diff --git a/contracts/payment/PullPayment.sol b/contracts/payment/PullPayment.sol
index 130a7b0d6..694b68837 100644
--- a/contracts/payment/PullPayment.sol
+++ b/contracts/payment/PullPayment.sol
@@ -11,17 +11,19 @@ import '../SafeMath.sol';
  */
 contract PullPayment is SafeMath {
   mapping(address => uint) public payments;
+  uint public totalPayments;
 
   // store sent amount as credit to be pulled, called by payer
   function asyncSend(address dest, uint amount) internal {
     payments[dest] = safeAdd(payments[dest], amount);
+    totalPayments = safeAdd(totalPayments, amount);
   }
 
   // withdraw accumulated balance, called by payee
   function withdrawPayments() {
     address payee = msg.sender;
     uint payment = payments[payee];
-    
+
     if (payment == 0) {
       throw;
     }
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@ contract PullPayment is SafeMath {
       throw;
     }
 
+    totalPayments = safeSub(totalPayments, payment);
     payments[payee] = 0;
 
     if (!payee.send(payment)) {
diff --git a/test/PullPayment.js b/test/PullPayment.js
index 1953d892b..f8536d732 100644
--- a/test/PullPayment.js
+++ b/test/PullPayment.js
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ contract('PullPayment', function(accounts) {
     let ppce = await PullPaymentMock.new();
     let callSend = await ppce.callSend(accounts[0], AMOUNT);
     let paymentsToAccount0 = await ppce.payments(accounts[0]);
+    let totalPayments = await ppce.totalPayments();
 
+    assert.equal(totalPayments, AMOUNT);
     assert.equal(paymentsToAccount0, AMOUNT);
   });
 
@@ -21,7 +23,9 @@ contract('PullPayment', function(accounts) {
     let call1 = await ppce.callSend(accounts[0], 200);
     let call2 = await ppce.callSend(accounts[0], 300);
     let paymentsToAccount0 = await ppce.payments(accounts[0]);
+    let totalPayments = await ppce.totalPayments();
 
+    assert.equal(totalPayments, 500);
     assert.equal(paymentsToAccount0, 500);
   });
 
@@ -35,6 +39,9 @@ contract('PullPayment', function(accounts) {
 
     let paymentsToAccount1 = await ppce.payments(accounts[1]);
     assert.equal(paymentsToAccount1, 300);
+
+    let totalPayments = await ppce.totalPayments();
+    assert.equal(totalPayments, 500);
   });
 
   it("can withdraw payment", async function() {
@@ -48,10 +55,16 @@ contract('PullPayment', function(accounts) {
     let payment1 = await ppce.payments(payee);
     assert.equal(payment1, AMOUNT);
 
+    let totalPayments = await ppce.totalPayments();
+    assert.equal(totalPayments, AMOUNT);
+
     let withdraw = await ppce.withdrawPayments({from: payee});
     let payment2 = await ppce.payments(payee);
     assert.equal(payment2, 0);
 
+    totalPayments = await ppce.totalPayments();
+    assert.equal(totalPayments, 0);
+
     let balance = web3.eth.getBalance(payee);
     assert(Math.abs(balance-initialBalance-AMOUNT) < 1e16);
   });