diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/payment_entry/payment_entry.py b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/payment_entry/payment_entry.py
index df6faaa768d..ef76aa07c69 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/payment_entry/payment_entry.py
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/payment_entry/payment_entry.py
@@ -2826,6 +2826,7 @@ def get_payment_entry(
 	pe.paid_amount = paid_amount
 	pe.received_amount = received_amount
 	pe.letter_head = doc.get("letter_head")
+	pe.bank_account = frappe.db.get_value("Bank Account", {"is_company_account": 1, "is_default": 1}, "name")
 
 	if dt in ["Purchase Order", "Sales Order", "Sales Invoice", "Purchase Invoice"]:
 		pe.project = doc.get("project") or reduce(