diff --git a/gnucash/report/standard-reports/transaction.scm b/gnucash/report/standard-reports/transaction.scm
index 990d04d780..365b93717d 100644
--- a/gnucash/report/standard-reports/transaction.scm
+++ b/gnucash/report/standard-reports/transaction.scm
@@ -1104,7 +1104,9 @@ Credit Card, and Income accounts."))))))
                                                      (column-uses? 'other-account-full-name used-columns))))
 
         (if (column-uses? 'shares used-columns)
-            (addto! row-contents (xaccSplitGetAmount split)))
+            (addto! row-contents (gnc:make-html-table-cell/markup
+                                  "number-cell"
+                                  (xaccSplitGetAmount split))))
 
         (if (column-uses? 'price used-columns)
             (addto! row-contents