diff --git a/frappe/email/receive.py b/frappe/email/receive.py
index 5907528f38..bc3da4715d 100644
--- a/frappe/email/receive.py
+++ b/frappe/email/receive.py
@@ -850,6 +850,9 @@ class InboundMail(Email):
 		if email_fields.sender_name_field:
 			parent.set(email_fields.sender_name_field, frappe.as_unicode(self.from_real_name))
 
+		if email_fields.sender_email_account_field:
+			parent.set(email_fields.sender_email_account_field, self.email_account.name)
+
 		parent.flags.ignore_mandatory = True
 
 		try:
@@ -891,7 +894,7 @@ class InboundMail(Email):
 		"""Return Email related fields of a doctype."""
 		fields = frappe._dict()
 
-		email_fields = ["subject_field", "sender_field", "sender_name_field"]
+		email_fields = ["subject_field", "sender_field", "sender_name_field", "sender_email_account_field"]
 		meta = frappe.get_meta(doctype)
 
 		for field in email_fields: