diff --git a/src/components/MoneyRequestReportView/MoneyRequestReportTransactionItem.tsx b/src/components/MoneyRequestReportView/MoneyRequestReportTransactionItem.tsx
index 04c00b51e9b6..f6bc2174070b 100644
--- a/src/components/MoneyRequestReportView/MoneyRequestReportTransactionItem.tsx
+++ b/src/components/MoneyRequestReportView/MoneyRequestReportTransactionItem.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import useThemeStyles from '@hooks/useThemeStyles';
 import useTransactionViolations from '@hooks/useTransactionViolations';
 import ControlSelection from '@libs/ControlSelection';
 import canUseTouchScreen from '@libs/DeviceCapabilities/canUseTouchScreen';
+import {hasFlexColumn} from '@libs/SearchUIUtils';
 import {getTransactionPendingAction, isTransactionPendingDelete} from '@libs/TransactionUtils';
 import variables from '@styles/variables';
 import CONST from '@src/CONST';
@@ -180,7 +181,7 @@ function MoneyRequestReportTransactionItem({
                         onArrowRightPress={() => onArrowRightPress?.(transaction.transactionID)}
                         isHover={hovered}
                         nonPersonalAndWorkspaceCards={nonPersonalAndWorkspaceCards}
-                        shouldRemoveTotalColumnFlex
+                        shouldRemoveTotalColumnFlex={hasFlexColumn(columns)}
                     />
                 )}
             </PressableWithFeedback>
diff --git a/src/components/MoneyRequestReportView/MoneyRequestReportTransactionList.tsx b/src/components/MoneyRequestReportView/MoneyRequestReportTransactionList.tsx
index 95d11ce604ef..f7c6ae1626f3 100644
--- a/src/components/MoneyRequestReportView/MoneyRequestReportTransactionList.tsx
+++ b/src/components/MoneyRequestReportView/MoneyRequestReportTransactionList.tsx
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ import {
     isSortableColumnName,
 } from '@libs/ReportUtils';
 import type {SortableColumnName} from '@libs/ReportUtils';
-import {compareValues, getColumnsToShow, getTableMinWidth, isTransactionAmountTooLong, isTransactionTaxAmountTooLong} from '@libs/SearchUIUtils';
+import {compareValues, getColumnsToShow, getTableMinWidth, hasFlexColumn, isTransactionAmountTooLong, isTransactionTaxAmountTooLong} from '@libs/SearchUIUtils';
 import {getPendingSubmitFollowUpAction} from '@libs/telemetry/submitFollowUpAction';
 import {compareByRBR} from '@libs/TransactionPreviewUtils';
 import {getTransactionPendingAction, isTransactionPendingDelete, shouldShowExpenseBreakdown} from '@libs/TransactionUtils';
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ function MoneyRequestReportTransactionList({
                         shouldShowSorting
                         sortBy={sortBy}
                         sortOrder={sortOrder}
-                        shouldRemoveTotalColumnFlex
+                        shouldRemoveTotalColumnFlex={hasFlexColumn(columnsToShow)}
                         columns={columnsToShow}
                         dateColumnSize={dateColumnSize}
                         amountColumnSize={amountColumnSize}
diff --git a/src/libs/SearchUIUtils.ts b/src/libs/SearchUIUtils.ts
index 5174346993e1..d98e89f42b6b 100644
--- a/src/libs/SearchUIUtils.ts
+++ b/src/libs/SearchUIUtils.ts
@@ -5801,6 +5801,24 @@ function applySelectionToItem(
     return {originalItem: item, itemWithSelection: {...item, isSelected, transactions}, isSelected};
 }
 
+const FLEX_COLUMNS = new Set<string>([
+    CONST.SEARCH.TABLE_COLUMNS.MERCHANT,
+    CONST.SEARCH.TABLE_COLUMNS.DESCRIPTION,
+    CONST.SEARCH.TABLE_COLUMNS.CATEGORY,
+    CONST.SEARCH.TABLE_COLUMNS.TAG,
+    CONST.SEARCH.TABLE_COLUMNS.TAX_RATE,
+    CONST.SEARCH.TABLE_COLUMNS.CARD,
+    CONST.SEARCH.TABLE_COLUMNS.EXCHANGE_RATE,
+]);
+
+/**
+ * Returns true when another flex column exists that can fill the remaining space,
+ * making it safe to remove flex from total columns.
+ */
+function hasFlexColumn(columns?: SearchColumnType[]): boolean {
+    return !!columns?.some((col) => FLEX_COLUMNS.has(col));
+}
+
 export {
     getSearchBulkEditPolicyID,
     getSuggestedSearches,
@@ -5880,6 +5898,7 @@ export {
     FILTER_LABEL_MAP,
     doesSearchItemMatchSort,
     isPolicyEligibleForSpendOverTime,
+    hasFlexColumn,
 };
 export type {
     SavedSearchMenuItem,