diff --git a/addons/account_peppol/i18n/account_peppol.pot b/addons/account_peppol/i18n/account_peppol.pot
index facdb542255..8769f5e07a1 100644
--- a/addons/account_peppol/i18n/account_peppol.pot
+++ b/addons/account_peppol/i18n/account_peppol.pot
@@ -48,6 +48,13 @@ msgid ""
 "                                </span>"
 msgstr ""
 
+#. module: account_peppol
+#. odoo-python
+#: code:addons/account_peppol/models/res_company.py:0
+#, python-format
+msgid "A purchase journal must be used to receive Peppol documents."
+msgstr ""
+
 #. module: account_peppol
 #: model:ir.model,name:account_peppol.model_account_edi_proxy_client_user
 msgid "Account EDI proxy user"
diff --git a/addons/account_peppol/models/res_company.py b/addons/account_peppol/models/res_company.py
index abf8b05b620..f2f52ea26d3 100644
--- a/addons/account_peppol/models/res_company.py
+++ b/addons/account_peppol/models/res_company.py
@@ -135,6 +135,12 @@ class ResCompany(models.Model):
             if not company._check_peppol_endpoint_number(PEPPOL_ENDPOINT_RULES):
                 raise ValidationError(_("The Peppol endpoint identification number is not correct."))
 
+    @api.constrains('peppol_purchase_journal_id')
+    def _check_peppol_purchase_journal_id(self):
+        for company in self:
+            if company.peppol_purchase_journal_id and company.peppol_purchase_journal_id.type != 'purchase':
+                raise ValidationError(_("A purchase journal must be used to receive Peppol documents."))
+
     # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # COMPUTE METHODS
     # -------------------------------------------------------------------------