diff --git a/addons/account/test/test_edi_invoice.yml b/addons/account/test/test_edi_invoice.yml
index a3861e426b7..b1e73140581 100644
--- a/addons/account/test/test_edi_invoice.yml
+++ b/addons/account/test/test_edi_invoice.yml
@@ -62,7 +62,10 @@
                 "zip": "1367", 
                 "country_id": ["base:b22acf7a-ddcd-11e0-a4db-701a04e25543.be", "Belgium"], 
                 "phone": "(+32).81.81.37.00", 
-                "street": "Chaussee de Namur 40"
+                "street": "Chaussee de Namur 40",
+                "bank_ids": [
+                    ["base:b22acf7a-ddcd-11e0-a4db-701a04e25543.res_partner_bank-ZrTWzesfsdDJzGbp","Sample bank: 123465789-156113"]
+                ],
         }, 
         "company_id": ["account:b22acf7a-ddcd-11e0-a4db-701a04e25543.res_company_test11", "Thomson pvt. ltd."], 
         "currency": {
@@ -118,6 +121,12 @@
     invoice_id = self.edi_import(cr, uid, edi_document, context=context)
     assert invoice_id, 'EDI import failed'
     invoice_new = self.browse(cr, uid, invoice_id)
+
+    # check bank info on partner
+    assert len(invoice_new.partner_id.bank_ids) == 1, "Expected 1 bank entry related to partner"
+    bank_info = invoice_new.partner_id.bank_ids[0]
+    assert bank_info.acc_number == "Sample bank: 123465789-156113", 'Expected "Sample bank: 123465789-156113", got %s' % bank_info.acc_number
+
     assert invoice_new.partner_id.supplier, 'Imported Partner is not marked as supplier'
     assert invoice_new.reference == "SAJ/2011/002", "internal number is not stored in reference"
     assert invoice_new.reference_type == 'none', "reference type is not set to 'none'"
diff --git a/addons/edi/models/res_partner.py b/addons/edi/models/res_partner.py
index 59324810484..f8ddc4063e8 100644
--- a/addons/edi/models/res_partner.py
+++ b/addons/edi/models/res_partner.py
@@ -68,8 +68,14 @@ class res_partner_address(osv.osv, EDIMixin):
                                                           'res.partner', context=context)
             assert partner is not None
             import_ctx = dict(context, default_partner_id=partner.id)
+
+            # get the first bank type
+            res_partner_bank_type = self.pool.get('res.partner.bank.type')
+            bank_code_ids = res_partner_bank_type.search(cr, uid, [], context=context)
+            assert bank_code_ids, 'Please define at least one "bank type" before importing bank accounts'
+            import_ctx['default_state'] = res_partner_bank_type.browse(cr, uid, bank_code_ids[0]).code
             bank_ids = []
             for ext_bank_id, bank_name in edi_bank_ids:
                 bank_ids.append(self.edi_import_relation(cr, uid, 'res.partner.bank',
                                                          bank_name, ext_bank_id, context=import_ctx))
-        return 
\ No newline at end of file
+        return result
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/addons/purchase/test/edi_purchase_order.yml b/addons/purchase/test/edi_purchase_order.yml
index f1438bf1ed5..d0dd955fcc8 100644
--- a/addons/purchase/test/edi_purchase_order.yml
+++ b/addons/purchase/test/edi_purchase_order.yml
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@
                 "phone": "(+32).81.81.37.00", 
                 "street": "Chaussee de Namur 40",
                 "street2": "mailbox 34",
+                "bank_ids": [
+                    ["base:724f93ec-ddd0-11e0-88ec-701a04e25543.res_partner_bank-ZrTWzeDJzGbp","Sample bank: 123465789-156113"]
+                ],
         }, 
         "order_line": [{
             "__id": "sale:724f93ec-ddd0-11e0-88ec-701a04e25543.sale_order_line-LXEqeuI-SSP0", 
@@ -110,6 +113,12 @@
     new_purchase_order_id = purchase_order_pool.edi_import(cr, uid, edi_document, context=context)
     assert new_purchase_order_id,  'Purchase order import failed'
     order_new = purchase_order_pool.browse(cr, uid, new_purchase_order_id)
+
+    # check bank info on partner
+    assert len(order_new.partner_id.bank_ids) == 1, "Expected 1 bank entry related to partner"
+    bank_info = order_new.partner_id.bank_ids[0]
+    assert bank_info.acc_number == "Sample bank: 123465789-156113", 'Expected "Sample bank: 123465789-156113", got %s' % bank_info.acc_number
+
     assert order_new.pricelist_id.name == 'Default Purchase Pricelist' , "Default Purchase Pricelist was not automatically assigned"
     assert order_new.amount_total == 350, "Amount total is not same"
     assert order_new.amount_untaxed == 350, "untaxed amount is not same"
diff --git a/addons/sale/test/edi_sale_order.yml b/addons/sale/test/edi_sale_order.yml
index 184a91081c0..4aefeeecac7 100644
--- a/addons/sale/test/edi_sale_order.yml
+++ b/addons/sale/test/edi_sale_order.yml
@@ -61,7 +61,10 @@
                 "street": "Chaussee de Namur 40", 
                 "city": "Gerompont", 
                 "zip": "1367", 
-                "country_id": ["base:5af1272e-dd26-11e0-b65e-701a04e25543.be", "Belgium"], 
+                "country_id": ["base:5af1272e-dd26-11e0-b65e-701a04e25543.be", "Belgium"],
+                "bank_ids": [
+                    ["base:5af1272e-dd26-11e0-b65e-701a04e25543.res_partner_bank-ZrTWzesfsdDJzGbp","Sample bank: 123465789-156113"]
+                ],
         }, 
         "partner_id": ["purchase:5af1272e-dd26-11e0-b65e-701a04e25543.res_partner_test20", "jones white"], 
         "partner_address": {
@@ -105,6 +108,11 @@
     assert new_sale_order_id,  'Sale order import failed'
     order_new = sale_order_pool.browse(cr, uid, new_sale_order_id)
 
+    # check bank info on partner
+    assert len(order_new.partner_id.bank_ids) == 1, "Expected 1 bank entry related to partner"
+    bank_info = order_new.partner_id.bank_ids[0]
+    assert bank_info.acc_number == "Sample bank: 123465789-156113", 'Expected "Sample bank: 123465789-156113", got %s' % bank_info.acc_number
+
     assert order_new.pricelist_id.name == 'Public Pricelist' , "Public Price list was not automatically assigned"
     assert order_new.amount_total == 350, "Amount total is wrong"
     assert order_new.amount_untaxed == 350, "Untaxed amount is wrong"