diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index 68b4a5807..34ce37b76 100755
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
     "vue-clickaway": "^2.2.2",
     "vue-clipboard2": "^0.3.0",
     "vue-flatpickr-component": "^8.1.2",
+    "vue-focus": "^2.1.0",
     "vue-good-table": "^2.21.3",
     "vue-i18n": "^8.22.4",
     "vue-jest": "^3.0.7",
diff --git a/frontend/src/locales/de.json b/frontend/src/locales/de.json
index 5a499b7f4..f47493aea 100644
--- a/frontend/src/locales/de.json
+++ b/frontend/src/locales/de.json
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@
     "send_transaction_success":"Deine Transaktion wurde erfolgreich ausgeführt",
     "send_transaction_error":"Leider konnte die Transaktion nicht ausgeführt werden!",
     "validation": {
-      "double": "Das Feld {field} muss eine Dezimalzahl mit zwei Nachkommastellen sein",
-      "is-not": "Du kannst Dir selbst keine Gradidos überweisen"
+      "gddSendAmount": "Das Feld {_field_} muss eine Zahl zwischen {min} und {max} mit höchstens zwei Nachkommastellen sein",
+      "is-not": "Du kannst dir selbst keine Gradidos überweisen"
     },
     "change_username_info": "Das ändern des Usernamens bedarf mehrerer Schritte."
   },
diff --git a/frontend/src/locales/en.json b/frontend/src/locales/en.json
index aa42d966e..dbb9b445c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/locales/en.json
+++ b/frontend/src/locales/en.json
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     "send_transaction_success":"Your transaction was successfully completed",
     "send_transaction_error":"Unfortunately, the transaction could not be executed!",
     "validation": {
-      "double": "The {field} field must be a decimal with two digits",
+      "gddSendAmount": "The {_field_} field must be a number between {min} and {max} with at most two digits",
       "is-not": "You cannot send Gradidos to yourself"
     },
     "change_username_info": "Changing the username requires several steps."
diff --git a/frontend/src/main.js b/frontend/src/main.js
index 5584ae508..20c8ffcb8 100755
--- a/frontend/src/main.js
+++ b/frontend/src/main.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import App from './App.vue'
 import i18n from './i18n.js'
 import { configure, extend } from 'vee-validate'
 // eslint-disable-next-line camelcase
-import { required, email, min, between, double, is_not } from 'vee-validate/dist/rules'
+import { required, email, min, max, is_not } from 'vee-validate/dist/rules'
 
 // store
 import { store } from './store/store'
@@ -46,14 +46,18 @@ extend('min', {
   message: (_, values) => i18n.t('validations.messages.min', values),
 })
 
-extend('double', {
-  ...double,
-  message: (_, values) => i18n.t('form.validation.double', values),
+extend('max', {
+  ...max,
+  message: (_, values) => i18n.t('validations.messages.max', values),
 })
 
-extend('between', {
-  ...between,
-  message: (_, values) => i18n.t('validations.messages.between', values),
+extend('gddSendAmount', {
+  validate(value, { min, max }) {
+    value = value.replace(',', '.')
+    return value.match(/^[0-9]+(\.[0-9]{1,2})?$/) && Number(value) >= min && Number(value) <= max
+  },
+  params: ['min', 'max'],
+  message: (_, values) => i18n.t('form.validation.gddSendAmount', values),
 })
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line camelcase
diff --git a/frontend/src/plugins/globalDirectives.js b/frontend/src/plugins/globalDirectives.js
index 47be32e27..56d8c9e13 100755
--- a/frontend/src/plugins/globalDirectives.js
+++ b/frontend/src/plugins/globalDirectives.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import clickOutside from '@/directives/click-ouside.js'
+import { focus } from 'vue-focus'
 
