0b1c6..f2ddb73c0 100644
--- a/ui/app/components/send/account-list-item/tests/account-list-item-component.test.js
+++ b/ui/app/components/send/account-list-item/tests/account-list-item-component.test.js
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ describe('AccountListItem Component', function () {
         {
           type: 'PRIMARY',
           value: 'mockBalance',
+          hideTitle: true,
         }
       )
     })
diff --git a/ui/app/components/send/account-list-item/tests/account-list-item-container.test.js b/ui/app/components/send/account-list-item/tests/account-list-item-container.test.js
index 7c2f5fcb2..8c22bc8f8 100644
--- a/ui/app/components/send/account-list-item/tests/account-list-item-container.test.js
+++ b/ui/app/components/send/account-list-item/tests/account-list-item-container.test.js
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ proxyquire('../account-list-item.container.js', {
     getCurrentCurrency: (s) => `mockCurrentCurrency:${s}`,
     getNativeCurrency: (s) => `mockNativeCurrency:${s}`,
   },
+  '../../../selectors.js': {
+    isBalanceCached: (s) => `mockBalanceIsCached:${s}`,
+  },
 })
 
 describe('account-list-item container', () => {
@@ -26,6 +29,7 @@ describe('account-list-item container', () => {
         conversionRate: 'mockConversionRate:mockState',
         currentCurrency: 'mockCurrentCurrency:mockState',
         nativeCurrency: 'mockNativeCurrency:mockState',
+        balanceIsCached: 'mockBalanceIsCached:mockState',
       })
     })
 
diff --git a/ui/app/components/send/tests/send-selectors-test-data.js b/ui/app/components/send/tests/send-selectors-test-data.js
index 30a2666cf..66c0da229 100644
--- a/ui/app/components/send/tests/send-selectors-test-data.js
+++ b/ui/app/components/send/tests/send-selectors-test-data.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ module.exports = {
         'name': 'Send Account 4',
       },
     },
+    'cachedBalances': {},
     'currentBlockGasLimit': '0x4c1878',
     'currentCurrency': 'USD',
     'conversionRate': 1200.88200327,
diff --git a/ui/app/components/tooltip-v2.js b/ui/app/components/tooltip-v2.js
index 054782203..b54026794 100644
--- a/ui/app/components/tooltip-v2.js
+++ b/ui/app/components/tooltip-v2.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export default class Tooltip extends PureComponent {
     arrow: PropTypes.bool,
     children: PropTypes.node,
     containerClassName: PropTypes.string,
+    disabled: PropTypes.bool,
     onHidden: PropTypes.func,
     position: PropTypes.oneOf([
       'top',
@@ -33,10 +34,11 @@ export default class Tooltip extends PureComponent {
     title: PropTypes.string,
     trigger: PropTypes.any,
     wrapperClassName: PropTypes.string,
+    style: PropTypes.object,
   }
 
   render () {
-    const {arrow, children, containerClassName, position, size, title, trigger, onHidden, wrapperClassName } = this.props
+    const {arrow, children, containerClassName, disabled, position, size, title, trigger, onHidden, wrapperClassName, style } = this.props
 
     if (!title) {
       return (
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@ export default class Tooltip extends PureComponent {
       <div className={wrapperClassName}>
         <ReactTippy
           className={containerClassName}
+          disabled={disabled}
           title={title}
           position={position}
           trigger={trigger}
@@ -57,6 +60,7 @@ export default class Tooltip extends PureComponent {
           size={size}
           arrow={arrow}
           onHidden={onHidden}
+          style={style}
         >
           {children}
         </ReactTippy>
diff --git a/ui/app/components/transaction-view-balance/index.scss b/ui/app/components/transaction-view-balance/index.scss
index f3fd580d7..bdcd536b0 100644
--- a/ui/app/components/transaction-view-balance/index.scss
+++ b/ui/app/components/transaction-view-balance/index.scss
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: column;
     min-width: 0;
+    position: relative;
 
     @media screen and (max-width: $break-small) {
       align-items: center;
@@ -26,6 +27,10 @@
     }
   }
 
+  &__primary-container {
+    display: flex;
+  }
+
   &__primary-balance {
     font-size: 1.5rem;
 
