diff --git a/app/Api/V1/Requests/Models/Account/StoreRequest.php b/app/Api/V1/Requests/Models/Account/StoreRequest.php
index deb9634225..6659baf155 100644
--- a/app/Api/V1/Requests/Models/Account/StoreRequest.php
+++ b/app/Api/V1/Requests/Models/Account/StoreRequest.php
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ class StoreRequest extends FormRequest
         if ('liability' === $data['account_type_name'] || 'liabilities' === $data['account_type_name']) {
             $data['opening_balance']      = bcmul($this->string('liability_amount'), '-1');
             $data['opening_balance_date'] = $this->date('liability_start_date');
-            $data['account_type_name']         = $this->string('liability_type');
+            $data['account_type_name']    = $this->string('liability_type');
+            $data['liability_direction']  = $this->string('liability_direction');
             $data['account_type_id']      = null;
         }
 
@@ -118,11 +119,12 @@ class StoreRequest extends FormRequest
             'account_role'         => sprintf('in:%s|required_if:type,asset', $accountRoles),
             'credit_card_type'     => sprintf('in:%s|required_if:account_role,ccAsset', $ccPaymentTypes),
             'monthly_payment_date' => 'date' . '|required_if:account_role,ccAsset|required_if:credit_card_type,monthlyFull',
-            'liability_type'       => 'required_if:type,liability|in:loan,debt,mortgage',
-            'liability_amount'     => 'required_if:type,liability|min:0|numeric',
-            'liability_start_date' => 'required_if:type,liability|date',
-            'interest'             => 'required_if:type,liability|between:0,100|numeric',
-            'interest_period'      => 'required_if:type,liability|in:daily,monthly,yearly',
+            'liability_type'       => 'required_if:type,liability|required_if:type,liabilities|in:loan,debt,mortgage',
+            'liability_amount'     => 'required_if:type,liability|required_if:type,liabilities|min:0|numeric',
+            'liability_direction'  => 'required_if:type,liability|required_if:type,liabilities|in:credit,debit',
+            'liability_start_date' => 'required_if:type,liability|required_if:type,liabilities|date',
+            'interest'             => 'required_if:type,liability|required_if:type,liabilities|between:0,100|numeric',
+            'interest_period'      => 'required_if:type,liability|required_if:type,liabilities|in:daily,monthly,yearly',
             'notes'                => 'min:0|max:65536',
         ];
 
diff --git a/app/Api/V1/Requests/Models/Account/UpdateRequest.php b/app/Api/V1/Requests/Models/Account/UpdateRequest.php
index 4b30887327..c53f70168a 100644
--- a/app/Api/V1/Requests/Models/Account/UpdateRequest.php
+++ b/app/Api/V1/Requests/Models/Account/UpdateRequest.php
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ class UpdateRequest extends FormRequest
             'order'                   => ['order', 'integer'],
             'currency_id'             => ['currency_id', 'integer'],
             'currency_code'           => ['currency_code', 'string'],
+            'liability_direction'     => ['liability_direction', 'string']
         ];
         $data   = $this->getAllData($fields);
         $data   = $this->appendLocationData($data, null);
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ class UpdateRequest extends FormRequest
             'credit_card_type'     => sprintf('in:%s|nullable|required_if:account_role,ccAsset', $ccPaymentTypes),
             'monthly_payment_date' => 'date' . '|nullable|required_if:account_role,ccAsset|required_if:credit_card_type,monthlyFull',
             'liability_type'       => 'required_if:type,liability|in:loan,debt,mortgage',
+            'liability_direction'  => 'required_if:type,liability|in:credit,debit',
             'interest'             => 'required_if:type,liability|between:0,100|numeric',
             'interest_period'      => 'required_if:type,liability|in:daily,monthly,yearly',
             'notes'                => 'min:0|max:65536',