diff --git a/js/src/modals/CreateAccount/AccountDetails/accountDetails.js b/js/src/modals/CreateAccount/AccountDetails/accountDetails.js
index 75a2ca9c4..137d87d94 100644
--- a/js/src/modals/CreateAccount/AccountDetails/accountDetails.js
+++ b/js/src/modals/CreateAccount/AccountDetails/accountDetails.js
@@ -25,9 +25,16 @@ import styles from '../createAccount.css';
 @observer
 export default class AccountDetails extends Component {
   static propTypes = {
+    isConfirming: PropTypes.bool,
+    withRequiredBackup: PropTypes.bool,
     createStore: PropTypes.object.isRequired
   }
 
+  static defaultPropTypes = {
+    isConfirming: false,
+    withRequiredBackup: false
+  }
+
   render () {
     const { address, description, name } = this.props.createStore;
 
@@ -78,31 +85,103 @@ export default class AccountDetails extends Component {
     );
   }
 
-  renderPhrase () {
-    const { phrase } = this.props.createStore;
+  renderRequiredBackup () {
+    const { phraseBackedUp, phraseBackedUpError } = this.props.createStore;
 
-    if (!phrase) {
+    if (!this.props.withRequiredBackup) {
       return null;
     }
 
     return (
-      <Input
-        allowCopy
-        hint={
-          <FormattedMessage
-            id='createAccount.accountDetails.phrase.hint'
-            defaultMessage='the account recovery phrase'
-          />
-        }
-        label={
-          <FormattedMessage
-            id='createAccount.accountDetails.phrase.label'
-            defaultMessage='owner recovery phrase (keep private and secure, it allows full and unlimited access to the account)'
-          />
-        }
-        readOnly
-        value={ phrase }
-      />
+      <div>
+        <Input
+          error={ phraseBackedUpError }
+          hint={
+            <FormattedMessage
+              id='createAccount.accountDetails.phrase.hint'
+              defaultMessage='the account recovery phrase'
+            />
+          }
+          label={
+            <FormattedMessage
+              id='createAccount.accountDetails.phrase.backedUp'
+              defaultMessage='Type "I have written down the phrase" below to confirm it is backed up.'
+            />
+          }
+          onChange={ this.onEditPhraseBackedUp }
+          value={ phraseBackedUp }
+        />
+      </div>
     );
   }
+
+  renderPhrase () {
+    const { isConfirming } = this.props;
+    const { isTest, phrase, backupPhraseError } = this.props.createStore;
+
+    const hint = (
+      <FormattedMessage
+        id='createAccount.accountDetails.phrase.hint'
+        defaultMessage='the account recovery phrase'
+      />
+    );
+    const label = (
+      <FormattedMessage
+        id='createAccount.accountDetails.phrase.label'
+        defaultMessage='owner recovery phrase'
+      />
+    );
+
+    if (!isConfirming) {
+      if (!phrase) {
+        return null;
+      }
+
+      return (
+        <div>
+          <Input
+            allowCopy
+            hint={ hint }
+            label={ label }
+            readOnly
+            value={ phrase }
+          />
+          <div className={ styles.backupPhrase }>
+            <FormattedMessage
+              id='createAccount.accountDetails.phrase.backup'
+              defaultMessage='Please back up the recovery phrase now. Make sure to keep it private and secure, it allows full and unlimited access to the account.'
+            />
+          </div>
+          { this.renderRequiredBackup() }
+        </div>
+      );
+    }
+
+    return (
+      <div>
+        <Input
+          allowPaste={ isTest }
+          error={ backupPhraseError }
+          hint={ hint }
+          label={ label }
+          onChange={ this.onEditPhrase }
+          value={ phrase }
+        />
+        <div className={ styles.backupPhrase }>
+          <FormattedMessage
+            id='createAccount.accountDetails.phrase.backupConfirm'
+            defaultMessage='Type your recovery phrase now.'
+          />
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  onEditPhraseBackedUp = (ev) => {
+    this.props.createStore.setPhraseBackedUp(ev.target.value);
+  }
+
+  onEditPhrase = (ev) => {
+    this.props.createStore.setPhrase(ev.target.value);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/js/src/modals/CreateAccount/createAccount.css b/js/src/modals/CreateAccount/createAccount.css
index 1dd338643..cbab4ee8d 100644
--- a/js/src/modals/CreateAccount/createAccount.css
+++ b/js/src/modals/CreateAccount/createAccount.css
@@ -131,3 +131,8 @@
   padding: 0 4em 1.5em 4em;
   text-align: center;
 }
+
+.backupPhrase {
+  line-height: 1.618em;
+  margin-top: 1.5em;
+}
diff --git a/js/src/modals/CreateAccount/createAccount.js b/js/src/modals/CreateAccount/createAccount.js
index 988a5f521..ec8308615 100644
--- a/js/src/modals/CreateAccount/createAccount.js
+++ b/js/src/modals/CreateAccount/createAccount.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import NewImport from './NewImport';
 import NewQr from './NewQr';
 import RawKey from './RawKey';
 import RecoveryPhrase from './RecoveryPhrase';
-import Store, { STAGE_CREATE, STAGE_INFO, STAGE_SELECT_TYPE } from './store';
+import Store, { STAGE_CREATE, STAGE_INFO, STAGE_SELECT_TYPE, STAGE_CONFIRM_BACKUP } from './store';
 import TypeIcon from './TypeIcon';
 import print from './print';
 import recoveryPage from './recoveryPage.ejs';
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ const TITLES = {
       defaultMessage='account information'
     />
   ),
+  backup: (
+    <FormattedMessage
+      id='createAccount.title.backupPhrase'
+      defaultMessage='confirm recovery phrase'
+    />
+  ),
   import: (
     <FormattedMessage
       id='createAccount.title.importAccount'
@@ -80,7 +86,7 @@ const TITLES = {
     />
   )
 };
-const STAGE_NAMES = [TITLES.type, TITLES.create, TITLES.info];
+const STAGE_NAMES = [TITLES.type, TITLES.create, TITLES.info, TITLES.backup];
 const STAGE_IMPORT = [TITLES.type, TITLES.import, TITLES.info];
 const STAGE_RESTORE = [TITLES.restore, TITLES.info];
 const STAGE_QR = [TITLES.type, TITLES.qr, TITLES.info];
@@ -213,14 +219,25 @@ class CreateAccount extends Component {
         }
 
         return (
-          <AccountDetails createStore={ this.createStore } />
+          <AccountDetails
+            createStore={ this.createStore }
+            withRequiredBackup={ createType === 'fromNew' }
+          />
+        );
+
+      case STAGE_CONFIRM_BACKUP:
+        return (
+          <AccountDetails
+            createStore={ this.createStore }
+            isConfirming
+          />
         );
     }
   }
 
   renderDialogActions () {
     const { restore } = this.props;
-    const { createType, canCreate, isBusy, stage } = this.createStore;
+    const { createType, canCreate, isBusy, stage, phraseBackedUpError } = this.createStore;
 
     const cancelBtn = (
       <Button
@@ -281,8 +298,8 @@ class CreateAccount extends Component {
               createType === 'fromNew'
                 ? (
                   <FormattedMessage
-                    id='createAccount.button.create'
-                    defaultMessage='Create'
+                    id='createAccount.button.next'
+                    defaultMessage='Next'
                   />
                 )
                 : (
@@ -292,7 +309,7 @@ class CreateAccount extends Component {
                   />
                 )
             }
-            onClick={ this.onCreate }
+            onClick={ createType === 'fromNew' ? this.createStore.nextStage : this.onCreate }
           />
         ];
 
@@ -314,6 +331,7 @@ class CreateAccount extends Component {
             )
             : null,
           <Button
+            disabled={ createType === 'fromNew' && !!phraseBackedUpError }
             icon={ <DoneIcon /> }
             key='done'
             label={
@@ -322,12 +340,55 @@ class CreateAccount extends Component {
                 defaultMessage='Done'
               />
             }
-            onClick={ this.onClose }
+            onClick={ createType === 'fromNew' ? this.onConfirmPhraseBackup : this.onClose }
+          />
+        ];
+
+      case STAGE_CONFIRM_BACKUP:
+        return [
+          <Button
+            icon={ <DoneIcon /> }
+            key='done'
+            label={
+              <FormattedMessage
+                id='createAccount.button.create'
+                defaultMessage='Create'
+              />
+            }
+            onClick={ this.onCreateNew }
           />
         ];
     }
   }
 
+  onConfirmPhraseBackup = () => {
+    this.createStore.clearPhrase();
+    this.createStore.nextStage();
+  }
+
+  onCreateNew = () => {
+    this.createStore.setBusy(true);
+    this.createStore.computeBackupPhraseAddress()
+      .then(err => {
+        if (err) {
+          this.createStore.setBusy(false);
+          return;
+        }
+
+        return this.createStore.createAccount(this.vaultStore)
+          .then(() => {
+            this.createStore.clearPhrase();
+            this.createStore.setBusy(false);
+            this.props.onUpdate && this.props.onUpdate();
+            this.onClose();
+          });
+      })
+      .catch((error) => {
+        this.createStore.setBusy(false);
+        this.props.newError(error);
+      });
+  }
+
   onCreate = () => {
     return this.createStore
       .createAccount(this.vaultStore)
@@ -341,6 +402,7 @@ class CreateAccount extends Component {
   }
 
   onClose = () => {
+    this.createStore.clearPhrase();
     this.props.onClose && this.props.onClose();
   }
 
diff --git a/js/src/modals/CreateAccount/errors.js b/js/src/modals/CreateAccount/errors.js
index bb5708275..3b9ed2669 100644
--- a/js/src/modals/CreateAccount/errors.js
+++ b/js/src/modals/CreateAccount/errors.js
@@ -46,6 +46,20 @@ export default {
     />
   ),
 