@@ -36,6 +41,19 @@
     }
   }
 
+  &__cached-star {
+    margin-left: 4px;
+  }
+
+  &__cached-balance, &__cached-star {
+    color: $web-orange;
+  }
+
+  &__cached-secondary-balance {
+    color: rgba(220, 153, 18, 0.6901960784313725);
+    font-size: 1.15rem;
+  }
+
   &__secondary-balance {
     font-size: 1.15rem;
     color: #a0a0a0;
diff --git a/ui/app/components/transaction-view-balance/transaction-view-balance.component.js b/ui/app/components/transaction-view-balance/transaction-view-balance.component.js
index a24b97478..bd6b4bdb6 100644
--- a/ui/app/components/transaction-view-balance/transaction-view-balance.component.js
+++ b/ui/app/components/transaction-view-balance/transaction-view-balance.component.js
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 import React, { PureComponent } from 'react'
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types'
+import classnames from 'classnames'
 import Button from '../button'
 import Identicon from '../identicon'
 import TokenBalance from '../token-balance'
 import UserPreferencedCurrencyDisplay from '../user-preferenced-currency-display'
 import { SEND_ROUTE } from '../../routes'
 import { PRIMARY, SECONDARY } from '../../constants/common'
+import Tooltip from '../tooltip-v2'
 
 export default class TransactionViewBalance extends PureComponent {
   static contextTypes = {
@@ -19,10 +21,11 @@ export default class TransactionViewBalance extends PureComponent {
     network: PropTypes.string,
     balance: PropTypes.string,
     assetImage: PropTypes.string,
+    balanceIsCached: PropTypes.bool,
   }
 
   renderBalance () {
-    const { selectedToken, balance } = this.props
+    const { selectedToken, balance, balanceIsCached } = this.props
 
     return selectedToken
       ? (
@@ -34,20 +37,34 @@ export default class TransactionViewBalance extends PureComponent {
           />
         </div>
       ) : (
-        <div className="transaction-view-balance__balance">
-          <UserPreferencedCurrencyDisplay
-            className="transaction-view-balance__primary-balance"
-            value={balance}
-            type={PRIMARY}
-            ethNumberOfDecimals={4}
-          />
-          <UserPreferencedCurrencyDisplay
-            className="transaction-view-balance__secondary-balance"
-            value={balance}
-            type={SECONDARY}
-            ethNumberOfDecimals={4}
-          />
-        </div>
+          <Tooltip position="top" title={this.context.t('balanceOutdated')} disabled={!balanceIsCached}>
+            <div className="transaction-view-balance__balance">
+                <div className="transaction-view-balance__primary-container">
+                  <UserPreferencedCurrencyDisplay
+                    className={classnames('transaction-view-balance__primary-balance', {
+                      'transaction-view-balance__cached-balance': balanceIsCached,
+                    })}
+                    value={balance}
+                    type={PRIMARY}
+                    ethNumberOfDecimals={4}
+                    hideTitle={true}
+                  />
+                  {
+                    balanceIsCached ? <span className="transaction-view-balance__cached-star">*</span> : null
+                  }
+                </div>
+                <UserPreferencedCurrencyDisplay
+                  className={classnames({
+                    'transaction-view-balance__cached-secondary-balance': balanceIsCached,
+                    'transaction-view-balance__secondary-balance': !balanceIsCached,
+                  })}
+                  value={balance}
+                  type={SECONDARY}
+                  ethNumberOfDecimals={4}
+                  hideTitle={true}
+                />
+            </div>
+          </Tooltip>
       )
   }
 
diff --git a/ui/app/components/transaction-view-balance/transaction-view-balance.container.js b/ui/app/components/transaction-view-balance/transaction-view-balance.container.js
index f9f05b0ae..354db5ae1 100644
--- a/ui/app/components/transaction-view-balance/transaction-view-balance.container.js
+++ b/ui/app/components/transaction-view-balance/transaction-view-balance.container.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   getNativeCurrency,
   getSelectedTokenAssetImage,
   getMetaMaskAccounts,
+  isBalanceCached,
 } from '../../selectors'
 import { showModal } from '../../actions'
 
