diff --git a/electrum/gui/qt/transaction_dialog.py b/electrum/gui/qt/transaction_dialog.py
index ff7a15a18..acaf57001 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qt/transaction_dialog.py
+++ b/electrum/gui/qt/transaction_dialog.py
@@ -903,7 +903,8 @@ class TxDialog(QDialog, MessageBoxMixin):
             fee_rate = Decimal(fee) / size  # sat/byte
             fee_str += '  ( %s ) ' % self.main_window.format_fee_rate(fee_rate * 1000)
             if isinstance(self.tx, PartialTransaction):
-                invoice_amt = abs(amount)
+                # 'amount' is zero for self-payments, so in that case we use sum-of-outputs
+                invoice_amt = abs(amount) or self.tx.output_value()
                 fee_warning_tuple = self.wallet.get_tx_fee_warning(
                     invoice_amt=invoice_amt, tx_size=size, fee=fee)
                 if fee_warning_tuple: