diff --git a/qlib/backtest/__init__.py b/qlib/backtest/__init__.py
index 9daba911533..dfdd572cca6 100644
--- a/qlib/backtest/__init__.py
+++ b/qlib/backtest/__init__.py
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ def create_account_instance(
     benchmark: Optional[str],
     account: Union[float, int, dict],
     pos_type: str = "Position",
+    freq: str = "day",
 ) -> Account:
     """
     # TODO: is very strange pass benchmark_config in the account (maybe for report)
@@ -148,6 +149,11 @@ def create_account_instance(
             ...
     pos_type: str
         Postion type.
+    freq: str
+        Trading frequency for the account (e.g. "day", "60min"). The Account
+        defaulted to "day" before #1846 even when the executor ran at a higher
+        frequency, which broke benchmark fetches for users with only intraday
+        data.
     """
     if isinstance(account, (int, float)):
         init_cash = account
@@ -161,6 +167,7 @@ def create_account_instance(
     return Account(
         init_cash=init_cash,
         position_dict=position_dict,
+        freq=freq,
         pos_type=pos_type,
         benchmark_config=(
             {}
@@ -174,6 +181,22 @@ def create_account_instance(
     )
 
 
+def _executor_time_per_step(executor: Union[str, dict, object, Path]) -> Optional[str]:
+    """Extract ``time_per_step`` from an executor config or instance.
+
+    Returns ``None`` when it cannot be determined (e.g. executor is a path
+    or an already-instantiated executor without an exposed attribute).
+    """
+    if isinstance(executor, dict):
+        kwargs = executor.get("kwargs") or {}
+        tps = kwargs.get("time_per_step")
+        if isinstance(tps, str):
+            return tps
+        return None
+    tps = getattr(executor, "time_per_step", None)
+    return tps if isinstance(tps, str) else None
+
+
 def get_strategy_executor(
     start_time: Union[pd.Timestamp, str],
     end_time: Union[pd.Timestamp, str],
@@ -190,12 +213,18 @@ def get_strategy_executor(
     from ..strategy.base import BaseStrategy  # pylint: disable=C0415
     from .executor import BaseExecutor  # pylint: disable=C0415
 
+    # Derive the account's freq from the executor's time_per_step so the
+    # benchmark / portfolio metrics match the executor's bar frequency
+    # (see #1846). Falls back to the historic "day" default when the
+    # executor's frequency cannot be determined.
+    account_freq = _executor_time_per_step(executor) or "day"
     trade_account = create_account_instance(
         start_time=start_time,
         end_time=end_time,
         benchmark=benchmark,
         account=account,
         pos_type=pos_type,
+        freq=account_freq,
     )
 
     exchange_kwargs = copy.copy(exchange_kwargs)
diff --git a/tests/misc/test_backtest_account_freq_threading.py b/tests/misc/test_backtest_account_freq_threading.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9c7e65daf6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/misc/test_backtest_account_freq_threading.py
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+"""Regression test for https://github.com/microsoft/qlib/issues/1846.
+
+The reporter only had 60min data and ran backtest with a 60min executor,
+but the Account was always constructed with the hardcoded default
+``freq="day"``. The benchmark fetch at ``Account.__init__`` therefore
+tried to read day-level data and raised before the executor got a chance
+to reset the account to its own ``time_per_step``.
+
+The fix threads ``time_per_step`` from the executor config (or executor
+instance) into ``create_account_instance`` so the account is born with
+the correct freq.
+
+This test exercises ``_executor_time_per_step`` directly — it is the
+extraction helper introduced by the fix and is what guards the
+"executor → account.freq" handoff.
+"""
+
+import unittest
+from types import SimpleNamespace
+
+from qlib.backtest import _executor_time_per_step
+
+
+class TestExecutorFreqExtraction(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_dict_with_time_per_step(self) -> None:
+        cfg = {
+            "class": "SimulatorExecutor",
+            "module_path": "qlib.backtest.executor",
+            "kwargs": {"time_per_step": "60min"},
+        }
+        self.assertEqual(_executor_time_per_step(cfg), "60min")
+
+    def test_dict_without_kwargs_returns_none(self) -> None:
+        # Falls back to the historic "day" default in the caller.
+        self.assertIsNone(_executor_time_per_step({"class": "Whatever"}))
+        self.assertIsNone(_executor_time_per_step({"class": "Whatever", "kwargs": {}}))
+
+    def test_dict_with_non_string_time_per_step_is_ignored(self) -> None:
+        # Defensive: only honor string time_per_step. The constraint
+        # matches BaseExecutor's type annotation.
+        self.assertIsNone(_executor_time_per_step({"kwargs": {"time_per_step": 60}}))
+
+    def test_instance_with_time_per_step_attribute(self) -> None:
+        instance = SimpleNamespace(time_per_step="day")
+        self.assertEqual(_executor_time_per_step(instance), "day")
+
+    def test_instance_without_attribute_returns_none(self) -> None:
+        self.assertIsNone(_executor_time_per_step(SimpleNamespace()))
+
+    def test_string_path_executor_returns_none(self) -> None:
+        # Path/str executors carry no freq info — caller defaults to "day".
+        self.assertIsNone(_executor_time_per_step("/path/to/executor.yaml"))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()