diff --git a/public/views/includes/menu.html b/public/views/includes/menu.html
index 299858f88..6a1d5f8aa 100644
--- a/public/views/includes/menu.html
+++ b/public/views/includes/menu.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <div 
-  ng-show="!index.noFocusedWallet"
+  ng-show="!index.noFocusedWallet && !hideMenuBar"
   class="bottom-bar row collapse" 
   ng-controller="menuController as menu">
     <div class="medium-3 small-3 columns text-center bottombar-item" ng-repeat="item in menu.menu">
diff --git a/src/js/controllers/index.js b/src/js/controllers/index.js
index da3ffeb23..79b857876 100644
--- a/src/js/controllers/index.js
+++ b/src/js/controllers/index.js
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('indexController', function($r
   self.onGoingProcess = {};
   self.limitHistory = 5;
 
+  self.hideMenuBar = false;
+
   function strip(number) {
     return (parseFloat(number.toPrecision(12)));
   };
diff --git a/src/js/controllers/send.js b/src/js/controllers/send.js
index f61b7a716..ac68085af 100644
--- a/src/js/controllers/send.js
+++ b/src/js/controllers/send.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('sendController',
-  function($rootScope, $scope, $window, $timeout, $modal, $filter, $log, notification, isMobile, txStatus, isCordova, bitcore, profileService, configService, rateService, isChromeApp) {
+  function($rootScope, $scope, $window, $timeout, $modal, $filter, $log, notification, isMobile, txStatus, isCordova, bitcore, profileService, configService, rateService, isChromeApp, lodash) {
     var fc = profileService.focusedClient;
     var self = this;
 
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('sendController',
       });
 
       $scope.$on('$destroy', function() {
+        $rootScope.hideMenuBar = false;
         openScannerCordova();
         paymentUri();
       });
@@ -55,7 +56,18 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('sendController',
       this.setInputs();
     };
 
+    var hideMenuBar = lodash.debounce(function(hide) {
+      if (hide) {
+        $rootScope.hideMenuBar = true;
+      } else {
+        $rootScope.hideMenuBar = false;
+      }
+      $rootScope.$digest();
+    }, 100);
+
+
     this.formFocus = function(what) {
+      hideMenuBar(what);
       if (!this.isWindowsPhoneApp) return
 
       if (!what) {
@@ -277,7 +289,7 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('sendController',
       }
     };
 
-    
+
 
     this.resetForm = function(form) {
       this.resetError();
diff --git a/src/js/controllers/walletHome.js b/src/js/controllers/walletHome.js
index c1b3386f6..dbb0aa999 100644
--- a/src/js/controllers/walletHome.js
+++ b/src/js/controllers/walletHome.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('walletHomeController', function($scope, $rootScope, $timeout, $filter, $modal, notification, txStatus, isCordova, profileService, lodash) {
 
+  $rootScope.hideMenuBar = false;
 
   $scope.openCopayersModal = function(copayers, copayerId) {
     var fc = profileService.focusedClient;
@@ -160,11 +161,11 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('walletHomeController', functi
             $scope.loading = false;
 
             // Hacky: request tries to parse an empty response
-            if (err && !(err.message && err.message.match(/Unexpected/)) ) {
+            if (err && !(err.message && err.message.match(/Unexpected/))) {
               $scope.error = err.message || 'Transaction could not be deleted. Please try again.';
               $scope.$digest();
               return;
-            } 
+            }
             $modalInstance.close();
           });
         }, 100);