diff --git a/addons/account/account_bank_statement.py b/addons/account/account_bank_statement.py
index ad05ac662d4..9a4b83e1c5e 100644
--- a/addons/account/account_bank_statement.py
+++ b/addons/account/account_bank_statement.py
@@ -572,7 +572,11 @@ class account_bank_statement_line(osv.osv):
 
         # Look for a matching amount
         domain_exact_amount = domain + [(amount_field, '=', float_round(sign * amount, precision_digits=precision_digits))]
-        match_id = self.get_move_lines_for_reconciliation(cr, uid, st_line, excluded_ids=excluded_ids, offset=0, limit=2, additional_domain=domain_exact_amount)
+        domain_exact_amount_ref = domain_exact_amount + [('ref', '=', st_line.ref)]
+        match_id = self.get_move_lines_for_reconciliation(cr, uid, st_line, excluded_ids=excluded_ids, offset=0, limit=2, additional_domain=domain_exact_amount_ref)
+        if not match_id:
+            match_id = self.get_move_lines_for_reconciliation(cr, uid, st_line, excluded_ids=excluded_ids, offset=0, limit=2, additional_domain=domain_exact_amount)
+
         if match_id and len(match_id) == 1:
             return match_id