diff --git a/src/engine/Group.h b/src/engine/Group.h
index 949190efcb..0ef0d76b6e 100644
--- a/src/engine/Group.h
+++ b/src/engine/Group.h
@@ -134,11 +134,18 @@ Account *xaccGetPeerAccountFromName (Account *, const char *);
 
 /*
  * The xaccRecomputeGroupBalance() subroutine recursively totals
- * up the balances of all accounts in a group.
+ *    up the balances of all accounts in a group.
  */
 
 void xaccRecomputeGroupBalance (AccountGroup *);
 
+/*
+ * The xaccGroupGetBalance() method returns the total of the balances 
+ *    of all the children in this group.
+ */
+
+double    xaccGroupGetBalance (AccountGroup *);
+
 /*
  * The xaccGetAccountRoot () subroutine will find the topmost 
  *    (root) group to which this account belongs.
@@ -159,7 +166,6 @@ AccountGroup * xaccGetAccountRoot (Account *);
 void xaccConsolidateGrpTransactions (AccountGroup *);
 
 Account * xaccGroupGetAccount (AccountGroup *, int);
-double    xaccGroupGetBalance (AccountGroup *);
 
 /*
  * The xaccGroupGetNextFreeCode() method will try to guess a reasonable