diff --git a/web/cashtab/src/components/Common/ScanQRCode.js b/web/cashtab/src/components/Common/ScanQRCode.js
--- a/web/cashtab/src/components/Common/ScanQRCode.js
+++ b/web/cashtab/src/components/Common/ScanQRCode.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import { BrowserQRCodeReader } from '@zxing/library';
 import { currency } from '@components/Common/Ticker.js';
 import { Event } from '@utils/GoogleAnalytics';
+import BigNumber from 'bignumber.js';
 
 const StyledScanQRCode = styled.span`
     display: block;
@@ -56,10 +57,47 @@
         // If what scanner reads from QR code begins with 'bitcoincash:' or 'simpleledger:' or their successor prefixes
         if (
             content.split(currency.prefix).length > 1 ||
-            content.split(currency.tokenPrefix).length > 1
+            content.split(currency.tokenPrefix).length > 1 ||
+            content.split('ecash:').length > 1
         ) {
             type = 'address';
-            values = { address: content };
+
+            // Check for params
+            // eg mercurymessenger.io
+            // ecash:qqd3qn4zazjhygk5a2vzw2gvqgqwempr4gtfza25mc?amount=500000
+
+            const paramCheck = content.split('?');
+            let cleanAddress = paramCheck[0];
+
+            let queryString;
+            let amount = null;
+
+            if (paramCheck.length > 1) {
+                queryString = paramCheck[1];
+
+                const addrParams = new URLSearchParams(queryString);
+                if (addrParams.has('amount')) {
+                    // Amount in satoshis
+                    try {
+                        amount = new BigNumber(
+                            parseInt(addrParams.get('amount')),
+                        )
+                            .div(1e8)
+                            .toString();
+                    } catch (err) {
+                        amount = null;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            // NB for now, backend will only accept legacy prefixes
+            // So, convert `ecash:` to `bitcoincash:`
+            if (cleanAddress.split('ecash:').length > 1) {
+                cleanAddress = `bitcoincash:` + cleanAddress.split('ecash:')[1];
+            }
+
+            values = { address: cleanAddress, amount: amount };
+
             // Event("Category", "Action", "Label")
             // Track number of successful QR code scans
             // BCH or slp?
@@ -100,7 +138,7 @@
             if (result.type === 'address') {
                 // Hide the scanner
                 setVisible(false);
-                onScan(result.values.address);
+                onScan(result.values);
                 return teardownCodeReader(codeReader);
             }
         } catch (err) {
diff --git a/web/cashtab/src/components/Send/Send.js b/web/cashtab/src/components/Send/Send.js
--- a/web/cashtab/src/components/Send/Send.js
+++ b/web/cashtab/src/components/Send/Send.js
@@ -371,7 +371,8 @@
                                 onScan={result =>
                                     setFormData({
                                         ...formData,
-                                        address: result,
+                                        address: result.address,
+                                        value: result.amount,
                                     })
                                 }
                                 inputProps={{
diff --git a/web/cashtab/src/components/Send/SendToken.js b/web/cashtab/src/components/Send/SendToken.js
--- a/web/cashtab/src/components/Send/SendToken.js
+++ b/web/cashtab/src/components/Send/SendToken.js
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@
                                         onScan={result =>
                                             setFormData({
                                                 ...formData,
-                                                address: result,
+                                                address: result.address,
                                             })
                                         }
                                         inputProps={{