diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/cost_center/cost_center.py b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/cost_center/cost_center.py
index 584e11c53f6..0294e78111c 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/cost_center/cost_center.py
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/cost_center/cost_center.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class CostCenter(NestedSet):
 
 	def validate(self):
 		self.validate_mandatory()
+		self.validate_parent_cost_center()
 
 	def validate_mandatory(self):
 		if self.cost_center_name != self.company and not self.parent_cost_center:
@@ -25,6 +26,12 @@ class CostCenter(NestedSet):
 		elif self.cost_center_name == self.company and self.parent_cost_center:
 			frappe.throw(_("Root cannot have a parent cost center"))
 
+	def validate_parent_cost_center(self):
+		if self.parent_cost_center:
+			if not frappe.db.get_value('Cost Center', self.parent_cost_center, 'is_group'):
+				frappe.throw(_("{0} is not a group node. Please select a group node as parent cost center").format(
+					frappe.bold(self.parent_cost_center)))
+
 	def convert_group_to_ledger(self):
 		if self.check_if_child_exists():
 			frappe.throw(_("Cannot convert Cost Center to ledger as it has child nodes"))
diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/cost_center/test_cost_center.py b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/cost_center/test_cost_center.py
index c4fad753756..8f23d906760 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/cost_center/test_cost_center.py
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/cost_center/test_cost_center.py
@@ -1,12 +1,26 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2015, Frappe Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and Contributors
 # License: GNU General Public License v3. See license.txt
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
-
+import unittest
 import frappe
+
 test_records = frappe.get_test_records('Cost Center')
 
+class TestCostCenter(unittest.TestCase):
+	def test_cost_center_creation_against_child_node(self):
 
+		if not frappe.db.get_value('Cost Center', {'name': '_Test Cost Center 2 - _TC'}):
+			frappe.get_doc(test_records[1]).insert()
+
+		cost_center = frappe.get_doc({
+			'doctype': 'Cost Center',
+			'cost_center_name': '_Test Cost Center 3',
+			'parent_cost_center': '_Test Cost Center 2 - _TC',
+			'is_group': 0,
+			'company': '_Test Company'
+		})
+
+		self.assertRaises(frappe.ValidationError, cost_center.save)
 
 def create_cost_center(**args):
 	args = frappe._dict(args)