diff --git a/app/Repositories/Account/AccountRepository.php b/app/Repositories/Account/AccountRepository.php
index 5137a1d651..e0343210f5 100644
--- a/app/Repositories/Account/AccountRepository.php
+++ b/app/Repositories/Account/AccountRepository.php
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 namespace FireflyIII\Repositories\Account;
 
 use Carbon\Carbon;
-use Exception;
-use FireflyIII\Exceptions\FireflyException;
 use FireflyIII\Factory\AccountFactory;
 use FireflyIII\Models\Account;
 use FireflyIII\Models\AccountType;
@@ -98,6 +96,25 @@ class AccountRepository implements AccountRepositoryInterface
         return AccountType::whereType($type)->first();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Return meta value for account. Null if not found.
+     *
+     * @param Account $account
+     * @param string  $field
+     *
+     * @return null|string
+     */
+    public function getMetaValue(Account $account, string $field): ?string
+    {
+        foreach ($account->accountMeta as $meta) {
+            if ($meta->name === $field) {
+                return strval($meta->data);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param Account $account
      *
diff --git a/app/Repositories/Account/AccountRepositoryInterface.php b/app/Repositories/Account/AccountRepositoryInterface.php
index 486f61dae8..e81a72bf2b 100644
--- a/app/Repositories/Account/AccountRepositoryInterface.php
+++ b/app/Repositories/Account/AccountRepositoryInterface.php
@@ -128,6 +128,16 @@ interface AccountRepositoryInterface
      */
     public function getCashAccount(): Account;
 
+    /**
+     * Return meta value for account. Null if not found.
+     *
+     * @param Account $account
+     * @param string  $field
+     *
+     * @return null|string
+     */
+    public function getMetaValue(Account $account, string $field): ?string;
+
     /**
      * @param Account $account
      *