diff --git a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Query.hs b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Query.hs
index 42b468078..430c97cdb 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Query.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Query.hs
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ module Hledger.Query (
   queryIsReal,
   queryIsAmt,
   queryIsSym,
+  queryIsAmtOrSym,
   queryIsStartDateOnly,
   queryIsTransactionRelated,
   -- * accessors
@@ -685,6 +686,9 @@ queryIsSym :: Query -> Bool
 queryIsSym (Sym _) = True
 queryIsSym _ = False
 
+queryIsAmtOrSym :: Query -> Bool
+queryIsAmtOrSym = liftA2 (||) queryIsAmt queryIsSym
+
 -- | Does this query specify a start date and nothing else (that would
 -- filter postings prior to the date) ?
 -- When the flag is true, look for a starting secondary date instead.