diff --git a/src/qt/guiutil.h b/src/qt/guiutil.h
--- a/src/qt/guiutil.h
+++ b/src/qt/guiutil.h
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@
 bool parseBitcoinURI(const QString &scheme, QString uri,
                      SendCoinsRecipient *out);
 QString formatBitcoinURI(const SendCoinsRecipient &info);
+QString formatBitcoinURI(const CChainParams &params,
+                         const SendCoinsRecipient &info);
 
 // Returns true if given address+amount meets "dust" definition
 bool isDust(interfaces::Node &node, const QString &address, const Amount amount,
diff --git a/src/qt/guiutil.cpp b/src/qt/guiutil.cpp
--- a/src/qt/guiutil.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/guiutil.cpp
@@ -210,7 +210,12 @@
 }
 
 QString formatBitcoinURI(const SendCoinsRecipient &info) {
-    QString ret = convertToCashAddr(Params(), info.address);
+    return formatBitcoinURI(Params(), info);
+}
+
+QString formatBitcoinURI(const CChainParams &params,
+                         const SendCoinsRecipient &info) {
+    QString ret = convertToCashAddr(params, info.address);
     int paramCount = 0;
 
     if (info.amount != Amount::zero()) {
diff --git a/src/qt/test/uritests.cpp b/src/qt/test/uritests.cpp
--- a/src/qt/test/uritests.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/test/uritests.cpp
@@ -99,11 +99,13 @@
 }
 
 void URITests::uriTestFormatURI() {
+    const auto params = CreateChainParams(CBaseChainParams::MAIN);
+
     {
         SendCoinsRecipient r;
         r.address = "bitcoincash:qpm2qsznhks23z7629mms6s4cwef74vcwvy22gdx6a";
         r.message = "test";
-        QString uri = GUIUtil::formatBitcoinURI(r);
+        QString uri = GUIUtil::formatBitcoinURI(*params, r);
         QVERIFY(uri == "bitcoincash:qpm2qsznhks23z7629mms6s4cwef74vcwvy22gdx6a?"
                        "message=test");
     }
@@ -113,7 +115,7 @@
         SendCoinsRecipient r;
         r.address = "175tWpb8K1S7NmH4Zx6rewF9WQrcZv245W";
         r.message = "test";
-        QString uri = GUIUtil::formatBitcoinURI(r);
+        QString uri = GUIUtil::formatBitcoinURI(*params, r);
         QVERIFY(uri == "175tWpb8K1S7NmH4Zx6rewF9WQrcZv245W?message=test");
     }
 
@@ -122,7 +124,7 @@
         SendCoinsRecipient r;
         r.address = "12c6DSiU4Rq3P4ZxziKxzrL5LmMBrzjrJX";
         r.message = "test";
-        QString uri = GUIUtil::formatBitcoinURI(r);
+        QString uri = GUIUtil::formatBitcoinURI(*params, r);
         QVERIFY(uri == "bitcoincash:qqgekzvw96vq5g57zwdfa5q6g609rrn0ycp33uc325?"
                        "message=test");
     }