diff --git a/src/SplitLedger.c b/src/SplitLedger.c
index 9a809ad9bb..10c0d609c0 100644
--- a/src/SplitLedger.c
+++ b/src/SplitLedger.c
@@ -2596,11 +2596,11 @@ xaccSRSaveChangedCells (SplitRegister *reg, Transaction *trans, Split *split)
       const char *security = NULL;
 
       currency = xaccAccountGetCurrency(new_acc);
-      currency = xaccTransIsCommonCurrency(trans, currency);
+      currency = xaccTransIsCommonExclSCurrency(trans, currency, split);
 
       if (currency == NULL) {
         security = xaccAccountGetSecurity(new_acc);
-        security = xaccTransIsCommonCurrency(trans, security);
+        security = xaccTransIsCommonExclSCurrency(trans, security, split);
       }
 
       if ((currency != NULL) || (security != NULL)) {
@@ -2669,11 +2669,11 @@ xaccSRSaveChangedCells (SplitRegister *reg, Transaction *trans, Split *split)
         const char *security = NULL;
 
         currency = xaccAccountGetCurrency(new_acc);
-        currency = xaccTransIsCommonCurrency(trans, currency);
+        currency = xaccTransIsCommonExclSCurrency(trans, currency, split);
 
         if (currency == NULL) {
           security = xaccAccountGetSecurity(new_acc);
-          security = xaccTransIsCommonCurrency(trans, security);
+          security = xaccTransIsCommonExclSCurrency(trans, security, split);
         }
 
         if ((currency != NULL) || (security != NULL)) {
diff --git a/src/engine/Transaction.c b/src/engine/Transaction.c
index 318d3121a4..65fce6d0bd 100644
--- a/src/engine/Transaction.c
+++ b/src/engine/Transaction.c
@@ -846,7 +846,9 @@ xaccIsCommonCurrency(const char *currency_1, const char *security_1,
 }
 
 static const char *
-FindCommonCurrency (Split **slist, const char * ra, const char * rb)
+FindCommonExclSCurrency (Split **slist, 
+			 const char * ra, const char * rb,
+			 Split *excl_split)
 {
   Split *s;
   int i = 0;
@@ -855,10 +857,17 @@ FindCommonCurrency (Split **slist, const char * ra, const char * rb)
 
   if (rb && ('\0' == rb[0])) rb = NULL;
 
-  i=0; s = slist[0];
+  i = 0;
+  s = slist[0];
+
+  /* If s is to be excluded, go ahead in the list until one split is
+     not excluded or is NULL. */
+  while (s && (s == excl_split))
+    { i++; s = slist[i]; }
+
   while (s) {
     char *sa, *sb;
-
+    
     /* Novice/casual users may not want or use the double entry 
      * features of this engine.   Because of this, there
      * may be the occasional split without a parent account. 
@@ -901,12 +910,28 @@ FindCommonCurrency (Split **slist, const char * ra, const char * rb)
     }
 
     if ((!ra) && (!rb)) return NULL;
-    i++; s = slist[i];
+
+    i++; 
+    s = slist[i];
+
+    /* If s is to be excluded, go ahead in the list until one split is
+       not excluded or is NULL. */
+    while (s && (s == excl_split))
+      { i++; s = slist[i]; } 
   }
 
   return (ra);
 }
 
+/* This is the wrapper for those calls (i.e. the older ones) which
+ * don't exclude one split from the splitlist when looking for a
+ * common currency.  
+ */
+static const char *
+FindCommonCurrency (Split **slist, const char * ra, const char * rb)
+{
+  return FindCommonExclSCurrency(slist, ra, rb, NULL);
+}
 
 const char *
 xaccTransFindCommonCurrency (Transaction *trans)
@@ -929,6 +954,13 @@ xaccTransIsCommonCurrency (Transaction *trans, const char * ra)
   return FindCommonCurrency (trans->splits, ra, NULL);
 }
 
+const char *
+xaccTransIsCommonExclSCurrency (Transaction *trans, 
+				const char * ra, Split *excl_split)
+{
+  return FindCommonExclSCurrency (trans->splits, ra, NULL, excl_split);
+}
+
 /********************************************************************\
 \********************************************************************/
 
diff --git a/src/engine/Transaction.h b/src/engine/Transaction.h
index a89721b30a..2100db8e85 100644
--- a/src/engine/Transaction.h
+++ b/src/engine/Transaction.h
@@ -295,6 +295,20 @@ const char * xaccTransFindCommonCurrency (Transaction *trans);
 const char * xaccTransIsCommonCurrency (Transaction *trans,
                                         const char * currency);
 
+/* The xaccTransIsCommonExclSCurrency () method compares the input
+ *    string to the currency/security denominations of all splits in
+ *    the transaction except the one given as parameter, and returns
+ *    the input string if it is common with all splits except the one
+ *    given, otherwise, it returns NULL.
+ *   
+ * This is useful when changing one split such that the old entry in
+ *    that split is of no relevance when determining whether the new entry
+ *    has a common currency with the other splits.
+ */
+const char * xaccTransIsCommonExclSCurrency (Transaction *trans,
+                                        const char * currency, 
+					     Split *excl_split);
+
 /* The xaccTransGetImbalance() method returns the total value of the
  *    transaction.  In a pure double-entry system, this imbalance
  *    should be exactly zero, and if it is not, something is broken.