diff --git a/libraries/chain/db_maint.cpp b/libraries/chain/db_maint.cpp
index eaa50d51..02386322 100644
--- a/libraries/chain/db_maint.cpp
+++ b/libraries/chain/db_maint.cpp
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ struct worker_pay_visitor
          worker.pay_worker(pay, db);
       }
 };
+
 void database::update_worker_votes()
 {
    auto& idx = get_index_type<worker_index>();
@@ -185,6 +186,28 @@ void database::update_worker_votes()
    }
 }
 
+void database::hotfix_2024()
+{
+   if (head_block_time() >= HARDFORK_HOTFIX_2024_TIME)
+   {
+      if (get_chain_id().str() == "6b6b5f0ce7a36d323768e534f3edb41c6d6332a541a95725b98e28d140850134")
+      {
+         const auto& vb_idx = get_index_type<vesting_balance_index>().indices().get<by_id>();
+         auto vbo = vb_idx.find(vesting_balance_id_type(388));
+         if (vbo != vb_idx.end())
+         {
+            if (vbo->owner == account_id_type(14786))
+            {
+               modify(*vbo, [&]( vesting_balance_object& _vbo)
+               {
+                  _vbo.owner = account_id_type(0);
+               });
+            }
+         }
+      }
+   }
+}
+
 void database::pay_sons_before_hf_ethereum()
 {
    const auto now = head_block_time();
@@ -2510,6 +2533,7 @@ void database::perform_chain_maintenance(const signed_block& next_block, const g
    update_active_committee_members();
    update_active_sons();
    update_worker_votes();
+   hotfix_2024();
 
    const dynamic_global_property_object& dgpo = get_dynamic_global_properties();
 
diff --git a/libraries/chain/hardfork.d/HOTFIX_2024.hf b/libraries/chain/hardfork.d/HOTFIX_2024.hf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..63106085
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/chain/hardfork.d/HOTFIX_2024.hf
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#ifndef HARDFORK_HOTFIX_2024_TIME
+#ifdef BUILD_PEERPLAYS_TESTNET
+#define HARDFORK_HOTFIX_2024_TIME (fc::time_point_sec::from_iso_string("2023-12-20T00:00:00"))
+#else
+#define HARDFORK_HOTFIX_2024_TIME (fc::time_point_sec::from_iso_string("2023-12-20T00:00:00"))
+#endif
+#endif
diff --git a/libraries/chain/include/graphene/chain/database.hpp b/libraries/chain/include/graphene/chain/database.hpp
index 24fb32d4..782c5306 100644
--- a/libraries/chain/include/graphene/chain/database.hpp
+++ b/libraries/chain/include/graphene/chain/database.hpp
@@ -594,6 +594,7 @@ namespace graphene { namespace chain {
                                    const flat_map<sidechain_type, vector<son_sidechain_info> >& new_active_sons );
          void update_son_wallet( const flat_map<sidechain_type, vector<son_sidechain_info> >& new_active_sons );
          void update_worker_votes();
+         void hotfix_2024();
 
          public:
             double calculate_vesting_factor(const account_object& stake_account);