diff --git a/src/AccountState.cpp b/src/AccountState.cpp
index ab8fcac229..b48bcbd131 100644
--- a/src/AccountState.cpp
+++ b/src/AccountState.cpp
@@ -16,11 +16,12 @@ AccountState::AccountState(const NewcoinAddress& naAccountID) : mAccountID(naAcc
 
 	mLedgerEntry = boost::make_shared<SerializedLedgerEntry>(ltACCOUNT_ROOT);
 	mLedgerEntry->setIndex(Ledger::getAccountRootIndex(naAccountID));
+	mLedgerEntry->setIFieldAccount(sfAccount, naAccountID.getAccountID());
 
 	mValid = true;
 }
 
-AccountState::AccountState(const SerializedLedgerEntry::pointer& ledgerEntry,const NewcoinAddress& naAccountID) :
+AccountState::AccountState(const SerializedLedgerEntry::pointer& ledgerEntry, const NewcoinAddress& naAccountID) :
 	mAccountID(naAccountID), mLedgerEntry(ledgerEntry), mValid(false)
 {
 	if (!mLedgerEntry)
@@ -46,8 +47,6 @@ void AccountState::addJson(Json::Value& val)
 
 	if (mValid)
 	{
-		val["Account"]	= mAccountID.humanAccountID();
-
 		if (mLedgerEntry->getIFieldPresent(sfEmailHash))
 			val["UrlGravatar"]	= createGravatarUrl(mLedgerEntry->getIFieldH128(sfEmailHash));
 	}
diff --git a/src/LedgerFormats.cpp b/src/LedgerFormats.cpp
index c7383016b2..a0f0271d78 100644
--- a/src/LedgerFormats.cpp
+++ b/src/LedgerFormats.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ LedgerEntryFormat LedgerFormats[]=
 {
 	{ "AccountRoot", ltACCOUNT_ROOT, {
 		{ S_FIELD(Flags),				STI_UINT32,		SOE_FLAGS,	  0 },
+		{ S_FIELD(Account),				STI_ACCOUNT,	SOE_REQUIRED, 0 },
 		{ S_FIELD(Sequence),			STI_UINT32,		SOE_REQUIRED, 0 },
 		{ S_FIELD(Balance),				STI_AMOUNT,		SOE_REQUIRED, 0 },
 		{ S_FIELD(LastReceive),			STI_UINT32,		SOE_REQUIRED, 0 },
diff --git a/src/TransactionEngine.cpp b/src/TransactionEngine.cpp
index 579fa47b53..31816e1174 100644
--- a/src/TransactionEngine.cpp
+++ b/src/TransactionEngine.cpp
@@ -3635,6 +3635,7 @@ TransactionEngineResult TransactionEngine::doPayment(const SerializedTransaction
 		// Create the account.
 		sleDst	= entryCreate(ltACCOUNT_ROOT, Ledger::getAccountRootIndex(uDstAccountID));
 
+		sleDst->setIFieldAccount(sfAccount, uDstAccountID);
 		sleDst->setIFieldU32(sfSequence, 1);
 	}
 	else
@@ -3929,6 +3930,7 @@ TransactionEngineResult TransactionEngine::doWalletAdd(const SerializedTransacti
 	// Create the account.
 	sleDst	= entryCreate(ltACCOUNT_ROOT, Ledger::getAccountRootIndex(uDstAccountID));
 
+	sleDst->setIFieldAccount(sfAccount, uDstAccountID);
 	sleDst->setIFieldU32(sfSequence, 1);
 	sleDst->setIFieldAmount(sfBalance, saAmount);
 	sleDst->setIFieldAccount(sfAuthorizedKey, uAuthKeyID);