diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index be23437518..44e09aa5d6 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@
 	  marked for exclusion from "select-all".
 	* accounts/C/acctchrt_business.gnucash-xea: mark this account as
 	  "excluded from select-all"
+
+	* src/backend/file/io-example-account.[ch]: add a flag that signifies
+	  that an account-tree should start selected.
+	* src/gnome/druid-hierarchy.c: when loading the example accounts, go
+	  through the list and 'select' those that are marked as "start selected"
+	* accounts/C/acctchrt_common.gnucash-xea: mark this account tree as
+	  "start selected"
 	
 2003-01-04  David Hampton  <hampton@employees.org>
 
diff --git a/accounts/C/acctchrt_common.gnucash-xea b/accounts/C/acctchrt_common.gnucash-xea
index 327ec704d4..33457d3c9f 100644
--- a/accounts/C/acctchrt_common.gnucash-xea
+++ b/accounts/C/acctchrt_common.gnucash-xea
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     <gnc-act:long-description>
     Most users will want to select this set of accounts.  It includes most commonly used accounts (checking, savings, cash, credit card, income, common expenses).
   </gnc-act:long-description>    
+  <gnc-act:start-selected>1</gnc-act:start-selected>
 <gnc:account version="2.0.0">
   <act:name>Assets</act:name>
   <act:id type="new">98f262dfab9a2b99ac42919dcf58d304</act:id>
diff --git a/src/backend/file/io-example-account.c b/src/backend/file/io-example-account.c
index fb5a76de7e..75e1b6948b 100644
--- a/src/backend/file/io-example-account.c
+++ b/src/backend/file/io-example-account.c
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ static short module = MOD_IO;
 #define GNC_ACCOUNT_LONG "gnc-act:long-description"
 #define GNC_ACCOUNT_TITLE "gnc-act:title"
 #define GNC_ACCOUNT_EXCLUDEP "gnc-act:exclude-from-select-all"
+#define GNC_ACCOUNT_SELECTED "gnc-act:start-selected"
 
 void
 gnc_destroy_example_account(GncExampleAccount *gea)
@@ -279,7 +280,7 @@ gnc_excludep_end_handler(gpointer data_for_children,
 {
     GncExampleAccount *gea =
     (GncExampleAccount*)((gxpf_data*)global_data)->parsedata;
-    gint64 val;
+    gint64 val = 0;
 
     dom_tree_to_integer ((xmlNodePtr)data_for_children, &val);
     gea->exclude_from_select_all = (dom_tree_to_integer ? TRUE : FALSE);
@@ -293,6 +294,28 @@ gnc_excludep_sixtp_parser_create(void)
     return sixtp_dom_parser_new(gnc_excludep_end_handler, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
+static gboolean
+gnc_selected_end_handler(gpointer data_for_children,
+                             GSList* data_from_children, GSList* sibling_data,
+                             gpointer parent_data, gpointer global_data,
+                             gpointer *result, const gchar *tag)
+{
+    GncExampleAccount *gea =
+    (GncExampleAccount*)((gxpf_data*)global_data)->parsedata;
+    gint64 val = 0;
+
+    dom_tree_to_integer ((xmlNodePtr)data_for_children, &val);
+    gea->start_selected = (dom_tree_to_integer ? TRUE : FALSE);
+    
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+static sixtp*
+gnc_selected_sixtp_parser_create(void)
+{
+    return sixtp_dom_parser_new(gnc_selected_end_handler, NULL, NULL);
+}
+
 static gboolean
 gnc_title_end_handler(gpointer data_for_children,
                              GSList* data_from_children, GSList* sibling_data,
@@ -346,6 +369,7 @@ gnc_read_example_account(GNCBook *book, const gchar *filename)
            GNC_ACCOUNT_SHORT, gnc_short_descrip_sixtp_parser_create(),
            GNC_ACCOUNT_LONG, gnc_long_descrip_sixtp_parser_create(),
 	   GNC_ACCOUNT_EXCLUDEP, gnc_excludep_sixtp_parser_create(),
+	   GNC_ACCOUNT_SELECTED, gnc_selected_sixtp_parser_create(),
            "gnc:account", gnc_account_sixtp_parser_create(),
            NULL, NULL))
     {
diff --git a/src/backend/file/io-example-account.h b/src/backend/file/io-example-account.h
index 2a77fc5aa7..3d30fc102f 100644
--- a/src/backend/file/io-example-account.h
+++ b/src/backend/file/io-example-account.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ struct GncExampleAccount_struct
     gchar *short_description;
     gchar *long_description;
     gboolean exclude_from_select_all;
+    gboolean start_selected;
 };
 typedef struct GncExampleAccount_struct GncExampleAccount;
 
diff --git a/src/gnome/druid-hierarchy.c b/src/gnome/druid-hierarchy.c
index e2e5fd9d83..c149344dd9 100644
--- a/src/gnome/druid-hierarchy.c
+++ b/src/gnome/druid-hierarchy.c
@@ -352,6 +352,18 @@ add_each_gea_to_clist (gpointer data, gpointer user_data)
   gtk_clist_set_row_data(clist, row, gea);
 }
 
+static void
+select_initial_geas (gpointer data, gpointer user_data)
+{
+  GncExampleAccount *gea = (GncExampleAccount*)data;
+  GtkCList *clist = GTK_CLIST (user_data);
+
+  if (gea->start_selected) {
+    gint row = gtk_clist_find_row_from_data (clist, gea);
+    gtk_clist_select_row (clist, row, 0);
+  }
+}
+
 static void
 on_choose_account_types_prepare (GnomeDruidPage  *gnomedruidpage,
                                  gpointer         arg1,
@@ -384,6 +396,17 @@ on_choose_account_types_prepare (GnomeDruidPage  *gnomedruidpage,
 
     gtk_clist_thaw (clist);
 
+    g_slist_foreach (list, select_initial_geas, (gpointer)clist);
+
+    /* clear out the description/tree */
+    {
+      GtkLabel *datext = GTK_LABEL (hierarchy_get_widget
+				    ("account_types_description_entry"));
+      GtkTree *datree = GTK_TREE (hierarchy_get_widget ("account_type_tree"));
+      gtk_label_set_text (datext, "");
+      gtk_tree_clear_items (datree, 0, g_list_length (datree->children));
+    }
+
     g_slist_free (list);
     g_free (locale_dir);