diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/account/chart_of_accounts/verified/standard_chart_of_accounts.py b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/account/chart_of_accounts/verified/standard_chart_of_accounts.py
index 5c223d079fc..6f34a652822 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/account/chart_of_accounts/verified/standard_chart_of_accounts.py
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/account/chart_of_accounts/verified/standard_chart_of_accounts.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ def get():
 				_("Bank Accounts"): {"account_type": "Bank", "is_group": 1},
 				_("Cash In Hand"): {_("Cash"): {"account_type": "Cash"}, "account_type": "Cash"},
 				_("Loans and Advances (Assets)"): {
-					_("Employee Advances"): {},
+					_("Employee Advances"): {"account_type": "Payable"},
 				},
 				_("Securities and Deposits"): {_("Earnest Money"): {}},
 				_("Stock Assets"): {
diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/account/chart_of_accounts/verified/standard_chart_of_accounts_with_account_number.py b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/account/chart_of_accounts/verified/standard_chart_of_accounts_with_account_number.py
index ee4da732e71..07962df149e 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/account/chart_of_accounts/verified/standard_chart_of_accounts_with_account_number.py
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/account/chart_of_accounts/verified/standard_chart_of_accounts_with_account_number.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def get():
 					"account_number": "1100",
 				},
 				_("Loans and Advances (Assets)"): {
-					_("Employee Advances"): {"account_number": "1610"},
+					_("Employee Advances"): {"account_number": "1610", "account_type": "Payable"},
 					"account_number": "1600",
 				},
 				_("Securities and Deposits"): {