diff --git a/src/Ledger.h b/src/Ledger.h
index 41ac04b86..9811a8351 100644
--- a/src/Ledger.h
+++ b/src/Ledger.h
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ public:
 	//
 
 	static uint256 getQualityIndex(const uint256& uBase, const uint64 uNodeDir=0);
+	static uint256 getQualityNext(const uint256& uBase);
 
 	//
 	// Ripple functions : credit lines
diff --git a/src/LedgerIndex.cpp b/src/LedgerIndex.cpp
index 0d2071a0f..79ec76bd3 100644
--- a/src/LedgerIndex.cpp
+++ b/src/LedgerIndex.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,17 @@ uint256 Ledger::getQualityIndex(const uint256& uBase, const uint64 uNodeDir)
 	return uNode;
 }
 
+uint256 Ledger::getQualityNext(const uint256& uBase)
+{
+	static	uint256	uNext("10000000000000000");
+
+	uint256	uResult	= uBase;
+
+	uResult += uNext;
+
+	return uResult;
+}
+
 uint256 Ledger::getAccountRootIndex(const uint160& uAccountID)
 {
 	Serializer	s(22);