diff --git a/accounts/doctype/journal_voucher/journal_voucher.js b/accounts/doctype/journal_voucher/journal_voucher.js
index 811bc50b80..4edbed56cd 100644
--- a/accounts/doctype/journal_voucher/journal_voucher.js
+++ b/accounts/doctype/journal_voucher/journal_voucher.js
@@ -153,7 +153,8 @@ cur_frm.cscript.voucher_type = function(doc, cdt, cdn) {
 			callback: function(r) {
 				if(r.message) {
 					var jvdetail = wn.model.add_child(doc, "Journal Voucher Detail", "entries");
-					jvdetail.account = r.message || "";
+					jvdetail.account = r.message.account;
+					jvdetail.balance = r.message.balance;
 					refresh_field("entries");
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/accounts/doctype/journal_voucher/journal_voucher.py b/accounts/doctype/journal_voucher/journal_voucher.py
index 4078701ff9..812ab7d0be 100644
--- a/accounts/doctype/journal_voucher/journal_voucher.py
+++ b/accounts/doctype/journal_voucher/journal_voucher.py
@@ -351,8 +351,14 @@ class DocType(AccountsController):
 
 @webnotes.whitelist()
 def get_default_bank_cash_account(company, voucher_type):
-	return webnotes.conn.get_value("Company", company,
+	from accounts.utils import get_balance_on
+	account = webnotes.conn.get_value("Company", company,
 		voucher_type=="Bank Voucher" and "default_bank_account" or "default_cash_account")
+	if account:
+		return {
+			"account": account,
+			"balance": get_balance_on(account)
+		}
 
 def get_against_purchase_invoice(doctype, txt, searchfield, start, page_len, filters):
 	return webnotes.conn.sql("""select name, credit_to, outstanding_amount, bill_no, bill_date