diff --git a/electrum/gui/qt/paytoedit.py b/electrum/gui/qt/paytoedit.py
index 75d8b89ae..7b40c937d 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qt/paytoedit.py
+++ b/electrum/gui/qt/paytoedit.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class PayToEdit(CompletionTextEdit, ScanQRTextEdit, Logger):
 
     def __init__(self, send_tab: 'SendTab'):
         CompletionTextEdit.__init__(self)
-        ScanQRTextEdit.__init__(self, config=send_tab.config, setText=self._on_input_btn)
+        ScanQRTextEdit.__init__(self, config=send_tab.config, setText=self._on_input_btn, is_payto=True)
         Logger.__init__(self)
         self.send_tab = send_tab
         self.win = send_tab.window
diff --git a/electrum/gui/qt/qrtextedit.py b/electrum/gui/qt/qrtextedit.py
index 45ec66eff..5866d761c 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qt/qrtextedit.py
+++ b/electrum/gui/qt/qrtextedit.py
@@ -30,44 +30,49 @@ class ScanQRTextEdit(ButtonsTextEdit, MessageBoxMixin):
             *,
             config: SimpleConfig,
             setText: Callable[[str], None] = None,
+            is_payto = False,
     ):
         ButtonsTextEdit.__init__(self, text)
         self.setReadOnly(False)
-
-        input_qr_from_camera = partial(
+        self.on_qr_from_camera_input_btn = partial(
             self.input_qr_from_camera,
             config=config,
             allow_multi=allow_multi,
             show_error=self.show_error,
             setText=setText,
         )
-        self.on_qr_from_camera_input_btn = input_qr_from_camera
-
-        input_qr_from_screenshot = partial(
+        self.on_qr_from_screenshot_input_btn = partial(
             self.input_qr_from_screenshot,
             allow_multi=allow_multi,
             show_error=self.show_error,
             setText=setText,
         )
-        self.on_qr_from_screenshot_input_btn = input_qr_from_screenshot
-
-        input_file = partial(self.input_file, config=config, show_error=self.show_error, setText=setText)
+        self.on_input_file = partial(
+            self.input_file,
+            config=config,
+            show_error=self.show_error,
+            setText=setText,
+        )
+        # for send tab, buttons are available in the toolbar
+        if not is_payto:
+            self.add_input_buttons(config, allow_multi, setText)
+        run_hook('scan_text_edit', self)
 
+    def add_input_buttons(self, config, allow_multi, setText):
         self.add_menu_button(
             options=[
-                ("picture_in_picture.png", _("Read QR code from screen"), input_qr_from_screenshot),
-                ("file.png",               _("Read file"),                input_file),
+                ("picture_in_picture.png", _("Read QR code from screen"), self.on_qr_from_screenshot_input_btn),
+                ("file.png",               _("Read file"),                self.on_input_file),
             ],
         )
         self.add_qr_input_from_camera_button(config=config, show_error=self.show_error, allow_multi=allow_multi, setText=setText)
 
-        run_hook('scan_text_edit', self)
-
     def contextMenuEvent(self, e):
         m = self.createStandardContextMenu()
         m.addSeparator()
-        m.addAction(read_QIcon(get_iconname_camera()),    _("Read QR code from camera"), self.on_qr_from_camera_input_btn)
+        m.addAction(read_QIcon(get_iconname_camera()),    _("Read QR code with camera"), self.on_qr_from_camera_input_btn)
         m.addAction(read_QIcon("picture_in_picture.png"), _("Read QR code from screen"), self.on_qr_from_screenshot_input_btn)
+        m.addAction(read_QIcon("file.png"), _("Read file"), self.on_input_file)
         m.exec_(e.globalPos())
 
 
diff --git a/electrum/gui/qt/send_tab.py b/electrum/gui/qt/send_tab.py
index c4f56bfe2..640f1a03a 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qt/send_tab.py
+++ b/electrum/gui/qt/send_tab.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ from electrum.lnurl import decode_lnurl, request_lnurl, callback_lnurl, LNURLErr
 
 from .amountedit import AmountEdit, BTCAmountEdit, SizedFreezableLineEdit
 from .util import WaitingDialog, HelpLabel, MessageBoxMixin, EnterButton, char_width_in_lineedit
+from .util import get_iconname_camera, get_iconname_qrcode, read_QIcon
 from .confirm_tx_dialog import ConfirmTxDialog
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -150,7 +151,11 @@ class SendTab(QWidget, MessageBoxMixin, Logger):
         from .invoice_list import InvoiceList
         self.invoice_list = InvoiceList(self)
         self.toolbar, menu = self.invoice_list.create_toolbar_with_menu('')
+        menu.addAction(read_QIcon(get_iconname_camera()),    _("Read QR code with camera"), self.payto_e.on_qr_from_camera_input_btn)
+        menu.addAction(read_QIcon("picture_in_picture.png"), _("Read QR code from screen"), self.payto_e.on_qr_from_screenshot_input_btn)
+        menu.addAction(read_QIcon("file.png"), _("Read invoice from file"), self.payto_e.on_input_file)
         menu.addToggle(_("&Pay to many"), self.paytomany)
+        menu.addSeparator()
         menu.addAction(_("Import invoices"), self.window.import_invoices)
         menu.addAction(_("Export invoices"), self.window.export_invoices)