diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/payment_entry/payment_entry.js b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/payment_entry/payment_entry.js
index 6f89f02a1a7..60c8e47f8f0 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/payment_entry/payment_entry.js
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/payment_entry/payment_entry.js
@@ -516,12 +516,16 @@ frappe.ui.form.on("Payment Entry", {
 			frm.set_value("contact_email", "");
 			frm.set_value("contact_person", "");
 		}
+
 		if (frm.doc.payment_type && frm.doc.party_type && frm.doc.party && frm.doc.company) {
 			if (!frm.doc.posting_date) {
 				frappe.msgprint(__("Please select Posting Date before selecting Party"));
 				frm.set_value("party", "");
 				return;
 			}
+
+			erpnext.utils.get_employee_contact_details(frm);
+
 			frm.set_party_account_based_on_party = true;
 
 			let company_currency = frappe.get_doc(":Company", frm.doc.company).default_currency;
diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/party.py b/erpnext/accounts/party.py
index b8bcc3a4160..c4622f0b06b 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/party.py
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/party.py
@@ -7,18 +7,16 @@ from frappe import _, msgprint, qb, scrub
 from frappe.contacts.doctype.address.address import get_company_address, get_default_address
 from frappe.core.doctype.user_permission.user_permission import get_permitted_documents
 from frappe.model.utils import get_fetch_values
-from frappe.query_builder.functions import Abs, Count, Date, Sum
+from frappe.query_builder.functions import Abs, Date, Sum
 from frappe.utils import (
 	add_days,
 	add_months,
-	add_years,
 	cint,
 	cstr,
 	date_diff,
 	flt,
 	formatdate,
 	get_last_day,
-	get_timestamp,
 	getdate,
 	nowdate,
 )
@@ -302,19 +300,9 @@ def complete_contact_details(party_details):
 	contact_details = frappe._dict()
 
 	if party_details.party_type == "Employee":
-		contact_details = frappe.db.get_value(
-			"Employee",
-			party_details.party,
-			[
-				"employee_name as contact_display",
-				"prefered_email as contact_email",
-				"cell_number as contact_mobile",
-				"designation as contact_designation",
-				"department as contact_department",
-			],
-			as_dict=True,
-		)
+		from erpnext.setup.doctype.employee.employee import _get_contact_details as get_employee_contact
 
+		contact_details = get_employee_contact(party_details.party)
 		contact_details.update({"contact_person": None, "contact_phone": None})
 	elif party_details.contact_person:
 		contact_details = frappe.db.get_value(
diff --git a/erpnext/public/js/utils/party.js b/erpnext/public/js/utils/party.js
index 958defa32c7..1652a849850 100644
--- a/erpnext/public/js/utils/party.js
+++ b/erpnext/public/js/utils/party.js
@@ -293,27 +293,49 @@ erpnext.utils.set_taxes = function (frm, triggered_from_field) {
 erpnext.utils.get_contact_details = function (frm) {
 	if (frm.updating_party_details) return;
 
-	if (frm.doc["contact_person"]) {
-		frappe.call({
-			method: "frappe.contacts.doctype.contact.contact.get_contact_details",
-			args: { contact: frm.doc.contact_person },
-			callback: function (r) {
-				if (r.message) frm.set_value(r.message);
-			},
-		});
-	} else {
-		frm.set_value({
-			contact_person: "",
-			contact_display: "",
-			contact_email: "",
-			contact_mobile: "",
-			contact_phone: "",
-			contact_designation: "",
-			contact_department: "",
-		});
+	if (!frm.doc.contact_person) {
+		reset_contact_fields(frm);
+		return;
 	}
+
+	frappe.call({
+		method: "frappe.contacts.doctype.contact.contact.get_contact_details",
+		args: { contact: frm.doc.contact_person },
+		callback: function (r) {
+			if (r.message) frm.set_value(r.message);
+		},
+	});
 };
 
+erpnext.utils.get_employee_contact_details = function (frm) {
+	if (frm.updating_party_details || frm.doc.party_type !== "Employee") return;
+
+	if (!frm.doc.party) {
+		reset_contact_fields(frm);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	frappe.call({
+		method: "erpnext.setup.doctype.employee.employee.get_contact_details",
+		args: { employee: frm.doc.party },
+		callback: function (r) {
+			if (r.message) frm.set_value(r.message);
+		},
+	});
+};
+
+function reset_contact_fields(frm) {
+	frm.set_value({
+		contact_person: "",
+		contact_display: "",
+		contact_email: "",
+		contact_mobile: "",
+		contact_phone: "",
+		contact_designation: "",
+		contact_department: "",
+	});
+}
+
 erpnext.utils.validate_mandatory = function (frm, label, value, trigger_on) {
 	if (!value) {
 		frm.doc[trigger_on] = "";
diff --git a/erpnext/setup/doctype/employee/employee.py b/erpnext/setup/doctype/employee/employee.py
index 85f9e712fe0..14724ead051 100755
--- a/erpnext/setup/doctype/employee/employee.py
+++ b/erpnext/setup/doctype/employee/employee.py
@@ -436,3 +436,59 @@ def has_upload_permission(doc, ptype="read", user=None):
 	if get_doc_permissions(doc, user=user, ptype=ptype).get(ptype):
 		return True
 	return doc.user_id == user
+
+
+@frappe.whitelist()
+def get_contact_details(employee: str) -> dict:
+	"""
+	Returns basic contact details for the given employee.
+
+	Email is selected based on the following priority:
+	1. Prefered Email
+	2. Company Email
+	3. Personal Email
+	4. User ID
+	"""
+	if not employee:
+		frappe.throw(msg=_("Employee is required"), title=_("Missing Parameter"))
+
+	frappe.has_permission("Employee", "read", employee, throw=True)
+
+	return _get_contact_details(employee)
+
+
+def _get_contact_details(employee: str) -> dict:
+	contact_data = frappe.db.get_value(
+		"Employee",
+		employee,
+		[
+			"employee_name",
+			"prefered_email",
+			"company_email",
+			"personal_email",
+			"user_id",
+			"cell_number",
+			"designation",
+			"department",
+		],
+		as_dict=True,
+	)
+
+	if not contact_data:
+		frappe.throw(msg=_("Employee {0} not found").format(employee), title=_("Not Found"))
+
+	# Email with priority
+	employee_email = (
+		contact_data.get("prefered_email")
+		or contact_data.get("company_email")
+		or contact_data.get("personal_email")
+		or contact_data.get("user_id")
+	)
+
+	return {
+		"contact_display": contact_data.get("employee_name"),
+		"contact_email": employee_email,
+		"contact_mobile": contact_data.get("cell_number"),
+		"contact_designation": contact_data.get("designation"),
+		"contact_department": contact_data.get("department"),
+	}