diff --git a/addons/account/account_move_line.py b/addons/account/account_move_line.py
index 85207cf5cb2..eb3c253d4f2 100644
--- a/addons/account/account_move_line.py
+++ b/addons/account/account_move_line.py
@@ -678,6 +678,13 @@ class account_move_line(osv.osv):
     def search(self, cr, uid, args, offset=0, limit=None, order=None, context=None, count=False):
         if context is None:
             context = {}
+        if context and context.get('chart_of_account', False):
+            if context.get('periods', False):
+                args.append(('period_id', 'in', context['periods']))
+            if context.get('state', False) and context['state'] == 'posted':
+                args.append(('state', '=', 'valid')) 
+            if context.get('fiscalyear', False):
+                args.append(('period_id.fiscalyear_id.id', '=', context['fiscalyear'])) 
         if context and context.get('next_partner_only', False):
             if not context.get('partner_id', False):
                 partner = self.get_next_partner_only(cr, uid, offset, context)
diff --git a/addons/account/wizard/account_chart_view.xml b/addons/account/wizard/account_chart_view.xml
index f2e278b06ce..22e823cd686 100644
--- a/addons/account/wizard/account_chart_view.xml
+++ b/addons/account/wizard/account_chart_view.xml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
             <field name="view_mode">tree,form</field>
             <field name="view_id" ref="view_account_chart"/>
             <field name="target">new</field>
+            <field name="context">{'chart_of_account': 1}</field>
             <field name="help">Display your company chart of accounts per fiscal year and filter by period. Have a complete tree view of all journal items per account code by clicking on an account.</field>
         </record>