diff --git a/components/use-qr-payment.js b/components/use-qr-payment.js
index dddc53e9..8fbc9cf0 100644
--- a/components/use-qr-payment.js
+++ b/components/use-qr-payment.js
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import { useCallback } from 'react'
 import Invoice from '@/components/invoice'
-import { InvoiceCanceledError, InvoiceExpiredError } from '@/wallets/errors'
+import { InvoiceCanceledError, InvoiceExpiredError, AnonWalletError } from '@/wallets/errors'
 import { useShowModal } from '@/components/modal'
 import useInvoice from '@/components/use-invoice'
+import { sendPayment } from '@/wallets/webln/client'
 
 export default function useQrPayment () {
   const invoice = useInvoice()
@@ -16,6 +17,10 @@ export default function useQrPayment () {
       waitFor = inv => inv?.satsReceived > 0
     } = {}
   ) => {
+    // if anon user and webln is available, try to pay with webln
+    if (typeof window.webln !== 'undefined' && (walletError instanceof AnonWalletError)) {
+      sendPayment(inv.bolt11).catch(e => { console.error('WebLN payment failed:', e) })
+    }
     return await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       let paid
       const cancelAndReject = async (onClose) => {
diff --git a/wallets/errors.js b/wallets/errors.js
index 13c9ca18..11a9d7be 100644
--- a/wallets/errors.js
+++ b/wallets/errors.js
@@ -62,6 +62,13 @@ export class WalletsNotAvailableError extends WalletConfigurationError {
   }
 }
 
+export class AnonWalletError extends WalletConfigurationError {
+  constructor () {
+    super('anon cannot pay with wallets')
+    this.name = 'AnonWalletError'
+  }
+}
+
 export class WalletAggregateError extends WalletError {
   constructor (errors, invoice) {
     super('WalletAggregateError')
diff --git a/wallets/payment.js b/wallets/payment.js
index 7cb0bec6..6b21f20d 100644
--- a/wallets/payment.js
+++ b/wallets/payment.js
@@ -4,23 +4,30 @@ import { formatSats } from '@/lib/format'
 import useInvoice from '@/components/use-invoice'
 import { FAST_POLL_INTERVAL, WALLET_SEND_PAYMENT_TIMEOUT_MS } from '@/lib/constants'
 import {
-  WalletsNotAvailableError, WalletSenderError, WalletAggregateError, WalletPaymentAggregateError,
+  AnonWalletError, WalletsNotAvailableError, WalletSenderError, WalletAggregateError, WalletPaymentAggregateError,
   WalletNotEnabledError, WalletSendNotConfiguredError, WalletPaymentError, WalletError, WalletReceiverError
 } from '@/wallets/errors'
 import { canSend } from './common'
 import { useWalletLoggerFactory } from './logger'
 import { timeoutSignal, withTimeout } from '@/lib/time'
+import { useMe } from '@/components/me'
 
 export function useWalletPayment () {
   const wallets = useSendWallets()
   const sendPayment = useSendPayment()
   const loggerFactory = useWalletLoggerFactory()
   const invoiceHelper = useInvoice()
+  const { me } = useMe()
 
   return useCallback(async (invoice, { waitFor, updateOnFallback } = {}) => {
     let aggregateError = new WalletAggregateError([])
     let latestInvoice = invoice
 
+    // anon user cannot pay with wallets
+    if (!me) {
+      throw new AnonWalletError()
+    }
+
     // throw a special error that caller can handle separately if no payment was attempted
     if (wallets.length === 0) {
       throw new WalletsNotAvailableError()
diff --git a/wallets/webln/client.js b/wallets/webln/client.js
index 630b2bf5..a54df4b3 100644
--- a/wallets/webln/client.js
+++ b/wallets/webln/client.js
@@ -1,14 +1,19 @@
 import { useEffect } from 'react'
 import { SSR } from '@/lib/constants'
+import { WalletError } from '../errors'
 export * from '@/wallets/webln'
 
 export const sendPayment = async (bolt11) => {
   if (typeof window.webln === 'undefined') {
-    throw new Error('WebLN provider not found')
+    throw new WalletError('WebLN provider not found')
   }
 
   // this will prompt the user to unlock the wallet if it's locked
-  await window.webln.enable()
+  try {
+    await window.webln.enable()
+  } catch (err) {
+    throw new WalletError(err.message)
+  }
 
   // this will prompt for payment if no budget is set
   const response = await window.webln.sendPayment(bolt11)
@@ -16,7 +21,7 @@ export const sendPayment = async (bolt11) => {
     // sendPayment returns nothing if WebLN was enabled
     // but browser extension that provides WebLN was then disabled
     // without reloading the page
-    throw new Error('sendPayment returned no response')
+    throw new WalletError('sendPayment returned no response')
   }
 
   return response.preimage