diff --git a/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp b/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
--- a/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "rpc/server.h"
 #include "scheduler.h"
 #include "ui_interface.h"
+#include "uint256.h"
 #include "util.h"
 #include "warnings.h"
 
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@
 // Declare meta types used for QMetaObject::invokeMethod
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(bool *)
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(Amount)
+Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(uint256)
 
 // Config is non-copyable so we can only register pointers to it
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(Config *)
diff --git a/src/qt/sendcoinsdialog.h b/src/qt/sendcoinsdialog.h
--- a/src/qt/sendcoinsdialog.h
+++ b/src/qt/sendcoinsdialog.h
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@
                     const Amount watchUnconfBalance,
                     const Amount watchImmatureBalance);
 
+Q_SIGNALS:
+    void coinsSent(const uint256 &txid);
+
 private:
     Ui::SendCoinsDialog *ui;
     ClientModel *clientModel;
diff --git a/src/qt/sendcoinsdialog.cpp b/src/qt/sendcoinsdialog.cpp
--- a/src/qt/sendcoinsdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/sendcoinsdialog.cpp
@@ -411,6 +411,7 @@
         accept();
         CoinControlDialog::coinControl->UnSelectAll();
         coinControlUpdateLabels();
+        Q_EMIT coinsSent(currentTransaction.getTransaction()->GetId());
     }
     fNewRecipientAllowed = true;
 }
diff --git a/src/qt/transactionview.h b/src/qt/transactionview.h
--- a/src/qt/transactionview.h
+++ b/src/qt/transactionview.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #define BITCOIN_QT_TRANSACTIONVIEW_H
 
 #include "guiutil.h"
+#include "uint256.h"
 
 #include <QKeyEvent>
 #include <QWidget>
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@
     void changedAmount(const QString &amount);
     void exportClicked();
     void focusTransaction(const QModelIndex &);
+    void focusTransaction(const uint256 &txid);
 };
 
 #endif // BITCOIN_QT_TRANSACTIONVIEW_H
diff --git a/src/qt/transactionview.cpp b/src/qt/transactionview.cpp
--- a/src/qt/transactionview.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/transactionview.cpp
@@ -603,6 +603,36 @@
     transactionView->setFocus();
 }
 
+void TransactionView::focusTransaction(const uint256 &txid) {
+    if (!transactionProxyModel) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const QModelIndexList results =
+        this->model->getTransactionTableModel()->match(
+            this->model->getTransactionTableModel()->index(0, 0),
+            TransactionTableModel::TxHashRole,
+            QString::fromStdString(txid.ToString()), -1);
+
+    transactionView->setFocus();
+    transactionView->selectionModel()->clearSelection();
+    for (const QModelIndex &index : results) {
+        const QModelIndex targetIndex =
+            transactionProxyModel->mapFromSource(index);
+        transactionView->selectionModel()->select(
+            targetIndex,
+            QItemSelectionModel::Rows | QItemSelectionModel::Select);
+        // Called once per destination to ensure all results are in view, unless
+        // transactions are not ordered by (ascending or descending) date.
+        transactionView->scrollTo(targetIndex);
+        // scrollTo() does not scroll far enough the first time when
+        // transactions are ordered by ascending date.
+        if (index == results[0]) {
+            transactionView->scrollTo(targetIndex);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 // We override the virtual resizeEvent of the QWidget to adjust tables column
 // sizes as the tables width is proportional to the dialogs width.
 void TransactionView::resizeEvent(QResizeEvent *event) {
diff --git a/src/qt/walletview.cpp b/src/qt/walletview.cpp
--- a/src/qt/walletview.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/walletview.cpp
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@
     connect(overviewPage, SIGNAL(outOfSyncWarningClicked()), this,
             SLOT(requestedSyncWarningInfo()));
 
+    // Highlight transaction after send
+    connect(sendCoinsPage, SIGNAL(coinsSent(uint256)), transactionView,
+            SLOT(focusTransaction(uint256)));
+
     // Double-clicking on a transaction on the transaction history page shows
     // details
     connect(transactionView, SIGNAL(doubleClicked(QModelIndex)),
@@ -100,6 +104,10 @@
         connect(overviewPage, SIGNAL(transactionClicked(QModelIndex)), gui,
                 SLOT(gotoHistoryPage()));
 
+        // Navigate to transaction history page after send
+        connect(sendCoinsPage, SIGNAL(coinsSent(uint256)), gui,
+                SLOT(gotoHistoryPage()));
+
         // Receive and report messages
         connect(this, SIGNAL(message(QString, QString, unsigned int)), gui,
                 SLOT(message(QString, QString, unsigned int)));