diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/journal_entry/journal_entry.py b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/journal_entry/journal_entry.py
index 12db5753a1f3c114eaaaa333f30b4feb9604c5bb..436b2c3907883386f0c16f84317f0001c0d90b26 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/journal_entry/journal_entry.py
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/journal_entry/journal_entry.py
@@ -157,6 +157,20 @@ class JournalEntry(AccountsController):
 		if not self.title:
 			self.title = self.get_title()
 
+	def validate_advance_accounts(self):
+		journal_accounts = set([x.account for x in self.accounts])
+		advance_accounts = set()
+		advance_accounts.add(
+			frappe.get_cached_value("Company", self.company, "default_advance_received_account")
+		)
+		advance_accounts.add(frappe.get_cached_value("Company", self.company, "default_advance_paid_account"))
+		if advance_accounts_used := journal_accounts & advance_accounts:
+			frappe.msgprint(
+				_(
+					"Making Journal Entries against advance accounts: {0} is not recommended. These Journals won't be available for Reconciliation."
+				).format(frappe.bold(comma_and(advance_accounts_used)))
+			)
+
 	def validate_for_repost(self):
 		validate_docs_for_voucher_types(["Journal Entry"])
 		validate_docs_for_deferred_accounting([self.name], [])
@@ -444,7 +458,7 @@ class JournalEntry(AccountsController):
 				self.voucher_type == "Depreciation Entry"
 				and d.reference_type == "Asset"
 				and d.reference_name
-				and d.account_type == "Depreciation"
+				and frappe.get_cached_value("Account", d.account, "root_type") == "Expense"
 				and d.debit
 			):
 				asset = frappe.get_doc("Asset", d.reference_name)