diff --git a/addons/account/models/account_bank_statement_line.py b/addons/account/models/account_bank_statement_line.py
index 37463feb914..7998da64f22 100644
--- a/addons/account/models/account_bank_statement_line.py
+++ b/addons/account/models/account_bank_statement_line.py
@@ -330,6 +330,14 @@ class AccountBankStatementLine(models.Model):
                 if statement.journal_id:
                     vals['journal_id'] = statement.journal_id.id
 
+            # Avoid having the same foreign_currency_id as currency_id.
+            if vals.get('journal_id') and vals.get('foreign_currency_id'):
+                journal = self.env['account.journal'].browse(vals['journal_id'])
+                journal_currency = journal.currency_id or journal.company_id.currency_id
+                if vals['foreign_currency_id'] == journal_currency.id:
+                    vals['foreign_currency_id'] = None
+                    vals['amount_currency'] = 0.0
+
             # Force the move_type to avoid inconsistency with residual 'default_move_type' inside the context.
             vals['move_type'] = 'entry'
 
diff --git a/addons/account/tests/test_account_bank_statement.py b/addons/account/tests/test_account_bank_statement.py
index 0ff74f9cac1..157e921e12d 100644
--- a/addons/account/tests/test_account_bank_statement.py
+++ b/addons/account/tests/test_account_bank_statement.py
@@ -369,12 +369,6 @@ class TestAccountBankStatementLine(AccountTestInvoicingCommon):
 
         # ==== Test constraints at creation ====
 
-        # Foreign currency must not be the same as the journal one.
-        assertStatementLineConstraint({
-            **statement_line_vals,
-            'foreign_currency_id': self.currency_1.id,
-        })
-
         # Can't have a stand alone amount in foreign currency without foreign currency set.
         assertStatementLineConstraint({
             **statement_line_vals,
@@ -1170,3 +1164,20 @@ class TestAccountBankStatementLine(AccountTestInvoicingCommon):
             'balance_start': 0,  # no value is given for balance start and it is not a split
             'balance_end': 0,
         }])
+
+    def test_create_statement_line_with_inconsistent_currencies(self):
+        statement_line = self.env['account.bank.statement.line'].create({
+            'date': '2019-01-01',
+            'journal_id': self.bank_journal_1.id,
+            'payment_ref': "Happy new year",
+            'amount': 200.0,
+            'amount_currency': 200.0,
+            'foreign_currency_id': self.env.company.currency_id.id,
+        })
+
+        self.assertRecordValues(statement_line, [{
+            'currency_id': self.env.company.currency_id.id,
+            'foreign_currency_id': False,
+            'amount': 200.0,
+            'amount_currency': 0.0,
+        }])