diff --git a/kmymoney/dialogs/settings/ksettingsgeneraldecl.ui b/kmymoney/dialogs/settings/ksettingsgeneraldecl.ui
--- a/kmymoney/dialogs/settings/ksettingsgeneraldecl.ui
+++ b/kmymoney/dialogs/settings/ksettingsgeneraldecl.ui
@@ -482,6 +482,13 @@
             </property>
            </widget>
           </item>
+          <item>
+           <widget class="QCheckBox" name="kcfg_HideZeroBalanceEquities">
+            <property name="text">
+             <string>Do not show zero balance equities</string>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
          </layout>
         </widget>
        </item>
diff --git a/kmymoney/kmymoney.kcfg b/kmymoney/kmymoney.kcfg
--- a/kmymoney/kmymoney.kcfg
+++ b/kmymoney/kmymoney.kcfg
@@ -208,6 +208,10 @@
    <label>Show categories in the accounts view</label>
    <default>false</default>
   </entry>
+  <entry name="HideZeroBalanceEquities" type="Bool">
+   <label>Hide zero balance equities</label>
+   <default>false</default>
+  </entry>
   <entry name="HideFinishedSchedules" type="Bool">
    <label>Hide finished schedules</label>
    <default>false</default>
diff --git a/kmymoney/views/kinvestmentview.cpp b/kmymoney/views/kinvestmentview.cpp
--- a/kmymoney/views/kinvestmentview.cpp
+++ b/kmymoney/views/kinvestmentview.cpp
@@ -380,13 +380,20 @@
   MyMoneyFile* file = MyMoneyFile::instance();
   bool showClosedAccounts = kmymoney->toggleAction("view_show_all_accounts")->isChecked()
                             || !KMyMoneyGlobalSettings::hideClosedAccounts();
+  bool hideZeroBalance = KMyMoneyGlobalSettings::hideZeroBalanceEquities();
+
   try {
     d->m_account = file->account(d->m_account.id());
     QStringList securities = d->m_account.accountList();
 
     for (QStringList::ConstIterator it = securities.constBegin(); it != securities.constEnd(); ++it) {
       MyMoneyAccount acc = file->account(*it);
-      if (!acc.isClosed() || showClosedAccounts)
+      bool displayThisBalance = true;
+      if (hideZeroBalance) {
+        const MyMoneyMoney &balance = file->balance(acc.id());
+        displayThisBalance = !balance.isZero();
+      }
+      if ((!acc.isClosed() || showClosedAccounts) && displayThisBalance)
         loadInvestmentItem(acc);
     }
   } catch (const MyMoneyException &) {