1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/qt/paymentserver.cpp b/src/qt/paymentserver.cpp
index 92d7d72935..05d3d36a74 100644
--- a/src/qt/paymentserver.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/paymentserver.cpp
@@ -404,7 +404,12 @@ void PaymentServer::handleURIOrFile(const QString& s)
         return;
     }
 
-    if (s.startsWith(BITCOIN_IPC_PREFIX, Qt::CaseInsensitive)) // bitcoin: URI
+    if (s.startsWith("bitcoin://", Qt::CaseInsensitive))
+    {
+        Q_EMIT message(tr("URI handling"), tr("'bitcoin://' is not a valid URI. Use 'bitcoin:' instead."),
+            CClientUIInterface::MSG_ERROR);
+    }
+    else if (s.startsWith(BITCOIN_IPC_PREFIX, Qt::CaseInsensitive)) // bitcoin: URI
     {
 #if QT_VERSION < 0x050000
         QUrl uri(s);