diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/JobQueue.cpp b/src/cpp/ripple/JobQueue.cpp
index a72e8ddae0..dd730dcb6a 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/JobQueue.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/JobQueue.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ const char* Job::toString(JobType t)
 		case jtCLIENT:			return "clientCommand";
 		case jtPEER:			return "peerCommand";
 		case jtDISK:			return "diskAccess";
+		case jtLEDGER:			return "acceptLedger";
 		default:				assert(false); return "unknown";
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/JobQueue.h b/src/cpp/ripple/JobQueue.h
index 339804d206..1101cc2f75 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/JobQueue.h
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/JobQueue.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ enum JobType
 	jtCLIENT		= 10,
 	jtPEER			= 11,
 	jtDISK			= 12,
+	jtLEDGER		= 13,
 };
 #define NUM_JOB_TYPES 16
 
diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/LedgerConsensus.cpp b/src/cpp/ripple/LedgerConsensus.cpp
index 8daade3bdf..7cc01870db 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/LedgerConsensus.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/LedgerConsensus.cpp
@@ -1021,9 +1021,12 @@ void LedgerConsensus::beginAccept(bool synchronous)
 
 	theApp->getOPs().newLCL(mPeerPositions.size(), mCurrentMSeconds, mNewLedgerHash);
 	if (synchronous)
-		accept(consensusSet);
+		accept(consensusSet, LoadEvent::pointer());
 	else
-		theApp->getIOService().post(boost::bind(&LedgerConsensus::accept, shared_from_this(), consensusSet));
+	{
+		theApp->getIOService().post(boost::bind(&LedgerConsensus::accept, shared_from_this(), consensusSet,
+			theApp->getJobQueue().getLoadEvent(jtLEDGER)));
+	}
 }
 
 void LedgerConsensus::playbackProposals()
@@ -1170,7 +1173,7 @@ uint32 LedgerConsensus::roundCloseTime(uint32 closeTime)
 	return closeTime - (closeTime % mCloseResolution);
 }
 
-void LedgerConsensus::accept(SHAMap::ref set)
+void LedgerConsensus::accept(SHAMap::ref set, LoadEvent::pointer)
 {
 	boost::recursive_mutex::scoped_lock masterLock(theApp->getMasterLock());
 	assert(set->getHash() == mOurPosition->getCurrentHash());
diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/LedgerConsensus.h b/src/cpp/ripple/LedgerConsensus.h
index 3b66fa9f42..1db7069961 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/LedgerConsensus.h
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/LedgerConsensus.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "CanonicalTXSet.h"
 #include "TransactionEngine.h"
 #include "InstanceCounter.h"
+#include "LoadMonitor.h"
 
 DEFINE_INSTANCE(LedgerConsensus);
 
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ protected:
 	boost::unordered_set<uint160> mDeadNodes;
 
 	// final accept logic
-	void accept(SHAMap::ref txSet);
+	void accept(SHAMap::ref txSet, LoadEvent::pointer);
 
 	void weHave(const uint256& id, Peer::ref avoidPeer);
 	void startAcquiring(const TransactionAcquire::pointer&);
diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/TransactionMaster.cpp b/src/cpp/ripple/TransactionMaster.cpp
index 196845bfdb..bfa0a8b720 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/TransactionMaster.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/TransactionMaster.cpp
@@ -53,13 +53,19 @@ SerializedTransaction::pointer TransactionMaster::fetch(SHAMapItem::ref item, bo
 	return txn;
 }
 
+static void saveTransactionHelper(Transaction::pointer txn, LoadEvent::pointer)
+{
+	Transaction::saveTransaction(txn);
+}
+
 bool TransactionMaster::canonicalize(Transaction::pointer& txn, bool may_be_new)
 {
 	uint256 tid = txn->getID();
 	if (!tid) return false;
 	if (mCache.canonicalize(tid, txn)) return true;
 	if (may_be_new)
-		theApp->getAuxService().post(boost::bind(&Transaction::saveTransaction, txn));
+		theApp->getAuxService().post(boost::bind(&saveTransactionHelper, txn,
+			theApp->getJobQueue().getLoadEvent(jtDISK)));
 	return false;
 }
 // vim:ts=4