From 817bcc78a0c3fe7c7f90aa7f83b1abb71b212d66 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ljain112 <ljain112@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2025 19:00:42 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] fix: prevent creation of root accounts in account tree view

(cherry picked from commit 3600f2f91bb2662e640234997d7ec6499bef6410)
---
 erpnext/accounts/doctype/account/account_tree.js | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/account/account_tree.js b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/account/account_tree.js
index 0641612c615..183049c8dfc 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/account/account_tree.js
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/account/account_tree.js
@@ -252,6 +252,10 @@ frappe.treeview_settings["Account"] = {
 							root_company,
 						]);
 					} else {
+						const node = treeview.tree.get_selected_node();
+						if (node.is_root) {
+							frappe.throw(__("Cannot create root account."));
+						}
 						treeview.new_node();
 					}
 				},
@@ -270,7 +274,8 @@ frappe.treeview_settings["Account"] = {
 					].treeview.page.fields_dict.root_company.get_value() ||
 						frappe.flags.ignore_root_company_validation) &&
 					node.expandable &&
-					!node.hide_add
+					!node.hide_add &&
+					!node.is_root
 				);
 			},
 			click: function () {