diff --git a/hledger/Hledger/Cli/CliOptions.hs b/hledger/Hledger/Cli/CliOptions.hs
index 7a9f88695..340d6444b 100644
--- a/hledger/Hledger/Cli/CliOptions.hs
+++ b/hledger/Hledger/Cli/CliOptions.hs
@@ -5,7 +5,13 @@ related utilities used by hledger commands.
 
 -}
 
-{-# LANGUAGE CPP, ScopedTypeVariables, FlexibleContexts, TypeFamilies, OverloadedStrings, PackageImports #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE CPP                 #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE FlexibleContexts    #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings   #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE PackageImports      #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE ScopedTypeVariables #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE TemplateHaskell     #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE TypeFamilies        #-}
 
 module Hledger.Cli.CliOptions (
 
@@ -35,6 +41,7 @@ module Hledger.Cli.CliOptions (
 
   -- * CLI options
   CliOpts(..),
+  HasCliOpts(..),
   defcliopts,
   getHledgerCliOpts,
   getHledgerCliOpts',
@@ -747,3 +754,22 @@ getDirectoryContentsSafe d =
 --     putStrLn $ "processed opts:\n" ++ show opts
 --     d <- getCurrentDay
 --     putStrLn $ "search query: " ++ (show $ queryFromOpts d $ reportopts_ opts)
+
+-- ** Lenses
+
+makeHledgerClassyLenses ''CliOpts
+
+instance HasInputOpts CliOpts where
+    inputOpts = inputopts
+
+instance HasBalancingOpts CliOpts where
+    balancingOpts = inputOpts.balancingOpts
+
+instance HasReportSpec CliOpts where
+    reportSpec = reportspec
+
+instance HasReportOptsNoUpdate CliOpts where
+    reportOptsNoUpdate = reportSpec.reportOptsNoUpdate
+
+instance HasReportOpts CliOpts where
+    reportOpts = reportSpec.reportOpts
diff --git a/hledger/hledger.cabal b/hledger/hledger.cabal
index 242297f8f..544ed856c 100644
--- a/hledger/hledger.cabal
+++ b/hledger/hledger.cabal
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ library
     , lucid
     , math-functions >=0.3.3.0
     , megaparsec >=7.0.0 && <9.2
+    , microlens >=0.4
     , mtl >=2.2.1
     , process
     , regex-tdfa
@@ -207,6 +208,7 @@ executable hledger
     , hledger-lib >=1.22.99 && <1.23
     , math-functions >=0.3.3.0
     , megaparsec >=7.0.0 && <9.2
+    , microlens >=0.4
     , mtl >=2.2.1
     , process
     , regex-tdfa
@@ -257,6 +259,7 @@ test-suite unittest
     , hledger-lib >=1.22.99 && <1.23
     , math-functions >=0.3.3.0
     , megaparsec >=7.0.0 && <9.2
+    , microlens >=0.4
     , mtl >=2.2.1
     , process
     , regex-tdfa
@@ -306,6 +309,7 @@ benchmark bench
     , html
     , math-functions >=0.3.3.0
     , megaparsec >=7.0.0 && <9.2
+    , microlens >=0.4
     , mtl >=2.2.1
     , process
     , regex-tdfa
diff --git a/hledger/package.yaml b/hledger/package.yaml
index 83905ce25..6d7f98739 100644
--- a/hledger/package.yaml
+++ b/hledger/package.yaml
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ dependencies:
 - githash >=0.1.4
 - haskeline >=0.6
 - megaparsec >=7.0.0 && <9.2
+- microlens >=0.4
 - mtl >=2.2.1
 - process
 - regex-tdfa