diff --git a/src/backend/sql/gnc-account-sql.c b/src/backend/sql/gnc-account-sql.c
index e78e90d287..58e56b125d 100644
--- a/src/backend/sql/gnc-account-sql.c
+++ b/src/backend/sql/gnc-account-sql.c
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ static const GncSqlColumnTableEntry col_table[] =
 		(QofAccessFunc)get_parent, set_parent },
     { "code",           CT_STRING,       ACCOUNT_MAX_CODE_LEN,        0,                 "code" },
     { "description",    CT_STRING,       ACCOUNT_MAX_DESCRIPTION_LEN, 0,                 "description" },
+	{ "hidden",         CT_BOOLEAN,      0,                           0,                 "hidden" },
+	{ "placeholder",    CT_BOOLEAN,      0,                           0,                 "placeholder" },
     { NULL }
 	/*@ +full_init_block @*/
 };
diff --git a/src/backend/xml/gnc-account-xml-v2.c b/src/backend/xml/gnc-account-xml-v2.c
index 6c521ffc0b..760260cdda 100644
--- a/src/backend/xml/gnc-account-xml-v2.c
+++ b/src/backend/xml/gnc-account-xml-v2.c
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ const gchar *account_version_string = "2.0.0";
 #define act_currency_scu_string "act:currency-scu"
 #define act_security_string "act:security"
 #define act_security_scu_string "act:security-scu"
+#define act_hidden_string "act:hidden"
+#define act_placeholder_string "act:placeholder"
 
 xmlNodePtr
 gnc_account_dom_tree_create(Account *act,
@@ -95,6 +97,13 @@ gnc_account_dom_tree_create(Account *act,
                     act_type_string,
                     xaccAccountTypeEnumAsString(xaccAccountGetType(act))));
 
+	xmlAddChild(ret, boolean_to_dom_tree(
+							act_hidden_string,
+							xaccAccountGetHidden(act)));
+	xmlAddChild(ret, boolean_to_dom_tree(
+							act_placeholder_string,
+							xaccAccountGetPlaceholder(act)));
+
     acct_commodity = xaccAccountGetCommodity(act);
     if (acct_commodity != NULL)
     {
@@ -243,6 +252,30 @@ account_commodity_scu_handler (xmlNodePtr node, gpointer act_pdata)
     return TRUE;
 }
 
+static gboolean
+account_hidden_handler (xmlNodePtr node, gpointer act_pdata)
+{
+    struct account_pdata *pdata = act_pdata;
+	gboolean val;
+
+	dom_tree_to_boolean(node, &val);
+    xaccAccountSetHidden(pdata->account, val);
+
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+account_placeholder_handler (xmlNodePtr node, gpointer act_pdata)
+{
+    struct account_pdata *pdata = act_pdata;
+	gboolean val;
+
+	dom_tree_to_boolean(node, &val);
+    xaccAccountSetPlaceholder(pdata->account, val);
+
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
 static gboolean
 account_non_standard_scu_handler (xmlNodePtr node, gpointer act_pdata)
 {
@@ -400,6 +433,8 @@ static struct dom_tree_handler account_handlers_v2[] = {
     { act_slots_string, account_slots_handler, 0, 0 },
     { act_parent_string, account_parent_handler, 0, 0 },
     { act_lots_string, account_lots_handler, 0, 0 },
+	{ act_hidden_string, account_hidden_handler, 0, 0 },
+	{ act_placeholder_string, account_placeholder_handler, 0, 0 },
     
     /* These should not appear in  newer xml files; only in old
      * (circa gnucash-1.6) xml files. We maintain them for backward 
diff --git a/src/backend/xml/sixtp-dom-generators.c b/src/backend/xml/sixtp-dom-generators.c
index 3352a00035..edddfb8609 100644
--- a/src/backend/xml/sixtp-dom-generators.c
+++ b/src/backend/xml/sixtp-dom-generators.c
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@
 
 static QofLogModule log_module = GNC_MOD_IO;
 
+xmlNodePtr
+boolean_to_dom_tree(const char* tag, gboolean val)
+{
+    return text_to_dom_tree(tag, val ? "TRUE" : "FALSE");
+}
+
 xmlNodePtr
 text_to_dom_tree(const char *tag, const char *str)
 {
diff --git a/src/backend/xml/sixtp-dom-generators.h b/src/backend/xml/sixtp-dom-generators.h
index 46f0bfb7b6..554c9397ee 100644
--- a/src/backend/xml/sixtp-dom-generators.h
+++ b/src/backend/xml/sixtp-dom-generators.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 
 xmlNodePtr text_to_dom_tree(const char *tag, const char *str);
 xmlNodePtr int_to_dom_tree(const char *tag, gint64 val);
+xmlNodePtr boolean_to_dom_tree(const char* tag, gboolean val);
 xmlNodePtr guid_to_dom_tree(const char *tag, const GUID* gid);
 xmlNodePtr commodity_ref_to_dom_tree(const char *tag, const gnc_commodity *c);
 xmlNodePtr timespec_to_dom_tree(const char *tag, const Timespec *spec);
diff --git a/src/backend/xml/sixtp-dom-parsers.c b/src/backend/xml/sixtp-dom-parsers.c
index a836e33909..a033901731 100644
--- a/src/backend/xml/sixtp-dom-parsers.c
+++ b/src/backend/xml/sixtp-dom-parsers.c
@@ -138,6 +138,24 @@ dom_tree_to_guint(xmlNodePtr node, guint *i)
     return ret;
 }
 
+gboolean
+dom_tree_to_boolean(xmlNodePtr node, gboolean* b)
+{
+    gchar* text;
+
+	text = dom_tree_to_text(node);
+	if (strcasecmp(text, "true") == 0) {
+	    *b = TRUE;
+		return TRUE;
+	} else if(strcasecmp(text, "false") == 0) {
+	    *b = FALSE;
+		return TRUE;
+	} else {
+	    *b = FALSE;
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+}
+
 kvp_value*
 dom_tree_to_double_kvp_value(xmlNodePtr node)
 {
diff --git a/src/backend/xml/sixtp-dom-parsers.h b/src/backend/xml/sixtp-dom-parsers.h
index 5d5e614044..9b9e898a37 100644
--- a/src/backend/xml/sixtp-dom-parsers.h
+++ b/src/backend/xml/sixtp-dom-parsers.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ kvp_value* dom_tree_to_frame_kvp_value(xmlNodePtr node);
 gboolean dom_tree_to_integer(xmlNodePtr node, gint64 *daint);
 gboolean dom_tree_to_guint16(xmlNodePtr node, guint16 *i);
 gboolean dom_tree_to_guint(xmlNodePtr node, guint *i);
+gboolean dom_tree_to_boolean(xmlNodePtr node, gboolean* b);
 
 /* higher level structures */
 Account* dom_tree_to_account(xmlNodePtr node, QofBook *book);