diff --git a/Commands/Register.hs b/Commands/Register.hs
index 43e528353..69b6c6897 100644
--- a/Commands/Register.hs
+++ b/Commands/Register.hs
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ showposting withtxninfo p b = concatBottomPadded [txninfo ++ pstr ++ " ", bal] +
       datewidth = 10
       descwidth = datedescwidth - datewidth - 2
       desc = printf ("%-"++(show descwidth)++"s") $ elideRight descwidth de :: String
-      pstr = showPostingWithoutPrice p
+      pstr = showPostingForRegister p
       bal = padleft 12 (showMixedAmountOrZeroWithoutPrice b)
       (da,de) = case ptransaction p of Just (Transaction{tdate=da',tdescription=de'}) -> (da',de')
                                        Nothing -> (nulldate,"")
diff --git a/hledger-lib/Ledger/Posting.hs b/hledger-lib/Ledger/Posting.hs
index 662d1ebc5..b296d204c 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/Ledger/Posting.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Ledger/Posting.hs
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ showPosting (Posting{paccount=a,pamount=amt,pcomment=com,ptype=t}) =
       showamount = padleft 12 . showMixedAmountOrZero
       comment = if null com then "" else "  ; " ++ com
 -- XXX refactor
-showPostingWithoutPrice (Posting{paccount=a,pamount=amt,pcomment=com,ptype=t}) =
-    concatTopPadded [showaccountname a ++ " ", showamount amt, comment]
+showPostingForRegister (Posting{paccount=a,pamount=amt,ptype=t}) =
+    concatTopPadded [showaccountname a ++ " ", showamount amt]
     where
       ledger3ishlayout = False
       acctnamewidth = if ledger3ishlayout then 25 else 22
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ showPostingWithoutPrice (Posting{paccount=a,pamount=amt,pcomment=com,ptype=t}) =
                           VirtualPosting -> (\s -> "("++s++")", acctnamewidth-2)
                           _ -> (id,acctnamewidth)
       showamount = padleft 12 . showMixedAmountOrZeroWithoutPrice
-      comment = if null com then "" else "  ; " ++ com
 
 isReal :: Posting -> Bool
 isReal p = ptype p == RegularPosting
diff --git a/tests/print-posting-comment.test b/tests/print-posting-comment.test
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..38217efe2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/print-posting-comment.test
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# a posting comment should appear in print
+-f - print
+<<<
+2010/01/01 x
+    a             1  ; comment
+    b            -1
+
+>>>
+2010/01/01 x
+    a             1  ; comment
+    b            -1
+
+>>>2
diff --git a/tests/register-posting-comment.test b/tests/register-posting-comment.test
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2903646f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/register-posting-comment.test
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# a posting comment should not appear in register
+-f - register
+<<<
+2010/1/1 x
+    a  1 ; comment
+    b
+
+>>>
+2010/01/01 x                    a                                 1            1
+                                b                                -1            0
+>>>2