diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/payment_entry/payment_entry.py b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/payment_entry/payment_entry.py
index cb84204e053..4b457abe2d4 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/payment_entry/payment_entry.py
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/payment_entry/payment_entry.py
@@ -1312,8 +1312,14 @@ class PaymentEntry(AccountsController):
 		self.add_deductions_gl_entries(gl_entries)
 		self.add_tax_gl_entries(gl_entries)
 		add_regional_gl_entries(gl_entries, self)
+		self.set_transaction_currency_and_rate_in_gl_map(gl_entries)
 		return gl_entries
 
+	def set_transaction_currency_and_rate_in_gl_map(self, gl_entries):
+		for gle in gl_entries:
+			gle.setdefault("transaction_currency", self.transaction_currency)
+			gle.setdefault("transaction_exchange_rate", self.transaction_exchange_rate)
+
 	def make_gl_entries(self, cancel=0, adv_adj=0):
 		gl_entries = self.build_gl_map()
 
diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/payment_entry/test_payment_entry.py b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/payment_entry/test_payment_entry.py
index 7cf06944b53..90bba1f40d7 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/payment_entry/test_payment_entry.py
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/payment_entry/test_payment_entry.py
@@ -1037,14 +1037,17 @@ class TestPaymentEntry(ERPNextTestSuite):
 				gle.credit_in_account_currency,
 				gle.debit_in_transaction_currency,
 				gle.credit_in_transaction_currency,
+				gle.transaction_currency,
+				gle.transaction_exchange_rate,
 			)
 			.orderby(gle.account)
 			.where(gle.voucher_no == payment_entry.name)
 			.run()
 		)
+		# transaction currency/rate come from the paid-from USD account (company currency is INR)
 		expected_gl_entries = (
-			(paid_from, 0.0, 8440.0, 0.0, 100.0, 0.0, 100.0),
-			("_Test Payable USD - _TC", 8440.0, 0.0, 100.0, 0.0, 100.0, 0.0),
+			(paid_from, 0.0, 8440.0, 0.0, 100.0, 0.0, 100.0, "USD", 84.4),
+			("_Test Payable USD - _TC", 8440.0, 0.0, 100.0, 0.0, 100.0, 0.0, "USD", 84.4),
 		)
 		self.assertEqual(gl_entries, expected_gl_entries)