diff --git a/addons/hr_expense/models/hr_expense.py b/addons/hr_expense/models/hr_expense.py
index 53c64c4a5ac..703429b286f 100644
--- a/addons/hr_expense/models/hr_expense.py
+++ b/addons/hr_expense/models/hr_expense.py
@@ -350,6 +350,7 @@ class HrExpense(models.Model):
             expense_description = expense_description.replace(product_code.group(), '')
             products = self.env['product.product'].search([('default_code', 'ilike', product_code.group(1))]) or default_product
             product = products.filtered(lambda p: p.default_code == product_code.group(1)) or products[0]
+        account = product.product_tmpl_id._get_product_accounts()['expense']
 
         pattern = '[-+]?(\d+(\.\d*)?|\.\d+)([eE][-+]?\d+)?'
         # Match the last occurence of a float in the string
@@ -376,6 +377,8 @@ class HrExpense(models.Model):
             'unit_amount': price,
             'company_id': employee.company_id.id,
         })
+        if account:
+            custom_values['account_id'] = account.id
         return super(HrExpense, self).message_new(msg_dict, custom_values)
 
 class HrExpenseSheet(models.Model):