diff --git a/addons/account/models/account_journal.py b/addons/account/models/account_journal.py
index 6520a567b35..6bc03de75bf 100644
--- a/addons/account/models/account_journal.py
+++ b/addons/account/models/account_journal.py
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class AccountJournal(models.Model):
         comodel_name='account.account', check_company=True, copy=False, ondelete='restrict',
         string='Default Account',
         domain="[('deprecated', '=', False),"
-               "('account_type', '=', default_account_type), ('account_type', 'not in', ('asset_receivable', 'liability_payable'))]")
+               "'|', ('account_type', '=', default_account_type), ('account_type', 'not in', ('asset_receivable', 'liability_payable'))]")
     suspense_account_id = fields.Many2one(
         comodel_name='account.account', check_company=True, ondelete='restrict', readonly=False, store=True,
         compute='_compute_suspense_account_id',
diff --git a/addons/account/views/account_journal_views.xml b/addons/account/views/account_journal_views.xml
index deb155ab402..55e8671edc4 100644
--- a/addons/account/views/account_journal_views.xml
+++ b/addons/account/views/account_journal_views.xml
@@ -68,9 +68,12 @@
                                                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', 'in', (False, 'general'))]}"
+                                                       'invisible': [('type', '=', False)]}"
                                                options="{'no_quick_create': True}"
                                                groups="account.group_account_readonly"/>
                                         <field name="suspense_account_id"