diff --git a/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Utils.hs b/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Utils.hs
index 924f1863b..7ca609671 100644
--- a/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Utils.hs
+++ b/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Utils.hs
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ journalAddForecast CliOpts{inputopts_=iopts, reportspec_=rspec} j =
     forecastbeginDefault = dbg2 "forecastbeginDefault" $ fromMaybe today mjournalend
 
     -- "They end on or before the specified report end date, or 180 days from today if unspecified."
-    mspecifiedend = dbg2 "specifieddates" $ reportPeriodLastDay rspec
+    mspecifiedend = dbg2 "specifieddates" $ addDays 1 <$> reportPeriodLastDay rspec
     forecastendDefault = dbg2 "forecastendDefault" $ fromMaybe (addDays 180 today) mspecifiedend
 
     forecastspan = dbg2 "forecastspan" $
diff --git a/hledger/test/forecast.test b/hledger/test/forecast.test
index cf2e3c071..0670d37f8 100644
--- a/hledger/test/forecast.test
+++ b/hledger/test/forecast.test
@@ -218,3 +218,20 @@ commodity 1,000.00 USD
 2020-01-28                      (a)                   1,000.00 USD  2,000.00 USD
 >>>2
 >>>=0
+
+# 11. Forecast transactions are generated up to the day before the requested end date
+hledger -f - reg -b 2021-01-01 -e 2021-01-05 --forecast
+<<<
+2021-01-01
+  (a)      1000
+
+~ daily
+  (a)       1
+
+>>>
+2021-01-01                      (a)                           1000          1000
+2021-01-02                      (a)                              1          1001
+2021-01-03                      (a)                              1          1002
+2021-01-04                      (a)                              1          1003
+>>>2
+>>>=0