diff --git a/addons/account/account.py b/addons/account/account.py
index 6037f6a42c4..c44f4d18725 100644
--- a/addons/account/account.py
+++ b/addons/account/account.py
@@ -428,9 +428,12 @@ class account_account(osv.osv):
         'balance': fields.function(__compute, digits_compute=dp.get_precision('Account'), string='Balance', multi='balance'),
         'credit': fields.function(__compute, fnct_inv=_set_credit_debit, digits_compute=dp.get_precision('Account'), string='Credit', multi='balance'),
         'debit': fields.function(__compute, fnct_inv=_set_credit_debit, digits_compute=dp.get_precision('Account'), string='Debit', multi='balance'),
-        'foreign_balance': fields.function(__compute, digits_compute=dp.get_precision('Account'), string='Foreign Balance', multi='balance'),
-        'adjusted_balance': fields.function(__compute, digits_compute=dp.get_precision('Account'), string='Adjusted Balance', multi='balance'),
-        'unrealized_gain_loss': fields.function(__compute, digits_compute=dp.get_precision('Account'), string='Unrealized Gain or Loss', multi='balance'),
+        'foreign_balance': fields.function(__compute, digits_compute=dp.get_precision('Account'), string='Foreign Balance', multi='balance',
+                                           help="Total amount (in Secondary currency) for transactions held in secondary currency for this account."),
+        'adjusted_balance': fields.function(__compute, digits_compute=dp.get_precision('Account'), string='Adjusted Balance', multi='balance', 
+                                            help="Total amount (in Company currency) for transactions held in secondary currency for this account."),
+        'unrealized_gain_loss': fields.function(__compute, digits_compute=dp.get_precision('Account'), string='Unrealized Gain or Loss', multi='balance', 
+                                                help="Value of Loss or Gain due to changes in exchange rate when doing multi-currency transactions."),
         'reconcile': fields.boolean('Allow Reconciliation', help="Check this box if this account allows reconciliation of journal items."),
         'exchange_rate': fields.related('currency_id', 'rate', type='float', string='Exchange Rate'),
         'shortcut': fields.char('Shortcut', size=12),
diff --git a/addons/account/account_view.xml b/addons/account/account_view.xml
index 96e7f64dbd7..bcb5ba9d11c 100644
--- a/addons/account/account_view.xml
+++ b/addons/account/account_view.xml
@@ -320,6 +320,7 @@
             <field name="view_mode">tree</field>
             <field name="view_id" ref="view_account_gain_loss_tree"/>
             <field name="domain">[('currency_id','!=',False)]</field>
+            <field name="help">When doing multi-currency transactions, you may loose or gain some amount due to changes in exchange rate, Unrealized Gain or Loss shows this amount for accounts (having secondary currency).</field>
         </record>
 
         <menuitem