diff --git a/packages/page-staking/src/Actions/Account/SetRewardDestination.tsx b/packages/page-staking/src/Actions/Account/SetRewardDestination.tsx
index 1ed5d79de8..cc17c6b42f 100644
--- a/packages/page-staking/src/Actions/Account/SetRewardDestination.tsx
+++ b/packages/page-staking/src/Actions/Account/SetRewardDestination.tsx
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 // Copyright 2017-2021 @polkadot/app-staking authors & contributors
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
+import type { DeriveBalancesAll } from '@polkadot/api-derive/types';
 import type { RewardDestination } from '@polkadot/types/interfaces';
 import type { DestinationType } from '../types';
 
 import React, { useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 
-import { Dropdown, InputAddress, Modal, TxButton } from '@polkadot/react-components';
-import { useApi } from '@polkadot/react-hooks';
+import { Dropdown, InputAddress, MarkError, Modal, TxButton } from '@polkadot/react-components';
+import { useApi, useCall } from '@polkadot/react-hooks';
 
 import { useTranslation } from '../../translate';
 import { createDestCurr } from '../destOptions';
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ function SetRewardDestination ({ controllerId, defaultDestination, onClose, stas
   const { api } = useApi();
   const [destination, setDestination] = useState<DestinationType>(() => ((defaultDestination?.isAccount ? 'Account' : defaultDestination?.toString()) || 'Staked') as 'Staked');
   const [destAccount, setDestAccount] = useState<string | null>(() => defaultDestination?.isAccount ? defaultDestination.asAccount.toString() : null);
+  const destBalance = useCall<DeriveBalancesAll>(api.derive.balances.all, [destAccount]);
 
   const options = useMemo(
     () => createDestCurr(t),
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@ function SetRewardDestination ({ controllerId, defaultDestination, onClose, stas
   );
 
   const isAccount = destination === 'Account';
+  const isDestError = isAccount && destBalance && destBalance.accountId.eq(destAccount) && destBalance.freeBalance.isZero();
 
   return (
     <Modal
@@ -69,13 +72,16 @@ function SetRewardDestination ({ controllerId, defaultDestination, onClose, stas
               value={destAccount}
             />
           )}
+          {isDestError && (
+            <MarkError content={t<string>('The selected destination account does not exist and cannot be used to receive rewards')} />
+          )}
         </Modal.Columns>
       </Modal.Content>
       <Modal.Actions onCancel={onClose}>
         <TxButton
           accountId={controllerId}
           icon='sign-in-alt'
-          isDisabled={!controllerId || (isAccount && !destAccount)}
+          isDisabled={!controllerId || (isAccount && (!destAccount || isDestError))}
           label={t<string>('Set reward destination')}
           onStart={onClose}
           params={[
diff --git a/packages/page-staking/src/Actions/partials/Bond.tsx b/packages/page-staking/src/Actions/partials/Bond.tsx
index 3a6d60cc6f..9431d1d631 100644
--- a/packages/page-staking/src/Actions/partials/Bond.tsx
+++ b/packages/page-staking/src/Actions/partials/Bond.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import type { BondInfo } from './types';
 import BN from 'bn.js';
 import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 
-import { Dropdown, InputAddress, InputBalance, Modal, Static } from '@polkadot/react-components';
+import { Dropdown, InputAddress, InputBalance, MarkError, Modal, Static } from '@polkadot/react-components';
 import { useApi, useCall } from '@polkadot/react-hooks';
 import { BalanceFree, BlockToTime } from '@polkadot/react-query';
 import { BN_ZERO } from '@polkadot/util';
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ function Bond ({ className = '', isNominating, minNomination, onChange }: Props)
   const [stashId, setStashId] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [startBalance, setStartBalance] = useState<BN | null>(null);
   const stashBalance = useCall<DeriveBalancesAll>(api.derive.balances.all, [stashId]);
+  const destBalance = useCall<DeriveBalancesAll>(api.derive.balances.all, [destAccount]);
   const bondedBlocks = useUnbondDuration();
 
   const options = useMemo(
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ function Bond ({ className = '', isNominating, minNomination, onChange }: Props)
 
   const hasValue = !!amount?.gtn(0);
   const isAccount = destination === 'Account';
+  const isDestError = isAccount && destBalance && destBalance.accountId.eq(destAccount) && destBalance.freeBalance.isZero();
 
   return (
     <div className={className}>
@@ -175,6 +177,9 @@ function Bond ({ className = '', isNominating, minNomination, onChange }: Props)
             value={destAccount}
           />
         )}
+        {isDestError && (
+          <MarkError content={t<string>('The selected destination account does not exist and cannot be used to receive rewards')} />
+        )}
       </Modal.Columns>
     </div>
   );