+  noMatchBackupPhrase: (
+    <FormattedMessage
+      id='errors.noMatchBackupPhrase'
+      defaultMessage='the supplied recovery phrase does not match'
+    />
+  ),
+
+  noMatchPhraseBackedUp: (
+    <FormattedMessage
+      id='errors.noMatchPhraseBackedUp'
+      defaultMessage='type "I have written down the phrase"'
+    />
+  ),
+
   noName: (
     <FormattedMessage
       id='errors.noName'
@@ -59,4 +73,5 @@ export default {
       defaultMessage='the raw key needs to be hex, 64 characters in length and contain the prefix "0x"'
     />
   )
+
 };
diff --git a/js/src/modals/CreateAccount/store.js b/js/src/modals/CreateAccount/store.js
index 148658fc8..ab9879b8d 100644
--- a/js/src/modals/CreateAccount/store.js
+++ b/js/src/modals/CreateAccount/store.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ const FAKEPATH = 'C:\\fakepath\\';
 const STAGE_SELECT_TYPE = 0;
 const STAGE_CREATE = 1;
 const STAGE_INFO = 2;
+const STAGE_CONFIRM_BACKUP = 3;
 
 export default class Store {
   @observable accounts = null;
@@ -41,6 +42,8 @@ export default class Store {
   @observable passwordHint = '';
   @observable passwordRepeat = '';
   @observable phrase = '';
+  @observable backupPhraseAddress = null;
+  @observable phraseBackedUp = '';
   @observable qrAddress = null;
   @observable rawKey = '';
   @observable rawKeyError = ERRORS.nokey;
@@ -104,17 +107,39 @@ export default class Store {
       : ERRORS.noMatchPassword;
   }
 
+  @computed get backupPhraseError () {
+    return !this.backupPhraseAddress || this.address === this.backupPhraseAddress
+      ? null
+      : ERRORS.noMatchBackupPhrase;
+  }
+
+  @computed get phraseBackedUpError () {
+    return this.phraseBackedUp === 'I have written down the phrase'
+      ? null
+      : ERRORS.noMatchPhraseBackedUp;
+  }
+
   @computed get qrAddressValid () {
     console.log('qrValid', this.qrAddress, this._api.util.isAddressValid(this.qrAddress));
     return this._api.util.isAddressValid(this.qrAddress);
   }
 
+  @action clearPhrase = () => {
+    transaction(() => {
+      this.phrase = '';
+      this.phraseBackedUp = '';
+    });
+  }
+
   @action clearErrors = () => {
     transaction(() => {
+      this.address = '';
       this.description = '';
       this.password = '';
       this.passwordRepeat = '';
       this.phrase = '';
+      this.backupPhraseAddress = null;
+      this.phraseBackedUp = '';
       this.name = '';
       this.nameError = ERRORS.noName;
       this.qrAddress = null;
@@ -192,6 +217,26 @@ export default class Store {
     });
   }
 
+  @action setBackupPhraseAddress = (address) => {
+    this.backupPhraseAddress = address;
+  }
+
+  @action computeBackupPhraseAddress = () => {
+    return this._api.parity.phraseToAddress(this.phrase)
+      .then(address => {
+        this.setBackupPhraseAddress(address);
+        return address !== this.address;
+      })
+      .catch((error) => {
+        console.error('createAccount', error);
+        throw error;
+      });
+  }
+
+  @action setPhraseBackedUp = (backedUp) => {
+    this.phraseBackedUp = backedUp;
+  }
+
   @action setPassword = (password) => {
     this.password = password;
   }
@@ -217,6 +262,7 @@ export default class Store {
       .filter((part) => part.length);
 
     this.phrase = phraseParts.join(' ');
+    this.backupPhraseAddress = null;
   }
 
   @action setRawKey = (rawKey) => {
@@ -460,7 +506,8 @@ export default class Store {
 }
 
