diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/db/adapter/AccountsDbAdapter.java b/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/db/adapter/AccountsDbAdapter.java
index 651f1a73d..0a33d1d9f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/db/adapter/AccountsDbAdapter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/db/adapter/AccountsDbAdapter.java
@@ -749,6 +749,7 @@ public Cursor fetchAccounts(@Nullable String where, @Nullable String[] whereArgs
                 null, where, whereArgs, null, null,
                 orderBy);
     }
+    
     /**
      * Returns a Cursor set of accounts which fulfill <code>where</code>
      * <p>This method returns the accounts list sorted by the full account name</p>
@@ -763,6 +764,21 @@ public Cursor fetchAccountsOrderedByFullName(String where, String[] whereArgs) {
                 AccountEntry.COLUMN_FULL_NAME + " ASC");
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a Cursor set of accounts which fulfill <code>where</code>
+     * <p>This method returns the favorite accounts first, sorted by name, and then the other accounts,
+     * sorted by name.</p>
+     * @param where SQL WHERE statement without the 'WHERE' itself
+     * @param whereArgs where args
+     * @return Cursor set of accounts which fulfill <code>where</code>
+     */
+    public Cursor fetchAccountsOrderedByFavoriteAndFullName(String where, String[] whereArgs) {
+        Log.v(LOG_TAG, "Fetching all accounts from db where " + where + " order by Favorite then Name");
+        return mDb.query(AccountEntry.TABLE_NAME,
+                null, where, whereArgs, null, null,
+                AccountEntry.COLUMN_FAVORITE + " DESC, " + AccountEntry.COLUMN_FULL_NAME + " ASC");
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns the balance of an account while taking sub-accounts into consideration
      * @return Account Balance of an account including sub-accounts
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/ui/budget/BudgetAmountEditorFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/ui/budget/BudgetAmountEditorFragment.java
index a625cb57b..a87c40d32 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/ui/budget/BudgetAmountEditorFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/ui/budget/BudgetAmountEditorFragment.java
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ private void setupAccountSpinnerAdapter(){
         if (mAccountCursor != null) {
             mAccountCursor.close();
         }
-        mAccountCursor = mAccountsDbAdapter.fetchAccountsOrderedByFullName(conditions, null);
+        mAccountCursor = mAccountsDbAdapter.fetchAccountsOrderedByFavoriteAndFullName(conditions, null);
 
         mAccountCursorAdapter = new QualifiedAccountNameCursorAdapter(getActivity(), mAccountCursor);
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/ui/budget/BudgetFormFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/ui/budget/BudgetFormFragment.java
index b35125bac..553a400c9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/ui/budget/BudgetFormFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/ui/budget/BudgetFormFragment.java
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ public void onCreate(@Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         mBudgetAmounts = new ArrayList<>();
         String conditions = "(" + DatabaseSchema.AccountEntry.COLUMN_HIDDEN + " = 0 )";
         mAccountsDbAdapter = AccountsDbAdapter.getInstance();
-        Cursor accountCursor = mAccountsDbAdapter.fetchAccountsOrderedByFullName(conditions, null);
+        Cursor accountCursor = mAccountsDbAdapter.fetchAccountsOrderedByFavoriteAndFullName(conditions, null);
         mAccountsCursorAdapter = new QualifiedAccountNameCursorAdapter(getActivity(), accountCursor);
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/ui/transaction/TransactionFormFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/ui/transaction/TransactionFormFragment.java
index 9689b5b80..e2e2c7ba5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/ui/transaction/TransactionFormFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/ui/transaction/TransactionFormFragment.java
@@ -323,6 +323,10 @@ public void onActivityCreated(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
 
             @Override
             public void onItemSelected(AdapterView<?> adapterView, View view, int position, long id) {
+                // Remove the favorite star from the view to avoid visual clutter.
+                TextView qualifiedAccountName = (TextView) view;
+                qualifiedAccountName.setCompoundDrawablesWithIntrinsicBounds(0,0,0,0);
+
                 if (mSplitsList.size() == 2) { //when handling simple transfer to one account
                     for (Split split : mSplitsList) {
                         if (!split.getAccountUID().equals(mAccountUID)) {
@@ -579,7 +583,7 @@ private void updateTransferAccountsList(){
         if (mCursor != null) {
             mCursor.close();
         }
-		mCursor = mAccountsDbAdapter.fetchAccountsOrderedByFullName(conditions, new String[]{mAccountUID, AccountType.ROOT.name()});
+		mCursor = mAccountsDbAdapter.fetchAccountsOrderedByFavoriteAndFullName(conditions, new String[]{mAccountUID, AccountType.ROOT.name()});
 
         mAccountCursorAdapter = new QualifiedAccountNameCursorAdapter(getActivity(), mCursor);
 		mTransferAccountSpinner.setAdapter(mAccountCursorAdapter);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/util/QualifiedAccountNameCursorAdapter.java b/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/util/QualifiedAccountNameCursorAdapter.java
index a2b310932..dcf17c13d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/util/QualifiedAccountNameCursorAdapter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/util/QualifiedAccountNameCursorAdapter.java
@@ -68,6 +68,13 @@ public void bindView(View view, Context context, Cursor cursor) {
         super.bindView(view, context, cursor);
         TextView textView = (TextView) view.findViewById(android.R.id.text1);
         textView.setEllipsize(TextUtils.TruncateAt.MIDDLE);
+
+        Integer isFavorite = cursor.getInt(cursor.getColumnIndex(DatabaseSchema.AccountEntry.COLUMN_FAVORITE));
+        if(isFavorite == 0) {
+            textView.setCompoundDrawablesWithIntrinsicBounds(0,0,0,0);
+        } else {
+            textView.setCompoundDrawablesWithIntrinsicBounds(0,0,R.drawable.ic_star_black_24dp,0);
+        }
     }
 
     /**