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ const mapStateToProps = state => {
     balance,
     nativeCurrency: getNativeCurrency(state),
     assetImage: getSelectedTokenAssetImage(state),
+    balanceIsCached: isBalanceCached(state),
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/ui/app/components/user-preferenced-currency-display/user-preferenced-currency-display.component.js b/ui/app/components/user-preferenced-currency-display/user-preferenced-currency-display.component.js
index f2a834ea7..d9f29327d 100644
--- a/ui/app/components/user-preferenced-currency-display/user-preferenced-currency-display.component.js
+++ b/ui/app/components/user-preferenced-currency-display/user-preferenced-currency-display.component.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export default class UserPreferencedCurrencyDisplay extends PureComponent {
     value: PropTypes.string,
     numberOfDecimals: PropTypes.oneOfType([PropTypes.string, PropTypes.number]),
     hideLabel: PropTypes.bool,
+    hideTitle: PropTypes.bool,
     style: PropTypes.object,
     showEthLogo: PropTypes.bool,
     ethLogoHeight: PropTypes.oneOfType([PropTypes.string, PropTypes.number]),
diff --git a/ui/app/css/itcss/components/account-dropdown.scss b/ui/app/css/itcss/components/account-dropdown.scss
index b29afdc8c..716404cc3 100644
--- a/ui/app/css/itcss/components/account-dropdown.scss
+++ b/ui/app/css/itcss/components/account-dropdown.scss
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@
     position: relative;
   }
 
+  &__tooltip-wrapper {
+    left: -10px;
+  }
+
   &__account-balances {
     height: auto;
     border: none;
@@ -34,6 +38,24 @@
     position: relative;
   }
 
+  &__primary-cached-container {
+    display: flex;
+  }
+
+  &__cached-star {
+    margin-left: 4px;
+  }
+
+  &__cached-balances {
+    div:first-of-type {
+      color: $web-orange;
+    }
+
+    div:last-of-type {
+      color: rgba(220, 153, 18, 0.6901960784313725)
+    }
+  }
+
   &__account-name {
     font-size: 16px;
     margin-left: 8px;
@@ -52,6 +74,13 @@
     font-size: 12px;
   }
 
+  &__balance-flag {
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 3px;
+    left: -8px;
+    color: $curious-blue;
+  }
+
   &__account-primary-balance {
     color: $scorpion;
     border: none;
diff --git a/ui/app/css/itcss/settings/variables.scss b/ui/app/css/itcss/settings/variables.scss
index 42a8655df..89bd8b96a 100644
--- a/ui/app/css/itcss/settings/variables.scss
+++ b/ui/app/css/itcss/settings/variables.scss
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ $oslo-gray: #8C8E94;
 $polar: #fafcfe;
 $blizzard-blue: #bfdef3;
 $mischka: #dddee9;
+$web-orange: #f2a202;
 
 /*
   Z-Indicies
diff --git a/ui/app/selectors.js b/ui/app/selectors.js
index f1ef41f28..c60b27ab4 100644
--- a/ui/app/selectors.js
+++ b/ui/app/selectors.js
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ const selectors = {
   getMetaMaskAccounts,
   getCurrentEthBalance,
   getNetworkIdentifier,
+  isBalanceCached,
 }
 
 module.exports = selectors
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ function getSelectedIdentity (state) {
 
 function getMetaMaskAccounts (state) {
   const currentAccounts = state.metamask.accounts
-  const cachedBalances = state.metamask.cachedBalances
+  const cachedBalances = state.metamask.cachedBalances[state.metamask.network]
   const selectedAccounts = {}
 
   Object.keys(currentAccounts).forEach(accountID => {
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ function getMetaMaskAccounts (state) {
     if (account && account.balance === null || account.balance === undefined) {
       selectedAccounts[accountID] = {
         ...account,
-        balance: cachedBalances[accountID],
+        balance: cachedBalances && cachedBalances[accountID],
       }
     } else {
       selectedAccounts[accountID] = account
@@ -79,6 +80,20 @@ function getMetaMaskAccounts (state) {
   return selectedAccounts
 }
 
+function isBalanceCached (state) {
+  const selectedAccountBalance = state.metamask.accounts[getSelectedAddress(state)].balance
+  const cachedBalance = getSelectedAccountCachedBalance(state)
+
+  return Boolean(!selectedAccountBalance && cachedBalance)
+}
+
+function getSelectedAccountCachedBalance (state) {
+  const cachedBalances = state.metamask.cachedBalances[state.metamask.network]
+  const selectedAddress = getSelectedAddress(state)
+
+  return cachedBalances && cachedBalances[selectedAddress]
+}
+
 function getSelectedAccount (state) {
   const accounts = getMetaMaskAccounts(state)
   const selectedAddress = getSelectedAddress(state)