diff --git a/lib/pages_desktop_specific/my_stack_view/wallet_view/sub_widgets/desktop_send.dart b/lib/pages_desktop_specific/my_stack_view/wallet_view/sub_widgets/desktop_send.dart
index 09ed16610..c349eeb9d 100644
--- a/lib/pages_desktop_specific/my_stack_view/wallet_view/sub_widgets/desktop_send.dart
+++ b/lib/pages_desktop_specific/my_stack_view/wallet_view/sub_widgets/desktop_send.dart
@@ -578,6 +578,11 @@ class _DesktopSendState extends ConsumerState<DesktopSend> {
         content = content.substring(0, content.indexOf("\n"));
       }
 
+      if (coin == Coin.epicCash) {
+        // strip http:// and https:// if content contains @
+        content = httpXOREpicBox(content);
+      }
+
       sendToController.text = content;
       _address = content;
 
@@ -742,6 +747,22 @@ class _DesktopSendState extends ConsumerState<DesktopSend> {
     final String locale = ref.watch(
         localeServiceChangeNotifierProvider.select((value) => value.locale));
 
+    // add listener for epic cash to strip http:// and https:// prefixes if the address also ocntains an @ symbol (indicating an epicbox address)
+    if (coin == Coin.epicCash) {
+      sendToController.addListener(() {
+        _address = sendToController.text;
+
+        if (_address != null && _address!.isNotEmpty) {
+          _address = _address!.trim();
+          if (_address!.contains("\n")) {
+            _address = _address!.substring(0, _address!.indexOf("\n"));
+          }
+
+          sendToController.text = httpXOREpicBox(_address!);
+        }
+      });
+    }
+
     return Column(
       crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
       children: [
@@ -1323,3 +1344,14 @@ class _DesktopSendState extends ConsumerState<DesktopSend> {
     );
   }
 }
+
+// strip http:// and https:// if epicAddress contains @
+String httpXOREpicBox(String epicAddress) {
+  if ((epicAddress.startsWith("http://") ||
+          epicAddress.startsWith("https://")) &&
+      epicAddress.contains("@")) {
+    epicAddress = epicAddress.replaceAll("http://", "");
+    epicAddress = epicAddress.replaceAll("https://", "");
+  }
+  return epicAddress;
+}