diff --git a/ui/app/components/pending-tx/confirm-send-ether.js b/ui/app/components/pending-tx/confirm-send-ether.js
index d1ce25cbf..14077b5e8 100644
--- a/ui/app/components/pending-tx/confirm-send-ether.js
+++ b/ui/app/components/pending-tx/confirm-send-ether.js
@@ -7,11 +7,16 @@ const clone = require('clone')
 const ethUtil = require('ethereumjs-util')
 const BN = ethUtil.BN
 const hexToBn = require('../../../../app/scripts/lib/hex-to-bn')
+const classnames = require('classnames')
 const {
   conversionUtil,
   addCurrencies,
   multiplyCurrencies,
 } = require('../../conversion-util')
+const {
+  getGasTotal,
+  isBalanceSufficient,
+}  = require('../send/send-utils')
 const GasFeeDisplay = require('../send/gas-fee-display-v2')
 const t = require('../../../i18n')
 const SenderToRecipient = require('../sender-to-recipient')
@@ -30,12 +35,14 @@ function mapStateToProps (state) {
   } = state.metamask
   const accounts = state.metamask.accounts
   const selectedAddress = state.metamask.selectedAddress || Object.keys(accounts)[0]
+  const { balance } = accounts[selectedAddress]
   return {
     conversionRate,
     identities,
     selectedAddress,
     currentCurrency,
     send,
+    balance,
   }
 }
 
@@ -86,6 +93,7 @@ function mapDispatchToProps (dispatch) {
       }))
       dispatch(actions.showModal({ name: 'CUSTOMIZE_GAS' }))
     },
+    updateSendErrors: error => dispatch(actions.updateSendErrors(error)),
   }
 }
 
@@ -218,7 +226,12 @@ ConfirmSendEther.prototype.render = function () {
     conversionRate,
     currentCurrency: convertedCurrency,
     showCustomizeGasModal,
-    send: { gasTotal, gasLimit: sendGasLimit, gasPrice: sendGasPrice },
+    send: {
+      gasTotal,
+      gasLimit: sendGasLimit,
+      gasPrice: sendGasPrice,
+      errors,
+    },
   } = this.props
   const txMeta = this.gatherTxMeta()
   const txParams = txMeta.txParams || {}
@@ -326,7 +339,12 @@ ConfirmSendEther.prototype.render = function () {
           ]),
 
           h('section.flex-row.flex-center.confirm-screen-row.confirm-screen-total-box ', [
-            h('div.confirm-screen-section-column', [
+            h('div', {
+              className: classnames({
+                'confirm-screen-section-column--with-error': errors['insufficientFunds'],
+                'confirm-screen-section-column': !errors['insufficientFunds'],
+              })
+            }, [
               h('span.confirm-screen-label', [ t('total') + ' ' ]),
               h('div.confirm-screen-total-box__subtitle', [ t('amountPlusGas') ]),
             ]),
@@ -335,6 +353,8 @@ ConfirmSendEther.prototype.render = function () {
               h('div.confirm-screen-row-info', `${totalInFIAT} ${currentCurrency.toUpperCase()}`),
               h('div.confirm-screen-row-detail', `${totalInETH} ETH`),
             ]),
+
+            this.renderErrorMessage('insufficientFunds'),
           ]),
         ]),
 
@@ -439,16 +459,28 @@ ConfirmSendEther.prototype.render = function () {
   )
 }
 
+ConfirmSendEther.prototype.renderErrorMessage = function (message) {
+  const { send: { errors } } = this.props
+
+  return errors[message]
+    ? h('div.confirm-screen-error', [ errors[message] ])
+    : null
+}
+
 ConfirmSendEther.prototype.onSubmit = function (event) {
   event.preventDefault()
+  const { updateSendErrors } = this.props
   const txMeta = this.gatherTxMeta()
   const valid = this.checkValidity()
+  const balanceIsSufficient = this.isBalanceSufficient(txMeta)
   this.setState({ valid, submitting: true })
 
-  if (valid && this.verifyGasParams()) {
+  if (valid && this.verifyGasParams() && balanceIsSufficient) {
     this.props.sendTransaction(txMeta, event)
+  } else if (!balanceIsSufficient) {
+    updateSendErrors({ insufficientFunds: t('insufficientFunds') })
   } else {
-    this.props.dispatch(actions.displayWarning(t('invalidGasParams')))
+    updateSendErrors({ invalidGasParams: t('invalidGasParams') })
     this.setState({ submitting: false })
   }
 }
@@ -460,6 +492,28 @@ ConfirmSendEther.prototype.cancel = function (event, txMeta) {
   cancelTransaction(txMeta)
 }
 
