diff --git a/gnucash/import-export/import-main-matcher.cpp b/gnucash/import-export/import-main-matcher.cpp
index 8a234d3bc28..f08fcfb55bc 100644
--- a/gnucash/import-export/import-main-matcher.cpp
+++ b/gnucash/import-export/import-main-matcher.cpp
@@ -1909,6 +1909,13 @@ get_peer_acct_names (Split *split)
     return retval;
 }
 
+static inline bool
+acct_recndate_warning (time64 trans_date, const Account* acc)
+{
+    time64 recn_date;
+    return xaccAccountGetReconcileLastDate (acc, &recn_date) && trans_date < recn_date;
+}
+
 static void
 refresh_model_row (GNCImportMainMatcher *gui,
                    GtkTreeModel *model,
@@ -2028,6 +2035,14 @@ refresh_model_row (GNCImportMainMatcher *gui,
                                      imbalance, acct_full_name);
 
                 }
+                if (acct_recndate_warning (date, dest_acc))
+                {
+                    static const char* recn_date_warning = N_("The import date is earlier \
+than destination account reconcile date. Further reconciliation may be difficult");
+                    auto newtext = g_strdup_printf ("%s %s", text, _(recn_date_warning));
+                    g_free (text);
+                    text = newtext;
+                }
 
                 g_free (acct_full_name);
             }