diff --git a/erpnext/setup/setup_wizard/operations/install_fixtures.py b/erpnext/setup/setup_wizard/operations/install_fixtures.py
index 7123021d1ef..6dbb89062ea 100644
--- a/erpnext/setup/setup_wizard/operations/install_fixtures.py
+++ b/erpnext/setup/setup_wizard/operations/install_fixtures.py
@@ -502,8 +502,17 @@ def install_defaults(args=None):
 
 def add_dashboards():
 	from erpnext.setup.setup_wizard.data.dashboard_charts import get_default_dashboards
+	from frappe.modules.import_file import import_file_by_path
+
 	dashboard_data = get_default_dashboards()
 
+	# create account balance timeline before creating dashbaord charts
+	doctype = "dashboard_chart_source"
+	docname = "account_balance_timeline"
+	folder = os.path.dirname(frappe.get_module("erpnext.accounts").__file__)
+	doc_path = os.path.join(folder, doctype, docname, docname) + ".json"
+	import_file_by_path(doc_path, force=0, for_sync=True)
+
 	make_records(dashboard_data["Charts"])
 	make_records(dashboard_data["Dashboards"])