diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/BillController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/BillController.php
index ff6a517440..6ed962b87d 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/BillController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/BillController.php
@@ -264,6 +264,9 @@ class BillController extends Controller
             return redirect(route('bills.show', [$bill->id]));
         }
 
+        // unlink all journals:
+        $this->billRepository->unlinkAll($bill);
+
         foreach ($set as $rule) {
             // simply fire off all rules?
             /** @var TransactionMatcher $matcher */
diff --git a/app/Repositories/Bill/BillRepository.php b/app/Repositories/Bill/BillRepository.php
index 137c219d57..848b6b41f0 100644
--- a/app/Repositories/Bill/BillRepository.php
+++ b/app/Repositories/Bill/BillRepository.php
@@ -686,4 +686,12 @@ class BillRepository implements BillRepositoryInterface
 
         return $service->update($bill, $data);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @param Bill $bill
+     */
+    public function unlinkAll(Bill $bill): void
+    {
+        $this->user->transactionJournals()->where('bill_id', $bill->id)->update(['bill_id' => null]);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/Repositories/Bill/BillRepositoryInterface.php b/app/Repositories/Bill/BillRepositoryInterface.php
index 310c4addf5..7537fe05cd 100644
--- a/app/Repositories/Bill/BillRepositoryInterface.php
+++ b/app/Repositories/Bill/BillRepositoryInterface.php
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
  */
 interface BillRepositoryInterface
 {
+
+    /**
+     * @param Bill $bill
+     */
+    public function unlinkAll(Bill $bill): void;
+
     /**
      * @param Bill $bill
      *
diff --git a/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php b/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php
index 2c5605e20b..b65549a92f 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php
+++ b/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php
@@ -723,6 +723,7 @@ return [
 
     // bills:
     'match_between_amounts'                     => 'Bill matches transactions between :low and :high.',
+    'running_again_loss'                        => 'Previously linked transactions to this bill may lose their connection, if they (no longer) match the rule(s).',
     'bill_related_rules'                        => 'Rules related to this bill',
     'repeats'                                   => 'Repeats',
     'connected_journals'                        => 'Connected transactions',
diff --git a/resources/views/v1/bills/show.twig b/resources/views/v1/bills/show.twig
index 8b23eecbc7..a78f45ec38 100644
--- a/resources/views/v1/bills/show.twig
+++ b/resources/views/v1/bills/show.twig
@@ -88,7 +88,12 @@
                     {% endif %}
                 </div>
                 <div class="box-footer">
-                    <a id="billButtons" href="{{ route('bills.rescan',object.data.id) }}" class="btn btn-default">{{ 'rescan_old'|_ }}</a>
+                    <p><a id="billButtons" href="{{ route('bills.rescan',object.data.id) }}" class="btn btn-default">{{ 'rescan_old'|_ }}</a></p>
+                    <p><small class="text-muted">
+                            {{ 'running_again_loss'|_ }}
+                        </small>
+
+                    </p>
                 </div>
             </div>
             {% if object.data.notes %}