diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Account/ReconcileController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Account/ReconcileController.php
index f615d61c92..9e662ae441 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Account/ReconcileController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Account/ReconcileController.php
@@ -89,15 +89,21 @@ class ReconcileController extends Controller
         $repository   = app(JournalRepositoryInterface::class);
         $transactions = $repository->getTransactionsById($transactionIds);
         $cleared      = $repository->getTransactionsById($clearedIds);
+        $countCleared = 0;
 
         /** @var Transaction $transaction */
         foreach ($transactions as $transaction) {
+            // {% if transaction.date > end %}
+
             $amount = bcadd($amount, $transaction->amount);
         }
 
         /** @var Transaction $transaction */
         foreach ($cleared as $transaction) {
-            $clearedAmount = bcadd($clearedAmount, $transaction->amount);
+            if ($transaction->transactionJournal->date <= $end) {
+                $clearedAmount = bcadd($clearedAmount, $transaction->amount);
+                $countCleared++;
+            }
         }
 
         // final difference:
@@ -114,7 +120,7 @@ class ReconcileController extends Controller
             'accounts.reconcile.overview',
             compact(
                 'account', 'start', 'diffCompare', 'difference', 'end', 'clearedIds', 'transactionIds', 'clearedAmount', 'startBalance', 'endBalance', 'amount',
-                'route'
+                'route','countCleared'
             )
         )->render();
 
@@ -221,14 +227,19 @@ class ReconcileController extends Controller
                 'budget_id'   => 0,
                 'amount'      => $difference,
                 'currency_id' => $account->getMeta('currency_id'),
-                'description' => 'Reconciliation [period]',
+                'description' => trans(
+                    'firefly.reconcilliation_transaction_title',
+                    ['from' => $start->formatLocalized($this->monthAndDayFormat), 'to' => $end->formatLocalized($this->monthAndDayFormat)]
+                ),
                 'date'        => $request->get('end'),
+                'notes'       => join(',', $transactions->pluck('id')->toArray()),
             ];
             $journal = $repository->store($data);
             // reconcile this transaction too:
             $transaction = $journal->transactions()->first();
             $repository->reconcile($transaction);
         }
+
         Session::flash('success', trans('firefly.reconciliation_stored'));
 
         return redirect(route('accounts.show', [$account->id]));
diff --git a/app/Support/Twig/Extension/Transaction.php b/app/Support/Twig/Extension/Transaction.php
index bb2e9d6365..d93b22026d 100644
--- a/app/Support/Twig/Extension/Transaction.php
+++ b/app/Support/Twig/Extension/Transaction.php
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ class Transaction extends Twig_Extension
         $format   = '%s';
         $coloured = true;
 
+        // at this point amount is always negative.
+        if ($transaction->transaction_type_type === TransactionType::RECONCILIATION && bccomp(strval($transaction->transaction_amount),'0') === 1) {
+            $amount = bcmul($amount, '-1');
+        }
+
         if (TransactionType::DEPOSIT === $transaction->transaction_type_type) {
             $amount = bcmul($amount, '-1');
         }
@@ -285,6 +290,10 @@ class Transaction extends Twig_Extension
             return $cache->get();
         }
 
+        if($transaction->transaction_type_type === TransactionType::RECONCILIATION) {
+            return '&mdash;';
+        }
+
         $name          = app('steam')->tryDecrypt($transaction->account_name);
         $transactionId = intval($transaction->account_id);
         $type          = $transaction->account_type;
@@ -387,6 +396,9 @@ class Transaction extends Twig_Extension
             case TransactionType::OPENING_BALANCE:
                 $txt = sprintf('<i class="fa-fw fa fa-star-o" title="%s"></i>', trans('firefly.openingBalance'));
                 break;
+            case TransactionType::RECONCILIATION:
+                $txt = sprintf('<i class="fa-fw fa fa-calculator" title="%s"></i>', trans('firefly.reconciliation_transaction'));
+                break;
             default:
                 $txt = '';
                 break;
@@ -464,6 +476,9 @@ class Transaction extends Twig_Extension
         if ($cache->has()) {
             return $cache->get();
         }
+        if($transaction->transaction_type_type === TransactionType::RECONCILIATION) {
+            return '&mdash;';
+        }
 
