diff --git a/addons/account/models/account_move.py b/addons/account/models/account_move.py
index 755f0d1190c..33b2ac9146d 100644
--- a/addons/account/models/account_move.py
+++ b/addons/account/models/account_move.py
@@ -2401,6 +2401,13 @@ class AccountMove(models.Model):
             del vals['invoice_line_ids']
         return vals
 
+    def _stolen_move(self, vals):
+        for command in vals.get('line_ids', ()):
+            if command[0] == Command.LINK:
+                yield self.env['account.move.line'].browse(command[1]).move_id.id
+            if command[0] == Command.SET:
+                yield from self.env['account.move.line'].browse(command[2]).move_id.ids
+
     @api.model_create_multi
     def create(self, vals_list):
         if any('state' in vals and vals.get('state') == 'posted' for vals in vals_list):
@@ -2408,8 +2415,11 @@ class AccountMove(models.Model):
         container = {'records': self}
         with self._check_balanced(container):
             with self._sync_dynamic_lines(container):
-                moves = super().create([self._sanitize_vals(vals) for vals in vals_list])
-                container['records'] = moves
+                for vals in vals_list:
+                    self._sanitize_vals(vals)
+                stolen_moves = self.browse(set(move for vals in vals_list for move in self._stolen_move(vals)))
+                moves = super().create(vals_list)
+                container['records'] = moves | stolen_moves
             for move, vals in zip(moves, vals_list):
                 if 'tax_totals' in vals:
                     move.tax_totals = vals['tax_totals']
@@ -2452,7 +2462,8 @@ class AccountMove(models.Model):
             field = self._fields[fname]
             if field.compute and not field.readonly:
                 to_protect.append(field)
-        container = {'records': self}
+        stolen_moves = self.browse(set(move for move in self._stolen_move(vals)))
+        container = {'records': self | stolen_moves}
         with self.env.protecting(to_protect, self), self._check_balanced(container):
             with self._sync_dynamic_lines(container):
                 res = super(AccountMove, self.with_context(
diff --git a/addons/account/tests/test_account_move_entry.py b/addons/account/tests/test_account_move_entry.py
index 7034c11b967..fb3b8d6e7ad 100644
--- a/addons/account/tests/test_account_move_entry.py
+++ b/addons/account/tests/test_account_move_entry.py
@@ -1130,3 +1130,33 @@ class TestAccountMove(AccountTestInvoicingCommon):
             [("account_id", "=", account.id)], ["balance:sum"], ["account_root_id"]
         )[0]["balance"]
         self.assertEqual(balance, 500)
+
+    def test_line_steal(self):
+        honest_move = self.env['account.move'].create({
+            'line_ids': [
+                Command.create({
+                    'name': 'receivable',
+                    'account_id': self.company_data['default_account_receivable'].id,
+                    'balance': 500.0,
+                }),
+                Command.create({
+                    'name': 'tax',
+                    'account_id': self.company_data['default_account_tax_sale'].id,
+                    'balance': -500.0,
+                }),
+            ]
+        })
+        honest_move.action_post()
+
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(UserError, 'not balanced'), self.env.cr.savepoint():
+            self.env['account.move'].create({'line_ids': [Command.set(honest_move.line_ids[0].ids)]})
+
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(UserError, 'not balanced'), self.env.cr.savepoint():
+            self.env['account.move'].create({'line_ids': [Command.link(honest_move.line_ids[0].id)]})
+
+        stealer_move = self.env['account.move'].create({})
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(UserError, 'not balanced'), self.env.cr.savepoint():
+            stealer_move.write({'line_ids': [Command.set(honest_move.line_ids[0].ids)]})
+
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(UserError, 'not balanced'), self.env.cr.savepoint():
+            stealer_move.write({'line_ids': [Command.link(honest_move.line_ids[0].id)]})