diff --git a/gnucash/report/reports/CMakeLists.txt b/gnucash/report/reports/CMakeLists.txt
index 857fdf512c2..acb34d80d5d 100644
--- a/gnucash/report/reports/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/gnucash/report/reports/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ set (reports_standard_SCHEME
     standard/reconcile-report.scm
     standard/transaction.scm
     standard/trial-balance.scm
+    standard/txn-columns.scm
     standard/view-column.scm
     standard/taxinvoice.scm
     standard/receipt.scm
diff --git a/gnucash/report/reports/standard/txn-columns.scm b/gnucash/report/reports/standard/txn-columns.scm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..16f9cafd9d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnucash/report/reports/standard/txn-columns.scm
@@ -0,0 +1,262 @@
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+;;
+;; This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+;; modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+;; published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
+;; the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+;;
+;; This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+;; but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+;; GNU General Public License for more details.
+;;
+;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+;; along with this program; if not, contact:
+;;
+;; Free Software Foundation           Voice:  +1-617-542-5942
+;; 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor    Fax:    +1-617-542-2652
+;; Boston, MA  02110-1301,  USA       gnu@gnu.org
+;;
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+
+(define-module (gnucash reports standard txn-columns))
+
+(use-modules (srfi srfi-1))
+(use-modules (srfi srfi-26))
+(use-modules (ice-9 match))
+(use-modules (gnucash utilities))
+(use-modules (gnucash report))
+(use-modules (gnucash core-utils))
+(use-modules (gnucash app-utils))
+(use-modules (gnucash engine))
+
+(define reportname (N_ "Transaction Breakdown Report"))
+(define optname-from-date (N_ "Start Date"))
+(define optname-to-date (N_ "End Date"))
+(define optname-account (N_ "Account"))
+(define optname-max-columns (N_ "Limit for number of columns"))
+(define opthelp-max-columns (N_ "Set the upper limit for number of columns"))
+(define optname-desc-filter "Description Filter")
+
+(define (options-generator)
+  (let ((options (gnc-new-optiondb)))
+
+    (gnc:options-add-date-interval!
+     options gnc:pagename-general optname-from-date optname-to-date "a")
+
+    (gnc-register-account-sel-limited-option
+     options gnc:pagename-general optname-account "b" "Account" '() '())
+
+    (gnc-register-string-option
+     options gnc:pagename-general optname-desc-filter "c" "Description Filter" "")
+
+    (gnc-register-number-range-option
+     options gnc:pagename-general optname-max-columns "d" opthelp-max-columns 10 1 100 1)
+
+    options))
+
+
+;; gets an account's fullname as a list eg: '("Asset" "Investments" "Shares")
+(define (acct-get-fullname-list acct)
+  (define root (gnc-book-get-root-account (gnc-get-current-book)))
+  (let lp ((acct acct) (accum '()))
+    (cond
+     ((equal? acct root) accum)
+     (else (lp (gnc-account-get-parent acct)
+               (cons (xaccAccountGetName acct) accum))))))
+
+(define (txn-columns-renderer report-obj)
+
+  (define options (gnc:report-options report-obj))
+
+  (define get-option
+    (cut gnc-optiondb-lookup-value options <> <>))
+
+  (define document (gnc:make-html-document))
+
+  (define to-date
+    (gnc:time64-end-day-time
+     (gnc:date-option-absolute-time
+      (get-option gnc:pagename-general optname-to-date))))
+
+  (define from-date
+    (gnc:time64-start-day-time
+     (gnc:date-option-absolute-time
+      (get-option gnc:pagename-general optname-from-date))))
+
