diff --git a/app/scripts/controllers/transactions.js b/app/scripts/controllers/transactions.js
index 7e2cc15da..458bf912b 100644
--- a/app/scripts/controllers/transactions.js
+++ b/app/scripts/controllers/transactions.js
@@ -161,9 +161,11 @@ module.exports = class TransactionController extends EventEmitter {
     this.emit(`${txMeta.id}:unapproved`, txMeta)
   }
 
-  async newUnapprovedTransaction (txParams) {
+  async newUnapprovedTransaction (txParams, opts = {origin: 'metamask'}) {
     log.debug(`MetaMaskController newUnapprovedTransaction ${JSON.stringify(txParams)}`)
     const initialTxMeta = await this.addUnapprovedTransaction(txParams)
+    initialTxMeta.origin = opts.origin
+    this.txStateManager.updateTx(initialTxMeta, '#newUnapprovedTransaction - adding the origin')
     // listen for tx completion (success, fail)
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       this.txStateManager.once(`${initialTxMeta.id}:finished`, (finishedTxMeta) => {
diff --git a/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js b/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
index 4422a5cf3..b96acc9da 100644
--- a/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
+++ b/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ module.exports = class MetamaskController extends EventEmitter {
     this.defaultMaxListeners = 20
 
     this.sendUpdate = debounce(this.privateSendUpdate.bind(this), 200)
-    
     this.opts = opts
     const initState = opts.initState || {}
     this.recordFirstTimeInfo(initState)
@@ -242,6 +241,11 @@ module.exports = class MetamaskController extends EventEmitter {
       static: {
         eth_syncing: false,
         web3_clientVersion: `MetaMask/v${version}`,
+        eth_sendTransaction: (payload, next, end) => {
+          const origin = payload.origin
+          const txParams = payload.params[0]
+          nodeify(this.txController.newUnapprovedTransaction, this.txController)(txParams, { origin }, end)
+        },
       },
       // account mgmt
       getAccounts: (cb) => {
@@ -256,7 +260,6 @@ module.exports = class MetamaskController extends EventEmitter {
         cb(null, result)
       },
       // tx signing
-      processTransaction: nodeify(async (txParams) => await this.txController.newUnapprovedTransaction(txParams), this),
       // old style msg signing
       processMessage: this.newUnsignedMessage.bind(this),
       // personal_sign msg signing