diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/party.py b/erpnext/accounts/party.py
index 419baaa3d47..52550f148b7 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/party.py
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/party.py
@@ -460,6 +460,12 @@ def get_party_account(party_type, party=None, company=None, include_advance=Fals
 		if (account and account_currency != existing_gle_currency) or not account:
 			account = get_party_gle_account(party_type, party, company)
 
+	# get default account on the basis of party type
+	if not account:
+		account_type = frappe.get_cached_value("Party Type", party_type, "account_type")
+		default_account_name = "default_" + account_type.lower() + "_account"
+		account = frappe.get_cached_value("Company", company, default_account_name)
+
 	if include_advance and party_type in ["Customer", "Supplier", "Student"]:
 		advance_account = get_party_advance_account(party_type, party, company)
 		if advance_account: