diff --git a/hrms/hr/doctype/employee_advance/employee_advance.js b/hrms/hr/doctype/employee_advance/employee_advance.js
index 0a88833caf..b3db16b363 100644
--- a/hrms/hr/doctype/employee_advance/employee_advance.js
+++ b/hrms/hr/doctype/employee_advance/employee_advance.js
@@ -151,25 +151,7 @@ frappe.ui.form.on('Employee Advance', {
 	},
 
 	employee: function(frm) {
-		if (frm.doc.employee) {
-			frappe.run_serially([
-				() => frm.trigger('get_employee_currency'),
-				() => frm.trigger('get_pending_amount')
-			]);
-		}
-	},
-
-	get_pending_amount: function(frm) {
-		frappe.call({
-			method: "hrms.hr.doctype.employee_advance.employee_advance.get_pending_amount",
-			args: {
-				"employee": frm.doc.employee,
-				"posting_date": frm.doc.posting_date
-			},
-			callback: function(r) {
-				frm.set_value("pending_amount", r.message);
-			}
-		});
+		if (frm.doc.employee) frm.trigger('get_employee_currency')
 	},
 
 	get_employee_currency: function(frm) {
diff --git a/hrms/hr/doctype/employee_advance/employee_advance.json b/hrms/hr/doctype/employee_advance/employee_advance.json
index f05bc26cef..4e2fae2cc1 100644
--- a/hrms/hr/doctype/employee_advance/employee_advance.json
+++ b/hrms/hr/doctype/employee_advance/employee_advance.json
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@
    "fieldtype": "Column Break"
   },
   {
+   "description": "Amount of expense",
    "fieldname": "advance_amount",
    "fieldtype": "Currency",
    "in_list_view": 1,
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@
    "reqd": 1
   },
   {
+   "description": "Amount that has been paid against this advance",
    "fieldname": "paid_amount",
    "fieldtype": "Currency",
    "label": "Paid Amount",
@@ -105,6 +107,7 @@
    "read_only": 1
   },
   {
+   "description": "Amount claimed via Expense Claim",
    "fieldname": "claimed_amount",
    "fieldtype": "Currency",
    "label": "Claimed Amount",
@@ -160,6 +163,7 @@
   },
   {
    "allow_on_submit": 1,
+   "description": "Amount returned by the employee after the advance is paid",
    "fieldname": "return_amount",
    "fieldtype": "Currency",
    "label": "Returned Amount",
@@ -175,6 +179,7 @@
   },
   {
    "depends_on": "eval:cur_frm.doc.employee",
+   "description": "Pending (unpaid) amount from previous advances",
    "fieldname": "pending_amount",
    "fieldtype": "Currency",
    "label": "Pending Amount",
@@ -202,7 +207,7 @@
  ],
  "is_submittable": 1,
  "links": [],
- "modified": "2024-02-26 14:42:01.853329",
+ "modified": "2024-04-12 13:53:55.442187",
  "modified_by": "Administrator",
  "module": "HR",
  "name": "Employee Advance",
@@ -271,4 +276,4 @@
  ],
  "title_field": "employee_name",
  "track_changes": 1
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hrms/hr/doctype/employee_advance/employee_advance.py b/hrms/hr/doctype/employee_advance/employee_advance.py
index 7d1d67f186..7efee209cf 100644
--- a/hrms/hr/doctype/employee_advance/employee_advance.py
+++ b/hrms/hr/doctype/employee_advance/employee_advance.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ def onload(self):
 	def validate(self):
 		validate_active_employee(self.employee)
 		self.set_status()
+		self.set_pending_amount()
 
 	def on_cancel(self):
 		self.ignore_linked_doctypes = "GL Entry"
@@ -143,15 +144,18 @@ def update_claimed_amount(self):
 		self.reload()
 		self.set_status(update=True)
 
-
-@frappe.whitelist()
-def get_pending_amount(employee, posting_date):
-	employee_due_amount = frappe.get_all(
-		"Employee Advance",
-		filters={"employee": employee, "docstatus": 1, "posting_date": ("<=", posting_date)},
-		fields=["advance_amount", "paid_amount"],
-	)
-	return sum([(emp.advance_amount - emp.paid_amount) for emp in employee_due_amount])
+	def set_pending_amount(self):
+		Advance = frappe.qb.DocType("Employee Advance")
+		self.pending_amount = (
+			frappe.qb.from_(Advance)
+			.select(Sum(Advance.advance_amount - Advance.paid_amount))
+			.where(
+				(Advance.employee == self.employee)
+				& (Advance.docstatus == 1)
+				& (Advance.posting_date <= self.posting_date)
+				& (Advance.status == "Unpaid")
+			)
+		).run()[0][0] or 0.0
 
 
 @frappe.whitelist()
diff --git a/hrms/hr/doctype/employee_advance/test_employee_advance.py b/hrms/hr/doctype/employee_advance/test_employee_advance.py
index a042f43fd5..109722b3ac 100644
--- a/hrms/hr/doctype/employee_advance/test_employee_advance.py
+++ b/hrms/hr/doctype/employee_advance/test_employee_advance.py
@@ -258,6 +258,21 @@ def test_precision(self):
 		self.assertEqual(advance.return_amount, 380.66)
 		self.assertEqual(advance.status, "Partly Claimed and Returned")
 
+	def test_pending_amount(self):
+		employee_name = make_employee("_T@employee.advance")
+
+		advance1 = make_employee_advance(employee_name)
+		make_payment_entry(advance1, 500)
+
+		advance2 = make_employee_advance(employee_name)
+		# 1000 - 500
+		self.assertEqual(advance2.pending_amount, 500)
+		make_payment_entry(advance2, 700)
+
+		advance3 = make_employee_advance(employee_name)
+		# (1000 - 500) + (1000 - 700)
+		self.assertEqual(advance3.pending_amount, 800)
+
 
 def make_journal_entry_for_advance(advance):
 	journal_entry = frappe.get_doc(make_bank_entry("Employee Advance", advance.name))