 /**
  * You can register global directives here and use them as a plugin in your main Vue instance
@@ -7,6 +8,7 @@ import clickOutside from '@/directives/click-ouside.js'
 const GlobalDirectives = {
   install(Vue) {
     Vue.directive('click-outside', clickOutside)
+    Vue.directive('focus', focus)
   },
 }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/Pages/AccountOverview.vue b/frontend/src/views/Pages/AccountOverview.vue
index 56243edef..561edbf9c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/Pages/AccountOverview.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/Pages/AccountOverview.vue
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ export default {
   methods: {
     setTransaction(data) {
       data.target_date = new Date(Date.now()).toISOString()
-      this.transactionData = { ...data }
+      this.transactionData = data
       this.currentTransactionStep = 1
     },
     async sendTransaction() {
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/Pages/AccountOverview/GddSend/TransactionConfirmation.vue b/frontend/src/views/Pages/AccountOverview/GddSend/TransactionConfirmation.vue
index 4749a0a60..b4852df48 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/Pages/AccountOverview/GddSend/TransactionConfirmation.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/Pages/AccountOverview/GddSend/TransactionConfirmation.vue
@@ -1,44 +1,46 @@
 <template>
-  <b-row>
-    <b-col>
-      <div class="display-4 p-4">{{ $t('form.send_check') }}</div>
-      <b-list-group>
-        <b-list-group-item class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center">
-          {{ email }}
-          <b-badge variant="primary" pill>{{ $t('form.receiver') }}</b-badge>
-        </b-list-group-item>
-        <b-list-group-item class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center">
-          {{ amount }} GDD
-          <b-badge variant="primary" pill>{{ $t('form.amount') }}</b-badge>
-        </b-list-group-item>
-        <b-list-group-item class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center">
-          {{ memo ? memo : '-' }}
-          <b-badge variant="primary" pill>{{ $t('form.message') }}</b-badge>
-        </b-list-group-item>
-        <b-list-group-item class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center">
-          {{ $d($moment(date), 'long') }}
-          <b-badge variant="primary" pill>{{ $t('form.date') }}</b-badge>
-        </b-list-group-item>
-      </b-list-group>
-      <b-row>
-        <b-col>
-          <b-button @click="$emit('on-reset')">{{ $t('form.cancel') }}</b-button>
-        </b-col>
-        <b-col class="text-right">
-          <b-button variant="success" :disabled="loading" @click="$emit('send-transaction')">
-            {{ $t('form.send_now') }}
-          </b-button>
-        </b-col>
-      </b-row>
-    </b-col>
-  </b-row>
+  <div>
+    <b-row>
+      <b-col>
+        <div class="display-4 p-4">{{ $t('form.send_check') }}</div>
+        <b-list-group>
+          <b-list-group-item class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center">
+            {{ email }}
+            <b-badge variant="primary" pill>{{ $t('form.receiver') }}</b-badge>
+          </b-list-group-item>
+          <b-list-group-item class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center">
+            {{ $n(amount, 'decimal') }} GDD
+            <b-badge variant="primary" pill>{{ $t('form.amount') }}</b-badge>
+          </b-list-group-item>
+          <b-list-group-item class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center">
+            {{ memo ? memo : '-' }}
+            <b-badge variant="primary" pill>{{ $t('form.message') }}</b-badge>
+          </b-list-group-item>
+          <b-list-group-item class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center">
+            {{ $d($moment(date), 'long') }}
+            <b-badge variant="primary" pill>{{ $t('form.date') }}</b-badge>
+          </b-list-group-item>
+        </b-list-group>
+      </b-col>
+    </b-row>
+    <b-row class="mt-4">
+      <b-col>
+        <b-button @click="$emit('on-reset')">{{ $t('form.cancel') }}</b-button>
+      </b-col>
+      <b-col class="text-right">
+        <b-button variant="success" :disabled="loading" @click="$emit('send-transaction')">
+          {{ $t('form.send_now') }}
+        </b-button>
+      </b-col>
+    </b-row>
+  </div>
 </template>
 <script>
 export default {
   name: 'TransactionConfirmation',
   props: {
     email: { type: String, default: '' },
-    amount: { type: String, default: '' },
+    amount: { type: Number, default: 0 },
     memo: { type: String, default: '' },
     date: { type: String, default: '' },
     loading: { type: Boolean, default: false },
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/Pages/AccountOverview/GddSend/TransactionForm.spec.js b/frontend/src/views/Pages/AccountOverview/GddSend/TransactionForm.spec.js
index 36b8b3042..f9adfcd70 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/Pages/AccountOverview/GddSend/TransactionForm.spec.js
+++ b/frontend/src/views/Pages/AccountOverview/GddSend/TransactionForm.spec.js
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ describe('GddSend', () => {
       })
 
