diff --git a/controller/tests/contract_self_spend.rs b/controller/tests/contract_self_spend.rs
index b252073..75dbf93 100644
--- a/controller/tests/contract_self_spend.rs
+++ b/controller/tests/contract_self_spend.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ use grin_wallet_libwallet as libwallet;
 use impls::test_framework::{self};
 use libwallet::contract::my_fee_contribution;
 use libwallet::contract::types::{ContractNewArgsAPI, ContractSetupArgsAPI};
-use libwallet::{Slate, SlateState, TxLogEntryType};
+use libwallet::{RetrieveTxQueryArgs, Slate, SlateState, TxLogEntryType};
 use std::sync::atomic::Ordering;
 use std::thread;
 use std::time::Duration;
@@ -113,6 +113,25 @@ fn contract_self_spend_tx_impl(test_dir: &'static str) -> Result<(), libwallet::
 			assert_eq!(tx_log.num_inputs, 1);
 			assert_eq!(tx_log.num_outputs, 1);
 			assert_eq!(tx_log.fee, Some(my_fee_contribution(1, 1, 1, 1)?));
+
+			for query in [
+				RetrieveTxQueryArgs {
+					include_sent_only: Some(true),
+					..Default::default()
+				},
+				RetrieveTxQueryArgs {
+					include_received_only: Some(true),
+					..Default::default()
+				},
+				RetrieveTxQueryArgs {
+					include_self_spend_only: Some(true),
+					..Default::default()
+				},
+			] {
+				let (_, filtered) = api.retrieve_txs(m, false, None, None, Some(query))?;
+				assert_eq!(filtered.len(), 1);
+				assert_eq!(filtered[0].tx_type, TxLogEntryType::TxSelfSpend);
+			}
 			Ok(())
 		},
 	)?;
diff --git a/controller/tests/contract_self_spend_cancel.rs b/controller/tests/contract_self_spend_cancel.rs
index e3b17cd..4226b2b 100644
--- a/controller/tests/contract_self_spend_cancel.rs
+++ b/controller/tests/contract_self_spend_cancel.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ extern crate log;
 use grin_wallet_libwallet as libwallet;
 
 use libwallet::contract::types::{ContractNewArgsAPI, ContractSetupArgsAPI};
-use libwallet::{Slate, SlateState, TxLogEntryType};
+use libwallet::{RetrieveTxQueryArgs, Slate, SlateState, TxLogEntryType};
 use std::sync::atomic::Ordering;
 use std::thread;
 use std::time::Duration;
@@ -87,6 +87,24 @@ fn contract_self_spend_cancel_impl(test_dir: &'static str) -> Result<(), libwall
 			assert_eq!(txs.len() as u64, 5); // send wallet didn't mine 4 blocks and made 1 tx
 			let tx_log = txs[4].clone(); // TODO: why -5 and not -4?
 			assert_eq!(tx_log.tx_type, TxLogEntryType::TxSelfSpendCancelled);
+			for query in [
+				RetrieveTxQueryArgs {
+					include_sent_only: Some(true),
+					..Default::default()
+				},
+				RetrieveTxQueryArgs {
+					include_received_only: Some(true),
+					..Default::default()
+				},
+				RetrieveTxQueryArgs {
+					include_self_spend_only: Some(true),
+					..Default::default()
+				},
+			] {
+				let (_, filtered) = api.retrieve_txs(m, false, None, None, Some(query))?;
+				assert_eq!(filtered.len(), 1);
+				assert_eq!(filtered[0].tx_type, TxLogEntryType::TxSelfSpendCancelled);
+			}
 			Ok(())
 		},
 	)?;
diff --git a/libwallet/src/api_impl/types.rs b/libwallet/src/api_impl/types.rs
index 4e59873..9ab2f47 100644
--- a/libwallet/src/api_impl/types.rs
+++ b/libwallet/src/api_impl/types.rs
@@ -200,9 +200,9 @@ pub struct RetrieveTxQueryArgs {
 	pub include_outstanding_only: Option<bool>,
 	/// whether to only consider confirmed-only transactions
 	pub include_confirmed_only: Option<bool>,
-	/// whether to only consider sent transactions
+	/// whether to only consider sent transactions, including self spends
 	pub include_sent_only: Option<bool>,
-	/// whether to only consider received transactions
+	/// whether to only consider received transactions, including self spends
 	pub include_received_only: Option<bool>,
 	/// whether to only consider coinbase transactions
 	pub include_coinbase_only: Option<bool>,
diff --git a/libwallet/src/contract/actions/README.md b/libwallet/src/contract/actions/README.md
index 13bff3b..b1bcbad 100644
--- a/libwallet/src/contract/actions/README.md
+++ b/libwallet/src/contract/actions/README.md
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ without a user confirmation step.
  - Stop relying on TxLog offsets in contract tests.
  - Finish the account-switching tests in `contract_accounts.rs`.
  - Reuse the workspace `serde_with` version.
- - Define and test how self-spends are handled by the sent and received filters.
 
 ### Side-effects
 
diff --git a/libwallet/src/internal/updater.rs b/libwallet/src/internal/updater.rs
index f9dbf9c..4d63592 100644
--- a/libwallet/src/internal/updater.rs
+++ b/libwallet/src/internal/updater.rs
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ where
 					tx_entry.tx_type == TxLogEntryType::TxSent
 						|| tx_entry.tx_type == TxLogEntryType::TxSentCancelled
 						|| tx_entry.tx_type == TxLogEntryType::TxSelfSpend
+						|| tx_entry.tx_type == TxLogEntryType::TxSelfSpendCancelled
 				} else {
 					true
 				}
@@ -169,6 +170,7 @@ where
 					tx_entry.tx_type == TxLogEntryType::TxReceived
 						|| tx_entry.tx_type == TxLogEntryType::TxReceivedCancelled
 						|| tx_entry.tx_type == TxLogEntryType::TxSelfSpend
+						|| tx_entry.tx_type == TxLogEntryType::TxSelfSpendCancelled
 				} else {
 					true
 				}
@@ -191,6 +193,7 @@ where
 			if let Some(v) = query_args.include_self_spend_only {
 				if v {
 					tx_entry.tx_type == TxLogEntryType::TxSelfSpend
+						|| tx_entry.tx_type == TxLogEntryType::TxSelfSpendCancelled
 				} else {
 					true
 				}