diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/journal_entry/journal_entry.py b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/journal_entry/journal_entry.py
index d839478..0b32055 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/journal_entry/journal_entry.py
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/journal_entry/journal_entry.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 		self.validate_entries_for_advance()
 		self.validate_multi_currency()
 		self.set_amounts_in_company_currency()
+		self.validate_debit_credit_amount()
 		self.validate_total_debit_and_credit()
 		self.validate_against_jv()
 		self.validate_reference_doc()
@@ -369,6 +370,11 @@
 			if flt(d.debit > 0): d.against_account = ", ".join(list(set(accounts_credited)))
 			if flt(d.credit > 0): d.against_account = ", ".join(list(set(accounts_debited)))
 
+	def validate_debit_credit_amount(self):
+		for d in self.get('accounts'):
+			if not flt(d.debit) and not flt(d.credit):
+				frappe.throw(_("Row {0}: Both Debit and Credit values cannot be zero").format(d.idx))
+
 	def validate_total_debit_and_credit(self):
 		self.set_total_debit_credit()
 		if self.difference: