diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/ui/transaction/SplitEditorFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/ui/transaction/SplitEditorFragment.java
index a3a141a32..0b6416069 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/ui/transaction/SplitEditorFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/ui/transaction/SplitEditorFragment.java
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 import android.support.v4.widget.SimpleCursorAdapter;
 import android.support.v7.app.ActionBar;
 import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
+import android.text.Editable;
+import android.text.TextWatcher;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.Menu;
 import android.view.MenuInflater;
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.widget.AdapterView;
+import android.widget.CompoundButton;
 import android.widget.EditText;
 import android.widget.ImageView;
 import android.widget.LinearLayout;
@@ -41,6 +44,7 @@
 
 import org.gnucash.android.R;
 import org.gnucash.android.db.AccountsDbAdapter;
+import org.gnucash.android.db.CommoditiesDbAdapter;
 import org.gnucash.android.db.DatabaseSchema;
 import org.gnucash.android.model.AccountType;
 import org.gnucash.android.model.BaseModel;
@@ -60,7 +64,6 @@
 
 import java.math.BigDecimal;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Currency;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import butterknife.Bind;
@@ -75,12 +78,14 @@ public class SplitEditorFragment extends Fragment {
 
     @Bind(R.id.split_list_layout)   LinearLayout mSplitsLinearLayout;
     @Bind(R.id.calculator_keyboard) KeyboardView mKeyboardView;
+    @Bind(R.id.imbalance_textview)  TextView mImbalanceTextView;
 
     private AccountsDbAdapter mAccountsDbAdapter;
     private Cursor mCursor;
     private SimpleCursorAdapter mCursorAdapter;
     private List<View> mSplitItemViewList;
     private String mAccountUID;
+    private Commodity mCommodity;
 
     private BigDecimal mBaseAmount = BigDecimal.ZERO;
 
@@ -88,6 +93,8 @@ public class SplitEditorFragment extends Fragment {
 
     CalculatorKeyboard mCalculatorKeyboard;
 
+    BalanceTextWatcher mImbalanceWatcher = new BalanceTextWatcher();
+
     /**
      * Create and return a new instance of the fragment with the appropriate paramenters
      * @param args Arguments to be set to the fragment. <br>
@@ -143,6 +150,8 @@ public void onActivityCreated(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
             view.findViewById(R.id.input_accounts_spinner).setEnabled(false);
             view.findViewById(R.id.btn_remove_split).setVisibility(View.GONE);
         }
+
+        TransactionsActivity.displayBalance(mImbalanceTextView, new Money(mBaseAmount.negate(), mCommodity));
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -214,6 +223,7 @@ private void initArgs() {
                 + DatabaseSchema.AccountEntry.COLUMN_PLACEHOLDER + " = 0"
                 + ")";
         mCursor = mAccountsDbAdapter.fetchAccountsOrderedByFullName(conditions, null);
+        mCommodity = CommoditiesDbAdapter.getInstance().getCommodity(mAccountsDbAdapter.getCurrencyCode(mAccountUID));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -226,7 +236,7 @@ class SplitViewHolder implements OnTransferFundsListener{
         @Bind(R.id.input_accounts_spinner)  Spinner accountsSpinner;
         @Bind(R.id.split_currency_symbol)   TextView splitCurrencyTextView;
         @Bind(R.id.split_uid)               TextView splitUidTextView;
-        @Bind(R.id.btn_split_type)          TransactionTypeSwitch splitTypeButton;
+        @Bind(R.id.btn_split_type)          TransactionTypeSwitch splitTypeSwitch;
 
         View splitView;
         Money quantity;
@@ -253,15 +263,15 @@ public void onClick(View view) {
                     mRemovedSplitUIDs.add(splitUidTextView.getText().toString());
                     mSplitsLinearLayout.removeView(splitView);
                     mSplitItemViewList.remove(splitView);
+                    mImbalanceWatcher.afterTextChanged(null);
                 }
             });
 
             updateTransferAccountsList(accountsSpinner);
 
-            Currency accountCurrency = Currency.getInstance(mAccountsDbAdapter.getCurrencyCode(mAccountUID));
-            splitCurrencyTextView.setText(accountCurrency.getSymbol());
-            splitTypeButton.setAmountFormattingListener(splitAmountEditText, splitCurrencyTextView);
-            splitTypeButton.setChecked(mBaseAmount.signum() > 0);
+            splitCurrencyTextView.setText(mCommodity.getSymbol());
+            splitTypeSwitch.setAmountFormattingListener(splitAmountEditText, splitCurrencyTextView);
+            splitTypeSwitch.setChecked(mBaseAmount.signum() > 0);
             splitUidTextView.setText(BaseModel.generateUID());
 
             if (split != null) {
@@ -272,12 +282,18 @@ public void onClick(View view) {
                 splitUidTextView.setText(split.getUID());
                 String splitAccountUID = split.getAccountUID();
                 setSelectedTransferAccount(mAccountsDbAdapter.getID(splitAccountUID), accountsSpinner);
-                splitTypeButton.setAccountType(mAccountsDbAdapter.getAccountType(splitAccountUID));
-                splitTypeButton.setChecked(split.getType());
+                splitTypeSwitch.setAccountType(mAccountsDbAdapter.getAccountType(splitAccountUID));
+                splitTypeSwitch.setChecked(split.getType());
             }
 
-            accountsSpinner.setOnItemSelectedListener(new SplitAccountListener(splitTypeButton, this));
-
+            accountsSpinner.setOnItemSelectedListener(new SplitAccountListener(splitTypeSwitch, this));
+            splitTypeSwitch.setOnCheckedChangeListener(new CompoundButton.OnCheckedChangeListener() {
+                @Override
+                public void onCheckedChanged(CompoundButton buttonView, boolean isChecked) {
+                    mImbalanceWatcher.afterTextChanged(null);
+                }
+            });
+            splitAmountEditText.addTextChangedListener(mImbalanceWatcher);
         }
     }
 
