diff --git a/ui/app/pages/send/send-content/add-recipient/add-recipient.component.js b/ui/app/pages/send/send-content/add-recipient/add-recipient.component.js
index a13a4a666..82ccfa1d4 100644
--- a/ui/app/pages/send/send-content/add-recipient/add-recipient.component.js
+++ b/ui/app/pages/send/send-content/add-recipient/add-recipient.component.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export default class AddRecipient extends Component {
     updateSendTo: PropTypes.func,
     ensResolution: PropTypes.string,
     toError: PropTypes.string,
+    toWarning: PropTypes.string,
     ensResolutionError: PropTypes.string,
     addressBookEntryName: PropTypes.string,
     contacts: PropTypes.array,
@@ -212,14 +213,13 @@ export default class AddRecipient extends Component {
   }
 
   renderDialogs() {
-    const { toError, ensResolutionError, ensResolution } = this.props;
+    const {
+      toError,
+      toWarning,
+      ensResolutionError,
+      ensResolution,
+    } = this.props;
     const { t } = this.context;
-    const contacts = this.searchForContacts();
-    const recents = this.searchForRecents();
-
-    if (contacts.length || recents.length) {
-      return null;
-    }
 
     if (ensResolutionError) {
       return (
@@ -227,14 +227,18 @@ export default class AddRecipient extends Component {
           {ensResolutionError}
         </Dialog>
       );
-    }
-
-    if (toError && toError !== 'required' && !ensResolution) {
+    } else if (toError && toError !== 'required' && !ensResolution) {
       return (
         <Dialog type="error" className="send__error-dialog">
           {t(toError)}
         </Dialog>
       );
+    } else if (toWarning) {
+      return (
+        <Dialog type="warning" className="send__error-dialog">
+          {t(toWarning)}
+        </Dialog>
+      );
     }
 
     return null;
diff --git a/ui/app/pages/send/send-content/add-recipient/tests/add-recipient-component.test.js b/ui/app/pages/send/send-content/add-recipient/tests/add-recipient-component.test.js
index 7736969e9..55f193590 100644
--- a/ui/app/pages/send/send-content/add-recipient/tests/add-recipient-component.test.js
+++ b/ui/app/pages/send/send-content/add-recipient/tests/add-recipient-component.test.js
@@ -210,20 +210,5 @@ describe('AddRecipient Component', function () {
 
       assert.strictEqual(dialog.length, 0);
     });
-
-    it('should not render error when query has results', function () {
-      wrapper.setProps({
-        addressBook: [
-          { address: '0x125', name: 'alice' },
-          { address: '0x126', name: 'alex' },
-          { address: '0x127', name: 'catherine' },
-        ],
-        toError: 'bad',
-      });
-
-      const dialog = wrapper.find(Dialog);
-
-      assert.strictEqual(dialog.length, 0);
-    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/ui/app/pages/send/send.component.js b/ui/app/pages/send/send.component.js
index 3fbd7ecd8..98c3b6600 100644
--- a/ui/app/pages/send/send.component.js
+++ b/ui/app/pages/send/send.component.js
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ export default class SendTransactionScreen extends Component {
   }
 
   renderAddRecipient() {
-    const { toError } = this.state;
+    const { toError, toWarning } = this.state;
     return (
       <AddRecipient
         updateGas={({ to, amount, data } = {}) =>
@@ -349,6 +349,7 @@ export default class SendTransactionScreen extends Component {
         }
         query={this.state.query}
         toError={toError}
+        toWarning={toWarning}
         setInternalSearch={(internalSearch) =>
           this.setInternalSearch(internalSearch)
         }