diff --git a/libraries/chain/evaluator.cpp b/libraries/chain/evaluator.cpp
index 2ae8f0e7..0e273936 100644
--- a/libraries/chain/evaluator.cpp
+++ b/libraries/chain/evaluator.cpp
@@ -128,6 +128,19 @@ database& generic_evaluator::db()const { return trx_state->db(); }
      db().adjust_balance(fee_payer, fee_from_account);
    }
 
+   void generic_evaluator::pay_fee_to_dividend()
+   {
+      const database& d = db();
+      
+      if(d.head_block_time() > HARDFORK_FEES_AS_DIVIDENDS_TIME) {
+         const asset_object& ao = (*fee_asset).get_id()(d);
+         const asset_dividend_data_object& core_asset_dividend_data_obj  = (*ao.dividend_data_id)(d);
+         fc::optional<account_id_type> rake_account_id = core_asset_dividend_data_obj.dividend_distribution_account;
+         db_adjust_balance(*rake_account_id, fee_from_account);
+      }
+
+   }
+
    object_id_type generic_evaluator::get_relative_id( object_id_type rel_id )const
    {
      if (!is_relative(rel_id))
diff --git a/libraries/chain/hardfork.d/FEES_AS_DIVIDENDS.hf b/libraries/chain/hardfork.d/FEES_AS_DIVIDENDS.hf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d9e5ab2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/chain/hardfork.d/FEES_AS_DIVIDENDS.hf
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#ifndef HARDFORK_FEES_AS_DIVIDENDS_TIME
+#ifdef BUILD_PEERPLAYS_TESTNET
+#define HARDFORK_FEES_AS_DIVIDENDS_TIME (fc::time_point_sec::from_iso_string("2022-02-20T00:00:00"))
+#else
+#define HARDFORK_FEES_AS_DIVIDENDS_TIME (fc::time_point_sec::from_iso_string("2022-02-20T00:00:00"))
+#endif
+#endif
diff --git a/libraries/chain/include/graphene/chain/evaluator.hpp b/libraries/chain/include/graphene/chain/evaluator.hpp
index af90517e..cc609edb 100644
--- a/libraries/chain/include/graphene/chain/evaluator.hpp
+++ b/libraries/chain/include/graphene/chain/evaluator.hpp
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ namespace graphene { namespace chain {
       // cause a circular dependency
       share_type calculate_fee_for_operation(const operation& op) const;
       void db_adjust_balance(const account_id_type& fee_payer, asset fee_from_account);
+      void pay_fee_to_dividend();
 
       asset                            fee_from_account;
       share_type                       core_fee_paid;
@@ -170,6 +171,7 @@ namespace graphene { namespace chain {
          auto result = eval->do_apply(op);
 
          db_adjust_balance(op.fee_payer(), -fee_from_account);
+         pay_fee_to_dividend();
 
          return result;
       }