diff --git a/doc/lib.m4 b/doc/lib.m4
index edf8e8529..ec0f05e7b 100644
--- a/doc/lib.m4
+++ b/doc/lib.m4
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ m4_define({{_reportingoptions_}}, {{
 : include only pending postings/txns
 
 `-U --uncleared`
-: include only uncleared (and pending) postings/txns
+: include only unmarked postings/txns
 
 `-R --real`
 : include only non-virtual postings
diff --git a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Query.hs b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Query.hs
index 9437b68de..d5c0ab0a0 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Query.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Query.hs
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ data Query = Any              -- ^ always match
            | Acct Regexp      -- ^ match postings whose account matches this regexp
            | Date DateSpan    -- ^ match if primary date in this date span
            | Date2 DateSpan   -- ^ match if secondary date in this date span
-           | Status ClearedStatus  -- ^ match txns/postings with this cleared status (Status Uncleared matches all states except cleared)
+           | Status ClearedStatus  -- ^ match txns/postings with this status
            | Real Bool        -- ^ match if "realness" (involves a real non-virtual account ?) has this value
            | Amt OrdPlus Quantity  -- ^ match if the amount's numeric quantity is less than/greater than/equal to/unsignedly equal to some value
            | Sym Regexp       -- ^ match if the entire commodity symbol is matched by this regexp
@@ -673,7 +673,6 @@ matchesPosting (Acct r) p = matchesPosting p || matchesPosting (originalPosting
     where matchesPosting p = regexMatchesCI r $ T.unpack $ paccount p -- XXX pack
 matchesPosting (Date span) p = span `spanContainsDate` postingDate p
 matchesPosting (Date2 span) p = span `spanContainsDate` postingDate2 p
-matchesPosting (Status Uncleared) p = postingStatus p /= Cleared
 matchesPosting (Status s) p = postingStatus p == s
 matchesPosting (Real v) p = v == isReal p
 matchesPosting q@(Depth _) Posting{paccount=a} = q `matchesAccount` a
@@ -694,7 +693,7 @@ tests_matchesPosting = [
                    (Status Cleared)  `matchesPosting` nullposting{pstatus=Cleared}
     assertBool "negative match on cleared posting status"  $
                not $ (Not $ Status Cleared)  `matchesPosting` nullposting{pstatus=Cleared}
-    assertBool "positive match on unclered posting status" $
+    assertBool "positive match on uncleared posting status" $
                    (Status Uncleared) `matchesPosting` nullposting{pstatus=Uncleared}
     assertBool "negative match on unclered posting status" $
                not $ (Not $ Status Uncleared) `matchesPosting` nullposting{pstatus=Uncleared}
@@ -731,7 +730,6 @@ matchesTransaction (Desc r) t = regexMatchesCI r $ T.unpack $ tdescription t
 matchesTransaction q@(Acct _) t = any (q `matchesPosting`) $ tpostings t
 matchesTransaction (Date span) t = spanContainsDate span $ tdate t
 matchesTransaction (Date2 span) t = spanContainsDate span $ transactionDate2 t
-matchesTransaction (Status Uncleared) t = tstatus t /= Cleared
 matchesTransaction (Status s) t = tstatus t == s
 matchesTransaction (Real v) t = v == hasRealPostings t
 matchesTransaction q@(Amt _ _) t = any (q `matchesPosting`) $ tpostings t
diff --git a/hledger/Hledger/Cli/CliOptions.hs b/hledger/Hledger/Cli/CliOptions.hs
index 6c9f9bec2..17bf16017 100644
--- a/hledger/Hledger/Cli/CliOptions.hs
+++ b/hledger/Hledger/Cli/CliOptions.hs
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ reportflags = [
 
  ,flagNone ["cleared","C"]   (setboolopt "cleared") "include only cleared postings/txns"
  ,flagNone ["pending"]       (setboolopt "pending") "include only pending postings/txns"
- ,flagNone ["uncleared","U"] (setboolopt "uncleared") "include only uncleared (and pending) postings/txns"
+ ,flagNone ["uncleared","U"] (setboolopt "uncleared") "include only unmarked postings/txns"
  ,flagNone ["real","R"]      (setboolopt "real") "include only non-virtual postings"
  ,flagReq  ["depth"]         (\s opts -> Right $ setopt "depth" s opts) "N" "hide accounts/postings deeper than N"
  ,flagNone ["empty","E"]     (setboolopt "empty") "show items with zero amount, normally hidden"
diff --git a/site/faq.md b/site/faq.md
index c2fea37b5..83ffdc43b 100644
--- a/site/faq.md
+++ b/site/faq.md
@@ -178,6 +178,9 @@ or [balance assertions](manual.html#assertions-and-ordering).
   With hledger you can also specify start and/or end dates with a query argument,
   date:START-END, which probably doesn't combine perfectly with the options.
 
+- in hledger version 1.3 onward, -U/--uncleared does not match pending things.
+  (#564)
+
 ### Future ?
 
 There is a [ledger4](https://github.com/ledger/ledger4) repo on
diff --git a/tests/journal/status.journal b/tests/journal/status.journal
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..588a79686
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/journal/status.journal
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../examples/status.journal
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/journal/status.test b/tests/journal/status.test
index b6062c4b5..0109e85d1 100644
--- a/tests/journal/status.test
+++ b/tests/journal/status.test
@@ -53,10 +53,6 @@ hledger -fstatus.journal print --uncleared
     (a)               1
     (b)               1
 
-2017/01/02 ! pending
-    (a)               1
-    ! (b)             1
-
 >>>=0
 
 # 6. only one of these flags (the last) takes effect
@@ -69,8 +65,8 @@ hledger -fstatus.journal register --uncleared --pending --cleared
 # 7. these flags work with other commands
 hledger -fstatus.journal balance -N --uncleared
 >>>
-                   2  a
-                   2  b
+                   1  a
+                   1  b
 >>>=0
 
 ## matching with status: query
@@ -93,16 +89,12 @@ hledger -fstatus.journal print status:!
 
 >>>=0
 
-# 10. status: matches everything but *
+# 10. status: matches unmarked only
 hledger -fstatus.journal print status:
 >>>
 2017/01/01 uncleared
     (a)               1
     (b)               1
 
-2017/01/02 ! pending
-    (a)               1
-    ! (b)             1
-
 >>>=0