diff --git a/app/Crud/Account/AccountCrud.php b/app/Crud/Account/AccountCrud.php
index 483722fd6e..e5feeba19e 100644
--- a/app/Crud/Account/AccountCrud.php
+++ b/app/Crud/Account/AccountCrud.php
@@ -221,6 +221,33 @@ class AccountCrud implements AccountCrudInterface
         return $result;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param array $types
+     *
+     * @return Collection
+     */
+    public function getActiveAccountsByType(array $types): Collection
+    {
+        /** @var Collection $result */
+        $query = $this->user->accounts()->with(
+            ['accountmeta' => function (HasMany $query) {
+                $query->where('name', 'accountRole');
+            }]
+        );
+        if (count($types) > 0) {
+            $query->accountTypeIn($types);
+        }
+        $query->where('active', 1);
+        $result = $query->get(['accounts.*']);
+        $result = $result->sortBy(
+            function (Account $account) {
+                return strtolower($account->name);
+            }
+        );
+
+        return $result;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param array $data
      *
diff --git a/app/Crud/Account/AccountCrudInterface.php b/app/Crud/Account/AccountCrudInterface.php
index 460f6628e6..3f4ebf45e2 100644
--- a/app/Crud/Account/AccountCrudInterface.php
+++ b/app/Crud/Account/AccountCrudInterface.php
@@ -75,6 +75,13 @@ interface AccountCrudInterface
      */
     public function getAccountsByType(array $types): Collection;
 
+    /**
+     * @param array $types
+     *
+     * @return Collection
+     */
+    public function getActiveAccountsByType(array $types): Collection;
+
     /**
      * @param array $data
      *
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/TransactionController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/TransactionController.php
index 376079afbc..466e375119 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/TransactionController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/TransactionController.php
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ namespace FireflyIII\Http\Controllers;
 
 use Carbon\Carbon;
 use ExpandedForm;
+use FireflyIII\Crud\Account\AccountCrudInterface;
 use FireflyIII\Events\TransactionJournalStored;
 use FireflyIII\Events\TransactionJournalUpdated;
 use FireflyIII\Helpers\Attachments\AttachmentHelperInterface;
@@ -59,12 +60,12 @@ class TransactionController extends Controller
      */
     public function create(string $what = TransactionType::DEPOSIT)
     {
-        $crud             = app('FireflyIII\Crud\Account\AccountCrudInterface');
+        $crud             = app(AccountCrudInterface::class);
         $budgetRepository = app('FireflyIII\Repositories\Budget\BudgetRepositoryInterface');
         $piggyRepository  = app('FireflyIII\Repositories\PiggyBank\PiggyBankRepositoryInterface');
         $what             = strtolower($what);
         $uploadSize       = min(Steam::phpBytes(ini_get('upload_max_filesize')), Steam::phpBytes(ini_get('post_max_size')));
-        $assetAccounts    = ExpandedForm::makeSelectList($crud->getAccountsByType(['Default account', 'Asset account']));
+        $assetAccounts    = ExpandedForm::makeSelectList($crud->getActiveAccountsByType(['Default account', 'Asset account']));
         $budgets          = ExpandedForm::makeSelectListWithEmpty($budgetRepository->getActiveBudgets());
         $piggyBanks       = $piggyRepository->getPiggyBanksWithAmount();
         $piggies          = ExpandedForm::makeSelectListWithEmpty($piggyBanks);