diff --git a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/Common.hs b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/Common.hs
index aa479bfa9..556b3feb9 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/Common.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/Common.hs
@@ -314,14 +314,8 @@ journalFinalise iopts@InputOpts{auto_,infer_equity_,balancingopts_,strict_} f tx
         & journalReverse                    -- convert all lists to the order they were parsed
   where
     checkAddAndBalance d j = do
-        when strict_ $ do
-          -- If in strict mode, check all postings are to declared accounts
-          journalCheckAccountsDeclared j
-          -- and using declared commodities
-          journalCheckCommoditiesDeclared j
-
         -- Add forecast transactions if enabled
-        journalAddForecast (forecastPeriod iopts j) j
+        newj <- journalAddForecast (forecastPeriod iopts j) j
         -- Add auto postings if enabled
           & (if auto_ && not (null $ jtxnmodifiers j) then journalAddAutoPostings d balancingopts_ else pure)
         -- Balance all transactions and maybe check balance assertions.
@@ -331,6 +325,14 @@ journalFinalise iopts@InputOpts{auto_,infer_equity_,balancingopts_,strict_} f tx
         -- infer market prices from commodity-exchanging transactions
           <&> journalInferMarketPricesFromTransactions
 
+        when strict_ $ do
+          -- If in strict mode, check all postings are to declared accounts
+          journalCheckAccountsDeclared newj
+          -- and using declared commodities
+          journalCheckCommoditiesDeclared newj
+
+        return newj
+
 journalAddAutoPostings :: Day -> BalancingOpts -> Journal -> Either String Journal
 journalAddAutoPostings d bopts =
     -- Balance all transactions without checking balance assertions,
diff --git a/hledger/test/check-accounts.test b/hledger/test/check-accounts.test
index 8f84a18fb..3b74c1703 100644
--- a/hledger/test/check-accounts.test
+++ b/hledger/test/check-accounts.test
@@ -1,14 +1,49 @@
-# check accounts succeeds when all accounts are declared
+# 1. check accounts succeeds when all accounts are declared
 <
 account a
 2020-01-01
   (a)  1
 $ hledger -f- check accounts
 
-# and otherwise fails:
+# 2. and otherwise fails:
 <
 2020-01-01
   (a)  1
 $ hledger -f- check accounts
 >2 /undeclared account "a"/
 >=1
+
+# 3. also fails for forecast accounts
+<
+account a
+~ 2022-01-31
+    a  $1
+    b
+$ hledger -f- --forecast check accounts
+>2 /undeclared account "b"/
+>=1
+
+# 4. also fails in --strict mode
+$ hledger -f- --forecast --strict bal
+>2 /undeclared account "b"/
+>=1
+
+# 5. also fails for auto accounts
+<
+account a
+
+= a
+  (b)    $1
+
+2022-01-31
+    (a)  $1
+
+2022-02-01
+$ hledger -f- --auto check accounts
+>2 /undeclared account "b"/
+>=1
+
+# 6. also fails in --strict mode
+$ hledger -f- --auto --strict bal
+>2 /undeclared account "b"/
+>=1