diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index acc33e9ca..07a5b58f6 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1783,7 +1783,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "parity-ui-precompiled"
 version = "1.4.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/paritytech/js-precompiled.git#1be3eaa4cefa85e25b48ac5e8cf579c92108e562"
+source = "git+https://github.com/paritytech/js-precompiled.git#05e0ea878ee54bed2e62a5f434663706bdf1919e"
 dependencies = [
  "parity-dapps-glue 1.7.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
 ]
diff --git a/js/package.json b/js/package.json
index 212108acc..e54238ac3 100644
--- a/js/package.json
+++ b/js/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "parity.js",
-  "version": "1.7.75",
+  "version": "1.7.76",
   "main": "release/index.js",
   "jsnext:main": "src/index.js",
   "author": "Parity Team <admin@parity.io>",
diff --git a/js/src/shared/util/tx.js b/js/src/shared/util/tx.js
index 67c1e3efc..a42a89a68 100644
--- a/js/src/shared/util/tx.js
+++ b/js/src/shared/util/tx.js
@@ -16,6 +16,38 @@
 
 import WalletsUtils from './wallets';
 
+/**
+ * The sender is by default (when the UI loads) the
+ * default dapp address. It can then be modified when
+ * sending transactions....
+ */
+let currentSender = '';
+let hasCurrentSenderChanged = false;
+
+export function getSender () {
+  currentSender;
+}
+
+export function loadSender (api) {
+  // If the current sender has been changed
+  // then don't bother checking changes of the
+  // default sender
+  if (hasCurrentSenderChanged) {
+    return Promise.resolve(currentSender);
+  }
+
+  return api.parity.getNewDappsDefaultAddress()
+    .then((defaultAccount) => {
+      currentSender = defaultAccount;
+      return defaultAccount;
+    });
+}
+
+export function setSender (sender) {
+  currentSender = sender;
+  hasCurrentSenderChanged = true;
+}
+
 export function trackRequest (api, options, statusCallback) {
   const { requestId, transactionHash } = options;
   const txHashPromise = transactionHash
diff --git a/js/src/views/Accounts/CreateWallet/createWallet.spec.js b/js/src/views/Accounts/CreateWallet/createWallet.spec.js
index 45c9776e1..e38174b81 100644
--- a/js/src/views/Accounts/CreateWallet/createWallet.spec.js
+++ b/js/src/views/Accounts/CreateWallet/createWallet.spec.js
@@ -27,7 +27,11 @@ let component;
 let onClose;
 
 function createApi () {
-  api = {};
+  api = {
+    parity: {
+      getNewDappsDefaultAddress: sinon.stub().resolves('')
+    }
+  };
 
   return api;
 }