diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/BankTransactionController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/BankTransactionController.php
index 15c6928958d6..70059132ef2f 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/BankTransactionController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/BankTransactionController.php
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ class BankTransactionController extends BaseController
     public function match(MatchBankTransactionRequest $request)
     {
 
-
+        return response()->json(['message' => 'Processing....'], 200);
 
     }
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/BankTransaction/MatchBankTransactionRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/BankTransaction/MatchBankTransactionRequest.php
index 584677bde220..a71fe4b5d780 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/BankTransaction/MatchBankTransactionRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/BankTransaction/MatchBankTransactionRequest.php
@@ -25,4 +25,25 @@ class MatchBankTransactionRequest extends Request
     {
         return auth()->user()->isAdmin();
     }
+
+    public function rules()
+    {
+
+        return [
+            '*.id' => 'required|bail',
+            '*.invoice_id' => 'nullable|sometimes',
+            '*.expense_id' => 'nullable|sometimes'
+        ];
+
+    }
+
+    public function prepareForValidation()
+    {
+        $input = $this->all();
+
+        $input = $this->decodePrimaryKeys($input);
+
+        $this->replace($input);
+
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/Request.php b/app/Http/Requests/Request.php
index b9fcf766e29d..141226755f78 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/Request.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/Request.php
@@ -109,6 +109,10 @@ class Request extends FormRequest
             $input['invoice_id'] = $this->decodePrimaryKey($input['invoice_id']);
         }
 
+        if (array_key_exists('expense_id', $input) && is_string($input['expense_id'])) {
+            $input['expense_id'] = $this->decodePrimaryKey($input['expense_id']);
+        }
+
         if (array_key_exists('design_id', $input) && is_string($input['design_id'])) {
             $input['design_id'] = $this->decodePrimaryKey($input['design_id']);
         }
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Bank/BankTransactionTest.php b/tests/Feature/Bank/BankTransactionTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e3dc19a1e5a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Feature/Bank/BankTransactionTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * Invoice Ninja (https://invoiceninja.com).
+ *
+ * @link https://github.com/invoiceninja/invoiceninja source repository
+ *
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) 2021. Invoice Ninja LLC (https://invoiceninja.com)
+ *
+ * @license https://www.elastic.co/licensing/elastic-license
+ */
+
+namespace Tests\Feature\Bank;
+
+use App\Models\BankTransaction;
+use App\Models\Invoice;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\DatabaseTransactions;
+use Tests\MockAccountData;
+use Tests\TestCase;
+
+class BankTransactionTest extends TestCase
+{
+
+    use DatabaseTransactions;
+    use MockAccountData;
+
+    protected function setUp() :void
+    {
+        parent::setUp();
+
+        $this->makeTestData();
+
+        $this->withoutMiddleware(
+            ThrottleRequests::class
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function testMatchBankTransactionsValidationShouldFail()
+    {
+        $data = [
+            ['bad_key' => 10],
+        ];
+
+        $response = $this->withHeaders([
+            'X-API-SECRET' => config('ninja.api_secret'),
+            'X-API-TOKEN' => $this->token,
+        ])->postJson('/api/v1/bank_transactions/match', $data);
+
+        $response->assertStatus(422);
+    }
+
+
+    public function testMatchBankTransactionValidationShouldPass()
+    {
+        $data = [
+            ['id' => 'Wpmbk5ezJn'],
+        ];
+
+        $response = $this->withHeaders([
+            'X-API-SECRET' => config('ninja.api_secret'),
+            'X-API-TOKEN' => $this->token,
+        ])->postJson('/api/v1/bank_transactions/match', $data);
+
+        $response->assertStatus(200);
+    }
+
+}
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