diff --git a/Koha/Cash/Register/Cashup.pm b/Koha/Cash/Register/Cashup.pm
index 7e6ba1ac64..0742cffeaa 100644
--- a/Koha/Cash/Register/Cashup.pm
+++ b/Koha/Cash/Register/Cashup.pm
@@ -184,7 +184,11 @@ sub summary {
         my $typed_income = $income_transactions->total( { payment_type => $type->authorised_value } );
         my $typed_payout = $payout_transactions->total( { payment_type => $type->authorised_value } );
         my $typed_total  = ( $typed_income + $typed_payout );
-        push @total_grouped, { payment_type => $type->lib, total => $typed_total };
+
+        # Flip sign to match the convention used for `total` above:
+        # positive = net amount collected (i.e. removed from register at cashup),
+        # negative = net amount paid out (i.e. needed to be added to register).
+        push @total_grouped, { payment_type => $type->lib, total => $typed_total * -1 };
     }
 
     # Check for reconciliation lines separately (for footer display only)
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/cashup_modal.js b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/cashup_modal.js
index ba236ee67c..a79a394d47 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/cashup_modal.js
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/cashup_modal.js
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
                     "<tr class='reconciliation-separator'><td colspan='2'><hr></td></tr>"
                 );
 
-                // 2. Cash collected (amount recorded as removed from register)
+                // 2. Cash removed from register (positive = collected and removed at cashup)
                 var cashCollected = null;
                 for (type of data.summary.total_grouped) {
                     if (
@@ -155,9 +155,9 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
                 }
                 if (cashCollected !== null) {
                     var cashLabel =
-                        cashCollected < 0
-                            ? __("Cash added to register")
-                            : __("Cash collected");
+                        cashCollected >= 0
+                            ? __("Cash removed from register")
+                            : __("Cash added to register");
 
                     tfoot.append(
                         "<tr><td><strong>" +
@@ -176,13 +176,13 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
                         type.payment_type !== "CASH"
                     ) {
                         var paymentTypeLabel =
-                            type.total < 0
-                                ? __x("{payment_type} to add", {
+                            type.total >= 0
+                                ? __x("{payment_type} collected", {
                                       payment_type: escape_str(
                                           type.payment_type
                                       ),
                                   })
-                                : __x("{payment_type} collected", {
+                                : __x("{payment_type} to add", {
                                       payment_type: escape_str(
                                           type.payment_type
                                       ),