diff --git a/src/interfaces/wallet.h b/src/interfaces/wallet.h
--- a/src/interfaces/wallet.h
+++ b/src/interfaces/wallet.h
@@ -220,6 +220,9 @@
     // Return whether HD enabled.
     virtual bool hdEnabled() = 0;
 
+    // Get default address type.
+    virtual OutputType getDefaultAddressType() = 0;
+
     //! Register handler for show progress messages.
     using ShowProgressFn =
         std::function<void(const std::string &title, int progress)>;
diff --git a/src/interfaces/wallet.cpp b/src/interfaces/wallet.cpp
--- a/src/interfaces/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/interfaces/wallet.cpp
@@ -381,6 +381,7 @@
             return result;
         }
         bool hdEnabled() override { return m_wallet.IsHDEnabled(); }
+        OutputType getDefaultAddressType() override { return g_address_type; }
         std::unique_ptr<Handler>
         handleShowProgress(ShowProgressFn fn) override {
             return MakeHandler(m_wallet.ShowProgress.connect(fn));
diff --git a/src/qt/addresstablemodel.h b/src/qt/addresstablemodel.h
--- a/src/qt/addresstablemodel.h
+++ b/src/qt/addresstablemodel.h
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 #include <QAbstractTableModel>
 #include <QStringList>
 
+enum class OutputType;
+
 class AddressTablePriv;
 class WalletModel;
 
@@ -79,7 +81,7 @@
        Returns the added address on success, and an empty string otherwise.
      */
     QString addRow(const QString &type, const QString &label,
-                   const QString &address);
+                   const QString &address, const OutputType address_type);
 
     /* Look up label for address in address book, if not found return empty
      * string.
diff --git a/src/qt/addresstablemodel.cpp b/src/qt/addresstablemodel.cpp
--- a/src/qt/addresstablemodel.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/addresstablemodel.cpp
@@ -317,7 +317,8 @@
 }
 
 QString AddressTableModel::addRow(const QString &type, const QString &label,
-                                  const QString &address) {
+                                  const QString &address,
+                                  const OutputType address_type) {
     std::string strLabel = label.toStdString();
     std::string strAddress = address.toStdString();
 
@@ -351,10 +352,9 @@
                 return QString();
             }
         }
-        walletModel->wallet().learnRelatedScripts(newKey, g_address_type);
-        strAddress =
-            EncodeCashAddr(GetDestinationForKey(newKey, g_address_type),
-                           walletModel->getChainParams());
+        walletModel->wallet().learnRelatedScripts(newKey, address_type);
+        strAddress = EncodeCashAddr(GetDestinationForKey(newKey, address_type),
+                                    walletModel->getChainParams());
     } else {
         return QString();
     }
diff --git a/src/qt/editaddressdialog.cpp b/src/qt/editaddressdialog.cpp
--- a/src/qt/editaddressdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/editaddressdialog.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 #include <QDataWidgetMapper>
 #include <QMessageBox>
 
+extern OutputType g_address_type;
+
 EditAddressDialog::EditAddressDialog(Mode _mode, QWidget *parent)
     : QDialog(parent), ui(new Ui::EditAddressDialog), mapper(0), mode(_mode),
       model(0) {
@@ -69,7 +71,7 @@
             address = model->addRow(
                 mode == NewSendingAddress ? AddressTableModel::Send
                                           : AddressTableModel::Receive,
-                ui->labelEdit->text(), ui->addressEdit->text());
+                ui->labelEdit->text(), ui->addressEdit->text(), g_address_type);
             break;
         case EditReceivingAddress:
         case EditSendingAddress:
diff --git a/src/qt/receivecoinsdialog.cpp b/src/qt/receivecoinsdialog.cpp
--- a/src/qt/receivecoinsdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/receivecoinsdialog.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 // Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
+#include <wallet/wallet.h>
+
 #include <qt/forms/ui_receivecoinsdialog.h>
 #include <qt/receivecoinsdialog.h>
 
@@ -138,8 +140,9 @@
     QString address;
     QString label = ui->reqLabel->text();
     /* Generate new receiving address */
+    OutputType address_type = model->wallet().getDefaultAddressType();
     address = model->getAddressTableModel()->addRow(AddressTableModel::Receive,
-                                                    label, "");
+                                                    label, "", address_type);
     SendCoinsRecipient info(address, label, ui->reqAmount->value(),
                             ui->reqMessage->text());
     ReceiveRequestDialog *dialog = new ReceiveRequestDialog(this);