diff --git a/tests/test_reports_balance.py b/tests/test_reports_balance.py
index f3af572854b3b481d72a1414d302c01583b3340c..bdba8ab84a6049b2b639f514092c50be5a79714f 100644
--- a/tests/test_reports_balance.py
+++ b/tests/test_reports_balance.py
@@ -67,6 +67,22 @@ def test_mixed_balance():
     assert not balance.is_zero()
     assert all(balance[key] == amt for key, amt in amounts.items())
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('balance_map_kwargs', [
+    {},
+    {'USD': 0},
+    {'EUR': 10},
+    {'JPY': 20, 'BRL': 30},
+    {'EUR': -15},
+    {'JPY': -25, 'BRL': -35},
+    {'JPY': 40, 'USD': 0, 'EUR': -50},
+])
+def test_neg(balance_map_kwargs):
+    amounts = testutil.balance_map(**balance_map_kwargs)
+    actual = -core.Balance(amounts.items())
+    assert set(actual) == set(balance_map_kwargs)
+    for key in balance_map_kwargs:
+        assert actual[key] == -amounts[key]
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('balance_map_kwargs,expected', [
     ({}, "Zero balance"),
     ({'JPY': 0, 'BRL': 0}, "Zero balance"),