diff --git a/app/scripts/controllers/address-audit.js b/app/scripts/controllers/address-audit.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7b3fc132f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/scripts/controllers/address-audit.js
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+const ObservableStore = require('obs-store')
+const extend = require('xtend')
+
+/**
+ * A controller that stores info about audited addresses
+ */
+class AddressAuditController {
+  /**
+   * Creates a AddressAuditController
+   *
+   * @param {Object} [config] - Options to configure controller
+   */
+  constructor (opts = {}) {
+    const { initState } = opts
+    this.store = new ObservableStore(extend({
+      addressAudits: {},
+    }, initState))
+  }
+
+  add ({ address, auditor, status, message }) {
+    const currentState = this.store.getState()
+    const currentStateAudits = currentState.addressAudits
+    const currentAddressAudits = currentStateAudits && currentStateAudits[address] || {}
+
+    this.store.updateState({
+      addressAudits: {
+        ...currentStateAudits,
+        [address]: {
+          ...currentAddressAudits,
+          [auditor]: {
+            address,
+            auditor,
+            status,
+            message,
+            timestamp: Date.now(),
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    })
+  }
+
+  clearAudits () {
+    this.store.updateState({ audits: {} })
+  }
+
+}
+
+module.exports = AddressAuditController
diff --git a/app/scripts/controllers/permissions/restrictedMethods.js b/app/scripts/controllers/permissions/restrictedMethods.js
index 7ce9ce016..58f2fca35 100644
--- a/app/scripts/controllers/permissions/restrictedMethods.js
+++ b/app/scripts/controllers/permissions/restrictedMethods.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const pluginRestrictedMethodDescriptions = {
   generateSignature: 'Sign messages with your account',
 
   // MetaMaskController#getApi
+  addAddressAudit: 'Check the recipients of your transaction and show you warnings if they are untrustworthy',
   addKnownMethodData: 'Update and store data about a known contract method',
   addNewAccount: 'Adds a new account to the default (first) HD seed phrase Keyring',
   addNewKeyring: 'Create a new keyring',
diff --git a/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js b/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
index 921e29932..4ada970ec 100644
--- a/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
+++ b/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ const DetectTokensController = require('./controllers/detect-tokens')
 const { PermissionsController } = require('./controllers/permissions')
 const PluginsController = require('./controllers/plugins')
 const AssetsController = require('./controllers/assets')
+const AddressAuditController = require('./controllers/address-audit')
 const nodeify = require('./lib/nodeify')
 const accountImporter = require('./account-import-strategies')
 const getBuyEthUrl = require('./lib/buy-eth-url')
@@ -263,6 +264,10 @@ module.exports = class MetamaskController extends EventEmitter {
       this.isClientOpenAndUnlocked = memState.isUnlocked && this._isClientOpen
     })
 
+    this.addressAuditController = new AddressAuditController({
+      initState: initState.AddressAuditController,
+    })
+
     this.pluginsController = new PluginsController({
       setupProvider: this.setupProvider.bind(this),
       _txController: this.txController,
@@ -318,6 +323,7 @@ module.exports = class MetamaskController extends EventEmitter {
       PermissionsMetadata: this.permissionsController.store,
       PluginsController: this.pluginsController.store,
       ThreeBoxController: this.threeBoxController.store,
+      AddressAuditController: this.addressAuditController.store,
     })
 
     this.memStore = new ComposableObservableStore(null, {
@@ -343,6 +349,7 @@ module.exports = class MetamaskController extends EventEmitter {
       PermissionsMetadata: this.permissionsController.store,
       PluginsController: this.pluginsController.store,
       AssetsController: this.assetsController.store,
+      AddressAuditController: this.addressAuditController.store,
       ThreeBoxController: this.threeBoxController.store,
     })
     this.memStore.subscribe(this.sendUpdate.bind(this))
@@ -678,6 +685,9 @@ module.exports = class MetamaskController extends EventEmitter {
 
