diff --git a/app/Api/V1/Controllers/TransactionController.php b/app/Api/V1/Controllers/TransactionController.php
index 728e3f0e8b..289cc0a39f 100644
--- a/app/Api/V1/Controllers/TransactionController.php
+++ b/app/Api/V1/Controllers/TransactionController.php
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ class TransactionController extends Controller
             return response()->json($response, 422);
         }
         app('preferences')->mark();
-        event(new StoredTransactionGroup($transactionGroup));
+        event(new StoredTransactionGroup($transactionGroup, $data['apply_rules'] ?? true));
 
         $manager = $this->getManager();
         /** @var User $admin */
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ class TransactionController extends Controller
         $manager          = $this->getManager();
 
         app('preferences')->mark();
-        event(new UpdatedTransactionGroup($transactionGroup));
+        event(new UpdatedTransactionGroup($transactionGroup, $data['apply_rules'] ?? true));
 
         /** @var User $admin */
         $admin = auth()->user();
diff --git a/app/Api/V1/Requests/TransactionStoreRequest.php b/app/Api/V1/Requests/TransactionStoreRequest.php
index faec8e3c62..3b9319dd51 100644
--- a/app/Api/V1/Requests/TransactionStoreRequest.php
+++ b/app/Api/V1/Requests/TransactionStoreRequest.php
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ class TransactionStoreRequest extends Request
     public function authorize(): bool
     {
         Log::debug('Authorize TransactionStoreRequest');
+
         // Only allow authenticated users
         return auth()->check();
     }
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ class TransactionStoreRequest extends Request
         $data = [
             'group_title'             => $this->string('group_title'),
             'error_if_duplicate_hash' => $this->boolean('error_if_duplicate_hash'),
+            'apply_rules'             => $this->boolean('apply_rules', true),
             'transactions'            => $this->getTransactionData(),
         ];
 
@@ -80,6 +82,7 @@ class TransactionStoreRequest extends Request
             // basic fields for group:
             'group_title'                          => 'between:1,1000|nullable',
             'error_if_duplicate_hash'              => [new IsBoolean],
+            'apply_rules'                          => [new IsBoolean],
 
             // transaction rules (in array for splits):
             'transactions.*.type'                  => 'required|in:withdrawal,deposit,transfer,opening-balance,reconciliation',
diff --git a/app/Api/V1/Requests/TransactionUpdateRequest.php b/app/Api/V1/Requests/TransactionUpdateRequest.php
index 764570a570..422032ba3e 100644
--- a/app/Api/V1/Requests/TransactionUpdateRequest.php
+++ b/app/Api/V1/Requests/TransactionUpdateRequest.php
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ class TransactionUpdateRequest extends Request
 
         $data = [
             'transactions' => $this->getTransactionData(),
+            'apply_rules'  => $this->boolean('apply_rules', true),
         ];
         if ($this->has('group_title')) {
             $data['group_title'] = $this->string('group_title');
@@ -156,6 +157,7 @@ class TransactionUpdateRequest extends Request
         $rules = [
             // basic fields for group:
             'group_title'                          => 'between:1,1000',
+            'apply_rules'                          => [new IsBoolean],
 
             // transaction rules (in array for splits):
             'transactions.*.type'                  => 'in:withdrawal,deposit,transfer,opening-balance,reconciliation',
diff --git a/app/Events/StoredTransactionGroup.php b/app/Events/StoredTransactionGroup.php
index 701733b184..13e9341eb3 100644
--- a/app/Events/StoredTransactionGroup.php
+++ b/app/Events/StoredTransactionGroup.php
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class StoredTransactionGroup extends Event
 {
     use SerializesModels;
 
+    /** @var bool */
     public $applyRules;
     /** @var TransactionGroup The group that was stored. */
     public $transactionGroup;
diff --git a/app/Events/UpdatedTransactionGroup.php b/app/Events/UpdatedTransactionGroup.php
index 1ab814ec14..cd1ded0b2c 100644
--- a/app/Events/UpdatedTransactionGroup.php
+++ b/app/Events/UpdatedTransactionGroup.php
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ class UpdatedTransactionGroup extends Event
 {
     use SerializesModels;
 
