diff --git a/js/services/controllerUtils.js b/js/services/controllerUtils.js
index 143536504..03b1eaff5 100644
--- a/js/services/controllerUtils.js
+++ b/js/services/controllerUtils.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 var bitcore = require('bitcore');
 
 angular.module('copayApp.services')
-  .factory('controllerUtils', function($rootScope, $sce, $location, notification, $timeout, video, uriHandler) {
+  .factory('controllerUtils', function($rootScope, $sce, $location, notification, $timeout, video, uriHandler, rateService) {
     var root = {};
     root.getVideoMutedStatus = function(copayer) {
       if (!$rootScope.videoInfo) return;
@@ -217,7 +217,15 @@ angular.module('copayApp.services')
         $rootScope.balanceByAddr = balanceByAddr;
         root.updateAddressList();
         $rootScope.updatingBalance = false;
-        return cb ? cb() : null;
+
+        rateService.whenAvailable(function() {
+          $rootScope.totalBalanceAlternative = rateService.toFiat(balanceSat, config.alternativeIsoCode);
+          $rootScope.alternativeIsoCode = config.alternativeIsoCode;
+          $rootScope.lockedBalanceAlternative = rateService.toFiat(balanceSat - safeBalanceSat, config.alternativeIsoCode);
+
+
+          return cb ? cb() : null;
+        });
       });
     };
 
diff --git a/views/includes/sidebar.html b/views/includes/sidebar.html
index a22bb2475..c0b942533 100644
--- a/views/includes/sidebar.html
+++ b/views/includes/sidebar.html
@@ -24,10 +24,9 @@
         class="has-tip"
         data-options="disable_for_touch:true"
         tooltip-popup-delay='500'
-        tooltip="{{totalBalanceBTC |noFractionNumber:8}} BTC"
+        tooltip="{{totalBalanceAlternative |noFractionNumber:2}} {{alternativeIsoCode}}"
         tooltip-trigger="mouseenter"
-        tooltip-placement="bottom">{{totalBalance || 0
-        |noFractionNumber}} {{$root.unitName}} 
+        tooltip-placement="bottom">{{totalBalance || 0 |noFractionNumber}} {{$root.unitName}}
       </span>
       <br>
       Locked &nbsp;
@@ -38,7 +37,7 @@
         class="has-tip"
         data-options="disable_for_touch:true"
         tooltip-popup-delay='500'
-        tooltip="{{lockedBalanceBTC |noFractionNumber:8}} BTC"
+        tooltip="{{lockedBalanceAlternative |noFractionNumber:2}} {{alternativeIsoCode}}"
         tooltip-trigger="mouseenter"
         tooltip-placement="bottom">{{lockedBalance || 0|noFractionNumber}} {{$root.unitName}}
       </span> &nbsp;<i class="fi-info medium" tooltip="Balance locked in pending transaction proposals" tooltip-placement="bottom"></i>