diff --git a/app/Repositories/Account/AccountRepository.php b/app/Repositories/Account/AccountRepository.php
index 06ed6e8dd6..6177f200e8 100644
--- a/app/Repositories/Account/AccountRepository.php
+++ b/app/Repositories/Account/AccountRepository.php
@@ -123,24 +123,14 @@ class AccountRepository implements AccountRepositoryInterface
      */
     public function findByIbanNull(string $iban, array $types): ?Account
     {
-        $query = $this->user->accounts()->where('iban', '!=', '')->whereNotNull('iban');
+        $query = $this->user->accounts()->where('accounts.iban', $iban);
 
-        if (0!==count($types)) {
+        if (0 !== count($types)) {
             $query->leftJoin('account_types', 'accounts.account_type_id', '=', 'account_types.id');
             $query->whereIn('account_types.type', $types);
         }
 
-        // TODO a loop like this is no longer necessary
-
-        $accounts = $query->get(['accounts.*']);
-        /** @var Account $account */
-        foreach ($accounts as $account) {
-            if ($account->iban === $iban) {
-                return $account;
-            }
-        }
-
-        return null;
+        return $query->first(['accounts.*']);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -678,7 +668,7 @@ class AccountRepository implements AccountRepositoryInterface
     public function searchAccountNr(string $query, array $types, int $limit): Collection
     {
         $dbQuery = $this->user->accounts()->distinct()
-                              ->leftJoin('account_meta', 'accounts.id', 'account_meta.account_id')
+                              ->leftJoin('account_meta', 'accounts.id', '=', 'account_meta.account_id')
                               ->where('accounts.active', 1)
                               ->orderBy('accounts.order', 'ASC')
                               ->orderBy('accounts.account_type_id', 'ASC')
@@ -747,4 +737,29 @@ class AccountRepository implements AccountRepositoryInterface
 
         return $service->update($account, $data);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @inheritDoc
+     */
+    public function findByAccountNumber(string $number, array $types): ?Account
+    {
+        $dbQuery = $this->user
+            ->accounts()
+            ->leftJoin('account_meta', 'accounts.id', '=', 'account_meta.account_id')
+            ->where('accounts.active', true)
+            ->where(
+                function (EloquentBuilder $q1) use ($number) {
+                    $json = json_encode($number);
+                    $q1->where('account_meta.name', '=', 'account_number');
+                    $q1->where('account_meta.data', '=', $json);
+                }
+            );
+
+        if (0 !== count($types)) {
+            $dbQuery->leftJoin('account_types', 'accounts.account_type_id', '=', 'account_types.id');
+            $dbQuery->whereIn('account_types.type', $types);
+        }
+
+        return $dbQuery->first(['accounts.*']);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/Repositories/Account/AccountRepositoryInterface.php b/app/Repositories/Account/AccountRepositoryInterface.php
index 99385c33e4..56f7c7a8ad 100644
--- a/app/Repositories/Account/AccountRepositoryInterface.php
+++ b/app/Repositories/Account/AccountRepositoryInterface.php
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ interface AccountRepositoryInterface
      */
     public function count(array $types): int;
 
+
     /**
      * Moved here from account CRUD.
      *
@@ -65,6 +66,14 @@ interface AccountRepositoryInterface
      */
     public function expandWithDoubles(Collection $accounts): Collection;
 
+    /**
+     * @param string $number
+     * @param array  $types
+     *
+     * @return Account|null
+     */
+    public function findByAccountNumber(string $number, array $types): ?Account;
+
     /**
      * @param string $iban
      * @param array  $types
diff --git a/app/Services/Internal/Support/JournalServiceTrait.php b/app/Services/Internal/Support/JournalServiceTrait.php
index 968eef3507..46af4a383c 100644
--- a/app/Services/Internal/Support/JournalServiceTrait.php
+++ b/app/Services/Internal/Support/JournalServiceTrait.php
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ trait JournalServiceTrait
         $result = $this->findAccountById($data, $expectedTypes[$transactionType]);
         $result = $this->findAccountByName($result, $data, $expectedTypes[$transactionType]);
         $result = $this->findAccountByIban($result, $data, $expectedTypes[$transactionType]);
+        $result = $this->findAccountByNumber($result, $data, $expectedTypes[$transactionType]);
         $result = $this->createAccount($result, $data, $expectedTypes[$transactionType][0]);
 
         return $this->getCashAccount($result, $data, $expectedTypes[$transactionType]);
@@ -160,6 +161,34 @@ trait JournalServiceTrait
         return $account;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param Account|null $account
+     * @param array        $data
+     * @param array        $types
+     *
+     * @return Account|null
+     */
+    private function findAccountByNumber(?Account $account, array $data, array $types): ?Account
+    {
+        // third attempt, find by account number
+        if (null === $account && null !== $data['number']) {
+            Log::debug(sprintf('Searching for account number "%s".', $data['number']));
+            // find by preferred type.
+            $source = $this->accountRepository->findByAccountNumber($data['number'], [$types[0]]);
+
+            // or any expected type.
+            $source = $source ?? $this->accountRepository->findByAccountNumber($data['iban'], $types);
+
+            if (null !== $source) {
+                Log::debug(sprintf('Found account: #%d, %s', $source->id, $source->name));
+
+                $account = $source;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $account;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param Account|null $account
      * @param array        $data