       // onboarding controller
       setSeedPhraseBackedUp: nodeify(onboardingController.setSeedPhraseBackedUp, onboardingController),
+
+      // addressAudit controller
+      addAddressAudit: this.addressAuditController.add.bind(this.addressAuditController),
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/ui/app/components/app/confirm-page-container/confirm-page-container.component.js b/ui/app/components/app/confirm-page-container/confirm-page-container.component.js
index d26daf786..99ba74949 100644
--- a/ui/app/components/app/confirm-page-container/confirm-page-container.component.js
+++ b/ui/app/components/app/confirm-page-container/confirm-page-container.component.js
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export default class ConfirmPageContainer extends Component {
     toAddress: PropTypes.string,
     toName: PropTypes.string,
     toNickname: PropTypes.string,
+    recipientAudit: PropTypes.object,
     // Content
     contentComponent: PropTypes.node,
     errorKey: PropTypes.string,
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ export default class ConfirmPageContainer extends Component {
       lastTx,
       ofText,
       requestsWaitingText,
+      recipientAudit,
     } = this.props
     const renderAssetImage = contentComponent || (!contentComponent && !identiconAddress)
 
@@ -130,6 +132,7 @@ export default class ConfirmPageContainer extends Component {
             recipientAddress={toAddress}
             recipientNickname={toNickname}
             assetImage={renderAssetImage ? assetImage : undefined}
+            audit={recipientAudit}
           />
         </ConfirmPageContainerHeader>
         {
diff --git a/ui/app/components/ui/sender-to-recipient/index.scss b/ui/app/components/ui/sender-to-recipient/index.scss
index 641015a81..8bd4ffac5 100644
--- a/ui/app/components/ui/sender-to-recipient/index.scss
+++ b/ui/app/components/ui/sender-to-recipient/index.scss
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
   &--default {
     border-bottom: 1px solid $geyser;
-    height: 42px;
+    min-height: 42px;
 
     .sender-to-recipient {
       &__tooltip-wrapper {
@@ -19,6 +19,25 @@
         max-width: 100%;
       }
 
+      &__audit--warn,
+      &__audit--approve {
+        display: flex;
+        font-size: 12px;
+        width: 180px;
+        white-space: normal;
+        color: red;
+      }
+
+      &__audit--approve {
+        color: green;
+      }
+
+      &__party-group {
+        display: flex;
+        flex-direction: row;
+        align-items: center;
+      }
+
       &__party {
         display: flex;
         flex-direction: row;
@@ -44,6 +63,11 @@
         }
       }
 
+      &__party--audit {
+        flex-direction: column;
+        align-items: flex-start;
+      }
+
       &__arrow-container {
         position: absolute;
         height: 100%;
diff --git a/ui/app/components/ui/sender-to-recipient/sender-to-recipient.component.js b/ui/app/components/ui/sender-to-recipient/sender-to-recipient.component.js
index c8e7a1870..186d22c71 100644
--- a/ui/app/components/ui/sender-to-recipient/sender-to-recipient.component.js
+++ b/ui/app/components/ui/sender-to-recipient/sender-to-recipient.component.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export default class SenderToRecipient extends PureComponent {
     assetImage: PropTypes.string,
     onRecipientClick: PropTypes.func,
     onSenderClick: PropTypes.func,
+    audit: PropTypes.func,
   }
 
   static defaultProps = {
@@ -90,12 +91,14 @@ export default class SenderToRecipient extends PureComponent {
 
   renderRecipientWithAddress () {
     const { t } = this.context
-    const { recipientName, recipientAddress, recipientNickname, addressOnly, onRecipientClick } = this.props
+    const { recipientName, recipientAddress, recipientNickname, addressOnly, onRecipientClick, audit = {} } = this.props
     const checksummedRecipientAddress = checksumAddress(recipientAddress)
 
