diff --git a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Data/Journal.hs b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Data/Journal.hs
index f5ca55ac6..97f9feffb 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Data/Journal.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Data/Journal.hs
@@ -212,9 +212,9 @@ journalAssetAccountQuery  :: Journal -> Query
 journalAssetAccountQuery _ = Acct "^assets?(:|$)"
 
 -- | A query for Liability accounts in this journal.
--- This is currently hard-coded to the case-insensitive regex @^liabilit(y|ies)(:|$)@.
+-- This is currently hard-coded to the case-insensitive regex @^(debts?|liabilit(y|ies))(:|$)@.
 journalLiabilityAccountQuery  :: Journal -> Query
-journalLiabilityAccountQuery _ = Acct "^liabilit(y|ies)(:|$)"
+journalLiabilityAccountQuery _ = Acct "^(debts?|liabilit(y|ies))(:|$)"
 
 -- | A query for Equity accounts in this journal.
 -- This is currently hard-coded to the case-insensitive regex @^equity(:|$)@.