diff --git a/core/modules/filters/listops.js b/core/modules/filters/listops.js
index ab194339a..02d92831a 100644
--- a/core/modules/filters/listops.js
+++ b/core/modules/filters/listops.js
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ exports.butlast = function(source,operator,options) {
 	source(function(tiddler,title) {
 		results.push(title);
 	});
-	return results.slice(0,-count);
+	var index = count === 0 ? results.length : -count;
+	return results.slice(0,index);
 };
 exports.bl = exports.butlast;
 
diff --git a/editions/test/tiddlers/tests/test-filters.js b/editions/test/tiddlers/tests/test-filters.js
index 7fba38376..18545221b 100644
--- a/editions/test/tiddlers/tests/test-filters.js
+++ b/editions/test/tiddlers/tests/test-filters.js
@@ -371,6 +371,7 @@ Tests the filtering mechanism.
 			expect(wiki.filterTiddlers("[sort[title]reverse[]]").join(",")).toBe("TiddlerOne,Tiddler Three,one,hasList,has filter,filter regexp test,a fourth tiddler,$:/TiddlerTwo,$:/ShadowPlugin");
 			expect(wiki.filterTiddlers("[sort[title]reverse[x]]").join(",")).toBe("TiddlerOne,Tiddler Three,one,hasList,has filter,filter regexp test,a fourth tiddler,$:/TiddlerTwo,$:/ShadowPlugin");
 			expect(wiki.filterTiddlers("[sort[title]butlast[]]").join(",")).toBe("$:/ShadowPlugin,$:/TiddlerTwo,a fourth tiddler,filter regexp test,has filter,hasList,one,Tiddler Three");
+			expect(wiki.filterTiddlers("[sort[title]butlast[0]]").join(",")).toBe("$:/ShadowPlugin,$:/TiddlerTwo,a fourth tiddler,filter regexp test,has filter,hasList,one,Tiddler Three,TiddlerOne");
 			expect(wiki.filterTiddlers("[sort[title]butlast[2]]").join(",")).toBe("$:/ShadowPlugin,$:/TiddlerTwo,a fourth tiddler,filter regexp test,has filter,hasList,one");
 			expect(wiki.filterTiddlers("[sort[title]butlast[11]]").join(",")).toBe("");
 			expect(wiki.filterTiddlers("[sort[title]butlast[x]]").join(",")).toBe("$:/ShadowPlugin,$:/TiddlerTwo,a fourth tiddler,filter regexp test,has filter,hasList,one,Tiddler Three");
diff --git a/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/filters/butlast.tid b/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/filters/butlast.tid
index c88346884..fd79ea7b3 100644
--- a/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/filters/butlast.tid
+++ b/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/filters/butlast.tid
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 created: 20140410103123179
-modified: 20150203191930000
+modified: 20220226043344258
 tags: [[Filter Operators]] [[Order Operators]]
 title: butlast Operator
 type: text/vnd.tiddlywiki
@@ -10,4 +10,6 @@ op-parameter: an integer, defaulting to 1
 op-parameter-name: N
 op-output: all but the last <<.place N>> input titles
 
+<<.from-version "5.2.2">> The <<.op butlast>> operator returns the input list unchanged if <<.place N>> is 0. This is consistent with the behaviour of the [[rest Operator]].
+
 <<.operator-examples "butlast">>
diff --git a/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/filters/examples/butlast.tid b/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/filters/examples/butlast.tid
index 6a0e2b235..9f67e52cd 100644
--- a/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/filters/examples/butlast.tid
+++ b/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/filters/examples/butlast.tid
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 created: 20150118134611000
-modified: 20150118183143000
+modified: 20220226043344258
 tags: [[butlast Operator]] [[Operator Examples]]
 title: butlast Operator (Examples)
 type: text/vnd.tiddlywiki
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@ type: text/vnd.tiddlywiki
 <<.using-days-of-week>>
 
 <<.operator-example 1 "[list[Days of the Week]butlast[]]">>
-<<.operator-example 2 "[list[Days of the Week]butlast[2]]">>
-<<.operator-example 3 "A B C D E F G H I J K L M +[butlast[7]]">>
+<<.operator-example 2 "[list[Days of the Week]butlast[0]]">>
+<<.operator-example 3 "[list[Days of the Week]butlast[2]]">>
+<<.operator-example 4 "A B C D E F G H I J K L M +[butlast[7]]">>
diff --git a/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/filters/examples/rest.tid b/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/filters/examples/rest.tid
index 61b35b119..a9d2ab416 100644
--- a/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/filters/examples/rest.tid
+++ b/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/filters/examples/rest.tid
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 created: 20150118134611000
-modified: 20150123211722000
+modified: 20220226043344258
 tags: [[rest Operator]] [[Operator Examples]]
 title: rest Operator (Examples)
 type: text/vnd.tiddlywiki
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@ type: text/vnd.tiddlywiki
 <<.using-days-of-week>>
 
 <<.operator-example 1 "[list[Days of the Week]rest[]]">>
-<<.operator-example 2 "[list[Days of the Week]rest[3]]">>
-<<.operator-example 3 "Z Y X W V U T S R Q P O +[rest[5]]">>
+<<.operator-example 2 "[list[Days of the Week]rest[0]]">>
+<<.operator-example 3 "[list[Days of the Week]rest[3]]">>
+<<.operator-example 4 "Z Y X W V U T S R Q P O +[rest[5]]">>