diff --git a/addons/account/models/account_journal.py b/addons/account/models/account_journal.py
index 68d72456151..354e43bb0d7 100644
--- a/addons/account/models/account_journal.py
+++ b/addons/account/models/account_journal.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 from odoo import api, fields, models, _
 from odoo.osv import expression
 from odoo.exceptions import UserError, ValidationError
+from odoo.addons.base.models.res_bank import sanitize_account_number
 
 
 class AccountJournalGroup(models.Model):
@@ -486,15 +487,20 @@ class AccountJournal(models.Model):
         return journal
 
     def set_bank_account(self, acc_number, bank_id=None):
-        """ Create a res.partner.bank and set it as value of the  field bank_account_id """
+        """ Create a res.partner.bank (if not exists) and set it as value of the field bank_account_id """
         self.ensure_one()
-        self.bank_account_id = self.env['res.partner.bank'].create({
-            'acc_number': acc_number,
-            'bank_id': bank_id,
-            'company_id': self.company_id.id,
-            'currency_id': self.currency_id.id,
-            'partner_id': self.company_id.partner_id.id,
-        }).id
+        res_partner_bank = self.env['res.partner.bank'].search([('sanitized_acc_number', '=', sanitize_account_number(acc_number)),
+                                                                ('company_id', '=', self.company_id.id)], limit=1)
+        if res_partner_bank:
+            self.bank_account_id = res_partner_bank.id
+        else:
+            self.bank_account_id = self.env['res.partner.bank'].create({
+                'acc_number': acc_number,
+                'bank_id': bank_id,
+                'company_id': self.company_id.id,
+                'currency_id': self.currency_id.id,
+                'partner_id': self.company_id.partner_id.id,
+            }).id
 
     def name_get(self):
         res = []