diff --git a/core/modules/filters/listops.js b/core/modules/filters/listops.js
index 02d92831a..89bd8eeb7 100644
--- a/core/modules/filters/listops.js
+++ b/core/modules/filters/listops.js
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ Last entry/entries in list
 exports.last = function(source,operator,options) {
 	var count = $tw.utils.getInt(operator.operand,1),
 		results = [];
+	if(count === 0) return results;
 	source(function(tiddler,title) {
 		results.push(title);
 	});
diff --git a/editions/test/tiddlers/tests/test-filters.js b/editions/test/tiddlers/tests/test-filters.js
index 9e2f53b1a..727f64ca4 100644
--- a/editions/test/tiddlers/tests/test-filters.js
+++ b/editions/test/tiddlers/tests/test-filters.js
@@ -365,6 +365,7 @@ Tests the filtering mechanism.
 			expect(wiki.filterTiddlers("[sort[title]first[8]]").join(",")).toBe("$:/ShadowPlugin,$:/TiddlerTwo,a fourth tiddler,filter regexp test,has filter,hasList,one,Tiddler Three");
 			expect(wiki.filterTiddlers("[sort[title]first[x]]").join(",")).toBe("$:/ShadowPlugin");
 			expect(wiki.filterTiddlers("[sort[title]last[]]").join(",")).toBe("TiddlerOne");
+			expect(wiki.filterTiddlers("[sort[title]last[0]]").join(",")).toBe("");
 			expect(wiki.filterTiddlers("[sort[title]last[2]]").join(",")).toBe("Tiddler Three,TiddlerOne");
 			expect(wiki.filterTiddlers("[sort[title]last[8]]").join(",")).toBe("$:/TiddlerTwo,a fourth tiddler,filter regexp test,has filter,hasList,one,Tiddler Three,TiddlerOne");
 			expect(wiki.filterTiddlers("[sort[title]last[x]]").join(",")).toBe("TiddlerOne");