diff --git a/hledger-web/Hledger/Web/Handler/JournalR.hs b/hledger-web/Hledger/Web/Handler/JournalR.hs
index 8ae91c26f..ce62aa568 100644
--- a/hledger-web/Hledger/Web/Handler/JournalR.hs
+++ b/hledger-web/Hledger/Web/Handler/JournalR.hs
@@ -13,19 +13,20 @@ import Hledger.Web.Import
 import Hledger.Web.WebOptions
 import Hledger.Web.Widget.AddForm (addModal)
 import Hledger.Web.Widget.Common
-            (accountQuery, mixedAmountAsHtml, transactionFragment)
+            (accountQuery, mixedAmountAsHtml,
+             transactionFragment, replaceInacct)
 
 -- | The formatted journal view, with sidebar.
 getJournalR :: Handler Html
 getJournalR = do
   checkServerSideUiEnabled
-  VD{caps, j, m, opts, qopts, today} <- getViewData
+  VD{caps, j, m, opts, q, qopts, today} <- getViewData
   when (CapView `notElem` caps) (permissionDenied "Missing the 'view' capability")
   let title = case inAccount qopts of
         Nothing -> "General Journal"
         Just (a, inclsubs) -> "Transactions in " <> a <> if inclsubs then "" else " (excluding subaccounts)"
       title' = title <> if m /= Any then ", filtered" else ""
-      acctlink a = (RegisterR, [("q", accountQuery a)])
+      acctlink a = (RegisterR, [("q", replaceInacct q $ accountQuery a)])
       (_, items) = transactionsReport (reportopts_ $ cliopts_ opts) j m
       transactionFrag = transactionFragment j
 
diff --git a/hledger-web/Hledger/Web/Handler/RegisterR.hs b/hledger-web/Hledger/Web/Handler/RegisterR.hs
index 18394f1fe..17c8d52a3 100644
--- a/hledger-web/Hledger/Web/Handler/RegisterR.hs
+++ b/hledger-web/Hledger/Web/Handler/RegisterR.hs
@@ -18,13 +18,14 @@ import Hledger.Web.Import
 import Hledger.Web.WebOptions
 import Hledger.Web.Widget.AddForm (addModal)
 import Hledger.Web.Widget.Common
-             (accountQuery, mixedAmountAsHtml, transactionFragment)
+             (accountQuery, mixedAmountAsHtml,
+              transactionFragment, removeInacct, replaceInacct)
 
 -- | The main journal/account register view, with accounts sidebar.
 getRegisterR :: Handler Html
 getRegisterR = do
   checkServerSideUiEnabled
-  VD{caps, j, m, opts, qopts, today} <- getViewData
+  VD{caps, j, m, opts, q, qopts, today} <- getViewData
   when (CapView `notElem` caps) (permissionDenied "Missing the 'view' capability")
 
   let (a,inclsubs) = fromMaybe ("all accounts",True) $ inAccount qopts
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ getRegisterR = do
 
   let ropts = reportopts_ (cliopts_ opts)
       acctQuery = fromMaybe Any (inAccountQuery qopts)
-      acctlink acc = (RegisterR, [("q", accountQuery acc)])
+      acctlink acc = (RegisterR, [("q", replaceInacct q $ accountQuery acc)])
       otherTransAccounts =
           map (\(acct,(name,comma)) -> (acct, (T.pack name, T.pack comma))) .
           undecorateLinks . elideRightDecorated 40 . decorateLinks .
diff --git a/hledger-web/Hledger/Web/Widget/Common.hs b/hledger-web/Hledger/Web/Widget/Common.hs
index 43d4f189e..d09e92860 100644
--- a/hledger-web/Hledger/Web/Widget/Common.hs
+++ b/hledger-web/Hledger/Web/Widget/Common.hs
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ module Hledger.Web.Widget.Common
   , writeJournalTextIfValidAndChanged
   , journalFile404
   , transactionFragment
+  , removeInacct
+  , replaceInacct
   ) where
 
 import Data.Default (def)
diff --git a/hledger-web/templates/register.hamlet b/hledger-web/templates/register.hamlet
index addfcca5c..ba978c429 100644
--- a/hledger-web/templates/register.hamlet
+++ b/hledger-web/templates/register.hamlet
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
       $forall (torig, tacct, split, _acct, amt, bal) <- items
         <tr ##{tindex torig} title="#{showTransaction torig}" style="vertical-align:top;">
           <td .date>
-            <a href="@{JournalR}##{transactionFrag torig}">
+            <a href="@?{(JournalR, [("q", T.unwords $ removeInacct q)])}##{transactionFrag torig}">
               #{show (tdate tacct)}
           <td>
             #{textElideRight 30 (tdescription tacct)}