diff --git a/app/_locales/en/messages.json b/app/_locales/en/messages.json
index 767d0d9f4..f8840e320 100644
--- a/app/_locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/app/_locales/en/messages.json
@@ -1604,6 +1604,9 @@
   "mainnet": {
     "message": "Ethereum Mainnet"
   },
+  "mainnetToken": {
+    "message": "This address matches a known mainnet token address. Recheck the contract address and network for the token you are trying to add."
+  },
   "makeAnotherSwap": {
     "message": "Create a new swap"
   },
diff --git a/ui/pages/import-token/import-token.component.js b/ui/pages/import-token/import-token.component.js
index 1d4866dc2..dc2dbf1fe 100644
--- a/ui/pages/import-token/import-token.component.js
+++ b/ui/pages/import-token/import-token.component.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import React, { Component } from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import { getTokenTrackerLink } from '@metamask/etherscan-link';
+import contractMap from '@metamask/contract-metadata';
 import {
   checkExistingAddresses,
   getURLHostName,
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ class ImportToken extends Component {
     forceEditSymbol: false,
     symbolAutoFilled: false,
     decimalAutoFilled: false,
+    mainnetTokenWarning: null,
   };
 
   componentDidMount() {
@@ -192,6 +194,7 @@ class ImportToken extends Component {
       tokenSelectorError: null,
       symbolAutoFilled: false,
       decimalAutoFilled: false,
+      mainnetTokenWarning: null,
     });
 
     const addressIsValid = isValidHexAddress(customAddress, {
@@ -199,6 +202,12 @@ class ImportToken extends Component {
     });
     const standardAddress = addHexPrefix(customAddress).toLowerCase();
 
+    const isMainnetToken = Object.keys(contractMap).some(
+      (key) => key.toLowerCase() === customAddress.toLowerCase(),
+    );
+
+    const isMainnetNetwork = this.props.chainId === '0x1';
+
     switch (true) {
       case !addressIsValid:
         this.setState({
@@ -209,6 +218,16 @@ class ImportToken extends Component {
           customDecimalsError: null,
         });
 
+        break;
+      case isMainnetToken && !isMainnetNetwork:
+        this.setState({
+          mainnetTokenWarning: this.context.t('mainnetToken'),
+          customSymbol: '',
+          customDecimals: 0,
+          customSymbolError: null,
+          customDecimalsError: null,
+        });
+
         break;
       case Boolean(this.props.identities[standardAddress]):
         this.setState({
@@ -270,6 +289,7 @@ class ImportToken extends Component {
       forceEditSymbol,
       symbolAutoFilled,
       decimalAutoFilled,
+      mainnetTokenWarning,
     } = this.state;
 
     const { chainId, rpcPrefs } = this.props;
@@ -310,7 +330,7 @@ class ImportToken extends Component {
           type="text"
           value={customAddress}
           onChange={(e) => this.handleCustomAddressChange(e.target.value)}
-          error={customAddressError}
+          error={customAddressError || mainnetTokenWarning}
           fullWidth
           autoFocus
           margin="normal"