diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/report/financial_statements.py b/erpnext/accounts/report/financial_statements.py
index debe655f814..76a01db7148 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/report/financial_statements.py
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/report/financial_statements.py
@@ -538,13 +538,20 @@ def apply_additional_conditions(doctype, query, from_date, ignore_closing_entrie
 			query = query.where(gl_entry.cost_center.isin(filters.cost_center))
 
 		if filters.get("include_default_book_entries"):
+			company_fb = frappe.get_cached_value("Company", filters.company, "default_finance_book")
+
+			if filters.finance_book and company_fb and cstr(filters.finance_book) != cstr(company_fb):
+				frappe.throw(
+					_("To use a different finance book, please uncheck 'Include Default Book Entries'")
+				)
+
 			query = query.where(
-				(gl_entry.finance_book.isin([cstr(filters.finance_book), cstr(filters.company_fb), ""]))
+				(gl_entry.finance_book.isin([cstr(filters.finance_book), cstr(company_fb)]))
 				| (gl_entry.finance_book.isnull())
 			)
 		else:
 			query = query.where(
-				(gl_entry.finance_book.isin([cstr(filters.company_fb), ""])) | (gl_entry.finance_book.isnull())
+				(gl_entry.finance_book.isin([cstr(filters.finance_book)])) | (gl_entry.finance_book.isnull())
 			)
 
 	if accounting_dimensions:
diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/report/general_ledger/general_ledger.js b/erpnext/accounts/report/general_ledger/general_ledger.js
index 2100f26c1ec..57a9091cf9b 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/report/general_ledger/general_ledger.js
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/report/general_ledger/general_ledger.js
@@ -176,7 +176,8 @@ frappe.query_reports["General Ledger"] = {
 		{
 			"fieldname": "include_default_book_entries",
 			"label": __("Include Default Book Entries"),
-			"fieldtype": "Check"
+			"fieldtype": "Check",
+			"default": 1
 		},
 		{
 			"fieldname": "show_cancelled_entries",
diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/report/general_ledger/general_ledger.py b/erpnext/accounts/report/general_ledger/general_ledger.py
index 27b84c4e776..0b05c11668a 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/report/general_ledger/general_ledger.py
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/report/general_ledger/general_ledger.py
@@ -244,13 +244,23 @@ def get_conditions(filters):
 	if filters.get("project"):
 		conditions.append("project in %(project)s")
 
-	if filters.get("finance_book"):
-		if filters.get("include_default_book_entries"):
-			conditions.append(
-				"(finance_book in (%(finance_book)s, %(company_fb)s, '') OR finance_book IS NULL)"
-			)
+	if filters.get("include_default_book_entries"):
+		if filters.get("finance_book"):
+			if filters.get("company_fb") and cstr(filters.get("finance_book")) != cstr(
+				filters.get("company_fb")
+			):
+				frappe.throw(
+					_("To use a different finance book, please uncheck 'Include Default Book Entries'")
+				)
+			else:
+				conditions.append("(finance_book in (%(finance_book)s) OR finance_book IS NULL)")
 		else:
-			conditions.append("finance_book in (%(finance_book)s)")
+			conditions.append("(finance_book in (%(company_fb)s) OR finance_book IS NULL)")
+	else:
+		if filters.get("finance_book"):
+			conditions.append("(finance_book in (%(finance_book)s) OR finance_book IS NULL)")
+		else:
+			conditions.append("(finance_book IS NULL)")
 
 	if not filters.get("show_cancelled_entries"):
 		conditions.append("is_cancelled = 0")
diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/report/trial_balance/trial_balance.py b/erpnext/accounts/report/trial_balance/trial_balance.py
index 53611ab9196..57dac2af491 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/report/trial_balance/trial_balance.py
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/report/trial_balance/trial_balance.py
@@ -248,13 +248,20 @@ def get_opening_balance(
 		opening_balance = opening_balance.where(closing_balance.project == filters.project)
 
 	if filters.get("include_default_book_entries"):
+		company_fb = frappe.get_cached_value("Company", filters.company, "default_finance_book")
+
+		if filters.finance_book and company_fb and cstr(filters.finance_book) != cstr(company_fb):
+			frappe.throw(
+				_("To use a different finance book, please uncheck 'Include Default Book Entries'")
+			)
+
 		opening_balance = opening_balance.where(
-			(closing_balance.finance_book.isin([cstr(filters.finance_book), cstr(filters.company_fb), ""]))
+			(closing_balance.finance_book.isin([cstr(filters.finance_book), cstr(company_fb)]))
 			| (closing_balance.finance_book.isnull())
 		)
 	else:
 		opening_balance = opening_balance.where(
-			(closing_balance.finance_book.isin([cstr(filters.finance_book), ""]))
+			(closing_balance.finance_book.isin([cstr(filters.finance_book)]))
 			| (closing_balance.finance_book.isnull())
 		)