diff --git a/libraries/chain/include/graphene/chain/proposal_object.hpp b/libraries/chain/include/graphene/chain/proposal_object.hpp
index 97d98a5b..d41ea7ea 100644
--- a/libraries/chain/include/graphene/chain/proposal_object.hpp
+++ b/libraries/chain/include/graphene/chain/proposal_object.hpp
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ class proposal_object : public abstract_object<proposal_object>
       flat_set<account_id_type>     required_owner_approvals;
       flat_set<account_id_type>     available_owner_approvals;
       flat_set<public_key_type>     available_key_approvals;
+      account_id_type               proposer;
 
       bool is_authorized_to_execute(database& db)const;
 };
@@ -93,4 +94,4 @@ typedef generic_index<proposal_object, proposal_multi_index_container> proposal_
 FC_REFLECT_DERIVED( graphene::chain::proposal_object, (graphene::chain::object),
                     (expiration_time)(review_period_time)(proposed_transaction)(required_active_approvals)
                     (available_active_approvals)(required_owner_approvals)(available_owner_approvals)
-                    (available_key_approvals) )
+                    (available_key_approvals)(proposer) )
diff --git a/libraries/chain/proposal_evaluator.cpp b/libraries/chain/proposal_evaluator.cpp
index a64a38dd..2b543954 100644
--- a/libraries/chain/proposal_evaluator.cpp
+++ b/libraries/chain/proposal_evaluator.cpp
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ object_id_type proposal_create_evaluator::do_apply(const proposal_create_operati
    const proposal_object& proposal = d.create<proposal_object>([&](proposal_object& proposal) {
       _proposed_trx.expiration = o.expiration_time;
       proposal.proposed_transaction = _proposed_trx;
+      proposal.proposer = o.fee_paying_account;
       proposal.expiration_time = o.expiration_time;
       if( o.review_period_seconds )
          proposal.review_period_time = o.expiration_time - *o.review_period_seconds;