+  (define account
+    (get-option gnc:pagename-general optname-account))
+
+  (define desc-filter
+    (get-option gnc:pagename-general optname-desc-filter))
+
+  (define opt-max-columns
+    (get-option gnc:pagename-general optname-max-columns))
+
+  (define currency (xaccAccountGetCommodity account))
+
+  (define (desc-filter? txn)
+    (string-contains (xaccTransGetDescription txn) desc-filter))
+
+  (define transactions
+    (cond
+     ((null? account) '())
+     (else (let ((query (qof-query-create-for-splits)))
+             (qof-query-set-book query (gnc-get-current-book))
+             (xaccQueryAddClearedMatch
+              query (logand CLEARED-ALL (lognot CLEARED-VOIDED)) QOF-QUERY-AND)
+             (xaccQueryAddSingleAccountMatch query account QOF-QUERY-AND)
+             (xaccQueryAddDateMatchTT query #t from-date #t to-date QOF-QUERY-AND)
+             (let ((result (filter-map (lambda (split) (let ((txn (xaccSplitGetParent split)))
+                                                         (and (desc-filter? txn) txn)))
+                                       (xaccQueryGetSplitsUniqueTrans query))))
+               (qof-query-destroy query)
+               result)))))
+
+  (define (account<? a b)
+    (< (xaccAccountOrder a b) 0))
+
+  (define (account->sort-index a)
+    (list-index
+     (cut equal? <> (xaccAccountTypeGetFundamental (xaccAccountGetType a)))
+     (list ACCT-TYPE-ASSET ACCT-TYPE-LIABILITY ACCT-TYPE-EQUITY ACCT-TYPE-EXPENSE ACCT-TYPE-INCOME)))
+
+  (define (account-type<? a b)
+    (< (account->sort-index a) (account->sort-index b)))
+
+  (define accounts
+    (let lp ((transactions transactions) (rv '()))
+      (match transactions
+        (() (stable-sort (sort rv account<?) account-type<?))
+        ((txn . rest)
+         (let lp1 ((txn-splits (xaccTransGetSplitList txn)) (rv rv))
+           (match txn-splits
+             (() (lp rest rv))
+             (((= xaccSplitGetAccount s-acc) . rest-splits)
+              (lp1 rest-splits (if (or (equal? (xaccAccountGetType s-acc) ACCT-TYPE-TRADING)
+                                       (member s-acc rv))
+                                   rv
+                                   (cons s-acc rv))))))))))
+
+  (define num-accounts-found (length accounts))
+
+  (cond
+   ((null? transactions)
+    (gnc:html-document-add-object!
+     document (gnc:html-make-empty-data-warning
+               reportname (gnc:report-id report-obj))))
+
+   ((> num-accounts-found opt-max-columns)
+    (gnc:html-document-add-object!
+     document
+     (gnc:html-make-generic-warning
+      reportname (gnc:report-id report-obj)
+      (G_ "Too many accounts")
+      (G_ "The number of accounts linked by the transactions found exceeds the limit. \
+Select a different subset of transactions, or increase the limit in the options."))))
+
+   (else
+    (let ((table (gnc:make-html-table))
+          (max-depth (fold (lambda (a b) (max (gnc-account-get-current-depth a) b)) 0 accounts)))
+
+      (define (add-padding-right lst)
+        (let lp ((remaining max-depth) (lst lst) (accum '()))
+          (if (zero? remaining)
+              (reverse accum)
+              (match lst
+                ((head . tail) (lp (1- remaining) tail (cons head accum)))
+                (_ (lp (1- remaining) #f (cons #f accum)))))))
+
+      (gnc:html-table-set-multirow-col-headers!
+       table (apply zip (cons* (add-padding-right '("Date"))
+                               (add-padding-right '("Num"))
+                               (add-padding-right '("Desc"))
+                               (map (compose add-padding-right acct-get-fullname-list) accounts))))
+
+      (let lp ((transactions transactions)
+               (totals (make-list num-accounts-found 0)))
+        (match transactions
+          (()
+           (gnc:html-table-append-row!
