diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/HashedObject.cpp b/src/cpp/ripple/HashedObject.cpp
index aa5dc56618..7505a4c24e 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/HashedObject.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/HashedObject.cpp
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ void HashedObjectStore::waitWrite()
 
 void HashedObjectStore::bulkWrite()
 {
+	LoadEvent::pointer event = theApp->getJobQueue().getLoadEvent(jtDISK);
 	while (1)
 	{
 		std::vector< boost::shared_ptr<HashedObject> > set;
diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/JobQueue.cpp b/src/cpp/ripple/JobQueue.cpp
index a371875dde..a72e8ddae0 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/JobQueue.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/JobQueue.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ const char* Job::toString(JobType t)
 		case jtDEATH:			return "jobOfDeath";
 		case jtCLIENT:			return "clientCommand";
 		case jtPEER:			return "peerCommand";
+		case jtDISK:			return "diskAccess";
 		default:				assert(false); return "unknown";
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/JobQueue.h b/src/cpp/ripple/JobQueue.h
index 33694c2559..339804d206 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/JobQueue.h
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/JobQueue.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ enum JobType
 // special types not dispatched by the job pool
 	jtCLIENT		= 10,
 	jtPEER			= 11,
+	jtDISK			= 12,
 };
 #define NUM_JOB_TYPES 16
 
diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/Ledger.cpp b/src/cpp/ripple/Ledger.cpp
index 03e0a48d1b..8f6d87e798 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/Ledger.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/Ledger.cpp
@@ -341,6 +341,7 @@ uint256 Ledger::getHash()
 
 void Ledger::saveAcceptedLedger(bool fromConsensus)
 { // can be called in a different thread
+	LoadEvent::pointer event = theApp->getJobQueue().getLoadEvent(jtDISK);
 	cLog(lsTRACE) << "saveAcceptedLedger " << (fromConsensus ? "fromConsensus " : "fromAcquire ") << getLedgerSeq();
 	static boost::format ledgerExists("SELECT LedgerSeq FROM Ledgers where LedgerSeq = %d;");
 	static boost::format deleteLedger("DELETE FROM Ledgers WHERE LedgerSeq = %d;");
diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/ValidationCollection.cpp b/src/cpp/ripple/ValidationCollection.cpp
index acb6c2c4b3..cab64a9508 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/ValidationCollection.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/ValidationCollection.cpp
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ void ValidationCollection::condWrite()
 
 void ValidationCollection::doWrite()
 {
+	LoadEvent::pointer event = theApp->getJobQueue().getLoadEvent(jtDISK);
 	static boost::format insVal("INSERT INTO LedgerValidations "
 		"(LedgerHash,NodePubKey,Flags,SignTime,Signature) VALUES ('%s','%s','%u','%u',%s);");