diff --git a/src/gnome-utils/dialog-transfer.c b/src/gnome-utils/dialog-transfer.c
index 563cdbdb4a..3498ee448b 100644
--- a/src/gnome-utils/dialog-transfer.c
+++ b/src/gnome-utils/dialog-transfer.c
@@ -1176,6 +1176,12 @@ gnc_xfer_dialog_set_amount(XferDialog *xferData, gnc_numeric amount)
 
     gnc_amount_edit_set_amount (GNC_AMOUNT_EDIT (xferData->amount_edit), amount);
 }
+void gnc_xfer_dialog_set_amount_sensitive(XferDialog *xferData,
+                                          gboolean is_sensitive)
+{
+    g_assert(xferData);
+    gtk_widget_set_sensitive(gnc_amount_edit_gtk_entry(GNC_AMOUNT_EDIT (xferData->amount_edit)), is_sensitive);
+}
 
 
 /********************************************************************\
diff --git a/src/gnome-utils/dialog-transfer.h b/src/gnome-utils/dialog-transfer.h
index b4c636be06..07f44a3bab 100644
--- a/src/gnome-utils/dialog-transfer.h
+++ b/src/gnome-utils/dialog-transfer.h
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ void gnc_xfer_dialog_hide_to_account_tree(XferDialog *xferData );
  */
 void gnc_xfer_dialog_set_amount(XferDialog *xferData, gnc_numeric amount);
 
+/** Set the "sensitive" state of the amount field to the given value */
+void gnc_xfer_dialog_set_amount_sensitive(XferDialog *xferData, gboolean is_sensitive);
+
 /**
  *   set the description in the given xfer dialog
  *
diff --git a/src/import-export/aqbanking/gnc-ab-transfer.c b/src/import-export/aqbanking/gnc-ab-transfer.c
index 926a16b50a..0b0ad334c2 100644
--- a/src/import-export/aqbanking/gnc-ab-transfer.c
+++ b/src/import-export/aqbanking/gnc-ab-transfer.c
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ gnc_ab_maketrans(GtkWidget *parent, Account *gnc_acc,
                      xaccAccountGetCommoditySCU(gnc_acc),
                      GNC_HOW_RND_ROUND_HALF_UP);
         gnc_xfer_dialog_set_amount(xfer_dialog, amount);
+        gnc_xfer_dialog_set_amount_sensitive(xfer_dialog, FALSE);
 
         description = gnc_ab_description_to_gnc(ab_trans);
         gnc_xfer_dialog_set_description(xfer_dialog, description);