diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/AccountFormRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/AccountFormRequest.php
index cbd07f46ee..cadf22b600 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/AccountFormRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/AccountFormRequest.php
@@ -77,11 +77,11 @@ class AccountFormRequest extends Request
         return [
             'id'                                => $idRule,
             'name'                              => $nameRule,
-            'openingBalance'                    => 'numeric',
+            'openingBalance'                    => 'numeric|required_with:openingBalanceDate',
+            'openingBalanceDate'                => 'date|required_with:openingBalance',
             'iban'                              => 'iban',
             'BIC'                               => 'bic',
             'virtualBalance'                    => 'numeric',
-            'openingBalanceDate'                => 'date',
             'currency_id'                       => 'exists:transaction_currencies,id',
             'accountNumber'                     => 'between:1,255|uniqueAccountNumberForUser',
             'accountRole'                       => 'in:' . $accountRoles,
diff --git a/resources/views/accounts/create.twig b/resources/views/accounts/create.twig
index 171ae13b1e..2063b86e79 100644
--- a/resources/views/accounts/create.twig
+++ b/resources/views/accounts/create.twig
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
                         {% if what == 'asset' %}
 
                             {{ ExpandedForm.balance('openingBalance') }}
-                            {{ ExpandedForm.date('openingBalanceDate', phpdate('Y-m-d')) }}
+                            {{ ExpandedForm.date('openingBalanceDate') }}
                             {{ ExpandedForm.select('accountRole', roles,null,{'helpText' : 'asset_account_role_help'|_}) }}
                             {{ ExpandedForm.balance('virtualBalance') }}
                         {% endif %}