         // if the amount is negative, assume that the current account (the one in $transaction) is indeed the source account.
         $name          = app('steam')->tryDecrypt($transaction->account_name);
diff --git a/public/js/ff/accounts/reconcile.js b/public/js/ff/accounts/reconcile.js
index c2d7ce3843..9a29ab036e 100644
--- a/public/js/ff/accounts/reconcile.js
+++ b/public/js/ff/accounts/reconcile.js
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ function calculateBalanceDifference() {
     var endBalance = parseFloat($('input[name="end_balance"]').val());
     balanceDifference = startBalance - endBalance;
     //if (balanceDifference < 0) {
-      //  balanceDifference = balanceDifference * -1;
+    //  balanceDifference = balanceDifference * -1;
     //}
 }
 
@@ -153,13 +153,15 @@ function getTransactionsForRange() {
 }
 
 /**
- * Loop over all transactions that have already been cleared and add this to the selectedAmount.
+ * Loop over all transactions that have already been cleared (in the range) and add this to the selectedAmount.
  *
  */
 function includeClearedTransactions() {
     $.each($('input[class="cleared"]'), function (i, v) {
         var obj = $(v);
-        selectedAmount = selectedAmount - parseFloat(obj.val());
+        if (obj.data('younger') === false) {
+            selectedAmount = selectedAmount - parseFloat(obj.val());
+        }
     });
 }
 
diff --git a/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php b/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php
index e23103c1f3..bd5bda1caf 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php
+++ b/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php
@@ -631,6 +631,8 @@ return [
     'date_change_instruction'                  => 'If you change the date range now, any progress will be lost.',
     'update_selection'                         => 'Update selection',
     'store_reconcile'                          => 'Store reconciliation',
+    'reconciliation_transaction'               => 'Reconciliation transaction',
+    'Reconciliation'                           => 'Reconciliation',
     'reconcile_options'                        => 'Reconciliation options',
     'reconcile_range'                          => 'Reconciliation range',
     'start_reconcile'                          => 'Start reconciling',
@@ -656,6 +658,7 @@ return [
     'reconcile_go_back'                        => 'You can always edit or delete a correction later.',
     'must_be_asset_account'                    => 'You can only reconcile asset accounts',
     'reconciliation_stored'                    => 'Reconciliation stored',
+    'reconcilliation_transaction_title'        => 'Reconciliation (:from to :to)',
     'reconcile_this_account'                   => 'Reconcile this account',
     'confirm_reconciliation'                   => 'Confirm reconciliation',
     'submitted_start_balance'                  => 'Submitted start balance',
diff --git a/resources/views/accounts/reconcile/overview.twig b/resources/views/accounts/reconcile/overview.twig
index b8b33e0cb0..abc2fe9af3 100644
--- a/resources/views/accounts/reconcile/overview.twig
+++ b/resources/views/accounts/reconcile/overview.twig
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
                         <td>{{ formatAmountByAccount(account, amount) }}</td>
                     </tr>
                     <tr>
-                        <td>{{ trans('firefly.already_cleared_transactions', {count: clearedIds|length}) }}</td>
+                        <td>{{ trans('firefly.already_cleared_transactions', {count: countCleared}) }}</td>
                         <td>{{ formatAmountByAccount(account, clearedAmount) }}</td>
                     </tr>
                     <tr>
diff --git a/resources/views/accounts/reconcile/transactions.twig b/resources/views/accounts/reconcile/transactions.twig
index da50be6659..fb1ddbf4eb 100644
--- a/resources/views/accounts/reconcile/transactions.twig
+++ b/resources/views/accounts/reconcile/transactions.twig
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@
             <td>
                 {% if transaction.reconciled %}
                     {{ transaction|transactionReconciled }}
-                    <input type="hidden" name="cleared[]" class="cleared" data-id="{{ transaction.id }}" value="{{ transaction.transaction_amount }}">
+                    <input type="hidden" name="cleared[]" data-younger="{% if transaction.date > end %}true{% else %}false{% endif %}"
+                           class="cleared" data-id="{{ transaction.id }}" value="{{ transaction.transaction_amount }}">
                 {% else %}
                     <input type="checkbox" name="reconciled[]"
                            data-younger="{% if transaction.date > end %}true{% else %}false{% endif %}"