diff --git a/src/js/controllers/addressbookView.js b/src/js/controllers/addressbookView.js
index 9d1c49840..a3c2c3551 100644
--- a/src/js/controllers/addressbookView.js
+++ b/src/js/controllers/addressbookView.js
@@ -1,22 +1,23 @@
 'use strict';
 
-angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('addressbookViewController', function($scope, $state, $timeout, lodash, addressbookService, popupService, $ionicHistory, platformInfo, gettextCatalog, bitcoreCash) {
+angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('addressbookViewController', function($scope, $state, $timeout, lodash, addressbookService, popupService, $ionicHistory, platformInfo, gettextCatalog, configService) {
+
+  var config = configService.getSync();
+  var defaults = configService.getDefaults();
+
   $scope.isChromeApp = platformInfo.isChromeApp;
   $scope.addressbookEntry = {};
-  var coin;
 
   $scope.$on("$ionicView.beforeEnter", function(event, data) {
     $scope.addressbookEntry = {};
     $scope.addressbookEntry.name = data.stateParams.name;
     $scope.addressbookEntry.email = data.stateParams.email;
     $scope.addressbookEntry.address = data.stateParams.address;
+    $scope.addressbookEntry.coin = data.stateParams.coin;
 
-    var cashAddress = bitcoreCash.Address.isValid($scope.addressbookEntry.address, 'livenet');
-    if (cashAddress) {
-      coin = 'bch';
-    } else {
-      coin = 'btc';
-    }
+    var bitcoinAlias = (config.bitcoinAlias || defaults.bitcoinAlias).toUpperCase();
+    var bitcoinCashAlias = (config.bitcoinCashAlias || defaults.bitcoinCashAlias).toUpperCase();
+    $scope.coinAlias = data.stateParams.coin == 'bch' ? bitcoinCashAlias : bitcoinAlias;
   });
 
   $scope.sendTo = function() {
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('addressbookViewController', f
         toAddress: $scope.addressbookEntry.address,
         toName: $scope.addressbookEntry.name,
         toEmail: $scope.addressbookEntry.email,
-        coin: coin
+        coin: $scope.addressbookEntry.coin
       });
     }, 100);
   };
diff --git a/www/views/addressbook.view.html b/www/views/addressbook.view.html
index 228dd71b4..b2c9fdfdc 100644
--- a/www/views/addressbook.view.html
+++ b/www/views/addressbook.view.html
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@
         <span class="address-book-field-label" translate>Address</span>
         <span>{{addressbookEntry.address}}</span>
       </div>
+      <div class="item item-text-wrap" copy-to-clipboard="addressbookEntry.coin">
+        <span class="address-book-field-label" translate>Coin</span>
+        <span>{{coinAlias}}</span>
+      </div>
       <div class="item item-divider"></div>
       <div class="item item-icon-right has-click" ng-click="sendTo()">
         <span class="positive" translate>Send Money</span>
@@ -35,6 +39,6 @@
       <div class="item has-click" ng-click="remove(addressbookEntry.address)">
         <span class="assertive" translate>Remove</span>
       </div>
-    </div> 
+    </div>
   </ion-content>
 </ion-view>