diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/AccountController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/AccountController.php
index 682c344f5e..44026114aa 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/AccountController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/AccountController.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 use Auth;
 use Carbon\Carbon;
 use Config;
+use ExpandedForm;
 use FireflyIII\Http\Requests\AccountFormRequest;
 use FireflyIII\Models\Account;
 use FireflyIII\Repositories\Account\AccountRepositoryInterface;
@@ -57,17 +58,19 @@ class AccountController extends Controller
      *
      * @return \Illuminate\View\View
      */
-    public function delete(Account $account)
+    public function delete(AccountRepositoryInterface $repository, Account $account)
     {
-        $typeName = Config::get('firefly.shortNamesByFullName.' . $account->accountType->type);
-        $subTitle = trans('firefly.delete_' . $typeName . '_account', ['name' => $account->name]);
+        $typeName    = Config::get('firefly.shortNamesByFullName.' . $account->accountType->type);
+        $subTitle    = trans('firefly.delete_' . $typeName . '_account', ['name' => $account->name]);
+        $accountList = Expandedform::makeSelectList($repository->getAccounts([$account->accountType->type]), true);
+        unset($accountList[$account->id]);
 
         // put previous url in session
         Session::put('accounts.delete.url', URL::previous());
         Session::flash('gaEventCategory', 'accounts');
         Session::flash('gaEventAction', 'delete-' . $typeName);
 
-        return view('accounts.delete', compact('account', 'subTitle'));
+        return view('accounts.delete', compact('account', 'subTitle', 'accountList'));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -78,12 +81,12 @@ class AccountController extends Controller
      */
     public function destroy(AccountRepositoryInterface $repository, Account $account)
     {
-
         $type     = $account->accountType->type;
         $typeName = Config::get('firefly.shortNamesByFullName.' . $type);
         $name     = $account->name;
+        $moveTo   = Auth::user()->accounts()->find(intval(Input::get('move_account_before_delete')));
 
-        $repository->destroy($account);
+        $repository->destroy($account, $moveTo);
 
         Session::flash('success', trans('firefly.' . $typeName . '_deleted', ['name' => $name]));
         Preferences::mark();
diff --git a/app/Repositories/Account/AccountRepository.php b/app/Repositories/Account/AccountRepository.php
index bf13acfafd..3dd955bcfc 100644
--- a/app/Repositories/Account/AccountRepository.php
+++ b/app/Repositories/Account/AccountRepository.php
@@ -46,11 +46,17 @@ class AccountRepository implements AccountRepositoryInterface
 
     /**
      * @param Account $account
+     * @param Account $moveTo
      *
      * @return boolean
      */
-    public function destroy(Account $account)
+    public function destroy(Account $account, Account $moveTo = null)
     {
+        if (!is_null($moveTo)) {
+            // update all transactions:
+            DB::table('transactions')->where('account_id', $account->id)->update(['account_id' => $moveTo->id]);
+        }
+
         $account->delete();
 
         return true;
diff --git a/app/Repositories/Account/AccountRepositoryInterface.php b/app/Repositories/Account/AccountRepositoryInterface.php
index 605f8c15c2..a9a393c0c4 100644
--- a/app/Repositories/Account/AccountRepositoryInterface.php
+++ b/app/Repositories/Account/AccountRepositoryInterface.php
@@ -26,10 +26,11 @@ interface AccountRepositoryInterface
 
     /**
      * @param Account $account
+     * @param Account $moveTo
      *
      * @return boolean
      */
-    public function destroy(Account $account);
+    public function destroy(Account $account, Account $moveTo = null);
 
     /**
      * @param array $types
diff --git a/resources/lang/en/firefly.php b/resources/lang/en/firefly.php
index dc03c468a3..fbc37815cc 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en/firefly.php
+++ b/resources/lang/en/firefly.php
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ return [
     'accountExtraHelp_expense'         => '',
     'accountExtraHelp_revenue'         => '',
     'account_type'                     => 'Account type',
+    'save_transactions_by_moving'      => 'Save these transaction(s) by moving them to another account:',
 
     // categories:
     'new_category'                     => 'New category',
diff --git a/resources/lang/nl/firefly.php b/resources/lang/nl/firefly.php
index b367f336d5..303012b75d 100644
--- a/resources/lang/nl/firefly.php
+++ b/resources/lang/nl/firefly.php
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ return [
                                           ' Ze hebben een schuld (debet) aan jou. De term komt uit de wereld van de boekhouding.' .
                                           ' De inkomsten die je hier ziet zijn negatief, want je kijkt uit hun perspectief. Zodra een debiteur geld naar jou ' .
                                           'overmaakt gaat het er bij hen af (negatief).',
+    'save_transactions_by_moving'      => 'Bewaar deze transacties door ze aan een andere rekening te koppelen:',
 
     // categories:
     'new_category'                     => 'Nieuwe categorie',
diff --git a/resources/twig/accounts/delete.twig b/resources/twig/accounts/delete.twig
index a5066bee5a..a3ccf25444 100644
--- a/resources/twig/accounts/delete.twig
+++ b/resources/twig/accounts/delete.twig
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@
                             {{ Lang.choice('form.also_delete_piggyBanks', account.piggyBanks|length, {count: account.piggyBanks|length}) }}
                         {% endif %}
                     </p>
+                    <p class="text-success">
+                        {{ 'save_transactions_by_moving'|_ }}
+                    </p>
+                    <p>
+                        {{ Form.select('move_account_before_delete', accountList, null, {class: 'form-control'}) }}
+                    </p>
 
                 </div>
                 <div class="box-footer">