diff --git a/addons/account/account_bank_statement.py b/addons/account/account_bank_statement.py
index 8b2a9aff257..549363ce269 100644
--- a/addons/account/account_bank_statement.py
+++ b/addons/account/account_bank_statement.py
@@ -461,9 +461,10 @@ class account_bank_statement(osv.osv):
             return {}
         balance_start = self._compute_balance_end_real(cr, uid, journal_id, context=context)
 
-        journal_data = self.pool.get('account.journal').read(cr, uid, journal_id, ['company_id'], context=context)
+        journal_data = self.pool.get('account.journal').read(cr, uid, journal_id, ['company_id', 'currency'], context=context)
         company_id = journal_data['company_id']
-        return {'value': {'balance_start': balance_start, 'company_id': company_id}}
+        currency_id = journal_data['currency'] or self.pool.get('res.company').browse(cr, uid, company_id[0], context=context).currency_id.id
+        return {'value': {'balance_start': balance_start, 'company_id': company_id, 'currency': currency_id}}
 
     def unlink(self, cr, uid, ids, context=None):
         stat = self.read(cr, uid, ids, ['state'], context=context)
diff --git a/addons/account/account_view.xml b/addons/account/account_view.xml
index 1c40bebba52..3391158696a 100644
--- a/addons/account/account_view.xml
+++ b/addons/account/account_view.xml
@@ -633,13 +633,10 @@
                                 <field name="period_id" class="oe_inline"/>
                             </div>
                             <field name='company_id' widget="selection" groups="base.group_multi_company" />
+                            <field name="currency" invisible="1"/>
                         </group><group>
-                            <label for="balance_start"/>
-                            <div>
-                                <field name="balance_start" class="oe_inline"/>
-                                <field name="currency" class="oe_inline"/>
-                            </div>
-                            <field name="balance_end_real"/>
+                            <field name="balance_start" widget="monetary" options='{"currency_field" : "currency"}'/>
+                            <field name="balance_end_real" widget="monetary" options='{"currency_field" : "currency"}'/>
                         </group>
                     </group>