diff --git a/addons/account/account_bank_statement.py b/addons/account/account_bank_statement.py
index 4b860a520c5..79c96359dcf 100644
--- a/addons/account/account_bank_statement.py
+++ b/addons/account/account_bank_statement.py
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ class account_bank_statement(osv.osv):
         'currency': fields.function(_currency, method=True, string='Currency',
             type='many2one', relation='res.currency'),
     }
-    
+
     _defaults = {
         'name': lambda self, cr, uid, context=None: \
                 self.pool.get('ir.sequence').get(cr, uid, 'account.bank.statement'),
@@ -289,6 +289,8 @@ class account_bank_statement(osv.osv):
                     except:
                         raise osv.except_osv(_('Error !'), _('Unable to reconcile entry "%s": %.2f') % (move.name, move.amount))
 
+                if st.journal_id.entry_posted:
+                    account_move_obj.write(cr, uid, [move_id], {'state':'posted'})
             done.append(st.id)
         self.write(cr, uid, done, {'state':'confirm'}, context=context)
         return True