diff --git a/src/ripple/protocol/ErrorCodes.h b/src/ripple/protocol/ErrorCodes.h
index c758ace81..29673b45c 100644
--- a/src/ripple/protocol/ErrorCodes.h
+++ b/src/ripple/protocol/ErrorCodes.h
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ enum error_code_i
     rpcCOMMAND_MISSING,
     rpcDST_ACT_MALFORMED,
     rpcDST_ACT_MISSING,
+    rpcDST_ACT_NOT_FOUND,
     rpcDST_AMT_MALFORMED,
     rpcDST_AMT_MISSING,
     rpcDST_ISR_MALFORMED,
diff --git a/src/ripple/protocol/impl/ErrorCodes.cpp b/src/ripple/protocol/impl/ErrorCodes.cpp
index d83833f4f..4b78a0ff7 100644
--- a/src/ripple/protocol/impl/ErrorCodes.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple/protocol/impl/ErrorCodes.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ public:
         add (rpcCHANNEL_AMT_MALFORMED, "channelAmtMalformed","Payment channel amount is malformed.");
         add (rpcCOMMAND_MISSING,       "commandMissing",    "Missing command entry.");
         add (rpcDST_ACT_MALFORMED,     "dstActMalformed",   "Destination account is malformed.");
-        add (rpcDST_ACT_MISSING,       "dstActMissing",     "Destination account does not exist.");
+        add (rpcDST_ACT_MISSING,       "dstActMissing",     "Destination account not provided.");
+        add (rpcDST_ACT_NOT_FOUND,     "dstActNotFound",    "Destination account not found.");
         add (rpcDST_AMT_MALFORMED,     "dstAmtMalformed",   "Destination amount/currency/issuer is malformed.");
         add (rpcDST_ISR_MALFORMED,     "dstIsrMalformed",   "Destination issuer is malformed.");
         add (rpcFORBIDDEN,             "forbidden",         "Bad credentials.");
diff --git a/src/ripple/rpc/handlers/DepositAuthorized.cpp b/src/ripple/rpc/handlers/DepositAuthorized.cpp
index f0ff73180..8f0dd5052 100644
--- a/src/ripple/rpc/handlers/DepositAuthorized.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple/rpc/handlers/DepositAuthorized.cpp
@@ -77,11 +77,18 @@ Json::Value doDepositAuthorized (RPC::Context& context)
     if (!ledger)
         return result;
 
+    // If source account is not in the ledger it can't be authorized.
+    if (! ledger->exists (keylet::account(srcAcct)))
+    {
+        RPC::inject_error (rpcSRC_ACT_NOT_FOUND, result);
+        return result;
+    }
+
     // If destination account is not in the ledger you can't deposit to it, eh?
     auto const sleDest = ledger->read (keylet::account(dstAcct));
     if (! sleDest)
     {
-        RPC::inject_error (rpcDST_ACT_MISSING, result);
+        RPC::inject_error (rpcDST_ACT_NOT_FOUND, result);
         return result;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/test/rpc/DepositAuthorized_test.cpp b/src/test/rpc/DepositAuthorized_test.cpp
index 85f2853cf..688553d15 100644
--- a/src/test/rpc/DepositAuthorized_test.cpp
+++ b/src/test/rpc/DepositAuthorized_test.cpp
@@ -197,13 +197,23 @@ public:
                 "json", "deposit_authorized", args.toStyledString())};
             verifyErr (result, "lgrNotFound", "ledgerNotFound");
         }
+        {
+            // alice is not yet funded.
+            Json::Value args {depositAuthArgs (alice, becky)};
+            Json::Value const result {env.rpc (
+                "json", "deposit_authorized", args.toStyledString())};
+            verifyErr (result, "srcActNotFound",
+                "Source account not found.");
+        }
+        env.fund(XRP(1000), alice);
+        env.close();
         {
             // becky is not yet funded.
             Json::Value args {depositAuthArgs (alice, becky)};
             Json::Value const result {env.rpc (
                 "json", "deposit_authorized", args.toStyledString())};
-            verifyErr (result, "dstActMissing",
-                "Destination account does not exist.");
+            verifyErr (result, "dstActNotFound",
+                "Destination account not found.");
         }
         env.fund(XRP(1000), becky);
         env.close();