Index: src/engine/Recurrence.h
===================================================================
--- src/engine/Recurrence.h	(revision 14900)
+++ src/engine/Recurrence.h	(working copy)
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
 /* Get the amount that an Account's value changed between the
    beginning and end of the nth instance of the recurrence. */
 gnc_numeric recurrenceGetAccountPeriodValue(const Recurrence *r, 
-                                            Account *acct, guint n);
+                                            Account *acct, guint n, gboolean recurse);
 
 /* Get the earliest of the next occurances -- a "composite" recurrence */
 void recurrenceListNextInstance(const GList *r, const GDate *refDate,
Index: src/engine/gnc-budget.c
===================================================================
--- src/engine/gnc-budget.c	(revision 14900)
+++ src/engine/gnc-budget.c	(working copy)
@@ -275,11 +275,84 @@
 #endif
 
 
+typedef struct {
+  GncBudget *budget;
+  guint period_num;
+  gnc_numeric balance;
+} budgetandperiod;
+
+static gnc_numeric
+gnc_budget_xxx_account_period_value(GncBudget *budget, Account *account,
+                                    guint period_num)
+{
+    gnc_numeric numeric;
+    gchar path[BUF_SIZE];
+    gchar *bufend;
+    KvpFrame *frame;
+
+    numeric = gnc_numeric_zero();
+    g_return_val_if_fail(GNC_IS_BUDGET(budget), numeric);
+    g_return_val_if_fail(account, numeric);
+
+    frame = qof_instance_get_slots(QOF_INSTANCE(budget));
+    bufend = guid_to_string_buff(xaccAccountGetGUID(account), path);
+    g_sprintf(bufend, "/%d", period_num);
+    numeric = kvp_frame_get_numeric(frame, path); /* Zero if unset */
+    return numeric;
+}
+static gpointer
+gnc_budget_xxx_account_period_value_helper (Account *acc, gpointer data)
+{
+    budgetandperiod *bp = data;
+    gnc_numeric balance;
+
+//Could use some checking here.
+//    g_return_val_if_fail (cb->asOfDateFn && cb->currency, NULL);
+
+    balance = gnc_budget_xxx_account_period_value (
+        bp->budget, acc, bp->period_num);
+    bp->balance = gnc_numeric_add (bp->balance, balance,
+                                   GNC_DENOM_AUTO,
+                                   GNC_HOW_DENOM_REDUCE);
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static gnc_numeric
+gnc_budget_xxx_account_period_value_recursive (
+    GncBudget *budget, Account *acc, guint period_num,
+    gboolean include_children)
+{
+  gnc_numeric balance;
+
+  if (!acc) return gnc_numeric_zero ();
+  /*  g_return_val_if_fail(acc, gnc_numeric_zero()); */
+
+  balance = gnc_budget_xxx_account_period_value(budget, acc, period_num);
+
+  /* If needed, sum up the children converting to the *requested*
+     commodity. */
+  if (include_children) {
+    budgetandperiod bp = { budget, period_num, balance };
+
+    xaccGroupForEachAccount (xaccAccountGetChildren(acc),
+                             gnc_budget_xxx_account_period_value_helper, 
+			     &bp, TRUE);
+    balance = bp.balance;
+  }
+
+  return balance;
+}
+
 /* Does not distinguish between unset and zero - returns zero either way. */
 gnc_numeric
 gnc_budget_get_account_period_value(GncBudget *budget, Account *account,
                                     guint period_num)
 {
+
+  return gnc_budget_xxx_account_period_value_recursive
+    (budget, account, period_num, TRUE);
+
+/*
     gnc_numeric numeric;
     gchar path[BUF_SIZE];
     gchar *bufend;
@@ -292,8 +365,9 @@
     frame = qof_instance_get_slots(QOF_INSTANCE(budget));
     bufend = guid_to_string_buff(xaccAccountGetGUID(account), path);
     g_sprintf(bufend, "/%d", period_num);
-    numeric = kvp_frame_get_numeric(frame, path); /* Zero if unset */
+    numeric = kvp_frame_get_numeric(frame, path); */ /* Zero if unset */ /*
     return numeric;
+ */
 }
 
 
@@ -313,7 +387,7 @@
     // FIXME: maybe zero is not best error return val.
     g_return_val_if_fail(GNC_IS_BUDGET(budget) && acc, gnc_numeric_zero());
     return recurrenceGetAccountPeriodValue(&budget->recurrence, 
-                                           acc, period_num);
+                                           acc, period_num, TRUE);
 }
 
 QofBook*
Index: src/engine/Recurrence.c
===================================================================
--- src/engine/Recurrence.c	(revision 14900)
+++ src/engine/Recurrence.c	(working copy)
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@
 }
 
 gnc_numeric
-recurrenceGetAccountPeriodValue(const Recurrence *r, Account *acc, guint n)
+recurrenceGetAccountPeriodValue(const Recurrence *r, Account *acc, guint n, gboolean recurse)
 {
     time_t t1, t2;
 
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@
     g_return_val_if_fail(r && acc, gnc_numeric_zero());
     t1 = recurrenceGetPeriodTime(r, n, FALSE);
     t2 = recurrenceGetPeriodTime(r, n, TRUE);
-    return xaccAccountGetBalanceChangeForPeriod (acc, t1, t2, TRUE);
+    return xaccAccountGetBalanceChangeForPeriod (acc, t1, t2, recurse);
 }
 
 void
Index: src/gnome/gnc-plugin-page-budget.c
===================================================================
--- src/gnome/gnc-plugin-page-budget.c	(revision 14900)
+++ src/gnome/gnc-plugin-page-budget.c	(working copy)
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@
     num_periods = g_list_length(priv->period_col_list);
 
     for (i = 0; i < num_periods; i++) {
-        num = recurrenceGetAccountPeriodValue(&priv->r, acct, i);
+        num = recurrenceGetAccountPeriodValue(&priv->r, acct, i, FALSE);
         if (!gnc_numeric_check(num)) {
             if (gnc_reverse_balance (acct))
                 num = gnc_numeric_neg (num);