diff --git a/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee_advance/employee_advance.js b/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee_advance/employee_advance.js
index 69915fa..54a7592 100644
--- a/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee_advance/employee_advance.js
+++ b/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee_advance/employee_advance.js
@@ -45,6 +45,15 @@
 				__('Create')
 			);
 		}
+
+		if (frm.doc.docstatus === 1 
+			&& (flt(frm.doc.claimed_amount) < flt(frm.doc.paid_amount))
+			&& frappe.model.can_create("Journal Entry")) {
+	
+			frm.add_custom_button(__("Return"),  function() {
+				frm.trigger('make_return_entry');
+			}, __('Create'));
+		}
 	},
 
 	make_payment_entry: function(frm) {
@@ -83,6 +92,24 @@
 		});
 	},
 
+	make_return_entry: function(frm) {
+		frappe.call({
+			method: 'erpnext.hr.doctype.employee_advance.employee_advance.make_return_entry',
+			args: {
+				'employee_name': frm.doc.employee,
+				'company': frm.doc.company,
+				'employee_advance_name': frm.doc.name,
+				'return_amount': flt(frm.doc.paid_amount - frm.doc.claimed_amount),
+				'mode_of_payment': frm.doc.mode_of_payment,
+				'advance_account': frm.doc.advance_account
+			},
+			callback: function(r) {
+				const doclist = frappe.model.sync(r.message);
+				frappe.set_route('Form', doclist[0].doctype, doclist[0].name);
+			}
+		})
+	},
+
 	employee: function (frm) {
 		if (frm.doc.employee) {
 			return frappe.call({
diff --git a/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee_advance/employee_advance.py b/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee_advance/employee_advance.py
index 674e464..7fe2ebc 100644
--- a/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee_advance/employee_advance.py
+++ b/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee_advance/employee_advance.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 from frappe import _
 from frappe.model.document import Document
 from frappe.utils import flt, nowdate
+from erpnext.accounts.doctype.journal_entry.journal_entry import get_default_bank_cash_account
 
 class EmployeeAdvanceOverPayment(frappe.ValidationError):
 	pass
@@ -102,8 +103,6 @@
 
 @frappe.whitelist()
 def make_bank_entry(dt, dn):
-	from erpnext.accounts.doctype.journal_entry.journal_entry import get_default_bank_cash_account
-
 	doc = frappe.get_doc(dt, dn)
 	payment_account = get_default_bank_cash_account(doc.company, account_type="Cash",
 		mode_of_payment=doc.mode_of_payment)
@@ -132,3 +131,33 @@
 	})
 
 	return je.as_dict()
+
+@frappe.whitelist()
+def make_return_entry(employee_name, company, employee_advance_name, return_amount, mode_of_payment, advance_account):
+	return_account = get_default_bank_cash_account(company, account_type='Cash', mode_of_payment = mode_of_payment)
+	je = frappe.new_doc('Journal Entry')
+	je.posting_date = nowdate()
+	je.voucher_type = 'Bank Entry'
+	je.company = company
+	je.remark = 'Return against Employee Advance: ' + employee_advance_name
+
+	je.append('accounts', {
+		'account': advance_account,
+		'credit_in_account_currency': return_amount,
+		'reference_type': 'Employee Advance',
+		'reference_name': employee_advance_name,
+		'party_type': 'Employee',
+		'party': employee_name,
+		'is_advance': 'Yes'
+	})
+
+	je.append("accounts", {
+		"account": return_account.account,
+		"debit_in_account_currency": return_amount,
+		"account_currency": return_account.account_currency,
+		"account_type": return_account.account_type
+	})
+
+	return je.as_dict()
+	
+