 export {
-  STAGE_CREATE,
   STAGE_INFO,
+  STAGE_CONFIRM_BACKUP,
+  STAGE_CREATE,
   STAGE_SELECT_TYPE
 };
diff --git a/js/src/modals/FirstRun/firstRun.js b/js/src/modals/FirstRun/firstRun.js
index 60f375a84..088d1bc6c 100644
--- a/js/src/modals/FirstRun/firstRun.js
+++ b/js/src/modals/FirstRun/firstRun.js
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ const STAGE_NAMES = [
     id='firstRun.title.recovery'
     defaultMessage='recovery'
   />,
+  <FormattedMessage
+    id='firstRun.title.confirmation'
+    defaultMessage='confirmation'
+  />,
   <FormattedMessage
     id='firstRun.title.completed'
     defaultMessage='completed'
@@ -129,9 +133,19 @@ class FirstRun extends Component {
         );
       case 3:
         return (
-          <AccountDetails createStore={ this.createStore } />
+          <AccountDetails
+            createStore={ this.createStore }
+            withRequiredBackup
+          />
         );
       case 4:
+        return (
+          <AccountDetails
+            createStore={ this.createStore }
+            isConfirming
+          />
+        );
+      case 5:
         return (
           <Completed />
         );
@@ -141,7 +155,7 @@ class FirstRun extends Component {
   renderDialogActions () {
     const { hasAccounts } = this.props;
     const { stage, hasAcceptedTnc } = this.state;
-    const { canCreate } = this.createStore;
+    const { canCreate, phraseBackedUpError } = this.createStore;
 
     switch (stage) {
       case 0:
@@ -169,15 +183,10 @@ class FirstRun extends Component {
         const buttons = [
           <Button
             disabled={ !canCreate }
-            icon={ <CheckIcon /> }
-            key='create'
-            label={
-              <FormattedMessage
-                id='firstRun.button.create'
-                defaultMessage='Create'
-              />
-            }
-            onClick={ this.onCreate }
+            icon={ <NextIcon /> }
+            key='next'
+            label={ BUTTON_LABEL_NEXT }
+            onClick={ this.onNext }
           />
         ];
 
@@ -212,14 +221,30 @@ class FirstRun extends Component {
             onClick={ this.printPhrase }
           />,
           <Button
+            disabled={ !!phraseBackedUpError }
             icon={ <NextIcon /> }
             key='next'
             label={ BUTTON_LABEL_NEXT }
-            onClick={ this.onNext }
+            onClick={ this.onConfirmPhraseBackup }
           />
         ];
 
       case 4:
+        return (
+          <Button
+            icon={ <CheckIcon /> }
+            key='create'
+            label={
+              <FormattedMessage
+                id='firstRun.button.create'
+                defaultMessage='Create'
+              />
+            }
+            onClick={ this.onCreate }
+          />
+        );
+
+      case 5:
         return (
           <Button
             icon={ <DoneIcon /> }
@@ -244,6 +269,11 @@ class FirstRun extends Component {
     }, onClose);
   }
 
+  onConfirmPhraseBackup = () => {
+    this.createStore.clearPhrase();
+    this.onNext();
+  }
+
   onNext = () => {
     const { stage } = this.state;
 
@@ -261,11 +291,19 @@ class FirstRun extends Component {
   onCreate = () => {
     this.createStore.setBusy(true);
 
-    return this.createStore
-      .createAccount()
-      .then(() => {
-        this.onNext();
-        this.createStore.setBusy(false);
+    this.createStore.computeBackupPhraseAddress()
+      .then(err => {
+        if (err) {
+          this.createStore.setBusy(false);
+          return;
+        }
+
+        return this.createStore.createAccount()
+          .then(() => {
+            this.createStore.clearPhrase();
+            this.createStore.setBusy(false);
+            this.onNext();
+          });
       })
       .catch((error) => {
         this.createStore.setBusy(false);
diff --git a/js/src/ui/Form/Input/input.js b/js/src/ui/Form/Input/input.js
index cc75ef8b8..6eb506dc1 100644
--- a/js/src/ui/Form/Input/input.js
+++ b/js/src/ui/Form/Input/input.js
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ export default class Input extends Component {
       PropTypes.string,
       PropTypes.bool
     ]),
+    allowPaste: PropTypes.bool,
     autoFocus: PropTypes.bool,
     children: PropTypes.node,
     className: PropTypes.string,
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ export default class Input extends Component {
 
   static defaultProps = {
     allowCopy: false,
+    allowPaste: true,
     escape: 'initial',
     hideUnderline: false,
     onBlur: noop,
@@ -221,6 +223,12 @@ export default class Input extends Component {
   }
 
   onChange = (event, value) => {
+    if (!this.props.allowPaste) {
+      if (value.length - this.state.value.length > 8) {
+        return;
+      }
+    }
+
     event.persist();
 
     this.setValue(value, () => {