diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/purchase_invoice/purchase_invoice.js b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/purchase_invoice/purchase_invoice.js
index 6257865992..70ebee1ef6 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/purchase_invoice/purchase_invoice.js
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/purchase_invoice/purchase_invoice.js
@@ -148,12 +148,22 @@ cur_frm.fields_dict['items'].grid.get_field("item_code").get_query = function(do
 }
 
 cur_frm.fields_dict['credit_to'].get_query = function(doc) {
-	return{
-		filters:{
-			'account_type': 'Payable',
-			'root_type': 'Liability',
-			'is_group': 0,
-			'company': doc.company
+	// filter on Account
+	if (doc.supplier) {
+		return {
+			filters: {
+				'account_type': 'Payable',
+				'is_group': 0,
+				'company': doc.company
+			}
+		}
+	} else {
+		return {
+			filters: {
+				'report_type': 'Balance Sheet',
+				'is_group': 0,
+				'company': doc.company
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/purchase_invoice/purchase_invoice.py b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/purchase_invoice/purchase_invoice.py
index 22089373b1..a43e553ea0 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/purchase_invoice/purchase_invoice.py
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/purchase_invoice/purchase_invoice.py
@@ -91,8 +91,12 @@ class PurchaseInvoice(BuyingController):
 			throw(_("Conversion rate cannot be 0 or 1"))
 
 	def validate_credit_to_acc(self):
-		account_type = frappe.db.get_value("Account", self.credit_to, "account_type")
-		if account_type != "Payable":
+		account = frappe.db.get_value("Account", self.credit_to, ["account_type", "report_type"], as_dict=True)
+
+		if account.report_type != "Balance Sheet":
+			frappe.throw(_("Credit To account must be a Balance Sheet account"))
+
+		if self.supplier and account.account_type != "Payable":
 			frappe.throw(_("Credit To account must be a Payable account"))
 
 	def check_for_stopped_status(self):
diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/sales_invoice/sales_invoice.js b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/sales_invoice/sales_invoice.js
index 5e59078d75..cb211c5e1c 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/sales_invoice/sales_invoice.js
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/sales_invoice/sales_invoice.js
@@ -405,10 +405,22 @@ cur_frm.cscript.on_submit = function(doc, cdt, cdn) {
 }
 
 cur_frm.set_query("debit_to", function(doc) {
-	return{
-		filters: [
-			['Account', 'root_type', '=', 'Asset'],
-			['Account', 'account_type', '=', 'Receivable']
-		]
+	// filter on Account
+	if (doc.customer) {
+		return {
+			filters: {
+				'account_type': 'Receivable',
+				'is_group': 0,
+				'company': doc.company
+			}
+		}
+	} else {
+		return {
+			filters: {
+				'report_type': 'Balance Sheet',
+				'is_group': 0,
+				'company': doc.company
+			}
+		}
 	}
 });
diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/sales_invoice/sales_invoice.py b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/sales_invoice/sales_invoice.py
index 12740160de..92e3c0dbd6 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/sales_invoice/sales_invoice.py
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/sales_invoice/sales_invoice.py
@@ -271,8 +271,12 @@ class SalesInvoice(SellingController):
 			reconcile_against_document(lst)
 
 	def validate_debit_to_acc(self):
-		account_type = frappe.db.get_value("Account", self.debit_to, "account_type")
-		if account_type != "Receivable":
+		account = frappe.db.get_value("Account", self.debit_to, ["account_type", "report_type"], as_dict=True)
+
+		if account.report_type != "Balance Sheet":
+			frappe.throw(_("Debit To account must be a Balance Sheet account"))
+
+		if self.customer and account.account_type != "Receivable":
 			frappe.throw(_("Debit To account must be a Receivable account"))
 
 	def validate_fixed_asset_account(self):