diff --git a/app/Import/Converter/Amount.php b/app/Import/Converter/Amount.php
index 1e1d5c6729..d595249e59 100644
--- a/app/Import/Converter/Amount.php
+++ b/app/Import/Converter/Amount.php
@@ -219,10 +219,10 @@ class Amount implements ConverterInterface
         if (0 === strpos($value, '--')) {
             $value = substr($value, 2);
         }
-
-
-        $str = preg_replace('/[^\-\(\)\.\,0-9 ]/', '', $value);
-        $len = \strlen($str);
+        // have to strip the € because apparantly the Postbank (DE) thinks "1.000,00 €" is a normal way to format a number.
+        $value = trim((string)str_replace(['€'], '', $value));
+        $str   = preg_replace('/[^\-\(\)\.\,0-9 ]/', '', $value);
+        $len   = \strlen($str);
         if ('(' === $str[0] && ')' === $str[$len - 1]) {
             $str = '-' . substr($str, 1, $len - 2);
         }
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Import/Converter/AmountTest.php b/tests/Unit/Import/Converter/AmountTest.php
index 775f30a9a8..e38fcfb801 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Import/Converter/AmountTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Import/Converter/AmountTest.php
@@ -174,6 +174,12 @@ class AmountTest extends TestCase
             '--$1.23'                 => '1.23',
             '--63 5212.4440'          => '635212.4440',
             '--,2'                    => '0.2',
+
+            // Postbank (DE) tests
+            '1.000,00 €'              => '1000.00',
+            '120,34 €'                => '120.34',
+            '-120,34 €'               => '-120.34',
+            '-1.000,00 €'             => '-1000.00',
         ];
         foreach ($values as $value => $expected) {
             $converter = new Amount;