@@ -360,7 +376,7 @@ private List<Split> extractSplitsFromView(){
             String accountUID = mAccountsDbAdapter.getUID(viewHolder.accountsSpinner.getSelectedItemId());
             Split split = new Split(valueAmount, accountUID);
             split.setMemo(viewHolder.splitMemoEditText.getText().toString());
-            split.setType(viewHolder.splitTypeButton.getTransactionType());
+            split.setType(viewHolder.splitTypeSwitch.getTransactionType());
             split.setUID(viewHolder.splitUidTextView.getText().toString().trim());
             if (viewHolder.quantity != null)
                 split.setQuantity(viewHolder.quantity.absolute());
@@ -369,6 +385,43 @@ private List<Split> extractSplitsFromView(){
         return splitList;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Updates the displayed balance of the accounts when the amount of a split is changed
+     */
+    private class BalanceTextWatcher implements TextWatcher {
+
+        @Override
+        public void beforeTextChanged(CharSequence charSequence, int i, int i2, int i3) {
+            //nothing to see here, move along
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void onTextChanged(CharSequence charSequence, int i, int i2, int i3) {
+            //nothing to see here, move along
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void afterTextChanged(Editable editable) {
+            BigDecimal imbalance = BigDecimal.ZERO;
+
+            for (View splitItem : mSplitItemViewList) {
+                SplitViewHolder viewHolder = (SplitViewHolder) splitItem.getTag();
+                viewHolder.splitAmountEditText.removeTextChangedListener(this);
+                BigDecimal amount = viewHolder.splitAmountEditText.getValue();
+                if (amount != null) {
+                    if (viewHolder.splitTypeSwitch.isChecked()) {
+                        imbalance = imbalance.subtract(amount);
+                    } else {
+                        imbalance = imbalance.add(amount);
+                    }
+                }
+                viewHolder.splitAmountEditText.addTextChangedListener(this);
+            }
+
+            TransactionsActivity.displayBalance(mImbalanceTextView, new Money(imbalance.negate(), mCommodity));
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Listens to changes in the transfer account and updates the currency symbol, the label of the
      * transaction type and if neccessary
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/ui/transaction/TransactionFormFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/ui/transaction/TransactionFormFragment.java
index ed4c48f1c..6cd8d00b3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/ui/transaction/TransactionFormFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/ui/transaction/TransactionFormFragment.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 import android.view.MenuItem;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
+import android.view.WindowManager;
 import android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodManager;
 import android.widget.AdapterView;
 import android.widget.AutoCompleteTextView;
@@ -355,6 +356,8 @@ public void onNothingSelected(AdapterView<?> adapterView) {
 			initializeViewsWithTransaction();
             mEditMode = true;
 		}
+
+        getActivity().getWindow().setSoftInputMode(WindowManager.LayoutParams.SOFT_INPUT_STATE_VISIBLE);
 	}
 
     /**
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/ui/util/widget/CalculatorEditText.java b/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/ui/util/widget/CalculatorEditText.java
index 2b6bb4551..cad60a0b6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/ui/util/widget/CalculatorEditText.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/ui/util/widget/CalculatorEditText.java
@@ -37,14 +37,12 @@
 
 import org.gnucash.android.R;
 import org.gnucash.android.app.GnuCashApplication;
-import org.gnucash.android.db.CommoditiesDbAdapter;
 import org.gnucash.android.model.Commodity;
 import org.gnucash.android.ui.common.FormActivity;
 
 import java.math.BigDecimal;
 import java.text.DecimalFormat;
 import java.text.NumberFormat;
-import java.util.Currency;
 import java.util.Locale;
 
 /**
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_split_editor.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_split_editor.xml
index 884d8aebe..ebc5337ab 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_split_editor.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_split_editor.xml
@@ -21,9 +21,37 @@ limitations under the License.
     android:layout_height="match_parent"
     tools:context=".ui.FormActivity">
 
+    <LinearLayout android:id="@+id/imbalance_layout"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
+        android:padding="@dimen/dialog_padding">
+        <TextView
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="match_parent"
+            android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceSmall"
+            android:gravity="center_vertical"
+            android:text="@string/label_imbalance"/>
+
+        <TextView android:id="@+id/imbalance_textview"
+            android:layout_width="0dp"
+            android:layout_height="match_parent"
+            android:layout_weight="1"
+            android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceSmall"
+            android:gravity="right|center_vertical"
+            tools:text="$200"/>
+    </LinearLayout>
+
+    <include
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="1dp"
+        android:layout_below="@id/imbalance_layout"
+        layout="@layout/horizontal_line" />
+
     <ScrollView
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="match_parent"
+        android:layout_below="@id/imbalance_layout"
         android:layout_above="@+id/calculator_keyboard"
         android:padding="@dimen/dialog_padding">
         <LinearLayout android:id="@+id/split_list_layout"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_transaction_form.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_transaction_form.xml
index ec8f90040..30052c9c1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_transaction_form.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_transaction_form.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@
                     android:singleLine="true"
                     android:nextFocusDown="@+id/input_transaction_amount"
                     android:background="@android:color/transparent"
-                    android:textSize="22sp" />
+                    android:textSize="22sp">
+                    <requestFocus/>
+                    </AutoCompleteTextView>
             </TableRow>
 
             <View style="@style/Divider" android:layout_marginLeft="0dp" />