diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index b85b28cb82..bb9e48edd6 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -82,6 +82,20 @@
 	an alphabetic character has any modifiers applied to it, pass it
 	on to the window manager.  Fixes 88520.
 
+	* src/register/ledger-core/split-register-model-save.c
+	(gnc_split_register_save_data_new): Add a new arg to the register
+	save data to indicate whether the transaction the user is working
+	on is in expanded mode. (gnc_split_register_save_cells): Don't
+	balance other split of two, when the register is in expanded mode.
+
+	* src/register/ledger-core/split-register-control.c
+	(gnc_split_register_auto_completion): Add new arg to function
+	call.
+
+	* src/register/ledger-core/split-register.c
+	(gnc_split_register_save): Add new arg to function call.
+
+
 2002-10-05  David Hampton  <hampton@employees.org>
 
 	* src/engine/gnc-engine-util.c (gnc_set_xxx_message): 
diff --git a/src/register/ledger-core/split-register-control.c b/src/register/ledger-core/split-register-control.c
index b1ba58e4b2..4b2e9981fb 100644
--- a/src/register/ledger-core/split-register-control.c
+++ b/src/register/ledger-core/split-register-control.c
@@ -689,7 +689,8 @@ gnc_split_register_auto_completion (SplitRegister *reg,
         {
           SRSaveData *sd;
 
-          sd = gnc_split_register_save_data_new (trans, blank_split);
+          sd = gnc_split_register_save_data_new (trans, blank_split,
+					    info->trans_expanded);
           gnc_table_save_cells (reg->table, sd);
           gnc_split_register_save_data_destroy (sd);
         }
diff --git a/src/register/ledger-core/split-register-model-save.c b/src/register/ledger-core/split-register-model-save.c
index dcef976f28..dde533afa2 100644
--- a/src/register/ledger-core/split-register-model-save.c
+++ b/src/register/ledger-core/split-register-model-save.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ struct sr_save_data
 
   gboolean handled_dc; /* We have already handled the debit/credit cells. */
   gboolean do_scrub;   /* Scrub other split at the end. */
+  gboolean reg_expanded; /* Register is in expanded (split) mode */
 };
 
 /* This static indicates the debugging module that this .o belongs to. */
@@ -384,7 +385,7 @@ gnc_split_register_save_cells (gpointer save_data,
 
   xaccSplitScrub (sd->split);
 
-  if (other_split)
+  if (other_split && !sd->reg_expanded)
   {
     gnc_numeric value = xaccSplitGetValue (sd->split);
 
@@ -630,7 +631,8 @@ gnc_template_register_model_add_save_handlers (TableModel *model)
 }
 
 SRSaveData *
-gnc_split_register_save_data_new (Transaction *trans, Split *split)
+gnc_split_register_save_data_new (Transaction *trans, Split *split,
+				  gboolean expanded)
 {
   SRSaveData *sd;
 
@@ -643,6 +645,7 @@ gnc_split_register_save_data_new (Transaction *trans, Split *split)
   sd->split = split;
   sd->handled_dc = FALSE;
   sd->do_scrub = FALSE;
+  sd->reg_expanded = expanded;
 
   return sd;
 }
diff --git a/src/register/ledger-core/split-register-model-save.h b/src/register/ledger-core/split-register-model-save.h
index d4550a5146..bb90803d5b 100644
--- a/src/register/ledger-core/split-register-model-save.h
+++ b/src/register/ledger-core/split-register-model-save.h
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ void gnc_template_register_model_add_save_handlers (TableModel *model);
 typedef struct sr_save_data SRSaveData;
 
 SRSaveData * gnc_split_register_save_data_new (Transaction *trans,
-                                               Split *split);
+                                               Split *split,
+					       gboolean expanded);
 
 void gnc_split_register_save_data_destroy (SRSaveData *sd);
 
diff --git a/src/register/ledger-core/split-register.c b/src/register/ledger-core/split-register.c
index 0acda28736..1412d3dfb8 100644
--- a/src/register/ledger-core/split-register.c
+++ b/src/register/ledger-core/split-register.c
@@ -1461,7 +1461,8 @@ gnc_split_register_save (SplitRegister *reg, gboolean do_commit)
    {
      SRSaveData *sd;
 
-     sd = gnc_split_register_save_data_new (trans, split);
+     sd = gnc_split_register_save_data_new (trans, split,
+					    info->trans_expanded);
      gnc_table_save_cells (reg->table, sd);
      gnc_split_register_save_data_destroy (sd);
    }