diff --git a/hledger/Hledger/Cli/CompoundBalanceCommand.hs b/hledger/Hledger/Cli/CompoundBalanceCommand.hs
index 7d99a76d3..c33748c4d 100644
--- a/hledger/Hledger/Cli/CompoundBalanceCommand.hs
+++ b/hledger/Hledger/Cli/CompoundBalanceCommand.hs
@@ -379,7 +379,8 @@ compoundBalanceReportAsHtml ropts cbr =
             Total simpleDateSpanCell totalrow
                              -- make a table of rendered lines of the report totals row
         & map (map (fmap wbToText))
-        & addRowSpanHeader (Spr.defaultCell "Net:")
+        & addRowSpanHeader
+            ((Spr.defaultCell "Net:") {Spr.cellClass = Spr.Class "account"})
                              -- insert a headings column, with Net: on the first line only
         & addTotalBorders    -- marking the first for special styling
         & map (Html.formatRow . map (fmap L.toHtml))