diff --git a/src/popup/index.html b/src/popup/index.html
index 5485b66..ae393ae 100644
--- a/src/popup/index.html
+++ b/src/popup/index.html
@@ -586,6 +586,19 @@
                     <div id="confirm-fee-amount" class="text-xs"></div>
                 </div>
                 <div id="confirm-warnings" class="mb-2 hidden"></div>
+                <div
+                    id="confirm-recipient-warning"
+                    class="mb-2"
+                    style="visibility: hidden"
+                >
+                    <div
+                        class="border border-red-500 border-dashed p-2 text-xs font-bold text-red-500"
+                    >
+                        WARNING: The recipient address has ZERO transaction
+                        history. This may indicate a fresh or unused address.
+                        Double-check the address before sending.
+                    </div>
+                </div>
                 <div
                     id="confirm-errors"
                     class="mb-2 border border-border border-dashed p-2 hidden"
diff --git a/src/popup/views/confirmTx.js b/src/popup/views/confirmTx.js
index 522e9e5..c71475b 100644
--- a/src/popup/views/confirmTx.js
+++ b/src/popup/views/confirmTx.js
@@ -243,7 +243,11 @@ function show(txInfo) {
     state.viewData = { pendingTx: txInfo };
     showView("confirm-tx");
 
+    // Reset recipient warning to hidden (space always reserved, no layout shift)
+    $("confirm-recipient-warning").style.visibility = "hidden";
+
     estimateGas(txInfo);
+    checkRecipientHistory(txInfo);
 }
 
 async function estimateGas(txInfo) {
@@ -286,6 +290,26 @@ async function estimateGas(txInfo) {
     }
 }
 
+async function checkRecipientHistory(txInfo) {
+    const el = $("confirm-recipient-warning");
+    try {
+        const provider = getProvider(state.rpcUrl);
+        // Skip warning for contract addresses — they may legitimately
+        // have zero outgoing transactions (getTransactionCount returns
+        // the nonce, i.e. sent-tx count only).
+        const code = await provider.getCode(txInfo.to);
+        if (code && code !== "0x") {
+            return;
+        }
+        const txCount = await provider.getTransactionCount(txInfo.to);
+        if (txCount === 0) {
+            el.style.visibility = "visible";
+        }
+    } catch (e) {
+        log.errorf("recipient history check failed:", e.message);
+    }
+}
+
 function init(ctx) {
     $("btn-confirm-send").addEventListener("click", async () => {
         const password = $("confirm-tx-password").value;