       describe('ammount field', () => {
-        it('has an input field of type number', () => {
-          expect(wrapper.find('#input-group-2').find('input').attributes('type')).toBe('number')
+        it('has an input field of type text', () => {
+          expect(wrapper.find('#input-group-2').find('input').attributes('type')).toBe('text')
         })
 
         it('has an GDD text icon', () => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/Pages/AccountOverview/GddSend/TransactionForm.vue b/frontend/src/views/Pages/AccountOverview/GddSend/TransactionForm.vue
index 3a38d49db..66bc16be4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/Pages/AccountOverview/GddSend/TransactionForm.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/Pages/AccountOverview/GddSend/TransactionForm.vue
@@ -53,10 +53,9 @@
                 :name="$t('form.amount')"
                 :rules="{
                   required: true,
-                  double: [2, $i18n.locale === 'de' ? ',' : '.'],
-                  between: [0.01, balance],
+                  gddSendAmount: [0.01, balance],
                 }"
-                v-slot="{ errors }"
+                v-slot="{ errors, valid }"
               >
                 <b-row>
                   <b-col class="text-left p-3 p-sm-1">{{ $t('form.amount') }}</b-col>
@@ -77,10 +76,11 @@
                   <b-form-input
                     id="input-2"
                     v-model="form.amount"
-                    type="number"
-                    :lang="$i18n.locale"
+                    type="text"
+                    v-focus="amountFocused"
+                    @focus="amountFocused = !amountFocused"
+                    @blur="normalizeAmount(valid)"
                     :placeholder="$n(0.01)"
-                    step="0.01"
                     style="font-size: xx-large; padding-left: 20px"
                   ></b-form-input>
                 </b-input-group>
@@ -152,18 +152,21 @@ export default {
   },
   data() {
     return {
+      amountFocused: false,
       form: {
         email: '',
         amount: '',
         memo: '',
+        amountValue: 0.0,
       },
     }
   },
   methods: {
     onSubmit() {
+      this.normalizeAmount()
       this.$emit('set-transaction', {
         email: this.form.email,
-        amount: this.form.amount,
+        amount: this.form.amountValue,
         memo: this.form.memo,
       })
     },
@@ -177,6 +180,12 @@ export default {
       this.form.email = data.email
       this.form.amount = data.amount
     },
+    normalizeAmount(isValid) {
+      this.amountFocused = !this.amountFocused
+      if (!isValid) return
+      this.form.amountValue = Number(this.form.amount.replace(',', '.'))
+      this.form.amount = this.$n(this.form.amountValue, 'decimal')
+    },
   },
 }
 </script>
diff --git a/frontend/test/testSetup.js b/frontend/test/testSetup.js
index f9c49880e..7af8631ea 100644
--- a/frontend/test/testSetup.js
+++ b/frontend/test/testSetup.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import StatsCard from '@/components/Cards/StatsCard.vue'
 import VueMoment from 'vue-moment'
 
 import clickOutside from '@/directives/click-ouside.js'
+import { focus } from 'vue-focus'
 
 global.localVue = createLocalVue()
 
@@ -47,3 +48,4 @@ global.localVue.component(BaseHeader.name, BaseHeader)
 global.localVue.component(StatsCard.name, StatsCard)
 
 global.localVue.directive('click-outside', clickOutside)
+global.localVue.directive('focus', focus)
diff --git a/frontend/yarn.lock b/frontend/yarn.lock
index 333df7d04..a3a835813 100644
--- a/frontend/yarn.lock
+++ b/frontend/yarn.lock
@@ -13342,6 +13342,13 @@ vue-flatpickr-component@^8.1.2:
   dependencies:
     flatpickr "^4.6.6"
 
+vue-focus@^2.1.0:
+  version "2.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/vue-focus/-/vue-focus-2.1.0.tgz#7a0337ce9074d5ef03d15a4b5b862cf45e5e04e3"
+  integrity sha1-egM3zpB01e8D0VpLW4Ys9F5eBOM=
+  dependencies:
+    loose-envify "^1.2.0"
+
 vue-functional-data-merge@^3.1.0:
   version "3.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/vue-functional-data-merge/-/vue-functional-data-merge-3.1.0.tgz#08a7797583b7f35680587f8a1d51d729aa1dc657"