diff --git a/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/accounting/glaccount/api/GLAccountsApiResource.java b/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/accounting/glaccount/api/GLAccountsApiResource.java
index d3f1dd9bc..904bfbc87 100644
--- a/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/accounting/glaccount/api/GLAccountsApiResource.java
+++ b/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/accounting/glaccount/api/GLAccountsApiResource.java
@@ -82,11 +82,11 @@ public class GLAccountsApiResource {
     @Path("template")
     @Consumes({ MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON })
     @Produces({ MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON })
-    public String retrieveNewAccountDetails(@Context final UriInfo uriInfo) {
+    public String retrieveNewAccountDetails(@Context final UriInfo uriInfo,  @QueryParam("type") final Integer type) {
 
         this.context.authenticatedUser().validateHasReadPermission(this.resourceNameForPermission);
 
-        GLAccountData glAccountData = this.glAccountReadPlatformService.retrieveNewGLAccountDetails();
+        GLAccountData glAccountData = this.glAccountReadPlatformService.retrieveNewGLAccountDetails(type);
         glAccountData = handleTemplate(glAccountData);
 
         final ApiRequestJsonSerializationSettings settings = this.apiRequestParameterHelper.process(uriInfo.getQueryParameters());
diff --git a/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/accounting/glaccount/data/GLAccountData.java b/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/accounting/glaccount/data/GLAccountData.java
index e427fc263..3b0a8aaf9 100644
--- a/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/accounting/glaccount/data/GLAccountData.java
+++ b/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/accounting/glaccount/data/GLAccountData.java
@@ -108,14 +108,18 @@ public class GLAccountData {
         this.allowedExpensesTagOptions = allowedExpensesTagOptions;
     }
 
-    public static GLAccountData sensibleDefaultsForNewGLAccountCreation() {
+    public static GLAccountData sensibleDefaultsForNewGLAccountCreation(final Integer GLAccType) {
         final Long id = null;
         final String name = null;
         final Long parentId = null;
         final String glCode = null;
         final boolean disabled = false;
         final boolean manualEntriesAllowed = true;
-        final EnumOptionData type = AccountingEnumerations.gLAccountType(GLAccountType.ASSET);
+        final EnumOptionData type;
+        if(GLAccType!=0)
+            type = AccountingEnumerations.gLAccountType(GLAccType);
+          else 
+            type = AccountingEnumerations.gLAccountType(GLAccountType.ASSET);
         final EnumOptionData usage = AccountingEnumerations.gLAccountUsage(GLAccountUsage.DETAIL);
         final String description = null;
         final String nameDecorated = null;
diff --git a/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/accounting/glaccount/service/GLAccountReadPlatformService.java b/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/accounting/glaccount/service/GLAccountReadPlatformService.java
index 3e118df5e..d982c3153 100644
--- a/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/accounting/glaccount/service/GLAccountReadPlatformService.java
+++ b/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/accounting/glaccount/service/GLAccountReadPlatformService.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public interface GLAccountReadPlatformService {
 
     List<GLAccountData> retrieveAllEnabledDetailGLAccounts(GLAccountType accountType);
 
-    GLAccountData retrieveNewGLAccountDetails();
-    
     List<GLAccountData> retrieveAllEnabledHeaderGLAccounts(GLAccountType accountType);
-}
+
+    GLAccountData retrieveNewGLAccountDetails(final Integer type);
+}
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diff --git a/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/accounting/glaccount/service/GLAccountReadPlatformServiceImpl.java b/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/accounting/glaccount/service/GLAccountReadPlatformServiceImpl.java
index 9f3d9ab85..8419094c4 100644
--- a/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/accounting/glaccount/service/GLAccountReadPlatformServiceImpl.java
+++ b/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/accounting/glaccount/service/GLAccountReadPlatformServiceImpl.java
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@ public class GLAccountReadPlatformServiceImpl implements GLAccountReadPlatformSe
 
         public String schema() {
             return " gl.id as id, name as name, parent_id as parentId, gl_code as glCode, disabled as disabled, manual_journal_entries_allowed as manualEntriesAllowed, "
-                    + "classification_enum as classification, account_usage as accountUsage, description as description, "+nameDecoratedBaseOnHierarchy +"as nameDecorated, "
+                    + "classification_enum as classification, account_usage as accountUsage, description as description, "
+                    + nameDecoratedBaseOnHierarchy
+                    + "as nameDecorated, "
                     + "cv.id as codeId, cv.code_value as codeValue from acc_gl_account gl left join m_code_value cv on tag_id=cv.id";
         }
 
@@ -64,7 +66,8 @@ public class GLAccountReadPlatformServiceImpl implements GLAccountReadPlatformSe
             final Long codeId = rs.getLong("codeId");
             final String codeValue = rs.getString("codeValue");
             CodeValueData tagId = CodeValueData.instance(codeId, codeValue);
-            return new GLAccountData(id, name, parentId, glCode, disabled, manualEntriesAllowed, accountType, usage, description, nameDecorated, tagId);
+            return new GLAccountData(id, name, parentId, glCode, disabled, manualEntriesAllowed, accountType, usage, description,
+                    nameDecorated, tagId);
         }
     }
 
@@ -191,13 +194,12 @@ public class GLAccountReadPlatformServiceImpl implements GLAccountReadPlatformSe
     }
 
     @Override
-    public GLAccountData retrieveNewGLAccountDetails() {
-        return GLAccountData.sensibleDefaultsForNewGLAccountCreation();
+    public GLAccountData retrieveNewGLAccountDetails(final Integer type) {
+        return GLAccountData.sensibleDefaultsForNewGLAccountCreation(type);
     }
 
-	@Override
-	public List<GLAccountData> retrieveAllEnabledHeaderGLAccounts(GLAccountType accountType) {
-		return retrieveAllGLAccounts(accountType.getValue(), null, GLAccountUsage.HEADER.getValue(), null, false);
-	}
-
-}
+    @Override
+    public List<GLAccountData> retrieveAllEnabledHeaderGLAccounts(final GLAccountType accountType) {
+        return retrieveAllGLAccounts(accountType.getValue(), null, GLAccountUsage.HEADER.getValue(), null, false);
+    }
+}
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