diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 9d2fc8e839..2a84a30392 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+* Prevent posting move from statement that is not posted
+
 Version 5.4.0 - 2019-11-04
 * Bug fixes (see mercurial logs for details)
 * Require fresh session to post a statement
diff --git a/account.py b/account.py
index 92bd879fa7..0331bca8f0 100644
--- a/account.py
+++ b/account.py
@@ -5,10 +5,14 @@ from operator import itemgetter
 
 from sql.operators import Concat
 
+from trytond.i18n import gettext
+from trytond.model import ModelView
 from trytond.pool import PoolMeta, Pool
 from trytond.transaction import Transaction
 from trytond.tools import grouped_slice, reduce_ids
 
+from trytond.modules.account.exceptions import PostError
+
 __all__ = ['Journal', 'Move']
 
 
@@ -55,3 +59,17 @@ class Move(metaclass=PoolMeta):
     @classmethod
     def _get_origin(cls):
         return super(Move, cls)._get_origin() + ['account.statement']
+
+    @classmethod
+    @ModelView.button
+    def post(cls, moves):
+        pool = Pool()
+        Statement = pool.get('account.statement')
+        for move in moves:
+            if (isinstance(move.origin, Statement)
+                    and move.origin.state != 'posted'):
+                raise PostError(
+                    gettext('account_statement.msg_post_statement_move',
+                        move=move.rec_name,
+                        statement=move.origin.rec_name))
+        super().post(moves)
diff --git a/message.xml b/message.xml
index 8f52ec9ab2..511027ccbe 100644
--- a/message.xml
+++ b/message.xml
@@ -36,5 +36,8 @@ this repository contains the full copyright notices and license terms. -->
         <record model="ir.message" id="msg_line_amount_non_zero">
             <field name="text">Statement line amount cannot be zero.</field>
         </record>
+        <record model="ir.message" id="msg_post_statement_move">
+            <field name="text">To post the move "%(move)s" you must post the statement "%(statement)s".</field>
+        </record>
     </data>
 </tryton>
diff --git a/statement.py b/statement.py
index 9ef08b094b..8636fca85a 100644
--- a/statement.py
+++ b/statement.py
@@ -629,7 +629,8 @@ class Statement(Workflow, ModelSQL, ModelView):
                             statement=statement.rec_name,
                             amount=amount,
                             origin=origin.rec_name))
-
+        # Write state to skip statement test on Move.post
+        cls.write(statements, {'state': 'posted'})
         lines = [l for s in statements for l in s.lines]
         StatementLine.post_move(lines)
 
diff --git a/tests/scenario_account_statement.rst b/tests/scenario_account_statement.rst
index adc23c1025..562635bdb5 100644
--- a/tests/scenario_account_statement.rst
+++ b/tests/scenario_account_statement.rst
@@ -209,6 +209,14 @@ Validate statement::
     >>> statement.state
     'validated'
 
+Try posting a move::
+
+    >>> statement_line = statement.lines[0]
+    >>> statement_line.move.click('post')  # doctest: +IGNORE_EXCEPTION_DETAIL
+    Traceback (most recent call last):
+        ...
+    trytond.modules.account.exceptions.PostError: ...
+
 Cancel statement::
 
     >>> statement.click('cancel')