diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/journal_entry/journal_entry.js b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/journal_entry/journal_entry.js
index 60c974f262..a37e7a03e0 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/journal_entry/journal_entry.js
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/journal_entry/journal_entry.js
@@ -145,6 +145,13 @@ erpnext.accounts.JournalEntry = frappe.ui.form.Controller.extend({
 				};
 			}
 
+			// payroll entry
+			if(jvd.reference_type==="Payroll Entry") {
+				return {
+					query: "erpnext.hr.doctype.payroll_entry.payroll_entry.get_payroll_entries_for_jv",
+				};
+			}
+
 			var out = {
 				filters: [
 					[jvd.reference_type, "docstatus", "=", 1]
diff --git a/erpnext/hr/doctype/payroll_entry/payroll_entry.py b/erpnext/hr/doctype/payroll_entry/payroll_entry.py
index c9d6290f26..0f2e5f4fa1 100644
--- a/erpnext/hr/doctype/payroll_entry/payroll_entry.py
+++ b/erpnext/hr/doctype/payroll_entry/payroll_entry.py
@@ -525,3 +525,17 @@ def payroll_entry_has_bank_entries(name):
 	response['submitted'] = 1 if bank_entries else 0
 
 	return response
+
+def get_payroll_entries_for_jv(doctype, txt, searchfield, start, page_len, filters):
+	print(doctype)
+	return frappe.db.sql("""
+		select name from `tabPayroll Entry`
+		where `{key}` LIKE %(txt)s
+		and name not in
+			(select reference_name from `tabJournal Entry Account`
+				where reference_type="Payroll Entry")
+		order by name limit %(start)s, %(page_len)s"""
+		.format(key=searchfield), {
+			'txt': "%%%s%%" % frappe.db.escape(txt),
+			'start': start, 'page_len': page_len
+		})