diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/account/test_account.py b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/account/test_account.py
index dc23b2b..89bb018 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/account/test_account.py
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/account/test_account.py
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
 			acc.account_name = "Accumulated Depreciation"
 			acc.parent_account = "Fixed Assets - _TC"
 			acc.company = "_Test Company"
+			acc.account_type = "Accumulated Depreciation"
 			acc.insert()
 
 		doc = frappe.get_doc("Account", "Securities and Deposits - _TC")
@@ -149,7 +150,7 @@
 
 		# fixed asset depreciation
 		["_Test Fixed Asset", "Current Assets", 0, "Fixed Asset", None],
-		["_Test Accumulated Depreciations", "Current Assets", 0, None, None],
+		["_Test Accumulated Depreciations", "Current Assets", 0, "Accumulated Depreciation", None],
 		["_Test Depreciations", "Expenses", 0, None, None],
 		["_Test Gain/Loss on Asset Disposal", "Expenses", 0, None, None],
 
diff --git a/erpnext/assets/doctype/asset_category/asset_category.py b/erpnext/assets/doctype/asset_category/asset_category.py
index fc08841..2178b7d 100644
--- a/erpnext/assets/doctype/asset_category/asset_category.py
+++ b/erpnext/assets/doctype/asset_category/asset_category.py
@@ -11,12 +11,34 @@
 class AssetCategory(Document):
 	def validate(self):
 		self.validate_finance_books()
+		self.validate_accounts()
 
 	def validate_finance_books(self):
 		for d in self.finance_books:
 			for field in ("Total Number of Depreciations", "Frequency of Depreciation"):
 				if cint(d.get(frappe.scrub(field)))<1:
 					frappe.throw(_("Row {0}: {1} must be greater than 0").format(d.idx, field), frappe.MandatoryError)
+	
+	def validate_accounts(self):
+		account_type_map = {
+			'fixed_asset_account': { 'account_type': 'Fixed Asset' },
+			'accumulated_depreciation_account': { 'account_type': 'Accumulated Depreciation' },
+			'depreciation_expense_account': { 'root_type': 'Expense' },
+			'capital_work_in_progress_account': { 'account_type': 'Capital Work in Progress' }
+		}
+		for d in self.accounts:
+			for fieldname in account_type_map.keys():
+				if d.get(fieldname):
+					selected_account = d.get(fieldname)
+					key_to_match = next(iter(account_type_map.get(fieldname))) # acount_type or root_type
+					selected_key_type = frappe.db.get_value('Account', selected_account, key_to_match)
+					expected_key_type = account_type_map[fieldname][key_to_match]
+
+					if selected_key_type != expected_key_type:
+						frappe.throw(_("Row #{}: {} of {} should be {}. Please modify the account or select a different account."
+							.format(d.idx, frappe.unscrub(key_to_match), frappe.bold(selected_account), frappe.bold(expected_key_type))),
+							title=_("Invalid Account"))
+
 
 @frappe.whitelist()
 def get_asset_category_account(fieldname, item=None, asset=None, account=None, asset_category = None, company = None):
diff --git a/erpnext/stock/doctype/purchase_receipt/test_purchase_receipt.py b/erpnext/stock/doctype/purchase_receipt/test_purchase_receipt.py
index 113da9f..40d7cc2 100644
--- a/erpnext/stock/doctype/purchase_receipt/test_purchase_receipt.py
+++ b/erpnext/stock/doctype/purchase_receipt/test_purchase_receipt.py
@@ -356,8 +356,8 @@
 					'accounts': [{
 						'company_name': '_Test Company',
 						'fixed_asset_account': '_Test Fixed Asset - _TC',
-						'accumulated_depreciation_account': 'Depreciation - _TC',
-						'depreciation_expense_account': 'Depreciation - _TC'
+						'accumulated_depreciation_account': '_Test Accumulated Depreciations - _TC',
+						'depreciation_expense_account': '_Test Depreciation - _TC'
 					}]
 				}).insert()