diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/account/account_tree.js b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/account/account_tree.js
index 27f5349e2b7..3614881db31 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/account/account_tree.js
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/account/account_tree.js
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ frappe.treeview_settings["Account"] = {
 	},
 	onrender: function(node) {
 		if(frappe.boot.user.can_read.indexOf("GL Entry") !== -1){
-			var dr_or_cr = node.data.balance < 0 ? "Cr" : "Dr";
+			var dr_or_cr = in_list(["Liability", "Income", "Equity"], node.data.root_type) ? "Cr" : "Dr";
 			if (node.data && node.data.balance!==undefined) {
 				$('<span class="balance-area pull-right text-muted small">'
 					+ (node.data.balance_in_account_currency ?
diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/utils.py b/erpnext/accounts/utils.py
index b30854efd1b..e8acd1e9ad5 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/utils.py
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/utils.py
@@ -721,6 +721,7 @@ def get_children(doctype, parent, company, is_root=False):
 	parent_fieldname = 'parent_' + doctype.lower().replace(' ', '_')
 	fields = [
 		'name as value',
+		'root_type',
 		'is_group as expandable'
 	]
 	filters = [['docstatus', '<', 2]]
@@ -728,7 +729,7 @@ def get_children(doctype, parent, company, is_root=False):
 	filters.append(['ifnull(`{0}`,"")'.format(parent_fieldname), '=', '' if is_root else parent])
 
 	if is_root:
-		fields += ['root_type', 'report_type', 'account_currency'] if doctype == 'Account' else []
+		fields += ['report_type', 'account_currency'] if doctype == 'Account' else []
 		filters.append(['company', '=', company])
 
 	else: