diff --git a/modules/ripple_core/functional/ripple_ILoadFeeTrack.h b/modules/ripple_core/functional/ripple_ILoadFeeTrack.h
index 9662aaa89..f7fa1b2ab 100644
--- a/modules/ripple_core/functional/ripple_ILoadFeeTrack.h
+++ b/modules/ripple_core/functional/ripple_ILoadFeeTrack.h
@@ -32,9 +32,7 @@ public:
     // Scale using load as well as base rate
     virtual uint64 scaleFeeLoad (uint64 fee, uint64 baseFee, uint32 referenceFeeUnits, bool bAdmin) = 0;
 
-    // VFALCO NOTE This appears to be unused, so I'm hiding the declaration.
-    //
-    //virtual void setRemoteFee (uint32) = 0;
+    virtual void setRemoteFee (uint32) = 0;
 
     virtual uint32 getRemoteFee () = 0;
     virtual uint32 getLocalFee () = 0;
diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/LedgerMaster.cpp b/src/cpp/ripple/LedgerMaster.cpp
index 8b8cb7d8b..cd52f306d 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/LedgerMaster.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/LedgerMaster.cpp
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ void LedgerMaster::pushLedger (Ledger::pointer newLedger)
     // Caller should already have properly assembled this ledger into "ready-to-close" form --
     // all candidate transactions must already be applied
     WriteLog (lsINFO, LedgerMaster) << "PushLedger: " << newLedger->getHash ();
+
     boost::recursive_mutex::scoped_lock ml (mLock);
 
     if (!mPubLedger)
@@ -662,6 +663,16 @@ void LedgerMaster::checkAccept (uint256 const& hash, uint32 seq)
 
     mValidLedger = ledger;
 
+    uint64 fee, fee2, ref;
+    ref = getApp().getFeeTrack().getLoadBase();
+    int count = getApp().getValidations().getFeeAverage(ledger->getHash(), ref, fee);
+    int count2 = getApp().getValidations().getFeeAverage(ledger->getParentHash(), ref, fee2);
+
+    if ((count + count2) == 0)
+        getApp().getFeeTrack().setRemoteFee(ref);
+    else
+        getApp().getFeeTrack().setRemoteFee(((fee * count) + (fee2 * count2)) / (count + count2));
+
     tryPublish ();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/ripple_IValidations.h b/src/cpp/ripple/ripple_IValidations.h
index 566c8d180..38e338776 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/ripple_IValidations.h
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/ripple_IValidations.h
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ public:
 
     virtual int getTrustedValidationCount (uint256 const& ledger) = 0;
 
+    virtual int getFeeAverage(uint256 const& ledger, uint64 ref, uint64& fee) = 0;
+
     virtual int getNodesAfter (uint256 const& ledger) = 0;
     virtual int getLoadRatio (bool overLoaded) = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/ripple_Validations.cpp b/src/cpp/ripple/ripple_Validations.cpp
index bfe464242..9d3455b95 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/ripple_Validations.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/ripple_Validations.cpp
@@ -205,6 +205,36 @@ private:
         return trusted;
     }
 
+    int getFeeAverage (uint256 const& ledger, uint64 ref, uint64& fee)
+    {
+        int trusted = 0;
+        fee = 0;
+
+        boost::mutex::scoped_lock sl (mValidationLock);
+        VSpointer set = findSet (ledger);
+
+        if (set)
+        {
+            BOOST_FOREACH (u160_val_pair & it, *set)
+            {
+                if (it.second->isTrusted ())
+                {
+                    ++trusted;
+                    if (it.second->isFieldPresent(sfLoadFee))
+                        fee += it.second->getFieldU64(sfLoadFee);
+                    else
+                        fee += ref;
+		}
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (trusted == 0)
+            fee = ref;
+        else
+            fee /= trusted;
+        return trusted;
+    }
+
     int getNodesAfter (uint256 const& ledger)
     {
         // Number of trusted nodes that have moved past this ledger