diff --git a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Reports/MultiBalanceReport.hs b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Reports/MultiBalanceReport.hs
index b8fbc5c14..202207c6e 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Reports/MultiBalanceReport.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Reports/MultiBalanceReport.hs
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ generateMultiBalanceReport rspec@ReportSpec{_rsReportOpts=ropts} j priceoracle u
              $ buildReportRows ropts displaynames matrix
 
     -- Calculate column totals
-    totalsrow = dbg5 "totalsrow" $ calculateTotalsRow ropts rows
+    totalsrow = dbg5 "totalsrow" $ calculateTotalsRow ropts rows $ length colps
 
     -- Sorted report rows.
     sortedrows = dbg5 "sortedrows" $ sortRows ropts j rows
@@ -501,8 +501,8 @@ sortRows ropts j
 -- | Build the report totals row.
 --
 -- Calculate the column totals. These are always the sum of column amounts.
-calculateTotalsRow :: ReportOpts -> [MultiBalanceReportRow] -> PeriodicReportRow () MixedAmount
-calculateTotalsRow ropts rows =
+calculateTotalsRow :: ReportOpts -> [MultiBalanceReportRow] -> Int -> PeriodicReportRow () MixedAmount
+calculateTotalsRow ropts rows colcount =
     PeriodicReportRow () coltotals grandtotal grandaverage
   where
     isTopRow row = flat_ ropts || not (any (`HM.member` rowMap) parents)
@@ -511,7 +511,9 @@ calculateTotalsRow ropts rows =
 
     colamts = transpose . map prrAmounts $ filter isTopRow rows
 
-    coltotals :: [MixedAmount] = dbg5 "coltotals" $ map maSum colamts
+    coltotals :: [MixedAmount] = dbg5 "coltotals" $ case colamts of
+      [] -> replicate colcount nullmixedamt
+      _ -> map maSum colamts
 
     -- Calculate the grand total and average. These are always the sum/average
     -- of the column totals.
diff --git a/hledger/test/balancesheet.test b/hledger/test/balancesheet.test
index 95a09318b..69a464d42 100644
--- a/hledger/test/balancesheet.test
+++ b/hledger/test/balancesheet.test
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Balance Sheet 2016-01-01
  Liabilities ||            
 -------------++------------
 -------------++------------
-             ||            
+             ||          0 
 =============++============
  Net:        ||          1 
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Balance Sheet 2016-01-01
  Liabilities ||            
 -------------++------------
 -------------++------------
-             ||            
+             ||          0 
 =============++============
  Net:        ||          1 
 
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ Balance Sheet 2017-01-01
  Liabilities ||            
 -------------++------------
 -------------++------------
-             ||            
+             ||          0 
 =============++============
  Net:        ||          1 
 
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ Balance Sheet 2017-01-01
  Liabilities ||            
 -------------++------------
 -------------++------------
-             ||            
+             ||          0 
 =============++============
  Net:        ||          1 
 
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ Balance Sheet 2017-12-31
  Liabilities ||                     
 -------------++---------------------
 -------------++---------------------
-             ||                     
+             ||          0        0 
 =============++=====================
  Net:        ||         $1       $1 
 
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ Balance Sheet 2016-01-31
  Liabilities ║            
 ─────────────╫────────────
 ─────────────╫────────────
-             ║            
+             ║          0 
 ═════════════╬════════════
  Net:        ║          1 
 
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ Balance Sheet 2018-10-03
  Liabilities                         ||            
 -------------------------------------++------------
 -------------------------------------++------------
-                                     ||            
+                                     ||          0 
 =====================================++============
  Net:                                ||       $120 
 
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ Balance Sheet 2020-03-25
  Liabilities ||            
 -------------++------------
 -------------++------------
-             ||            
+             ||          0 
 =============++============
  Net:        ||         $1 
 
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ $ hledger -f - balancesheet --tree --output-format=csv
 "assets:a","$1"
 "total","$1"
 "Liabilities",""
-"total"
+"total","0"
 "Net:","$1"
 
 # ** 13. CSV output supports --drop.
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ $ hledger -f - balancesheet --tree --output-format=csv --drop 1
 "a","$1"
 "total","$1"
 "Liabilities",""
-"total"
+"total","0"
 "Net:","$1"
 
 <
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ $ hledger -f - balancesheet --output-format=csv
 "assets:a","$-10000.00"
 "total","$-10000.00"
 "Liabilities",""
-"total"
+"total","0"
 "Net:","$-10000.00"
 
 # ** 15. In compound reports like balancesheet, parent accounts might not have
diff --git a/hledger/test/cashflow.test b/hledger/test/cashflow.test
index 5bd81f942..f27977758 100644
--- a/hledger/test/cashflow.test
+++ b/hledger/test/cashflow.test
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ Cashflow Statement 2016-10
  Cash flows ||     
 ------------++-----
 ------------++-----
-            ||     
+            ||   0 
 >2
 >= 0
 
diff --git a/hledger/test/cli/multiple-files.test b/hledger/test/cli/multiple-files.test
index 06f49e862..6395ab3e5 100644
--- a/hledger/test/cli/multiple-files.test
+++ b/hledger/test/cli/multiple-files.test
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Income Statement 2014-01-01..2014-01-02
  Revenues                 ||                        
 --------------------------++------------------------
 --------------------------++------------------------
-                          ||                        
+                          ||                      0 
 ==========================++========================
  Expenses                 ||                        
 --------------------------++------------------------
diff --git a/hledger/test/incomestatement.test b/hledger/test/incomestatement.test
index 978a28729..a9d6043ab 100644
--- a/hledger/test/incomestatement.test
+++ b/hledger/test/incomestatement.test
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Income Statement 2016-01-01
  Expenses ||            
 ----------++------------
 ----------++------------
-          ||            
+          ||          0 
 ==========++============
  Net:     ||         -1 
 
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ Income Statement 2015-10
  Expenses          ||            
 -------------------++------------
 -------------------++------------
-                   ||            
+                   ||          0 
 ===================++============
  Net:              || $10,000.00 
 
@@ -171,14 +171,14 @@ Income Statement 2016-10
  Revenues ||     
 ----------++-----
 ----------++-----
-          ||     
+          ||   0 
 ==========++=====
  Expenses ||     
 ----------++-----
 ----------++-----
-          ||     
+          ||   0 
 ==========++=====
- Net:     ||     
+ Net:     ||   0 
 
 # ** 6. Multicolumn test
 # old (arithmetic sign):