diff --git a/account_payment_mode/models/account_journal.py b/account_payment_mode/models/account_journal.py
index 8941a9cd010f..c4f8ba963843 100644
--- a/account_payment_mode/models/account_journal.py
+++ b/account_payment_mode/models/account_journal.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 from odoo import _, api, models
 from odoo.exceptions import ValidationError
+from odoo.tools import config
 
 
 class AccountJournal(models.Model):
@@ -28,7 +29,38 @@ def _default_inbound_payment_methods(self):
                 ("code", "not in", unique_codes),  # filter out unique codes
             ]
         )
-        return all_in
+        # 'electronic' are linked to a single journal per company per provider.
+        if config["test_enable"]:
+            # This is a hack to be able to test the electronic payment methods,
+            # as they are defined when you install the account_payment module,
+            # but the restrictions on electronic codes live in the account module.
+            electronic_codes = self.env.context.get("electronic_code", False)
+        else:
+            electronic_codes = tuple(
+                code
+                for code, info in method_info.items()
+                if info.get("mode") == "electronic"
+            )
+        electronic_methods = self.env["account.payment.method"].search(
+            [
+                ("payment_type", "=", "inbound"),
+                ("code", "in", electronic_codes),  # filter out unique codes
+            ]
+        )
+        electronic_method_lines_already_assigned = self.env[
+            "account.payment.method.line"
+        ].search(
+            [
+                ("payment_method_id", "in", electronic_methods.ids),
+                ("journal_id.company_id", "=", self.company_id.id),
+                ("journal_id", "!=", self.id),
+            ]
+        )
+        electronic_methods_already_assigned = (
+            electronic_method_lines_already_assigned.mapped("payment_method_id")
+        )
+        res = all_in - electronic_methods_already_assigned
+        return res
 
     @api.constrains("company_id")
     def company_id_account_payment_mode_constrains(self):
diff --git a/account_payment_mode/tests/test_account_payment_mode.py b/account_payment_mode/tests/test_account_payment_mode.py
index db23e176e6f3..7292408ecffa 100644
--- a/account_payment_mode/tests/test_account_payment_mode.py
+++ b/account_payment_mode/tests/test_account_payment_mode.py
@@ -131,3 +131,49 @@ def test_payment_mode_company_consistency_create(self):
                     "fixed_journal_id": self.journal_c1.id,
                 }
             )
+
+    def test_electronic_payment_methods_proposed_once(self):
+        """Test that we cannot assign the same payment method when it's electronic
+        to two journals of the same company."""
+        method = (
+            self.env["account.payment.method"]
+            .sudo()
+            .create(
+                {
+                    "name": "Electornic method",
+                    "code": "electronic_method",
+                    "payment_type": "inbound",
+                }
+            )
+        )
+        # We call with context variable electronic_code because by default because
+        # we want to force that this payment method is considered electronic during testing,
+        # even when it's not. The electronic mode is defaulted in the account_payment
+        # module, but the restrictions for this mode live in the account module.
+        journal_model = self.journal_model.with_context(
+            electronic_code="electronic_method"
+        )
+        journal_c1_1 = journal_model.create(
+            {
+                "name": "J1_1",
+                "code": "J1_1",
+                "type": "bank",
+                "company_id": self.company.id,
+            }
+        )
+        self.assertIn(
+            method,
+            journal_c1_1.inbound_payment_method_line_ids.mapped("payment_method_id"),
+        )
+        journal_c1_2 = journal_model.create(
+            {
+                "name": "J1_2",
+                "code": "J1_2",
+                "type": "bank",
+                "company_id": self.company.id,
+            }
+        )
+        self.assertNotIn(
+            method,
+            journal_c1_2.inbound_payment_method_line_ids.mapped("payment_method_id"),
+        )