diff --git a/src/Hyperwallet.js b/src/Hyperwallet.js
index 8add7bf..16c2d5e 100644
--- a/src/Hyperwallet.js
+++ b/src/Hyperwallet.js
@@ -1033,8 +1033,8 @@ export default class Hyperwallet {
         if (!data.transferMethodCurrency) {
             throw new Error("transferMethodCurrency is required");
         }
-        if (!data.email) {
-            throw new Error("email is required");
+        if (!data.email && !data.accountId) {
+            throw new Error("email/accountId is required");
         }
         this.client.doPost(`users/${encodeURIComponent(userToken)}/paypal-accounts`, data, {}, callback);
     }
diff --git a/test/Hyperwallet.spec.js b/test/Hyperwallet.spec.js
index c46d92b..0770ecc 100644
--- a/test/Hyperwallet.spec.js
+++ b/test/Hyperwallet.spec.js
@@ -1996,7 +1996,7 @@ describe("Hyperwallet", () => {
             expect(() => client.createPayPalAccount("test-user-token", {
                 transferMethodCountry: "test-transferMethodCountry",
                 transferMethodCurrency: "test-transferMethodCurrency",
-            }, callback)).to.throw("email is required");
+            }, callback)).to.throw("email/accountId is required");
         });
 
         /** @test {Hyperwallet#createPayPalAccount} */
@@ -2015,6 +2015,22 @@ describe("Hyperwallet", () => {
                 email: "email",
             }, {}, callback);
         });
+        /** @test {Hyperwallet#createPayPalAccount} */
+        it("should do post call to PayPal account endpoint with accountId", () => {
+            const callback = () => null;
+            client.createPayPalAccount("test-user-token", {
+                transferMethodCountry: "test-transferMethodCountry",
+                transferMethodCurrency: "test-transferMethodCurrency",
+                accountId: "accountId",
+            }, callback);
+
+            apiClientSpy.should.have.been.calledOnce();
+            apiClientSpy.should.have.been.calledWith("users/test-user-token/paypal-accounts", {
+                transferMethodCountry: "test-transferMethodCountry",
+                transferMethodCurrency: "test-transferMethodCurrency",
+                accountId: "accountId",
+            }, {}, callback);
+        });
     });
 
     /** @test {Hyperwallet#getPayPalAccount} */