diff --git a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Reports.hs b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Reports.hs
index eeecd6cf4..57e72dfbe 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Reports.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Reports.hs
@@ -574,6 +574,20 @@ accountsReportItem opts a@Account{aname=name, aibalance=ibal}
     parents = init $ parentAccounts a
 
 
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+-- | Get the historical running inclusive balance of a particular account,
+-- from earliest to latest posting date.
+-- XXX Accounts should know the Ledger & Journal they came from
+accountBalanceHistory :: ReportOpts -> Journal -> Account -> [(Day, MixedAmount)]
+accountBalanceHistory ropts j a = [(getdate t, bal) | (t,_,_,_,_,bal) <- items]
+  where
+    (_,items) = journalTransactionsReport ropts j acctquery
+    inclusivebal = True
+    acctquery = Acct $ (if inclusivebal then accountNameToAccountRegex else accountNameToAccountOnlyRegex) $ aname a
+    getdate = if effective_ ropts then transactionEffectiveDate else transactionActualDate
+
+
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 -- TESTS