diff --git a/gnucash/gnome-utils/gnc-account-sel.c b/gnucash/gnome-utils/gnc-account-sel.c
index 9d240f5678..d34c30e21d 100644
--- a/gnucash/gnome-utils/gnc-account-sel.c
+++ b/gnucash/gnome-utils/gnc-account-sel.c
@@ -493,10 +493,15 @@ static void
 gas_new_account_click( GtkButton *b, gpointer ud )
 {
     GNCAccountSel *gas = (GNCAccountSel*)ud;
+    Account *account = NULL;
     GtkWindow *parent = GTK_WINDOW (gtk_widget_get_toplevel (GTK_WIDGET (gas)));
     if (gas->isModal)
-        gnc_ui_new_accounts_from_name_window_with_types (parent, NULL,
-                                                         gas->acctTypeFilters );
+    {
+        account = gnc_ui_new_accounts_from_name_window_with_types (parent, NULL,
+                                                                   gas->acctTypeFilters );
+        if (account)
+            gnc_account_sel_set_account (gas, account, FALSE);
+    }
     else
         gnc_ui_new_account_with_types (parent, gnc_get_current_book(),
                                        gas->acctTypeFilters );