diff --git a/erpnext/stock/get_item_details.py b/erpnext/stock/get_item_details.py
index cf52803fca..bf082f89be 100644
--- a/erpnext/stock/get_item_details.py
+++ b/erpnext/stock/get_item_details.py
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ def get_basic_details(args, item, overwrite_warehouse=True):
 		"warehouse": warehouse,
 		"income_account": get_default_income_account(args, item_defaults, item_group_defaults, brand_defaults),
 		"expense_account": expense_account or get_default_expense_account(args, item_defaults, item_group_defaults, brand_defaults) ,
+		"discount_account": None or get_default_discount_account(args, item_defaults),
 		"cost_center": get_default_cost_center(args, item_defaults, item_group_defaults, brand_defaults),
 		'has_serial_no': item.has_serial_no,
 		'has_batch_no': item.has_batch_no,
@@ -589,6 +590,10 @@ def get_default_expense_account(args, item, item_group, brand):
 		or brand.get("expense_account")
 		or args.expense_account)
 
+def get_default_discount_account(args, item_defaults):
+	return (item_defaults.default_discount_account
+		or args.discount_account)
+
 def get_default_deferred_account(args, item, fieldname=None):
 	if item.get("enable_deferred_revenue") or item.get("enable_deferred_expense"):
 		return (item.get(fieldname)