+            table
+            (cons* (gnc:make-html-table-cell/size/markup
+                    1 3 "total-label-cell"
+                    (gnc:make-html-text
+                     (G_ "Total For ")
+                     (format #f "~a to ~a" (qof-print-date from-date) (qof-print-date to-date))))
+                   (map (lambda (acc total)
+                          (gnc:make-html-table-cell/markup
+                           "total-number-cell"
+                           (gnc:make-gnc-monetary (xaccAccountGetCommodity acc) total)))
+                        accounts totals))))
+          ((txn . rest-txns)
+           (let lp1 ((accounts accounts)
+                     (totals totals)
+                     (columns '())
+                     (new-totals '())
+                     (txn-splits (xaccTransGetSplitList txn)))
+             (match accounts
+               (()
+                (gnc:html-table-append-row!
+                 table
+                 (cons* (qof-print-date (xaccTransGetDate txn))
+                        (xaccTransGetNum txn)
+                        (xaccTransGetDescription txn)
+                        (reverse columns)))
+                (lp rest-txns (reverse new-totals)))
+               ((acc . rest-accts)
+                (define (is-acc? split)
+                  (equal? acc (xaccSplitGetAccount split)))
+                (define (maybe-negate split->num split)
+                  (let ((num (split->num split)))
+                    (if (gnc-reverse-balance acc) (- num) num)))
+                (let lp2 ((txn-splits txn-splits)
+                          (next-txn-splits '())
+                          (bal-value #f)
+                          (bal-amount #f)
+                          (first-split #f))
+                  (match txn-splits
+                    (()
+                     (lp1 rest-accts
+                          (cdr totals)
+                          (cons (and bal-value
+                                     (gnc:make-html-table-cell/markup
+                                      "number-cell"
+                                      (let* ((txn-currency (xaccTransGetCurrency txn))
+                                             (acc-commodity (xaccAccountGetCommodity acc))
+                                             (value-text (gnc:make-gnc-monetary txn-currency bal-value)))
+                                        (if (equal? acc-commodity txn-currency)
+                                            (gnc:make-html-text (gnc:html-markup-anchor
+                                                                 (gnc:split-anchor-text first-split)
+                                                                 value-text))
+                                            (gnc:make-html-text "[" value-text "] "
+                                                                (gnc:html-markup-anchor
+                                                                 (gnc:split-anchor-text first-split)
+                                                                 (gnc:make-gnc-monetary acc-commodity bal-amount)))))))
+                                columns)
+                          (cons (+ (car totals) (or bal-amount 0)) new-totals)
+                          (reverse next-txn-splits)))
+                    (((? is-acc? split) . rest)
+                     (lp2 rest next-txn-splits
+                          (+ (or bal-value 0) (maybe-negate xaccSplitGetValue split))
+                          (+ (or bal-amount 0) (maybe-negate xaccSplitGetAmount split))
+                          (or first-split split)))
+                    ((this . rest) (lp2 rest (cons this next-txn-splits) bal-value bal-amount first-split))))))))))
+
+      (gnc:html-document-set-title! document (G_ reportname))
+
+      (gnc:html-document-add-object! document (gnc:html-render-options-changed options))
+
+      (gnc:html-document-add-object! document table))))
+
+  document)
+
+
+;; Here we define the actual report
+(gnc:define-report
+ 'version 1
+ 'name reportname
+ 'report-guid "03603f0443494a6fa790b417f35d90d4"
+ 'menu-path (list gnc:menuname-experimental)
+ 'options-generator options-generator
+ 'renderer txn-columns-renderer)
diff --git a/po/POTFILES.in b/po/POTFILES.in
index 43881482939..c2c50a1a2da 100644
--- a/po/POTFILES.in
+++ b/po/POTFILES.in
@@ -495,6 +495,7 @@ gnucash/report/reports/standard/register.scm
 gnucash/report/reports/standard/taxinvoice.scm
 gnucash/report/reports/standard/transaction.scm
 gnucash/report/reports/standard/trial-balance.scm
+gnucash/report/reports/standard/txn-columns.scm
 gnucash/report/reports/standard/view-column.scm
 gnucash/report/reports/support/balsheet-eg.eguile.scm
 gnucash/report/reports/support/receipt.eguile.scm