diff --git a/js/controllers/send.js b/js/controllers/send.js
index 86fc09017..c82ed9280 100644
--- a/js/controllers/send.js
+++ b/js/controllers/send.js
@@ -8,13 +8,19 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('SendController',
     var satToUnit = 1 / config.unitToSatoshi;
     $scope.defaultFee = bitcore.TransactionBuilder.FEE_PER_1000B_SAT * satToUnit;
     $scope.unitToBtc = config.unitToSatoshi / bitcore.util.COIN;
+    $scope.unitToSatoshi = config.unitToSatoshi;
     $scope.minAmount = config.limits.minAmountSatoshi * satToUnit;
 
-    this.alternativeName = config.alternativeName;
-    this.alternativeIsoCode = config.alternativeIsoCode;
-    this.rateService = rateService;
+    $scope.alternativeName = config.alternativeName;
+    $scope.alternativeIsoCode = config.alternativeIsoCode;
 
-    $scope.amount = 0;
+    $scope.isRateAvailable = false;
+    $scope.rateService = rateService;
+
+    rateService.whenAvailable(function() {
+      $scope.isRateAvailable = true;
+      $scope.$digest();
+    });
 
     /**
      * Setting the two related amounts as properties prevents an infinite
@@ -26,12 +32,13 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('SendController',
         return this._alternative;
       },
       set: function (newValue) {
+        newValue = -(-newValue) || 0;
         this._alternative = newValue;
-        if (typeof(newValue) === 'number') {
+        if ($scope.isRateAvailable) {
           this._amount = Number.parseFloat(
             (rateService.fromFiat(newValue, config.alternativeIsoCode) * satToUnit
           ).toFixed(config.unitDecimals), 10);
-        }
+        };
       },
       enumerable: true,
       configurable: true
@@ -42,12 +49,13 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('SendController',
         return this._amount;
       },
       set: function (newValue) {
+        newValue = -(-newValue) || 0;
         this._amount = newValue;
-        if (newValue) {
+        if ($scope.isRateAvailable) {
           this._alternative = Number.parseFloat(
             (rateService.toFiat(newValue * config.unitToSatoshi, config.alternativeIsoCode)
           ).toFixed(2), 10);
-        }
+        };
       },
       enumerable: true,
       configurable: true
diff --git a/test/unit/controllers/controllersSpec.js b/test/unit/controllers/controllersSpec.js
index aeb7a5006..f4ec299e6 100644
--- a/test/unit/controllers/controllersSpec.js
+++ b/test/unit/controllers/controllersSpec.js
@@ -135,8 +135,9 @@ describe("Unit: Controllers", function() {
         }
       });
     }));
-    beforeEach(angular.mock.inject(function($compile, $rootScope, $controller) {
+    beforeEach(angular.mock.inject(function($compile, $rootScope, $controller, rateService) {
       scope = $rootScope.$new();
+      scope.rateService = rateService;
       $rootScope.wallet = new FakeWallet(walletConfig);
       config.alternativeName = 'lol currency';
       config.alternativeIsoCode = 'LOL';
@@ -254,7 +255,7 @@ describe("Unit: Controllers", function() {
     });
 
     it('should convert bits amount to fiat', function(done) {
-      sendCtrl.rateService.whenAvailable(function() {
+      scope.rateService.whenAvailable(function() {
         sendForm.amount.$setViewValue(1e6);
         scope.$digest();
         expect(scope.alternative).to.equal(2);
@@ -262,7 +263,7 @@ describe("Unit: Controllers", function() {
       });
     });
     it('should convert fiat to bits amount', function(done) {
-      sendCtrl.rateService.whenAvailable(function() {
+      scope.rateService.whenAvailable(function() {
         sendForm.alternative.$setViewValue(2);
         scope.$digest();
         expect(scope.amount).to.equal(1e6);
diff --git a/views/send.html b/views/send.html
index 2c93546a9..cb06736e9 100644
--- a/views/send.html
+++ b/views/send.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<div class="send" data-ng-controller="SendController as ctrl" data-ng-init="loadTxs()">
+<div class="send" data-ng-controller="SendController" data-ng-init="loadTxs()">
   <div ng-show='$root.wallet.isReady()'>
 
     <h1 ng-show="txs.length != 0">Send Proposals</h1>
@@ -85,17 +85,17 @@
           </div>
           <div class="large-6 medium-6 columns">
             <div class="row collapse">
-              <label for="alternative">Amount in {{ ctrl.alternativeName }} </label>
+              <label for="alternative">Amount in {{ alternativeName }} </label>
               <div class="small-9 columns">
                 <input type="number" id="alternative_amount"
-                ng-disabled="loading || !ctrl.rateService.isAvailable "
+                ng-disabled="loading || !isRateAvailable "
                 name="alternative" placeholder="Amount" ng-model="alternative"
                 enough-amount required
                 autocomplete="off"
                 >
               </div>
               <div class="small-3 columns">
-                <span class="postfix">{{ctrl.alternativeIsoCode}}</span>
+                <span class="postfix">{{alternativeIsoCode}}</span>
               </div>
             </div>
           </div>
@@ -135,6 +135,9 @@
         <h6>Total amount for this transaction:</h6>
         <p class="text-gray" ng-class="{'hidden': sendForm.amount.$invalid || !amount > 0}">
         <b>{{amount + defaultFee |noFractionNumber}}</b> {{$root.unitName}}
+        <small ng-if="isRateAvailable">
+          {{ rateService.toFiat((amount + defaultFee) * unitToSatoshi, alternativeIsoCode) | noFractionNumber: 2 }} {{ alternativeIsoCode }}
+        </small>
         <small>
           {{ ((amount + defaultFee) * unitToBtc)|noFractionNumber:8}} BTC <br/>
           Including fee of {{defaultFee|noFractionNumber}} {{$root.unitName}}