diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ReportController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ReportController.php
index 82339668ff..ba17f478ac 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ReportController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ReportController.php
@@ -329,25 +329,31 @@ class ReportController extends Controller
 
         if (0 === $request->getAccountList()->count()) {
             Log::debug('Account count is zero');
-            session()->flash('error', (string)trans('firefly.select_more_than_one_account'));
+            session()->flash('error', (string)trans('firefly.select_at_least_one_account'));
 
             return redirect(route('reports.index'));
         }
 
         if ('category' === $reportType && 0 === $request->getCategoryList()->count()) {
-            session()->flash('error', (string)trans('firefly.select_more_than_one_category'));
+            session()->flash('error', (string)trans('firefly.select_at_least_one_category'));
 
             return redirect(route('reports.index'));
         }
 
         if ('budget' === $reportType && 0 === $request->getBudgetList()->count()) {
-            session()->flash('error', (string)trans('firefly.select_more_than_one_budget'));
+            session()->flash('error', (string)trans('firefly.select_at_least_one_budget'));
 
             return redirect(route('reports.index'));
         }
 
         if ('tag' === $reportType && 0 === $request->getTagList()->count()) {
-            session()->flash('error', (string)trans('firefly.select_more_than_one_tag'));
+            session()->flash('error', (string)trans('firefly.select_at_least_one_tag'));
+
+            return redirect(route('reports.index'));
+        }
+
+        if ('account' === $reportType && 0 === $request->getExpenseList()->count()) {
+            session()->flash('error', (string)trans('firefly.select_at_least_one_expense'));
 
             return redirect(route('reports.index'));
         }
diff --git a/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php b/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php
index 0e1a0b2fcb..76fece87b3 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php
+++ b/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php
@@ -760,10 +760,11 @@ return [
     'credit_card_options'                     => 'Credit card options',
     'no_transactions_account'                 => 'There are no transactions (in this period) for asset account ":name".',
     'no_data_for_chart'                       => 'There is not enough information (yet) to generate this chart.',
-    'select_more_than_one_account'            => 'Please select more than one account',
-    'select_more_than_one_category'           => 'Please select more than one category',
-    'select_more_than_one_budget'             => 'Please select more than one budget',
-    'select_more_than_one_tag'                => 'Please select more than one tag',
+    'select_at_least_one_account'             => 'Please select at least one asset account',
+    'select_at_least_one_category'            => 'Please select at least one category',
+    'select_at_least_one_budget'              => 'Please select at least one budget',
+    'select_at_least_one_tag'                 => 'Please select at least one tag',
+    'select_at_least_one_expense'             => 'Please select at least one combination of expense/revenue accounts. If you have none (the list is empty) this report is not available.',
     'account_default_currency'                => 'This will be the default currency associated with this account.',
     'reconcile_has_more'                      => 'Your Firefly III ledger has more money in it than your bank claims you should have. There are several options. Please choose what to do. Then, press "Confirm reconciliation".',
     'reconcile_has_less'                      => 'Your Firefly III ledger has less money in it than your bank claims you should have. There are several options. Please choose what to do. Then, press "Confirm reconciliation".',