     return (
       <div
-        className="sender-to-recipient__party sender-to-recipient__party--recipient sender-to-recipient__party--recipient-with-address"
+        className={classnames('sender-to-recipient__party sender-to-recipient__party--recipient sender-to-recipient__party--recipient-with-address', {
+          'sender-to-recipient__party--audit': Boolean(Object.keys(audit).length),
+        })}
         onClick={() => {
           this.setState({ recipientAddressCopied: true })
           copyToClipboard(checksummedRecipientAddress)
@@ -104,23 +107,35 @@ export default class SenderToRecipient extends PureComponent {
           }
         }}
       >
-        { this.renderRecipientIdenticon() }
-        <Tooltip
-          position="bottom"
-          title={this.state.recipientAddressCopied ? t('copiedExclamation') : t('copyAddress')}
-          wrapperClassName="sender-to-recipient__tooltip-wrapper"
-          containerClassName="sender-to-recipient__tooltip-container"
-          onHidden={() => this.setState({ recipientAddressCopied: false })}
-        >
-          <div className="sender-to-recipient__name">
-            <span>{ addressOnly ? `${t('to')}: ` : '' }</span>
-            {
-              addressOnly
-                ? checksummedRecipientAddress
-                : (recipientNickname || recipientName || this.context.t('newContract'))
-            }
-          </div>
-        </Tooltip>
+        <div className="sender-to-recipient__party-group">
+          { this.renderRecipientIdenticon() }
+          <Tooltip
+            position="bottom"
+            title={this.state.recipientAddressCopied ? t('copiedExclamation') : t('copyAddress')}
+            wrapperClassName="sender-to-recipient__tooltip-wrapper"
+            containerClassName="sender-to-recipient__tooltip-container"
+            onHidden={() => this.setState({ recipientAddressCopied: false })}
+          >
+            <div className="sender-to-recipient__name">
+              <span>{ addressOnly ? `${t('to')}: ` : '' }</span>
+              {
+                addressOnly
+                  ? checksummedRecipientAddress
+                  : (recipientNickname || recipientName || this.context.t('newContract'))
+              }
+            </div>
+          </Tooltip>
+        </div>
+        {
+          Object.keys(audit).length
+            ? <div className={classnames({
+              'sender-to-recipient__audit--warn': audit.status === 'warning',
+              'sender-to-recipient__audit--approve': audit.status !== 'warning',
+            })}>
+              {`${audit.auditor} ${audit.status === 'warning' ? 'warning' : 'approval'}: ${audit.message}`}
+            </div>
+            : null
+        }
       </div>
     )
   }
diff --git a/ui/app/pages/confirm-transaction-base/confirm-transaction-base.component.js b/ui/app/pages/confirm-transaction-base/confirm-transaction-base.component.js
index 623079e68..1fb33d472 100644
--- a/ui/app/pages/confirm-transaction-base/confirm-transaction-base.component.js
+++ b/ui/app/pages/confirm-transaction-base/confirm-transaction-base.component.js
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ export default class ConfirmTransactionBase extends Component {
     insufficientBalance: PropTypes.bool,
     hideFiatConversion: PropTypes.bool,
     transactionCategory: PropTypes.string,
+    recipientAudit: PropTypes.object,
   }
 
   state = {
@@ -547,6 +548,7 @@ export default class ConfirmTransactionBase extends Component {
       warning,
       unapprovedTxCount,
       transactionCategory,
+      recipientAudit,
     } = this.props
     const { submitting, submitError } = this.state
 
@@ -594,6 +596,7 @@ export default class ConfirmTransactionBase extends Component {
         onCancelAll={() => this.handleCancelAll()}
         onCancel={() => this.handleCancel()}
         onSubmit={() => this.handleSubmit()}
+        recipientAudit={recipientAudit}
       />
     )
   }
diff --git a/ui/app/pages/confirm-transaction-base/confirm-transaction-base.container.js b/ui/app/pages/confirm-transaction-base/confirm-transaction-base.container.js
index 700883f17..a79476425 100644
--- a/ui/app/pages/confirm-transaction-base/confirm-transaction-base.container.js
+++ b/ui/app/pages/confirm-transaction-base/confirm-transaction-base.container.js
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ const mapStateToProps = (state, ownProps) => {
   const isMainnet = getIsMainnet(state)
   const { confirmTransaction, metamask } = state
   const {
+    addressAudits,
     conversionRate,
     identities,
     addressBook,
@@ -76,6 +77,9 @@ const mapStateToProps = (state, ownProps) => {
         : addressSlicer(checksumAddress(toAddress))
     )
 
+  const recipientAudits = addressAudits[txParamsToAddress] || {}
+  const mostRecentAudit = Object.values(recipientAudits).sort((a, b) => a.timestamp > b.timestamp).find(audit => audit)
+
   const addressBookObject = addressBook[checksumAddress(toAddress)]
   const toNickname = addressBookObject ? addressBookObject.name : ''
   const isTxReprice = Boolean(lastGasPrice)
@@ -151,6 +155,7 @@ const mapStateToProps = (state, ownProps) => {
     hideFiatConversion: (!isMainnet && !showFiatInTestnets),
     metaMetricsSendCount,
     transactionCategory,
+    recipientAudit: mostRecentAudit,
   }
 }