diff --git a/addons/hr_expense/models/hr_expense.py b/addons/hr_expense/models/hr_expense.py
index 0dbdd5c1c68..7031aec788b 100644
--- a/addons/hr_expense/models/hr_expense.py
+++ b/addons/hr_expense/models/hr_expense.py
@@ -372,6 +372,7 @@ 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
@@ -398,6 +399,8 @@ 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):
@@ -600,4 +603,4 @@ class HrExpenseSheet(models.Model):
     def _check_payment_mode(self):
         payment_mode = set(self.expense_line_ids.mapped('payment_mode'))
         if len(payment_mode) > 1:
-            raise ValidationError(_('You cannot report expenses with different payment modes.'))
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+            raise ValidationError(_('You cannot report expenses with different payment modes.'))