diff --git a/src/qt/guiutil.h b/src/qt/guiutil.h
--- a/src/qt/guiutil.h
+++ b/src/qt/guiutil.h
@@ -53,8 +53,10 @@
 
 // Parse "bitcoincash:" URI into recipient object, return true on successful
 // parsing
-bool parseBitcoinURI(const QUrl &uri, SendCoinsRecipient *out);
-bool parseBitcoinURI(QString uri, SendCoinsRecipient *out);
+bool parseBitcoinURI(const QString &scheme, const QUrl &uri,
+                     SendCoinsRecipient *out);
+bool parseBitcoinURI(const QString &scheme, QString uri,
+                     SendCoinsRecipient *out);
 QString formatBitcoinURI(const Config &cfg, const SendCoinsRecipient &info);
 
 // Returns true if given address+amount meets "dust" definition
diff --git a/src/qt/guiutil.cpp b/src/qt/guiutil.cpp
--- a/src/qt/guiutil.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/guiutil.cpp
@@ -172,9 +172,12 @@
     return !decoded.first.empty();
 }
 
-bool parseBitcoinURI(const QUrl &uri, SendCoinsRecipient *out) {
-    // return if URI is not valid or is no bitcoincash: URI
-    if (!uri.isValid() || uri.scheme() != URI_SCHEME) return false;
+bool parseBitcoinURI(const QString &scheme, const QUrl &uri,
+                     SendCoinsRecipient *out) {
+    // return if URI has wrong scheme.
+    if (!uri.isValid() || uri.scheme() != scheme) {
+        return false;
+    }
 
     SendCoinsRecipient rv;
     if (IsCashAddrEncoded(uri)) {
@@ -231,17 +234,17 @@
     return true;
 }
 
-bool parseBitcoinURI(QString uri, SendCoinsRecipient *out) {
-    // Convert bitcoincash:// to bitcoincash:
+bool parseBitcoinURI(const QString &scheme, QString uri,
+                     SendCoinsRecipient *out) {
     //
     //    Cannot handle this later, because bitcoincash://
     //    will cause Qt to see the part after // as host,
     //    which will lower-case it (and thus invalidate the address).
-    if (uri.startsWith(URI_SCHEME + "://", Qt::CaseInsensitive)) {
-        uri.replace(0, URI_SCHEME.length() + 3, URI_SCHEME + ":");
+    if (uri.startsWith(scheme + "://", Qt::CaseInsensitive)) {
+        uri.replace(0, scheme.length() + 3, scheme + ":");
     }
     QUrl uriInstance(uri);
-    return parseBitcoinURI(uriInstance, out);
+    return parseBitcoinURI(scheme, uriInstance, out);
 }
 
 QString formatBitcoinURI(const Config &cfg, const SendCoinsRecipient &info) {
diff --git a/src/qt/openuridialog.cpp b/src/qt/openuridialog.cpp
--- a/src/qt/openuridialog.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/openuridialog.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 void OpenURIDialog::accept() {
     SendCoinsRecipient rcp;
-    if (GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(getURI(), &rcp)) {
+    if (GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(GUIUtil::URI_SCHEME, getURI(), &rcp)) {
         /* Only accept value URIs */
         QDialog::accept();
     } else {
diff --git a/src/qt/paymentserver.cpp b/src/qt/paymentserver.cpp
--- a/src/qt/paymentserver.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/paymentserver.cpp
@@ -222,7 +222,8 @@
             savedPaymentRequests.append(arg);
 
             SendCoinsRecipient r;
-            if (GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(arg, &r) && !r.address.isEmpty()) {
+            if (GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(GUIUtil::URI_SCHEME, arg, &r) &&
+                !r.address.isEmpty()) {
                 if (IsValidDestinationString(r.address.toStdString(),
                                              Params(CBaseChainParams::MAIN))) {
                     SelectParams(CBaseChainParams::MAIN);
@@ -420,7 +421,7 @@
         } else {
             // normal URI
             SendCoinsRecipient recipient;
-            if (GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(s, &recipient)) {
+            if (GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(GUIUtil::URI_SCHEME, s, &recipient)) {
                 if (!IsValidDestinationString(
                         recipient.address.toStdString())) {
                     Q_EMIT message(
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
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2009-2014 The Bitcoin Core developers
+// Copyright (c) 2017 The Bitcoin developers
 // Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
 #include "uritests.h"
 
