diff --git a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Reports/ReportOptions.hs b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Reports/ReportOptions.hs
index 8f6edb2c7..70b27cac6 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Reports/ReportOptions.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Reports/ReportOptions.hs
@@ -524,7 +524,9 @@ journalApplyValuationFromOptsWith rspec@ReportSpec{_rsReportOpts=ropts} j priceo
-- Find the end of the period containing this posting
periodEnd = addDays (-1) . fromMaybe err . mPeriodEnd . postingDate
- mPeriodEnd = spanEnd <=< latestSpanContaining (historical : spans)
+ mPeriodEnd = case interval_ ropts of
+ NoInterval -> const . spanEnd $ reportSpan j rspec
+ _ -> spanEnd <=< latestSpanContaining (historical : spans)
historical = DateSpan Nothing $ spanStart =<< headMay spans
spans = splitSpan (interval_ ropts) $ reportSpanBothDates j rspec
styles = journalCommodityStyles j
diff --git a/hledger/hledger.m4.md b/hledger/hledger.m4.md
index d8b817fe7..adcfd2479 100644
--- a/hledger/hledger.m4.md
+++ b/hledger/hledger.m4.md
@@ -1261,8 +1261,9 @@ Related:
| balance assertions/assignments | unchanged | unchanged | unchanged | unchanged | unchanged |
|
| | | | | |
| **register** | | | | | |
-| starting balance (-H) | cost | value at day before report or journal start | valued at day each historical posting was made | value at day before report or journal start | value at DATE/today |
-| posting amounts | cost | value at report end or today | value at posting date | value at report or journal end | value at DATE/today |
+| starting balance (-H) | cost | value at report or journal end | valued at day each historical posting was made | value at report or journal end | value at DATE/today |
+| starting balance (-H) with report interval | cost | value at day before report or journal start | valued at day each historical posting was made | value at day before report or journal start | value at DATE/today |
+| posting amounts | cost | value at report or journal end | value at posting date | value at report or journal end | value at DATE/today |
| summary posting amounts with report interval | summarised cost | value at period ends | sum of postings in interval, valued at interval start | value at period ends | value at DATE/today |
| running total/average | sum/average of displayed values | sum/average of displayed values | sum/average of displayed values | sum/average of displayed values | sum/average of displayed values |
|
| | | | | |
diff --git a/hledger/test/journal/valuation.test b/hledger/test/journal/valuation.test
index bb820421b..37aa33ea6 100644
--- a/hledger/test/journal/valuation.test
+++ b/hledger/test/journal/valuation.test
@@ -265,10 +265,10 @@ $ hledger -f- reg --value=cost -b 200002 -H
# 23. register with starting balance, valued at period end.
# That is unspecified so the last posting date (or price directive date) is used,
# ie 2000/4/1, so the price is 4 B.
-# Starting balance is 5 B as above.
+# Starting balance is 1 A, which is valued at 4 B.
$ hledger -f- reg --value=end -b 200002 -H
-2000-02-01 (a) 4 B 9 B
-2000-03-01 (a) 4 B 13 B
+2000-02-01 (a) 4 B 8 B
+2000-03-01 (a) 4 B 12 B
# 24. register with starting balance, valued at specified date (when the price is 5 B).
# Starting balance is 5 B as above.