+ConfirmSendEther.prototype.isBalanceSufficient = function (txMeta) {
+  const {
+    balance,
+    conversionRate,
+  } = this.props
+  const {
+    txParams: {
+      gas,
+      gasPrice,
+      value: amount,
+    },
+  } = txMeta
+  const gasTotal = getGasTotal(gas, gasPrice)
+
+  return isBalanceSufficient({
+    amount,
+    gasTotal,
+    balance,
+    conversionRate,
+  })
+}
+
 ConfirmSendEther.prototype.checkValidity = function () {
   const form = this.getFormEl()
   const valid = form.checkValidity()
diff --git a/ui/app/components/send/send-utils.js b/ui/app/components/send/send-utils.js
index d8211930d..71bfb2668 100644
--- a/ui/app/components/send/send-utils.js
+++ b/ui/app/components/send/send-utils.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const {
   addCurrencies,
   conversionUtil,
   conversionGTE,
+  multiplyCurrencies,
 } = require('../../conversion-util')
 const {
   calcTokenAmount,
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ function isBalanceSufficient ({
     {
       value: totalAmount,
       fromNumericBase: 'hex',
-      conversionRate: amountConversionRate,
+      conversionRate: amountConversionRate || conversionRate,
       fromCurrency: primaryCurrency,
     },
   )
@@ -62,7 +63,16 @@ function isTokenBalanceSufficient ({
   return tokenBalanceIsSufficient
 }
 
+function getGasTotal (gasLimit, gasPrice) {
+  return multiplyCurrencies(gasLimit, gasPrice, {
+    toNumericBase: 'hex',
+    multiplicandBase: 16,
+    multiplierBase: 16,
+  })
+}
+
 module.exports = {
+  getGasTotal,
   isBalanceSufficient,
   isTokenBalanceSufficient,
 }
diff --git a/ui/app/css/itcss/components/confirm.scss b/ui/app/css/itcss/components/confirm.scss
index abe138f54..85ff14e6e 100644
--- a/ui/app/css/itcss/components/confirm.scss
+++ b/ui/app/css/itcss/components/confirm.scss
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ section .confirm-screen-account-number,
 
 .confirm-screen-total-box {
   background-color: $wild-sand;
+  position: relative;
 
   .confirm-screen-label {
     line-height: 21px;
@@ -287,6 +288,30 @@ section .confirm-screen-account-number,
   }
 }
 
+.confirm-screen-error {
+  font-size: 12px;
+  line-height: 12px;
+  color: #f00;
+  position: absolute;
+  right: 12px;
+  width: 80px;
+  text-align: right;
+}
+
+.confirm-screen-row.confirm-screen-total-box {
+  .confirm-screen-section-column--with-error {
+    flex: 0.6;
+  }
+}
+
+@media screen and (max-width: 379px) {
+  .confirm-screen-row.confirm-screen-total-box {
+    .confirm-screen-section-column--with-error {
+      flex: 0.4;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 .confirm-screen-confirm-button {
   height: 50px;
   border-radius: 4px;
diff --git a/ui/app/send-v2.js b/ui/app/send-v2.js
index 620da73f8..497d0b147 100644
--- a/ui/app/send-v2.js
+++ b/ui/app/send-v2.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ const {
 const {
   isBalanceSufficient,
   isTokenBalanceSufficient,
+  getGasTotal,
 } = require('./components/send/send-utils')
 const { isValidAddress } = require('./util')
 
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ SendTransactionScreen.prototype.updateGas = function () {
         estimateGas(estimateGasParams),
       ])
       .then(([gasPrice, gas]) => {
-        const newGasTotal = this.getGasTotal(gas, gasPrice)
+        const newGasTotal = getGasTotal(gas, gasPrice)
         updateGasTotal(newGasTotal)
         this.setState({ gasLoadingError: false })
       })
@@ -136,19 +137,11 @@ SendTransactionScreen.prototype.updateGas = function () {
         this.setState({ gasLoadingError: true })
       })
   } else {
-    const newGasTotal = this.getGasTotal(gasLimit, gasPrice)
+    const newGasTotal = getGasTotal(gasLimit, gasPrice)
     updateGasTotal(newGasTotal)
   }
 }
 
-SendTransactionScreen.prototype.getGasTotal = function (gasLimit, gasPrice) {
-  return multiplyCurrencies(gasLimit, gasPrice, {
-    toNumericBase: 'hex',
-    multiplicandBase: 16,
-    multiplierBase: 16,
-  })
-}
-
 SendTransactionScreen.prototype.componentDidUpdate = function (prevProps) {
   const {
     from: { balance },