diff --git a/app/Helpers/Collector/JournalCollector.php b/app/Helpers/Collector/JournalCollector.php
index 1d6a042cb3..f1de985b9e 100644
--- a/app/Helpers/Collector/JournalCollector.php
+++ b/app/Helpers/Collector/JournalCollector.php
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ use Illuminate\Database\Query\JoinClause;
 use Illuminate\Pagination\LengthAwarePaginator;
 use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
 use Log;
+use Steam;
 
 /**
  * Maybe this is a good idea after all...
@@ -235,7 +236,7 @@ class JournalCollector implements JournalCollectorInterface
         /** @var AccountRepositoryInterface $repository */
         $repository = app(AccountRepositoryInterface::class);
         $repository->setUser($this->user);
-        $accounts   = $repository->getAccountsByType([AccountType::ASSET, AccountType::DEFAULT]);
+        $accounts = $repository->getAccountsByType([AccountType::ASSET, AccountType::DEFAULT]);
         if ($accounts->count() > 0) {
             $accountIds = $accounts->pluck('id')->toArray();
             $this->query->whereIn('transactions.account_id', $accountIds);
@@ -628,16 +629,27 @@ class JournalCollector implements JournalCollectorInterface
     {
         if ($this->filterTransfers) {
             $count = [];
-            $new = new Collection;
+            $new   = new Collection;
             /** @var Transaction $transaction */
-            foreach($set as $transaction) {
-                $journalId =$transaction->transaction_journal_id;
-                if(!isset($count[$journalId]) ) {
+            foreach ($set as $transaction) {
+                if ($transaction->transaction_type_type !== TransactionType::TRANSFER) {
+                    $new->push($transaction);
+                    continue;
+                }
+                // make property string:
+                $journalId = $transaction->transaction_journal_id;
+                $amount    = Steam::positive($transaction->transaction_amount);
+                $source    = $transaction->account_id;
+                $dest      = $transaction->opposing_account_id;
+                $key       = $journalId . $source . $dest . $amount;
+
+                if (!isset($count[$key])) {
                     // not yet counted? add to new set and count it:
                     $new->push($transaction);
-                    $count[$journalId] = 1;
+                    $count[$key] = 1;
                 }
             }
+
             return $new;
         }
 
diff --git a/app/Support/Steam.php b/app/Support/Steam.php
index 0185a93caf..669c2e468b 100644
--- a/app/Support/Steam.php
+++ b/app/Support/Steam.php
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ use FireflyIII\Models\Transaction;
 class Steam
 {
 
-
     /**
      *
      * @param \FireflyIII\Models\Account $account
@@ -202,8 +201,6 @@ class Steam
         return $list;
     }
 
-    // parse PHP size:
-
     /**
      * @param $string
      *
@@ -239,4 +236,20 @@ class Steam
 
     }
 
+    // parse PHP size:
+
+    /**
+     * @param string $amount
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function positive(string $amount): string
+    {
+        if (bccomp($amount, '0') === 1) {
+            $amount = bcmul($amount, '-1');
+        }
+
+        return $amount;
+    }
+
 }