diff --git a/src/economy.cpp b/src/economy.cpp
--- a/src/economy.cpp
+++ b/src/economy.cpp
@@ -1068,6 +1068,8 @@ Money CargoPayment::PayTransfer(const Ca
 		cp->DaysInTransit(),
 		this->ct);
 
+	profit = profit * _settings_game.economy.feeder_payment_share / 100;
+
 	this->visual_profit += profit; // accumulate transfer profits for whole vehicle
 	return profit; // account for the (virtual) profit already made for the cargo packet
 }
diff --git a/src/lang/english.txt b/src/lang/english.txt
--- a/src/lang/english.txt
+++ b/src/lang/english.txt
@@ -1242,6 +1242,7 @@ STR_CONFIG_SETTING_COLOURED_NEWS_YEAR   
 STR_CONFIG_SETTING_STARTING_YEAR                                :{LTBLUE}Starting year: {ORANGE}{STRING1}
 STR_CONFIG_SETTING_SMOOTH_ECONOMY                               :{LTBLUE}Enable smooth economy (more, smaller changes): {ORANGE}{STRING1}
 STR_CONFIG_SETTING_ALLOW_SHARES                                 :{LTBLUE}Allow buying shares from other companies: {ORANGE}{STRING1}
+STR_CONFIG_SETTING_FEEDER_PAYMENT_SHARE                         :{LTBLUE}Percentage of leg profit to pay in feeder systems: {ORANGE}{STRING1}%
 STR_CONFIG_SETTING_DRAG_SIGNALS_DENSITY                         :{LTBLUE}When dragging, place signals every: {ORANGE}{STRING1} tile(s)
 STR_CONFIG_SETTING_SEMAPHORE_BUILD_BEFORE_DATE                  :{LTBLUE}Automatically build semaphores before: {ORANGE}{STRING1}
 STR_CONFIG_SETTING_ENABLE_SIGNAL_GUI                            :{LTBLUE}Enable the signal GUI: {ORANGE}{STRING1}
diff --git a/src/saveload/saveload.cpp b/src/saveload/saveload.cpp
--- a/src/saveload/saveload.cpp
+++ b/src/saveload/saveload.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 
 #include "saveload_internal.h"
 
-extern const uint16 SAVEGAME_VERSION = 133;
+extern const uint16 SAVEGAME_VERSION = 134;
 
 SavegameType _savegame_type; ///< type of savegame we are loading
 
diff --git a/src/settings_gui.cpp b/src/settings_gui.cpp
--- a/src/settings_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/settings_gui.cpp
@@ -1372,6 +1372,7 @@ static SettingEntry _settings_economy[] 
 	SettingEntry(&_settings_economy_industries_page, STR_CONFIG_SETTING_ECONOMY_INDUSTRIES),
 	SettingEntry("economy.inflation"),
 	SettingEntry("economy.smooth_economy"),
+	SettingEntry("economy.feeder_payment_share"),
 };
 /** Economy sub-page */
 static SettingsPage _settings_economy_page = {_settings_economy, lengthof(_settings_economy)};
diff --git a/src/settings_type.h b/src/settings_type.h
--- a/src/settings_type.h
+++ b/src/settings_type.h
@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@ struct EconomySettings {
 	bool   bribe;                            ///< enable bribing the local authority
 	bool   smooth_economy;                   ///< smooth economy
 	bool   allow_shares;                     ///< allow the buying/selling of shares
+	uint8  feeder_payment_share;             ///< percentage of leg payment to virtually pay in feeder systems
 	byte   dist_local_authority;             ///< distance for town local authority, default 20
 	bool   exclusive_rights;                 ///< allow buying exclusive rights
 	bool   give_money;                       ///< allow giving other companies money
diff --git a/src/table/settings.h b/src/table/settings.h
--- a/src/table/settings.h
+++ b/src/table/settings.h
@@ -434,6 +434,7 @@ const SettingDesc _settings[] = {
 	SDT_CONDNULL(                                                            4,  0, 104),
 	    SDT_BOOL(GameSettings, economy.smooth_economy,                                              0, 0,  true,                    STR_CONFIG_SETTING_SMOOTH_ECONOMY,         NULL),
 	    SDT_BOOL(GameSettings, economy.allow_shares,                                                0, 0, false,                    STR_CONFIG_SETTING_ALLOW_SHARES,           NULL),
+	 SDT_CONDVAR(GameSettings, economy.feeder_payment_share,         SLE_UINT8,134, SL_MAX_VERSION, 0, 0,    75,     0,     100, 0, STR_CONFIG_SETTING_FEEDER_PAYMENT_SHARE,   NULL),
 	 SDT_CONDVAR(GameSettings, economy.town_growth_rate,             SLE_UINT8, 54, SL_MAX_VERSION, 0, MS,    2,     0,       4, 0, STR_CONFIG_SETTING_TOWN_GROWTH,            NULL),
 	 SDT_CONDVAR(GameSettings, economy.larger_towns,                 SLE_UINT8, 54, SL_MAX_VERSION, 0, D0,    4,     0,     255, 1, STR_CONFIG_SETTING_LARGER_TOWNS,           NULL),
 	 SDT_CONDVAR(GameSettings, economy.initial_city_size,            SLE_UINT8, 56, SL_MAX_VERSION, 0, 0,     2,     1,      10, 1, STR_CONFIG_SETTING_CITY_SIZE_MULTIPLIER,   NULL),