diff --git a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Reports/ReportOptions.hs b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Reports/ReportOptions.hs
index d63e46c59..27d741f8a 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Reports/ReportOptions.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Reports/ReportOptions.hs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ module Hledger.Reports.ReportOptions (
   checkReportOpts,
   flat_,
   tree_,
+  reportOptsToggleStatus,
   whichDateFromOpts,
   journalSelectingAmountFromOpts,
   queryFromOpts,
@@ -284,6 +285,11 @@ simplifyStatuses l
     l' = nub $ sort l 
     numstatuses = length [minBound .. maxBound :: Status]
 
+-- | Add/remove this status from the status list. Used by hledger-ui.
+reportOptsToggleStatus s ropts@ReportOpts{statuses_=ss}
+  | s `elem` ss = ropts{statuses_=filter (/= s) ss}
+  | otherwise   = ropts{statuses_=simplifyStatuses (s:ss)}
+
 type DisplayExp = String
 
 maybedisplayopt :: Day -> RawOpts -> Maybe DisplayExp
diff --git a/hledger-ui/Hledger/UI/UIState.hs b/hledger-ui/Hledger/UI/UIState.hs
index 8327010ce..597d3ae4a 100644
--- a/hledger-ui/Hledger/UI/UIState.hs
+++ b/hledger-ui/Hledger/UI/UIState.hs
@@ -32,10 +32,6 @@ toggleCleared :: UIState -> UIState
 toggleCleared ui@UIState{aopts=uopts@UIOpts{cliopts_=copts@CliOpts{reportopts_=ropts}}} =
   ui{aopts=uopts{cliopts_=copts{reportopts_=reportOptsToggleStatus Cleared ropts}}}
 
-reportOptsToggleStatus s ropts
-  | clearedstatus_ ropts == [s] = ropts{clearedstatus_=[]}
-  | otherwise                   = ropts{clearedstatus_=[s]}
-
 -- | Toggle between showing all and showing only nonempty (more precisely, nonzero) items.
 toggleEmpty :: UIState -> UIState
 toggleEmpty ui@UIState{aopts=uopts@UIOpts{cliopts_=copts@CliOpts{reportopts_=ropts}}} =
diff --git a/hledger-ui/Hledger/UI/UIUtils.hs b/hledger-ui/Hledger/UI/UIUtils.hs
index b1323165f..cbd7d075f 100644
--- a/hledger-ui/Hledger/UI/UIUtils.hs
+++ b/hledger-ui/Hledger/UI/UIUtils.hs
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ helpDialog =
                   ,renderKey ("t", "set report period to today")
                   ,str " "
                   ,renderKey ("/", "set a filter query")
-                  ,renderKey ("U", "toggle unmarked/all")
-                  ,renderKey ("P", "toggle pending/all")
-                  ,renderKey ("C", "toggle cleared/all")
+                  ,renderKey ("U", "toggle unmarked filter")
+                  ,renderKey ("P", "toggle pending filter")
+                  ,renderKey ("C", "toggle cleared filter")
                   ,renderKey ("R", "toggle real/all")
                   ,renderKey ("Z", "toggle nonzero/all")
                   ,renderKey ("DEL/BS", "remove filters")
diff --git a/hledger-ui/doc/hledger-ui.1.m4.md b/hledger-ui/doc/hledger-ui.1.m4.md
index 8008fe2c4..3930b7c08 100644
--- a/hledger-ui/doc/hledger-ui.1.m4.md
+++ b/hledger-ui/doc/hledger-ui.1.m4.md
@@ -163,9 +163,13 @@ balances are what you would see on a bank statement for that account (unless dis
 a filter query). Period balances ignore transactions before the report start date, so they
 show the change in balance during the report period. They are more useful eg when viewing a time log.
 
-`C` toggles cleared mode, which shows balances for postings with [cleared status](/journal.html#status) only. 
-Similarly, `P` toggles pending mode, which shows balances for pending postings only,
-and `U` toggles uncleared mode, which shows balances for unmarked postings only.
+`U` toggles filtering by [unmarked status](/journal.html#status), 
+including or excluding unmarked postings in the balances. 
+Similarly, `P` toggles pending postings, 
+and `C` toggles cleared postings.
+(By default, balances include all postings;
+if you activate one or two status filters, only those postings are included; 
+and if you activate all three, the filter is removed.)
 
 `R` toggles real mode, in which [virtual postings](/journal.html#virtual-postings) are ignored.
 
@@ -202,9 +206,11 @@ In other words, the register always shows the transactions responsible for the p
 shown on the accounts screen.
 As on the accounts screen, this can be toggled with `F`.
 
-`C` toggles cleared mode, which shows transactions with [cleared status](/journal.html#status) only.
-Similarly, `P` toggles pending mode, which shows only pending transactions,
-and `U` toggles uncleared mode, which shows only unmarked transactions.
+`U` toggles filtering by [unmarked status](/journal.html#status), showing or hiding unmarked transactions. 
+Similarly, `P` toggles pending transactions, and `C` toggles cleared transactions.
+(By default, transactions with all statuses are shown;
+if you activate one or two status filters, only those transactions are shown; 
+and if you activate all three, the filter is removed.)q
 
 `R` toggles real mode, in which [virtual postings](/journal.html#virtual-postings) are ignored.