diff --git a/addons/account/views/account_journal_views.xml b/addons/account/views/account_journal_views.xml
index e7b5f352d6e..642cb39911d 100644
--- a/addons/account/views/account_journal_views.xml
+++ b/addons/account/views/account_journal_views.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
                 <form string="Account Journal">
                     <field name="company_id" invisible="1"/>
-                    <field name="default_account_id" invisible="1"/>
                     <field name="bank_statements_source" invisible="1"/>
                     <sheet>
                         <div name="button_box" class="oe_button_box">
@@ -56,38 +55,28 @@
                                 <group>
                                     <group string="Accounting Information">
                                         <field name="default_account_type" invisible="1"/>
-                                        <!-- Bank -->
-                                        <field name="default_account_id" string="Bank Account"
-                                               attrs="{'required': [('id', '!=', False), ('type', '=', 'bank')], 'invisible': [('type', '!=', 'bank')]}"
+                                        <label for="default_account_id" string="Bank Account"
+                                               attrs="{'invisible': [('type', '!=', 'bank')]}" groups="account.group_account_readonly"/>
+                                        <label for="default_account_id" string="Cash Account"
+                                               attrs="{'invisible': [('type', '!=', 'cash')]}" groups="account.group_account_readonly"/>
+                                        <label for="default_account_id" string="Default Income Account"
+                                               attrs="{'invisible': [('type', '!=', 'sale')]}" groups="account.group_account_readonly"/>
+                                        <label for="default_account_id" string="Default Expense Account"
+                                               attrs="{'invisible': [('type', '!=', 'purchase')]}" groups="account.group_account_readonly"/>
+                                        <label for="default_account_id" string="Default Account"
+                                               help="If set, this account is used to automatically balance entries."
+                                               attrs="{'invisible': [('type', '!=', 'general')]}" groups="account.group_account_readonly"/>
+                                        <field name="default_account_id" nolabel="1"
+                                               attrs="{'required': ['|', '&amp;', ('id', '!=', False), ('type', 'in', ('bank', 'cash')), ('type', 'in', ('sale', 'purchase'))],
+                                                       'invisible': [('type', '=', False)]}"
                                                options="{'no_quick_create': True}"
                                                groups="account.group_account_readonly"/>
-                                        <!-- Cash -->
-                                        <field name="default_account_id" string="Cash Account"
-                                               attrs="{'required': [('id', '!=', False), ('type', '=', 'cash')], 'invisible': [('type', '!=', 'cash')]}"
-                                               options="{'no_quick_create': True}"
-                                               groups="account.group_account_readonly"/>
-
                                         <field name="suspense_account_id"
                                                attrs="{'required': [('type', 'in', ('bank', 'cash'))], 'invisible': [('type', 'not in', ('bank', 'cash'))]}"
                                                options="{'no_quick_create': True}"
                                                groups="account.group_account_readonly"/>
                                         <field name="profit_account_id" attrs="{'invisible': ['!', ('type', 'in', ('cash', 'bank'))]}"/>
                                         <field name="loss_account_id" attrs="{'invisible': ['!', ('type', 'in', ('cash', 'bank'))]}"/>
-                                        <!-- Sales -->
-                                        <field name="default_account_id" string="Default Income Account"
-                                               attrs="{'required': [('type', '=', 'sale')], 'invisible': [('type', '!=', 'sale')]}"
-                                               options="{'no_quick_create': True}"
-                                               groups="account.group_account_readonly"/>
-                                        <!-- Purchase -->
-                                        <field name="default_account_id" string="Default Expense Account"
-                                               attrs="{'required': [('type', '=', 'purchase')], 'invisible': [('type', '!=', 'purchase')]}"
-                                               options="{'no_quick_create': True}"
-                                               groups="account.group_account_readonly"/>
-                                        <!-- Misc -->
-                                        <field name="default_account_id" help="If set, this account is used to automatically balance entries."
-                                               attrs="{'invisible': [('type', '!=', 'general')]}"
-                                               options="{'no_quick_create': True}"
-                                               groups="account.group_account_readonly"/>
                                         <field name="refund_sequence" attrs="{'invisible': [('type', 'not in', ['sale', 'purchase'])]}"/>
                                         <field name="payment_sequence" attrs="{'invisible': [('type', 'not in', ('bank', 'cash'))]}"/>
                                         <field name="code" placeholder="e.g. INV"/>