diff --git a/packages/extension-ui/src/partials/AccountSelection.tsx b/packages/extension-ui/src/partials/AccountSelection.tsx
index 7a72131c..8b3dc35a 100644
--- a/packages/extension-ui/src/partials/AccountSelection.tsx
+++ b/packages/extension-ui/src/partials/AccountSelection.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { AccountContext, Checkbox, Warning } from '../components/index.js';
 import { useTranslation } from '../hooks/index.js';
 import AccountsTree from '../Popup/Accounts/AccountsTree.js';
 import { styled } from '../styled.js';
+import { sanitizeOrigin, validateOrigin } from '../util/sanitizeOrigin.js';
 
 interface Props {
   className?: string;
@@ -20,7 +21,10 @@ interface Props {
 function AccountSelection ({ className, origin, showHidden = false, url, withWarning = true }: Props): React.ReactElement<Props> {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const { accounts, hierarchy, selectedAccounts = [], setSelectedAccounts } = useContext(AccountContext);
+  const [sanitizedOrigin, setSanitizedOrigin] = useState('');
+  const [isSuspiciousOrigin, setIsSuspiciousOrigin] = useState(false);
   const [isIndeterminate, setIsIndeterminate] = useState(false);
+
   const allVisibleAccounts = useMemo(() => accounts.filter(({ isHidden }) => !isHidden), [accounts]);
   const noAccountSelected = useMemo(() => selectedAccounts.length === 0, [selectedAccounts.length]);
   const allDisplayedAddresses = useMemo(
@@ -34,6 +38,14 @@ function AccountSelection ({ className, origin, showHidden = false, url, withWar
     , [allDisplayedAddresses.length, selectedAccounts.length]
   );
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const cleaned = sanitizeOrigin(origin);
+    const isValid = validateOrigin(origin);
+
+    setSanitizedOrigin(cleaned);
+    setIsSuspiciousOrigin(!isValid || cleaned !== origin);
+  }, [origin]);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     const nextIndeterminateState = !noAccountSelected && !areAllAccountsSelected;
 
@@ -55,7 +67,7 @@ function AccountSelection ({ className, origin, showHidden = false, url, withWar
     <div className={className}>
       {withWarning && (
         <Warning className='warningMargin'>
-          <Trans key='accessRequest'>An application, self-identifying as <span className='tab-name'>{origin}</span> is requesting access from{' '}
+          <Trans key='accessRequest'>An application, self-identifying as <span className='tab-name'>{sanitizedOrigin}</span> is requesting access from{' '}
             <a
               href={url}
               rel='noopener noreferrer'
@@ -66,6 +78,11 @@ function AccountSelection ({ className, origin, showHidden = false, url, withWar
           </Trans>
         </Warning>
       )}
+      {isSuspiciousOrigin && (
+        <Warning className='warningError'>
+          {t('It looks like this request is coming from an suspicious origin. Please verify the source carefully.')}
+        </Warning>
+      )}
       <Checkbox
         checked={areAllAccountsSelected}
         className='accountTree-checkbox'
@@ -123,4 +140,15 @@ export default styled(AccountSelection)<Props>`
       width: 100%
     }
   }
+
+  .warningError {
+    padding-block: 0.3rem;
+    margin-top: 1rem;
+    border: 1px solid var(--errorBorderColor);
+    background-color: #AF111170;
+
+    [data-theme="light"] & {
+      color: black;
+    }
+  }
 `;
diff --git a/packages/extension-ui/src/util/sanitizeOrigin.ts b/packages/extension-ui/src/util/sanitizeOrigin.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..56e8d62f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/extension-ui/src/util/sanitizeOrigin.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+// Copyright 2019-2025 @polkadot/extension-ui authors & contributors
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+const sanitizeHtml = (input: string, options?: {
+  allowLineBreaks?: boolean;
+  maxLength?: number;
+}): string => {
+  if (!input || typeof input !== 'string') {
+    return '';
+  }
+
+  let sanitized = input;
+
+  // Remove all HTML tags
+  sanitized = sanitized.replace(/<[^>]*>/g, '');
+
+  // Handle line breaks if specified
+  if (options?.allowLineBreaks) {
+    // Convert <br> to actual line breaks before sanitization
+    sanitized = input
+      .replace(/<br\s*\/?>/gi, '\n')
+      .replace(/<[^>]*>/g, ''); // Remove other HTML tags
+  }
+
+  // Normalize whitespace
+  sanitized = sanitized
+    .trim()
+    .replace(/\s+/g, ' ');
+
+  // Apply length limit if specified
+  if (options?.maxLength && sanitized.length > options.maxLength) {
+    sanitized = sanitized.substring(0, options.maxLength) + '...';
+  }
+
+  return sanitized;
+};
+
+export const sanitizeOrigin = (origin: string): string => {
+  return sanitizeHtml(origin, {
+    allowLineBreaks: false,
+    maxLength: 50
+  });
+};
+
+// Validate that the origin looks legitimate
+export const validateOrigin = (origin: string): boolean => {
+  const sanitized = sanitizeOrigin(origin);
+
+  // Check for suspicious patterns
+  const suspiciousPatterns = [
+    /https?:\/\//i, // URLs in origin name
+    /[<>]/, // Remaining HTML characters
+    /^\s*$/, // Empty or whitespace only
+    /.{50,}/ // Extremely long names
+  ];
+
+  return !suspiciousPatterns.some((pattern) => pattern.test(sanitized));
+};
diff --git a/packages/extension/public/locales/en/translation.json b/packages/extension/public/locales/en/translation.json
index e7049a2a..6c059a47 100644
--- a/packages/extension/public/locales/en/translation.json
+++ b/packages/extension/public/locales/en/translation.json
@@ -181,5 +181,6 @@
   "This network is not available, please report an issue to update the known chains": "",
   "Ledger App": "",
   "Don't ask again": "",
-  "Previous": ""
+  "Previous": "",
+  "It looks like this request is coming from an suspicious origin. Please verify the source carefully.": ""
 }