+#include "chainparams.h"
 #include "config.h"
 #include "guiutil.h"
 #include "walletmodel.h"
@@ -12,35 +14,36 @@
 
 void URITests::uriTestsBase58() {
     SendCoinsRecipient rv;
+    QString scheme =
+        QString::fromStdString(Params(CBaseChainParams::MAIN).CashAddrPrefix());
     QUrl uri;
-    uri.setUrl(QString(
-        "bitcoincash:175tWpb8K1S7NmH4Zx6rewF9WQrcZv245W?req-dontexist="));
-    QVERIFY(!GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(uri, &rv));
+    uri.setUrl(QString("175tWpb8K1S7NmH4Zx6rewF9WQrcZv245W?req-dontexist="));
+    QVERIFY(!GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(scheme, uri, &rv));
 
     uri.setUrl(
         QString("bitcoincash:175tWpb8K1S7NmH4Zx6rewF9WQrcZv245W?dontexist="));
-    QVERIFY(GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(uri, &rv));
+    QVERIFY(GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(scheme, uri, &rv));
     QVERIFY(rv.address == QString("175tWpb8K1S7NmH4Zx6rewF9WQrcZv245W"));
     QVERIFY(rv.label == QString());
     QVERIFY(rv.amount == 0);
 
     uri.setUrl(QString("bitcoincash:175tWpb8K1S7NmH4Zx6rewF9WQrcZv245W?label="
                        "Wikipedia Example Address"));
-    QVERIFY(GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(uri, &rv));
+    QVERIFY(GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(scheme, uri, &rv));
     QVERIFY(rv.address == QString("175tWpb8K1S7NmH4Zx6rewF9WQrcZv245W"));
     QVERIFY(rv.label == QString("Wikipedia Example Address"));
     QVERIFY(rv.amount == 0);
 
     uri.setUrl(
         QString("bitcoincash:175tWpb8K1S7NmH4Zx6rewF9WQrcZv245W?amount=0.001"));
-    QVERIFY(GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(uri, &rv));
+    QVERIFY(GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(scheme, uri, &rv));
     QVERIFY(rv.address == QString("175tWpb8K1S7NmH4Zx6rewF9WQrcZv245W"));
     QVERIFY(rv.label == QString());
     QVERIFY(rv.amount == 100000);
 
     uri.setUrl(
         QString("bitcoincash:175tWpb8K1S7NmH4Zx6rewF9WQrcZv245W?amount=1.001"));
-    QVERIFY(GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(uri, &rv));
+    QVERIFY(GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(scheme, uri, &rv));
     QVERIFY(rv.address == QString("175tWpb8K1S7NmH4Zx6rewF9WQrcZv245W"));
     QVERIFY(rv.label == QString());
     QVERIFY(rv.amount == 100100000);
@@ -48,18 +51,19 @@
     uri.setUrl(
         QString("bitcoincash:175tWpb8K1S7NmH4Zx6rewF9WQrcZv245W?amount=100&"
                 "label=Wikipedia Example"));
-    QVERIFY(GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(uri, &rv));
+    QVERIFY(GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(scheme, uri, &rv));
     QVERIFY(rv.address == QString("175tWpb8K1S7NmH4Zx6rewF9WQrcZv245W"));
     QVERIFY(rv.amount == 10000000000LL);
     QVERIFY(rv.label == QString("Wikipedia Example"));
 
     uri.setUrl(QString("bitcoincash:175tWpb8K1S7NmH4Zx6rewF9WQrcZv245W?message="
                        "Wikipedia Example Address"));
-    QVERIFY(GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(uri, &rv));
+    QVERIFY(GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(scheme, uri, &rv));
     QVERIFY(rv.address == QString("175tWpb8K1S7NmH4Zx6rewF9WQrcZv245W"));
     QVERIFY(rv.label == QString());
 
-    QVERIFY(GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI("bitcoincash://"
+    QVERIFY(GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(scheme,
+                                     "bitcoincash://"
                                      "175tWpb8K1S7NmH4Zx6rewF9WQrcZv245W?"
                                      "message=Wikipedia Example Address",
                                      &rv));
@@ -69,29 +73,31 @@
     uri.setUrl(
         QString("bitcoincash:175tWpb8K1S7NmH4Zx6rewF9WQrcZv245W?req-message="
                 "Wikipedia Example Address"));
-    QVERIFY(GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(uri, &rv));
+    QVERIFY(GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(scheme, uri, &rv));
 
     uri.setUrl(
         QString("bitcoincash:175tWpb8K1S7NmH4Zx6rewF9WQrcZv245W?amount=1,"
                 "000&label=Wikipedia Example"));
-    QVERIFY(!GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(uri, &rv));
+    QVERIFY(!GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(scheme, uri, &rv));
 
     uri.setUrl(
         QString("bitcoincash:175tWpb8K1S7NmH4Zx6rewF9WQrcZv245W?amount=1,"
                 "000.0&label=Wikipedia Example"));
-    QVERIFY(!GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(uri, &rv));
+    QVERIFY(!GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(scheme, uri, &rv));
 }
 
 void URITests::uriTestsCashAddr() {
     SendCoinsRecipient rv;
     QUrl uri;
+    QString scheme =
+        QString::fromStdString(Params(CBaseChainParams::MAIN).CashAddrPrefix());
     uri.setUrl(QString("bitcoincash:qpm2qsznhks23z7629mms6s4cwef74vcwvy22gdx6a?"
                        "req-dontexist="));
-    QVERIFY(!GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(uri, &rv));
+    QVERIFY(!GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(scheme, uri, &rv));
 
     uri.setUrl(QString(
         "bitcoincash:qpm2qsznhks23z7629mms6s4cwef74vcwvy22gdx6a?dontexist="));
-    QVERIFY(GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(uri, &rv));
+    QVERIFY(GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(scheme, uri, &rv));
     QVERIFY(rv.address ==
             QString("bitcoincash:qpm2qsznhks23z7629mms6s4cwef74vcwvy22gdx6a"));
     QVERIFY(rv.label == QString());
@@ -100,7 +106,7 @@
     uri.setUrl(
         QString("bitcoincash:qpm2qsznhks23z7629mms6s4cwef74vcwvy22gdx6a?label="
                 "Wikipedia Example Address"));
-    QVERIFY(GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(uri, &rv));
+    QVERIFY(GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(scheme, uri, &rv));
     QVERIFY(rv.address ==
             QString("bitcoincash:qpm2qsznhks23z7629mms6s4cwef74vcwvy22gdx6a"));
     QVERIFY(rv.label == QString("Wikipedia Example Address"));
@@ -108,7 +114,7 @@
 
     uri.setUrl(QString(
         "bitcoincash:qpm2qsznhks23z7629mms6s4cwef74vcwvy22gdx6a?amount=0.001"));
-    QVERIFY(GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(uri, &rv));
+    QVERIFY(GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(scheme, uri, &rv));
     QVERIFY(rv.address ==
             QString("bitcoincash:qpm2qsznhks23z7629mms6s4cwef74vcwvy22gdx6a"));
     QVERIFY(rv.label == QString());
@@ -116,7 +122,7 @@
 
     uri.setUrl(QString(
         "bitcoincash:qpm2qsznhks23z7629mms6s4cwef74vcwvy22gdx6a?amount=1.001"));
-    QVERIFY(GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(uri, &rv));
+    QVERIFY(GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(scheme, uri, &rv));
     QVERIFY(rv.address ==
             QString("bitcoincash:qpm2qsznhks23z7629mms6s4cwef74vcwvy22gdx6a"));
     QVERIFY(rv.label == QString());
@@ -125,7 +131,7 @@
     uri.setUrl(QString(
         "bitcoincash:qpm2qsznhks23z7629mms6s4cwef74vcwvy22gdx6a?amount=100&"
         "label=Wikipedia Example"));
-    QVERIFY(GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(uri, &rv));
+    QVERIFY(GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(scheme, uri, &rv));
     QVERIFY(rv.address ==
             QString("bitcoincash:qpm2qsznhks23z7629mms6s4cwef74vcwvy22gdx6a"));
     QVERIFY(rv.amount == 10000000000LL);
@@ -134,16 +140,16 @@
     uri.setUrl(QString(
         "bitcoincash:qpm2qsznhks23z7629mms6s4cwef74vcwvy22gdx6a?message="
         "Wikipedia Example Address"));
-    QVERIFY(GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(uri, &rv));
+    QVERIFY(GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(scheme, uri, &rv));
     QVERIFY(rv.address ==
             QString("bitcoincash:qpm2qsznhks23z7629mms6s4cwef74vcwvy22gdx6a"));
     QVERIFY(rv.label == QString());
 
-    QVERIFY(
-        GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI("bitcoincash://"
-                                 "qpm2qsznhks23z7629mms6s4cwef74vcwvy22gdx6a?"
-                                 "message=Wikipedia Example Address",
-                                 &rv));
+    QVERIFY(GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(
+        scheme, "bitcoincash://"
+                "qpm2qsznhks23z7629mms6s4cwef74vcwvy22gdx6a?"
+                "message=Wikipedia Example Address",
+        &rv));
     QVERIFY(rv.address ==
             QString("bitcoincash:qpm2qsznhks23z7629mms6s4cwef74vcwvy22gdx6a"));
     QVERIFY(rv.label == QString());
@@ -151,17 +157,17 @@
     uri.setUrl(QString(
         "bitcoincash:qpm2qsznhks23z7629mms6s4cwef74vcwvy22gdx6a?req-message="
         "Wikipedia Example Address"));
-    QVERIFY(GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(uri, &rv));
+    QVERIFY(GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(scheme, uri, &rv));
 
     uri.setUrl(QString(
         "bitcoincash:qpm2qsznhks23z7629mms6s4cwef74vcwvy22gdx6a?amount=1,"
         "000&label=Wikipedia Example"));
-    QVERIFY(!GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(uri, &rv));
+    QVERIFY(!GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(scheme, uri, &rv));
 
     uri.setUrl(QString(
         "bitcoincash:qpm2qsznhks23z7629mms6s4cwef74vcwvy22gdx6a?amount=1,"
         "000.0&label=Wikipedia Example"));
-    QVERIFY(!GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(uri, &rv));
+    QVERIFY(!GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(scheme, uri, &rv));
 }
 
 namespace {