diff --git a/book.py b/book.py
index 873e765..bbeb106 100644
--- a/book.py
+++ b/book.py
@@ -103,8 +103,13 @@ class Book(tree(separator='/'), Workflow, ModelSQL, ModelView):
             'required': ~STATES2['invisible'],
         }, depends=DEPENDS2+['lines'])
     balance = fields.Function(fields.Numeric(string='Balance', readonly=True,
+        help='Balance of bookings to date',
         digits=(16, Eval('currency_digits', 2)),
         depends=['currency_digits']), 'on_change_with_balance')
+    balance_all = fields.Function(fields.Numeric(string='Total balance',
+        readonly=True, help='Balance of all bookings',
+        digits=(16, Eval('currency_digits', 2)),
+        depends=['currency_digits']), 'on_change_with_balance_all')
 
     balance_ref = fields.Function(fields.Numeric(string='Balance (Ref.)',
         help='Balance in company currency',
@@ -262,28 +267,7 @@ class Book(tree(separator='/'), Workflow, ModelSQL, ModelView):
                 }
         return recname
 
-    @fields.depends('currency')
-    def on_change_with_currency_digits(self, name=None):
-        """ currency of cashbook
-        """
-        if self.currency:
-            return self.currency.digits
-        else:
-            return 2
-
-    @fields.depends('company', 'currency', 'btype')
-    def on_change_with_company_currency(self, name=None):
-        """ get company-currency if its different from current
-            cashbook-currency, disable if book is a view
-        """
-        if self.company:
-            if self.currency:
-                if self.btype:
-                    if self.company.currency.id != self.currency.id:
-                        return self.company.currency.id
-
-    @fields.depends('id')
-    def on_change_with_balance(self, name=None):
+    def get_balance_of_cashbooks(self, date_limit=True):
         """ compute balance
         """
         pool = Pool()
@@ -291,17 +275,24 @@ class Book(tree(separator='/'), Workflow, ModelSQL, ModelView):
         Book3 = pool.get('cashbook.book')
         Line = pool.get('cashbook.line')
         Currency = pool.get('currency.currency')
+        IrDate = pool.get('ir.date')
 
         tab_line = Line.__table__()
         tab_book = Book3.__table__()
         cursor = Transaction().connection.cursor()
+        context = Transaction().context
 
         # select cashbook-lines from current cashbook and below
-        line_query = Line.search([
+        query = [
                 ('cashbook.id', 'in', Book2.search([
                         ('parent', 'child_of', [self.id]),
                     ], query=True)),
-            ], query=True)
+            ]
+        if date_limit == True:
+            query.append(
+                    ('date', '<=', context.get('date', IrDate.today()))
+                )
+        line_query = Line.search(query, query=True)
 
         # sum lines by currency
         bal_by_currency = line_query.join(tab_line,
@@ -330,6 +321,38 @@ class Book(tree(separator='/'), Workflow, ModelSQL, ModelView):
                     )
             return total
 
+    @fields.depends('currency')
+    def on_change_with_currency_digits(self, name=None):
+        """ currency of cashbook
+        """
+        if self.currency:
+            return self.currency.digits
+        else:
+            return 2
+
+    @fields.depends('company', 'currency', 'btype')
+    def on_change_with_company_currency(self, name=None):
+        """ get company-currency if its different from current
+            cashbook-currency, disable if book is a view
+        """
+        if self.company:
+            if self.currency:
+                if self.btype:
+                    if self.company.currency.id != self.currency.id:
+                        return self.company.currency.id
+
+    @fields.depends('id')
+    def on_change_with_balance(self, name=None):
+        """ compute balance until today
+        """
+        return self.get_balance_of_cashbooks()
+
+    @fields.depends('id')
+    def on_change_with_balance_all(self, name=None):
+        """ compute balance of all bookings
+        """
+        return self.get_balance_of_cashbooks(date_limit=False)
+
     @fields.depends('company', 'currency', 'id', 'btype')
     def on_change_with_balance_ref(self, name=None):
         """ balance converted to company-currency
diff --git a/locale/de.po b/locale/de.po
index 1a3347e..ae53653 100644
--- a/locale/de.po
+++ b/locale/de.po
@@ -514,6 +514,18 @@ msgctxt "field:cashbook.book,balance:"
 msgid "Balance"
 msgstr "Saldo"
 
+msgctxt "help:cashbook.book,balance:"
+msgid "Balance of bookings to date"
+msgstr "Saldo der Buchungen bis zum heutigen Tag"
+
+msgctxt "field:cashbook.book,balance_all:"
+msgid "Total balance"
+msgstr "Gesamtsaldo"
+
+msgctxt "help:cashbook.book,balance_all:"
+msgid "Balance of all bookings"
+msgstr "Saldo aller Buchungen"
+
 msgctxt "field:cashbook.book,reconciliations:"
 msgid "Reconciliations"
 msgstr "Abstimmungen"
diff --git a/view/book_form.xml b/view/book_form.xml
index 7eec6b1..de1c6db 100644
--- a/view/book_form.xml
+++ b/view/book_form.xml
@@ -20,9 +20,10 @@ full copyright notices and license terms. -->
     <label name="btype"/>
     <field name="btype"/>
 
+    <label name="balance_all"/>
+    <field name="balance_all" symbol="currency"/>
     <label name="balance_ref"/>
     <field name="balance_ref" symbol="company_currency"/>
-    <newline/>
 
     <notebook colspan="4">
         <page name="reconciliations" string="Reconciliations" col="1">