diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/acqui/addorderiso2709.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/acqui/addorderiso2709.tt
index 9947df5704..ebf19684b0 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/acqui/addorderiso2709.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/acqui/addorderiso2709.tt
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
                                 [% ELSE %]
                                     <label for="fund_record_[% biblio.import_record_id | html %]">Fund: </label>
                                     <select id="fund_record_[% biblio.import_record_id | html %]" size="1" name="budget_id">
-                                    <option value="">Select a fund</option>
+                                    <option value="">Select a fund (will use default if set)</option>
                                     [% FOREACH budget IN budget_loop %]
                                         [% IF ( budget.b_id == biblio.budget_id ) %]
                                           [% IF budget.b_active %]
@@ -225,14 +225,15 @@
                         </li>
                         <li><label for="uri_item_[% item.item_id | html %]">uri</label><input type="text" id="uri_item_[% item.item_id | html %]" name="uri_[% item.biblio_count | html %]" value="[% item.uri | html %]"></li>
                         <li><label for="copyno_item_[% item.item_id | html %]">copyno</label><input type="text" id="copyno_item_[% item.item_id | html %]" name="copyno_[% item.biblio_count | html %]" value="[% item.copyno | html %]"></li>
-                        <li><label for="budget_code_item_[% item.item_id | html %]">budget_code</label><select id="budget_code_item_[% item.item_id | html %]" name="budget_code_[% item.biblio_count | html %]">
-                        <option value="">Select a fund</option>
+                        <li><label for="budget_code_item_[% item.item_id | html %]">budget_code</label><select class="budget_code_item" id="budget_code_item_[% item.item_id | html %]" name="budget_code_[% item.biblio_count | html %]">
+                        <option value="">Select a fund (will use default if set)</option>
                         [% FOREACH budget_loo IN budget_loop %]
                             [% IF ( budget_loo.b_id ) == ( item.budget_id ) %]<option value="[% budget_loo.b_id | html %]" selected="selected">[% budget_loo.b_txt | html %]</option>
                             [% ELSE %]<option value="[% budget_loo.b_id | html %]">[% budget_loo.b_txt | html %]</option>
                             [% END %]
                         [% END %]
                         </select>
+                        <span class="item_fund required">Required</span>
                         </li>
                         <li><label for="price_item_[% item.item_id | html %]">price</label><input type="text" id="price_item_[% item.item_id | html %]" name="itemprice_[% item.biblio_count | html %]" value="[% item.itemprice | html %]"></li>
                         <li><label for="replacementprice_item_[% item.item_id | html %]">replacement price</label><input type="text" id="replacementprice_item_[% item.item_id | html %]" name="replacementprice_[% item.biblio_count | html %]" value="[% item.replacementprice | html %]"></li>
@@ -339,7 +340,7 @@
                                         <li>
                                             <label for="all_budget_id">Fund: </label>
                                             <select id="all_budget_id" size="1" name="all_budget_id">
-                                              <option value="">Select a fund</option>
+                                              <option value="">Select a fund (will populate orders/items if set)</option>
                                             [% FOREACH budget_loo IN budget_loop %]
                                                 [% IF ( budget_loo.b_active ) %]<option value="[% budget_loo.b_id | html %]" data-sort1-authcat="[% budget_loo.b_sort1_authcat | html %]" data-sort2-authcat="[% budget_loo.b_sort2_authcat | html %]">[% budget_loo.b_txt | html %]</option>
                                                 [% ELSE %]<option value="[% budget_loo.b_id | html %]" class="b_inactive" data-sort1-authcat="[% budget_loo.b_sort1_authcat | html %]" data-sort2-authcat="[% budget_loo.b_sort2_authcat | html %]">[% budget_loo.b_txt | html %] (inactive)</option>
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/addorderiso2709.js b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/addorderiso2709.js
index 721d79fd56..36ce185bb6 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/addorderiso2709.js
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/addorderiso2709.js
@@ -11,26 +11,11 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
         "aaSorting": []
     }) );
 
+    checkOrderBudgets();
     var all_budget_id = $("#all_budget_id");
 
-    if( !all_budget_id.val() ){
-        $(".fund label, .fund select").addClass("required").prop("required", true);
-        $(".fund span.required").show();
-    }
-
-    all_budget_id.on("change", function(){
-        if( $(this).val() != "" ){
-            $(".fund label, .fund select").removeClass("required").prop("required", false);
-            $(".fund select").each(function(){
-                if( $(this).val() == '' ){
-                    $(this).val( all_budget_id.val() );
-                }
-            });
-            $(".fund span.required").hide();
-        } else {
-            $(".fund label, .fund select").addClass("required").prop("required", true);
-            $(".fund span.required").show();
-        }
+    $("#all_budget_id,[name='budget_id'],.budget_code_item,[name='import_record_id']").on("change", function(){
+        checkOrderBudgets();
     });
 
     $("#records_to_import fieldset.rows div").hide();
@@ -80,18 +65,10 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
 
         }
 
-        if (! all_budget_id.val() ) {
-            // If there is no default fund
-            error = 0;
-            $(".selected [name='budget_id']").each(function(){
-                if (!$(this).val()) {
-                    error++;
-                }
-            });
-            if ( error > 0 ) {
-                alert( ERR_FUNDS_MISSING );
-                return false;
-            }
+        error = checkOrderBudgets();
+        if ( error > 0 ) {
+            alert( ERR_FUNDS_MISSING );
+            return false;
         }
 
         return disableUnchecked($(this));
@@ -117,4 +94,59 @@ function disableUnchecked(){
         $(this).remove();
     });
     return 1;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+function checkOrderBudgets(){
+    var unset_funds = 0;
+    var all_budget_id = $("#all_budget_id");
+    // If we don't have an overarching default set we need to check each selected order
+    if ( !all_budget_id.val() ) {
+        $("fieldset.biblio.rows.selected").each(function(){
+            var default_order_fund = $(this).find("[name='budget_id']");
+            // For each order we see if budget is set for order
+            if( !default_order_fund.val() ){
+                $(this).find(".item_fund.required").show();
+                //If not we need to check each item on the order
+                var item_funds = $(this).find(".budget_code_item");
+                if( item_funds.length ){
+                    item_funds.each(function(){
+                        if( !$(this).val() ){
+                            $(this).addClass('required').prop("required", true);
+                            unset_funds++;
+                        } else {
+                            $(this).removeClass('required').prop("required", false);
+                        }
+                    });
+                } else {
+                    //If the order has no items defined then the order level fund is required
+                    default_order_fund.addClass('required').prop("required", true);
+                    $(this).find(".fund span.required").show();
+                    $(this).find(".item_fund.required").hide();
+                    unset_funds++;
+                }
+            } else {
+                $(this).find(".fund span.required").hide();
+                // If fund is set for order then none of the others are required
+                $(this).find(".budget_code_item").each(function(){
+                    if( !$(this).val() ){
+                        $(this).val( default_order_fund.val() );
+                        $(this).removeClass('required').prop("required", false);
+                    }
+                });
+                $(this).removeClass('required').prop("required", false);
+            }
+        });
+    } else {
+        // Default is set overall, we just need to populate it through
+        // to each order/item
+        $("[name='budget_id'],.budget_code_item").each(function(){
+            if( !$(this).val() ){
+                $(this).val( all_budget_id.val() );
+                $(this).removeClass('required').prop("required", false);
+                $(".item_fund.required").hide();
+                $(".fund span.required").hide();
+            }
+        });
+    }
+    return unset_funds;
+}