diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/BudgetController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/BudgetController.php
index dbabcbae5c..d611d0e9b3 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/BudgetController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/BudgetController.php
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ class BudgetController extends Controller
         $budgets    = $repository->getBudgetsAndLimitsInRange($start, $end);
         $allEntries = new Collection;
         $accounts   = $accountRepository->getAccounts(['Default account', 'Asset account', 'Cash account']);
+        $format     = strval(trans('config.month_and_day'));
 
 
         /** @var Budget $budget */
@@ -185,6 +186,22 @@ class BudgetController extends Controller
                 $spent        = $expenses;
                 $overspent    = '0';
             } else {
+
+                // update the display name if the range
+                // of the limit repetition does not match
+                // the session's range (for clarity).
+                if (
+                    ($start->format('Y-m-d') != $budget->startdate->format('Y-m-d'))
+                    || ($end->format('Y-m-d') != $budget->enddate->format('Y-m-d'))
+                ) {
+                    $name .= ' ' . trans(
+                            'firefly.between_dates',
+                            [
+                                'start' => $budget->startdate->formatLocalized($format),
+                                'end'   => $budget->startdate->formatLocalized($format),
+                            ]
+                        );
+                }
                 $currentStart = clone $budget->startdate;
                 $currentEnd   = clone $budget->enddate;
                 $expenses     = $repository->balanceInPeriod($budget, $currentStart, $currentEnd, $accounts);
diff --git a/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php b/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php
index 4fd6ca302f..05bbac919c 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php
+++ b/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ return [
     'transaction_page_size_help'                => 'Any list of transactions shows at most this many transactions',
     'transaction_page_size_label'               => 'Page size',
     'budget_maximum'                            => 'Budget maximum',
+    'between_dates'                             => '(:start and :end)',
 
     // profile:
     'change_your_password'                      => 'Change your password',
diff --git a/resources/views/reports/partials/balance.twig b/resources/views/reports/partials/balance.twig
index 77818df874..3a2bcf1f2e 100644
--- a/resources/views/reports/partials/balance.twig
+++ b/resources/views/reports/partials/balance.twig
@@ -25,11 +25,13 @@
                     {% if balanceLine.getBudget.id %}
                         <td>
                             <a href="{{ route('budgets.show',balanceLine.getBudget.id) }}">{{ balanceLine.getTitle }}</a>
+                            {% if balanceLine.getStartdate and balanceLine.getEnddate %}
                             <span class="small"><br>
                                 {{ balanceLine.getStartdate.formatLocalized(monthAndDayFormat) }}
                                 &mdash;
                                 {{ balanceLine.getEnddate.formatLocalized(monthAndDayFormat) }}
                             </span>
+                            {% endif %}
                         </td>
                         <td>
                             {% if(balanceLine.getBudget.amount) %}