diff --git a/libraries/wallet/include/graphene/wallet/wallet.hpp b/libraries/wallet/include/graphene/wallet/wallet.hpp
index 5592cac9..9b3282c4 100644
--- a/libraries/wallet/include/graphene/wallet/wallet.hpp
+++ b/libraries/wallet/include/graphene/wallet/wallet.hpp
@@ -1310,11 +1310,15 @@ class wallet_api
        * @param owner_account the name or id of the account which is creating the SON
        * @param url a URL to include in the SON record in the blockchain.  Clients may
        *            display this when showing a list of SONs.  May be blank.
+       * @param deposit_id vesting balance id for SON deposit
+       * @param pay_vb_id vesting balance id for SON pay_vb
        * @param broadcast true to broadcast the transaction on the network
        * @returns the signed transaction registering a SON
        */
       signed_transaction create_son(string owner_account,
                                     string url,
+                                    vesting_balance_id_type deposit_id,
+                                    vesting_balance_id_type pay_vb_id,
                                     bool broadcast = false);
 
       /**
diff --git a/libraries/wallet/wallet.cpp b/libraries/wallet/wallet.cpp
index e9492132..d77a2a94 100644
--- a/libraries/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/libraries/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -1860,6 +1860,8 @@ public:
 
    signed_transaction create_son(string owner_account,
                                  string url,
+                                 vesting_balance_id_type deposit_id,
+                                 vesting_balance_id_type pay_vb_id,
                                  bool broadcast /* = false */)
    { try {
       account_object son_account = get_account(owner_account);
@@ -1872,6 +1874,8 @@ public:
       son_create_op.owner_account = son_account.id;
       son_create_op.signing_key = son_public_key;
       son_create_op.url = url;
+      son_create_op.deposit = deposit_id;
+      son_create_op.pay_vb = pay_vb_id;
 
       if (_remote_db->get_son_by_account(son_create_op.owner_account))
          FC_THROW("Account ${owner_account} is already a SON", ("owner_account", owner_account));
@@ -4276,9 +4280,11 @@ signed_transaction wallet_api::create_vesting(string owner_account,
 
 signed_transaction wallet_api::create_son(string owner_account,
                                           string url,
+                                          vesting_balance_id_type deposit_id,
+                                          vesting_balance_id_type pay_vb_id,
                                           bool broadcast /* = false */)
 {
-   return my->create_son(owner_account, url, broadcast);
+   return my->create_son(owner_account, url, deposit_id, pay_vb_id, broadcast);
 }
 
 signed_transaction wallet_api::update_son(string owner_account,
diff --git a/tests/cli/son.cpp b/tests/cli/son.cpp
index b04b573a..1dfd8381 100644
--- a/tests/cli/son.cpp
+++ b/tests/cli/son.cpp
@@ -78,14 +78,20 @@ public:
         BOOST_CHECK(fixture_.generate_block());
 
         // create deposit vesting
-        fixture_.con.wallet_api_ptr->create_vesting(account_name, "50", "son", true);
+        fixture_.con.wallet_api_ptr->create_vesting(account_name, "50000000", "son", true);
         BOOST_CHECK(fixture_.generate_block());
 
-        // check deposit is here
-        auto deposits = fixture_.con.wallet_api_ptr->get_vesting_balances(account_name);
-        BOOST_CHECK(deposits.size() == 1);
+        // create pay_vb vesting
+        fixture_.con.wallet_api_ptr->create_vesting(account_name, "1000000", "normal", true);
+        BOOST_CHECK(fixture_.generate_block());
 
-        create_tx = fixture_.con.wallet_api_ptr->create_son(account_name, son_url, true);
+        // check deposits are here
+        auto deposits = fixture_.con.wallet_api_ptr->get_vesting_balances(account_name);
+        BOOST_CHECK(deposits.size() == 2);
+
+        create_tx = fixture_.con.wallet_api_ptr->create_son(account_name, son_url,
+                                                            deposits[0].id, deposits[1].id,
+                                                            true);
 
         if (generate_maintenance)
             BOOST_CHECK(fixture_.generate_maintenance_block());