+    /** @var bool */
+    public $applyRules;
     /** @var TransactionGroup The group that was stored. */
     public $transactionGroup;
 
@@ -45,8 +47,9 @@ class UpdatedTransactionGroup extends Event
      *
      * @param TransactionGroup $transactionGroup
      */
-    public function __construct(TransactionGroup $transactionGroup)
+    public function __construct(TransactionGroup $transactionGroup, bool $applyRules = true)
     {
         $this->transactionGroup = $transactionGroup;
+        $this->applyRules       = $applyRules;
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Handlers/Events/StoredGroupEventHandler.php b/app/Handlers/Events/StoredGroupEventHandler.php
index 77b3a3c960..60a0ad99a2 100644
--- a/app/Handlers/Events/StoredGroupEventHandler.php
+++ b/app/Handlers/Events/StoredGroupEventHandler.php
@@ -35,21 +35,23 @@ class StoredGroupEventHandler
     /**
      * This method grabs all the users rules and processes them.
      *
-     * @param StoredTransactionGroup $storedJournalEvent
+     * @param StoredTransactionGroup $storedGroupEvent
      */
-    public function processRules(StoredTransactionGroup $storedJournalEvent): void
+    public function processRules(StoredTransactionGroup $storedGroupEvent): void
     {
-        if (false === $storedJournalEvent->applyRules) {
+        if (false === $storedGroupEvent->applyRules) {
+            Log::info(sprintf('Will not run rules on group #%d', $storedGroupEvent->transactionGroup->id));
+
             return;
         }
         Log::debug('Now in StoredGroupEventHandler::processRules()');
 
         /** @var RuleEngine $ruleEngine */
         $ruleEngine = app(RuleEngine::class);
-        $ruleEngine->setUser($storedJournalEvent->transactionGroup->user);
+        $ruleEngine->setUser($storedGroupEvent->transactionGroup->user);
         $ruleEngine->setAllRules(true);
         $ruleEngine->setTriggerMode(RuleEngine::TRIGGER_STORE);
-        $journals = $storedJournalEvent->transactionGroup->transactionJournals;
+        $journals = $storedGroupEvent->transactionGroup->transactionJournals;
 
         /** @var TransactionJournal $journal */
         foreach ($journals as $journal) {
diff --git a/app/Handlers/Events/UpdatedGroupEventHandler.php b/app/Handlers/Events/UpdatedGroupEventHandler.php
index 96b6025091..f478f9983e 100644
--- a/app/Handlers/Events/UpdatedGroupEventHandler.php
+++ b/app/Handlers/Events/UpdatedGroupEventHandler.php
@@ -35,16 +35,22 @@ class UpdatedGroupEventHandler
     /**
      * This method will check all the rules when a journal is updated.
      *
-     * @param UpdatedTransactionGroup $updatedJournalEvent
+     * @param UpdatedTransactionGroup $updatedGroupEvent
      */
-    public function processRules(UpdatedTransactionGroup $updatedJournalEvent): void
+    public function processRules(UpdatedTransactionGroup $updatedGroupEvent): void
     {
+        if (false === $updatedGroupEvent->applyRules) {
+            Log::info(sprintf('Will not run rules on group #%d', $updatedGroupEvent->transactionGroup->id));
+
+            return;
+        }
+
         /** @var RuleEngine $ruleEngine */
         $ruleEngine = app(RuleEngine::class);
-        $ruleEngine->setUser($updatedJournalEvent->transactionGroup->user);
+        $ruleEngine->setUser($updatedGroupEvent->transactionGroup->user);
         $ruleEngine->setAllRules(true);
         $ruleEngine->setTriggerMode(RuleEngine::TRIGGER_UPDATE);
-        $journals = $updatedJournalEvent->transactionGroup->transactionJournals;
+        $journals = $updatedGroupEvent->transactionGroup->transactionJournals;
 
         /** @var TransactionJournal $journal */
         foreach ($journals as $journal) {