diff --git a/gnucash/report/standard-reports/test/test-charts.scm b/gnucash/report/standard-reports/test/test-charts.scm
index 2094f285ba..edd4b88fa6 100644
--- a/gnucash/report/standard-reports/test/test-charts.scm
+++ b/gnucash/report/standard-reports/test/test-charts.scm
@@ -116,7 +116,33 @@
 
     (let* ((options (default-testing-options)))
       (test-assert (format #f "basic report exists: ~a" variant)
-        (options->render uuid options (format #f "net-charts-test ~a default options" variant))))
+        (options->render uuid options (format #f "test-null ~a default options" variant))))
+
+    ;; test net worth barchart amounts
+    (when (eq? variant 'net-worth-barchart)
+      ;; create 100 daily transactions from 1/1/70.  this is meant to
+      ;; test chart date ranges.  day 0 = $0, day 1 = $1, etc
+      (let loop ((date (gnc-dmy2time64 1 1 1970)) (idx 0))
+        (when (<= idx 100)
+          (env-create-transaction env date bank income idx)
+          (loop (incdate date DayDelta) (1+ idx))))
+      (let* ((options (default-testing-options)))
+        (set-option! options "General" "Start Date" (cons 'absolute (gnc-dmy2time64 15 1 1970)))
+        (set-option! options "General" "End Date" (cons 'absolute (gnc-dmy2time64 15 3 1970)))
+        (set-option! options "General" "Step Size" 'DayDelta)
+        (set-option! options "Display" "Show table" #t)
+        (let ((sxml (gnc:options->sxml uuid options (format #f "test-net-charts ~a 2 months" variant)
+                                         "test-table" #:strip-tag "script")))
+          (test-equal "net-worth-barchart: first row"
+            '("Date" "Assets" "Liabilities" "Net Worth")
+            (sxml->table-row-col sxml 1 0 #f))
+          (test-equal "net-worth-barchart: first data row"
+            '("01/15/70" "$105.00" "$0.00" "$105.00")
+            (sxml->table-row-col sxml 1 1 #f))
+          (test-equal "net-worth-barchart: last data row"
+            '("03/15/70" "$2,701.00" "$0.00" "$2,701.00")
+            (sxml->table-row-col sxml 1 -1 #f))
+          )))
 
     (case variant
       ((liability-piechart stock-piechart asset-piechart expense-piechart income-piechart)