diff --git a/addons/account/account.py b/addons/account/account.py
index 3ca1b53b91b..c330bbd0e6d 100644
--- a/addons/account/account.py
+++ b/addons/account/account.py
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ class account_account(osv.osv):
         if not default:
             default = {}
         default = default.copy()
-        default['parent_id'] = False
+        default['code'] = (account['code'] or '') + '(copy)'
         if not local:
             done_list = []
         if account.id in done_list:
diff --git a/addons/account/test/test_parent_structure.py b/addons/account/test/test_parent_structure.py
index e21424afa56..a6e8e108c0d 100644
--- a/addons/account/test/test_parent_structure.py
+++ b/addons/account/test/test_parent_structure.py
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ for a in account_lists:
         assert not ((a2['parent_right']>a['parent_left']) and 
             (a2['parent_left']<a['parent_left']) and 
             (a2['parent_right']<a['parent_right']))
+        if a2['parent_id']==a['id']:
+            assert (a2['parent_left']>a['parent_left']) and (a2['parent_right']<a['parent_right'])
 
 print 'Tests Ok'