diff --git a/packages/loot-core/src/client/data-hooks/transactions.ts b/packages/loot-core/src/client/data-hooks/transactions.ts
index 2fc3286774..c5c777017e 100644
--- a/packages/loot-core/src/client/data-hooks/transactions.ts
+++ b/packages/loot-core/src/client/data-hooks/transactions.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import debounce from 'lodash/debounce';
 
 import { send } from '../../platform/client/fetch';
 import { currentDay, addDays, parseDate } from '../../shared/months';
-import { type Query } from '../../shared/query';
+import { type QueryState, type Query } from '../../shared/query';
 import {
   getScheduledAmount,
   extractScheduleConds,
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
   scheduleIsRecurring,
 } from '../../shared/schedules';
 import { ungroupTransactions } from '../../shared/transactions';
+import { type IntegerAmount } from '../../shared/util';
 import {
   type ScheduleEntity,
   type TransactionEntity,
@@ -31,23 +32,77 @@ type UseTransactionsProps = {
    * to prevent unnecessary re-renders i.e. `useMemo`, `useState`, etc.
    */
   query?: Query;
+  /**
+   * The options to configure the hook behavior.
+   */
   options?: {
+    /**
+     * The number of transactions to load at a time.
+     * This is used for pagination and should be set to a reasonable number
+     * to avoid loading too many transactions at once.
+     * The default is 50.
+     * @default 50
+     */
     pageCount?: number;
+    /**
+     * Whether to calculate running balances for the transactions returned by the query.
+     * This can be set to `true` to calculate running balances for all transactions
+     * (using the default running balance calculation), or a function that takes the
+     * transactions and the query state and returns a map of transaction IDs to running balances.
+     * The function will be called with the transactions and the query state
+     * whenever the transactions are loaded or reloaded.
+     *
+     * The default running balance calculation is a simple sum of the transaction amounts
+     * in reverse order (bottom up). This works well if the transactions are ordered by
+     * date in descending order. If the query orders the transactions differently,
+     * a custom `calculateRunningBalances` function should be used instead.
+     * @default false
+     */
+    calculateRunningBalances?:
+      | ((
+          transactions: TransactionEntity[],
+          queryState: QueryState,
+        ) => Map<TransactionEntity['id'], IntegerAmount>)
+      | boolean;
   };
 };
 
 type UseTransactionsResult = {
+  /**
+   * The transactions returned by the query.
+   */
   transactions: ReadonlyArray<TransactionEntity>;
+  /**
+   * The running balances for the transactions returned by the query.
+   * This is only populated if `calculateRunningBalances` is either set to `true`
+   * or a function that implements the calculation in the options.
+   */
+  runningBalances: Map<TransactionEntity['id'], IntegerAmount>;
+  /**
+   * Whether the transactions are currently being loaded.
+   */
   isLoading: boolean;
+  /**
+   * An error that occurred while loading the transactions.
+   */
   error?: Error;
+  /**
+   * Reload the transactions.
+   */
   reload: () => void;
+  /**
+   * Load more transactions.
+   */
   loadMore: () => void;
+  /**
+   * Whether more transactions are currently being loaded.
+   */
   isLoadingMore: boolean;
 };
 
 export function useTransactions({
   query,
-  options = { pageCount: 50 },
+  options = { pageCount: 50, calculateRunningBalances: false },
 }: UseTransactionsProps): UseTransactionsResult {
   const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState(true);
   const [isLoadingMore, setIsLoadingMore] = useState(false);
@@ -55,6 +110,9 @@ export function useTransactions({
   const [transactions, setTransactions] = useState<
     ReadonlyArray<TransactionEntity>
   >([]);
+  const [runningBalances, setRunningBalances] = useState<
+    Map<TransactionEntity['id'], IntegerAmount>
+  >(new Map());
 
   const pagedQueryRef = useRef<PagedQuery<TransactionEntity> | null>(null);
 
@@ -91,6 +149,12 @@ export function useTransactions({
       onData: data => {
         if (!isUnmounted) {
           setTransactions(data);
+
+          const calculateFn = getCalculateRunningBalancesFn(optionsRef.current);
+          if (calculateFn) {
+            setRunningBalances(calculateFn(data, query.state));
+          }
+
           setIsLoading(false);
         }
       },
@@ -127,6 +191,7 @@ export function useTransactions({
 
   return {
     transactions,
+    runningBalances,
     isLoading,
     ...(error && { error }),
     reload,
@@ -344,3 +409,52 @@ function isForPreview(schedule: ScheduleEntity, statuses: ScheduleStatuses) {
     ['due', 'upcoming', 'missed', 'paid'].includes(status!)
   );
 }
+
+function getCalculateRunningBalancesFn(
+  options: UseTransactionsProps['options'],
+) {
+  const calculateRunningBalances = options?.calculateRunningBalances ?? false;
+  return calculateRunningBalances === true
+    ? calculateRunningBalancesBottomUp
+    : typeof calculateRunningBalances === 'function'
+      ? calculateRunningBalances
+      : undefined;
+}
+
+function calculateRunningBalancesBottomUp(
+  transactions: TransactionEntity[],
+  queryState: QueryState,
+) {
+  return (
+    transactions
+      .filter(t => {
+        const splits = queryState.tableOptions?.splits;
+        switch (splits) {
+          case 'all':
+            // Only calculate parent/non-split amounts
+            return !t.parent_id;
+          default:
+            // inline
+            // grouped
+            // none
+            return true;
+        }
+      })
+      // We're using `reduceRight` here to calculate the running balance in reverse order (bottom up).
+      .reduceRight((acc, transaction, index, arr) => {
+        const previousTransactionIndex = index + 1;
+        if (previousTransactionIndex >= arr.length) {
+          // This is the last transaction in the list,
+          // so we set the running balance to the amount of the transaction
+          acc.set(transaction.id, transaction.amount);
+          return acc;
+        }
+        const previousTransaction = arr[previousTransactionIndex];
+        const previousRunningBalance = acc.get(previousTransaction.id) ?? 0;
+        const currentRunningBalance =
+          previousRunningBalance + transaction.amount;
+        acc.set(transaction.id, currentRunningBalance);
+        return acc;
+      }, new Map<TransactionEntity['id'], IntegerAmount>())
+  );
+}
diff --git a/packages/loot-core/src/types/models/transaction.ts b/packages/loot-core/src/types/models/transaction.ts
index 60c99b673a..3bb0c3e2df 100644
--- a/packages/loot-core/src/types/models/transaction.ts
+++ b/packages/loot-core/src/types/models/transaction.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { IntegerAmount } from '../../shared/util';
+
 import { AccountEntity } from './account';
 import { CategoryEntity } from './category';
 import { PayeeEntity } from './payee';
@@ -10,7 +12,7 @@ export interface TransactionEntity {
   parent_id?: TransactionEntity['id'];
   account: AccountEntity['id'];
   category?: CategoryEntity['id'];
-  amount: number;
+  amount: IntegerAmount;
   payee?: PayeeEntity['id'];
   notes?: string;
   date: string;
diff --git a/upcoming-release-notes/4987.md b/upcoming-release-notes/4987.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..138dabf688
--- /dev/null
+++ b/upcoming-release-notes/4987.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+category: Enhancements
+authors: [joel-jeremy]
+---
+
+Add option to calculate running balances in useTransactions hook