diff --git a/gnucash/register/ledger-core/split-register-load.c b/gnucash/register/ledger-core/split-register-load.c
index d6963ed316f..db4fe3d947c 100644
--- a/gnucash/register/ledger-core/split-register-load.c
+++ b/gnucash/register/ledger-core/split-register-load.c
@@ -387,6 +387,17 @@ add_completions_from_pre_filter_slist (TableLayout* layout, GList *pre_filter_sl
     }
 }
 
+static Split *
+get_default_anchor_split (Transaction* pending_trans, Transaction* blank_trans,
+                          Split* pending_anchor_split, Split* blank_split)
+{
+    // check if possible transaction paste to blank trans
+    if ((pending_trans == blank_trans) && pending_anchor_split)
+        return pending_anchor_split;
+    else
+        return blank_split;
+}
+
 void
 gnc_split_register_load (SplitRegister* reg, GList* slist,
                          GList* pre_filter_slist, Account* default_account)
@@ -406,6 +417,7 @@ gnc_split_register_load (SplitRegister* reg, GList* slist,
     Split* blank_split;
     Split* find_split;
     Split* split;
+    Split* pending_anchor_split = NULL;
     Table* table;
     GList* node;
     gnc_commodity *account_comm = NULL;
@@ -595,9 +607,13 @@ gnc_split_register_load (SplitRegister* reg, GList* slist,
         {
             Split* pending_split = (Split*)node->data;
             if (!xaccTransStillHasSplit (pending_trans, pending_split)) continue;
+
             if (g_list_find (slist, pending_split) != NULL)
+            {
+                pending_anchor_split = pending_split;
                 continue;
-
+            }
+ 
             if (g_list_find_custom (slist, pending_trans,
                                     _find_split_with_parent_txn) != NULL)
                 continue;
@@ -635,8 +651,11 @@ gnc_split_register_load (SplitRegister* reg, GList* slist,
         // used in the setting the rows insensitive
         table->model->blank_trans_row = vcell_loc.virt_row;
 
-        gnc_split_register_add_transaction (reg,
-                                            blank_trans, blank_split,
+        // check if possible transaction paste to blank trans
+        Split* default_split = get_default_anchor_split (pending_trans, blank_trans,
+                                                         pending_anchor_split, blank_split);
+
+        gnc_split_register_add_transaction (reg, blank_trans, default_split,
                                             lead_cursor, split_cursor,
                                             multi_line, start_primary_color,
                                             info->blank_split_edited,
@@ -759,8 +778,11 @@ gnc_split_register_load (SplitRegister* reg, GList* slist,
                 // used in the setting the rows insensitive
                 table->model->blank_trans_row = vcell_loc.virt_row;
 
-                gnc_split_register_add_transaction (reg,
-                                                    blank_trans, blank_split,
+                // check if possible transaction paste to blank trans
+                Split* default_split = get_default_anchor_split (pending_trans, blank_trans,
+                                                                 pending_anchor_split, blank_split);
+
+                gnc_split_register_add_transaction (reg, blank_trans, default_split,
                                                     lead_cursor, split_cursor,
                                                     multi_line, start_primary_color,
                                                     info->blank_split_edited,
@@ -855,7 +877,11 @@ gnc_split_register_load (SplitRegister* reg, GList* slist,
         // used in the setting the rows insensitive
         table->model->blank_trans_row = vcell_loc.virt_row;
 
-        gnc_split_register_add_transaction (reg, blank_trans, blank_split,
+        // check if possible transaction paste to blank trans
+        Split* default_split = get_default_anchor_split (pending_trans, blank_trans,
+                                                         pending_anchor_split, blank_split);
+
+        gnc_split_register_add_transaction (reg, blank_trans, default_split,
                                             lead_cursor, split_cursor,
                                             multi_line, start_primary_color,
                                             info->blank_split_edited,