diff --git a/src/modules/wallet/components/SendDialog.vue b/src/modules/wallet/components/SendDialog.vue
index 20631e3..b963988 100644
--- a/src/modules/wallet/components/SendDialog.vue
+++ b/src/modules/wallet/components/SendDialog.vue
@@ -93,6 +93,30 @@ function parseBolt11Invoice(bolt11: string): ParsedInvoice | null {
   }
 }
 
+function normalizePaymentRequest(request: string): string {
+  let normalized = request.trim()
+  const req = normalized.toLowerCase()
+
+  // Handle Lightning URI prefix stripping (following LNbits implementation)
+  if (req.startsWith('lightning:')) {
+    normalized = normalized.slice(10) // Remove "lightning:" (10 chars)
+  } else if (req.startsWith('lnurl:')) {
+    normalized = normalized.slice(6) // Remove "lnurl:" (6 chars)
+  } else if (req.includes('lightning=lnurl1')) {
+    // Extract LNURL from lightning parameter
+    normalized = normalized.split('lightning=')[1].split('&')[0]
+  } else if (req.includes('lightning=')) {
+    // Handle BIP-21 Bitcoin URIs with Lightning fallback
+    normalized = normalized.split('lightning=')[1]
+    // Remove any additional query parameters
+    if (normalized.includes('&')) {
+      normalized = normalized.split('&')[0]
+    }
+  }
+
+  return normalized.trim()
+}
+
 function parsePaymentDestination(destination: string) {
   // Clear previous parsing results
   parsedInvoice.value = null
@@ -101,7 +125,8 @@ function parsePaymentDestination(destination: string) {
 
   if (!destination.trim()) return
 
-  const cleanDest = destination.trim()
+  // Normalize the destination by stripping URI prefixes
+  const cleanDest = normalizePaymentRequest(destination)
 
   if (isBolt11(cleanDest)) {
     paymentType.value = 'bolt11'
@@ -198,8 +223,11 @@ const effectiveAmount = computed(() => {
 // Methods
 const onSubmit = form.handleSubmit(async (formValues) => {
   try {
+    // Use normalized destination (stripped of URI prefixes)
+    const normalizedDestination = normalizePaymentRequest(formValues.destination)
+
     const success = await walletService.sendPayment({
-      destination: formValues.destination,
+      destination: normalizedDestination,
       amount: effectiveAmount.value, // Use computed effective amount
       comment: formValues.comment || undefined
     })