diff --git a/hledger-ui/Hledger/UI/UIState.hs b/hledger-ui/Hledger/UI/UIState.hs
index 0237e353e..30d35ac89 100644
--- a/hledger-ui/Hledger/UI/UIState.hs
+++ b/hledger-ui/Hledger/UI/UIState.hs
@@ -367,7 +367,10 @@ resetScreens d ui@UIState{astartupopts=origopts, ajournal=j, aScreen=s,aPrevScre
 -- then regenerate the content of all screens in the stack
 -- (using the ui state's current options), preserving the screen navigation history.
 -- Note, does not save the reporting date.
+--
+-- Currently this does not properly regenerate the transaction screen or error screen,
+-- which depend on state from their parent(s). (Eg rsHandle generates TS's nts from its list items.)
+-- As a workaround we can additionally exit and reenter those screens; but this is fragile.
 regenerateScreens :: Journal -> Day -> UIState -> UIState
 regenerateScreens j d ui@UIState{aopts=opts, aScreen=s,aPrevScreens=ss} =
   ui{ajournal=j, aScreen=screenUpdate opts d j s, aPrevScreens=map (screenUpdate opts d j) ss}
-