diff --git a/gnucash/gnome/dialog-find-account.c b/gnucash/gnome/dialog-find-account.c
index 12dda7af9a..c4d1885ec5 100644
--- a/gnucash/gnome/dialog-find-account.c
+++ b/gnucash/gnome/dialog-find-account.c
@@ -69,6 +69,18 @@ static QofLogModule log_module = GNC_MOD_GUI;
 
 static void close_handler (gpointer user_data);
 
+static gboolean
+gnc_find_account_dialog_window_delete_event_cb (GtkWidget *widget,
+                                                GdkEvent  *event,
+                                                gpointer   user_data)
+{
+    FindAccountDialog *facc_dialog = user_data;
+    // this cb allows the window size to be saved on closing with the X
+    gnc_save_window_size (GNC_PREFS_GROUP,
+                          GTK_WINDOW(facc_dialog->window));
+    return FALSE;
+}
+
 static void
 gnc_find_account_dialog_window_destroy_cb (GtkWidget *object, gpointer user_data)
 {
@@ -438,6 +450,9 @@ gnc_find_account_dialog_create (GtkWidget *parent, FindAccountDialog *facc_dialo
     g_signal_connect (facc_dialog->window, "destroy",
                       G_CALLBACK(gnc_find_account_dialog_window_destroy_cb), facc_dialog);
 
+    g_signal_connect (facc_dialog->window, "delete-event",
+                      G_CALLBACK(gnc_find_account_dialog_window_delete_event_cb), facc_dialog);
+
     g_signal_connect (facc_dialog->window, "key_press_event",
                       G_CALLBACK(gnc_find_account_dialog_window_key_press_cb), facc_dialog);