diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Json/AutoCompleteController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Json/AutoCompleteController.php
index f0a1005837..d57aa9ea24 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Json/AutoCompleteController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Json/AutoCompleteController.php
@@ -283,6 +283,39 @@ class AutoCompleteController extends Controller
         return response()->json($return);
     }
 
+
+    /**
+     * An auto-complete specifically for asset accounts and liabilities, used when mass updating and for rules mostly.
+     *
+     * @param Request $request
+     *
+     * @return JsonResponse
+     */
+    public function assetAccounts(Request $request): JsonResponse
+    {
+        $search = $request->get('search');
+        /** @var AccountRepositoryInterface $repository */
+        $repository = app(AccountRepositoryInterface::class);
+
+        // filter the account types:
+        $allowedAccountTypes = [AccountType::ASSET, AccountType::LOAN, AccountType::DEBT, AccountType::MORTGAGE];
+        Log::debug(sprintf('Now in expenseAccounts(%s). Filtering results.', $search), $allowedAccountTypes);
+
+        $return = [];
+        $result = $repository->searchAccount((string)$search, $allowedAccountTypes);
+
+        /** @var Account $account */
+        foreach ($result as $account) {
+            $return[] = [
+                'id'   => $account->id,
+                'name' => $account->name,
+                'type' => $account->accountType->type,
+            ];
+        }
+
+        return response()->json($return);
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return JsonResponse
      * @codeCoverageIgnore
diff --git a/routes/web.php b/routes/web.php
index df8cc13611..031480ed93 100644
--- a/routes/web.php
+++ b/routes/web.php
@@ -556,6 +556,7 @@ Route::group(
     Route::get('accounts', ['uses' => 'Json\AutoCompleteController@accounts', 'as' => 'autocomplete.accounts']);
     Route::get('revenue-accounts', ['uses' => 'Json\AutoCompleteController@revenueAccounts', 'as' => 'autocomplete.revenue-accounts']);
     Route::get('expense-accounts', ['uses' => 'Json\AutoCompleteController@expenseAccounts', 'as' => 'autocomplete.expense-accounts']);
+    Route::get('asset-accounts', ['uses' => 'Json\AutoCompleteController@assetAccounts', 'as' => 'autocomplete.asset-accounts']);
     Route::get('budgets', ['uses' => 'Json\AutoCompleteController@budgets', 'as' => 'autocomplete.budgets']);
     Route::get('categories', ['uses' => 'Json\AutoCompleteController@categories', 'as' => 'autocomplete.categories']);
     Route::get('currencies', ['uses' => 'Json\AutoCompleteController@currencies', 'as' => 'autocomplete.currencies']);