diff --git a/public/views/walletHome.html b/public/views/walletHome.html
index 7c8bc9f1b..b985a6634 100644
--- a/public/views/walletHome.html
+++ b/public/views/walletHome.html
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@
               </div>
             </div>
 
-            <div class="row" ng-init="home.hideAlternative()">
+            <div class="row">
               <div class="large-12 medium-12 columns">
                 <div class="right" ng-hide="sendForm.amount.$pristine && !sendForm.amount.$modelValue ">
                   <span class="has-error right size-12" ng-show="sendForm.amount.$invalid">
@@ -420,8 +420,8 @@
                     <span translate>Amount</span><span ng-show="showAlternative"> [{{home.alternativeIsoCode}}]</span>
                   </label>
                   <div class="input">
-                    <input type="number" ng-show="!showAlternative" id="amount" ng-disabled="home.lockAmount" name="amount" ng-attr-placeholder="{{'Amount in'|translate}} {{home.unitName}}" ng-model="_amount" valid-amount required autocomplete="off" ng-focus="openInputAmountModal()" ignore-mouse-wheel>
-                    <input type="number" ng-show="showAlternative" id="alternative" ng-disabled="!home.isRateAvailable || home.lockAmount" name="alternative" ng-attr-placeholder="{{'Amount in'|translate}} {{ home.alternativeName }}" ng-model="_alternative" required autocomplete="off" ng-focus="openInputAmountModal()" ignore-mouse-wheel>
+                    <input type="amount" readonly="true" ng-show="!showAlternative" id="amount" ng-disabled="home.lockAmount" name="amount" ng-attr-placeholder="{{'Amount in'|translate}} {{home.unitName}}" ng-model="_amount" valid-amount required autocomplete="off" ng-focus="openInputAmountModal()" ignore-mouse-wheel>
+                    <input type="amount" readonly="true" ng-show="showAlternative" id="alternative" ng-disabled="!home.isRateAvailable || home.lockAmount" name="alternative" ng-attr-placeholder="{{'Amount in'|translate}} {{ home.alternativeName }}" ng-model="_alternative" required autocomplete="off" ng-focus="openInputAmountModal()" ignore-mouse-wheel>
                     <a class="postfix button" ng-show="!showAlternative" ng-style="{'background-color':index.backgroundColor}" ng-click="showAlternative = !showAlternative">{{home.unitName}}</a>
                     <a class="postfix button black" ng-show="showAlternative" ng-click="showAlternative = !showAlternative">{{home.alternativeIsoCode}}</a>
                   </div>
diff --git a/src/js/controllers/walletHome.js b/src/js/controllers/walletHome.js
index e6ca47f91..c178d472e 100644
--- a/src/js/controllers/walletHome.js
+++ b/src/js/controllers/walletHome.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('walletHomeController', functi
   ret.countDown = null;
   ret.sendMaxInfo = {};
   ret.showAlternative = false;
+  ret.fromInputAmount = null;
   var vanillaScope = ret;
 
   var disableScannerListener = $rootScope.$on('dataScanned', function(event, data) {
@@ -286,7 +287,7 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('walletHomeController', functi
         },
         set: function(newValue) {
           $scope.__alternative = newValue;
-          if (typeof(newValue) === 'number' && self.isRateAvailable) {
+          if (self.isRateAvailable) {
             $scope._amount = parseFloat((rateService.fromFiat(newValue, self.alternativeIsoCode) * satToUnit).toFixed(self.unitDecimals), 10);
           } else {
             $scope.__amount = null;
@@ -302,7 +303,7 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('walletHomeController', functi
         },
         set: function(newValue) {
           $scope.__amount = newValue;
-          if (typeof(newValue) === 'number' && self.isRateAvailable) {
+          if (self.isRateAvailable) {
             $scope.__alternative = parseFloat((rateService.toFiat(newValue * self.unitToSatoshi, self.alternativeIsoCode)).toFixed(2), 10);
           } else {
             $scope.__alternative = null;
@@ -355,6 +356,7 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('walletHomeController', functi
     } else {
       amountResult = amount;
     }
+    self.fromInputAmount = true;
     self.setForm(null, amountResult, null);
   };
 
@@ -569,7 +571,9 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('walletHomeController', functi
       form.amount.$setViewValue("" + amount);
       form.amount.$isValid = true;
       form.amount.$render();
-      this.lockAmount = true;
+      if (!this.fromInputAmount)
+        this.lockAmount = true;
+      this.fromInputAmount = false;
     }
 
     if (comment) {
diff --git a/src/sass/forms.scss b/src/sass/forms.scss
index e5bbebbbe..e58f64586 100644
--- a/src/sass/forms.scss
+++ b/src/sass/forms.scss
@@ -44,6 +44,28 @@ textarea:focus {
   background: transparent;
 }
 
+input[type="amount"] {
+  &[readonly] {
+    width: 100%;
+    opacity: 1;
+    color: #B7C2CD;
+    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
+    height: 35px;
+    background: transparent;
+    border: none;
+    padding-left: 0.1rem;
+    font-size: 13px;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid #E9EDF0;
+    cursor: text;
+  },
+  &[disabled] {
+    background-color: #E4E8EC;
+    color: #2C3E50;
+    padding-left: 0.5rem;
+    opacity: 1;
+  }
+}
+
 input[type="text"] {
   &[disabled], &[readonly] {
     background-color: #E4E8EC;