diff --git a/src/arg_parser.rs b/src/arg_parser.rs
index 47808c8abe70db..96ebe02d1b6807 100644
--- a/src/arg_parser.rs
+++ b/src/arg_parser.rs
@@ -112,6 +112,14 @@ where
                         .validator(is_valid_pubkey)
                         .help("Stake Account Address"),
                 )
+                .arg(
+                    Arg::with_name("sol_for_fees")
+                        .default_value("1.0")
+                        .long("sol-for-fees")
+                        .takes_value(true)
+                        .value_name("SOL_AMOUNT")
+                        .help("Amount of SOL to put in system account to pay for fees"),
+                )
                 .arg(
                     Arg::with_name("stake_authority")
                         .long("stake-authority")
@@ -177,6 +185,7 @@ fn parse_distribute_stake_args(matches: &ArgMatches<'_>) -> DistributeStakeArgs<
         transactions_db: value_t_or_exit!(matches, "transactions_db", String),
         dry_run: matches.is_present("dry_run"),
         stake_account_address: value_t_or_exit!(matches, "stake_account_address", String),
+        sol_for_fees: value_t_or_exit!(matches, "sol_for_fees", f64),
         stake_authority: value_t!(matches, "stake_authority", String).ok(),
         withdraw_authority: value_t!(matches, "withdraw_authority", String).ok(),
         fee_payer: value_t!(matches, "fee_payer", String).ok(),
diff --git a/src/args.rs b/src/args.rs
index 3e1d21055fdd1e..f918535e0f519e 100644
--- a/src/args.rs
+++ b/src/args.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ pub struct DistributeStakeArgs<P, K> {
     pub allocations_csv: String,
     pub transactions_db: String,
     pub dry_run: bool,
+    pub sol_for_fees: f64,
     pub stake_account_address: P,
     pub stake_authority: Option<K>,
     pub withdraw_authority: Option<K>,
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ pub fn resolve_command(
                     &mut wallet_manager,
                 )
                 .unwrap(),
+                sol_for_fees: args.sol_for_fees,
                 stake_authority: args.stake_authority.as_ref().map(|key_url| {
                     signer_from_path(&matches, &key_url, "stake authority", &mut wallet_manager)
                         .unwrap()
diff --git a/src/tokens.rs b/src/tokens.rs
index 6bccd3375c700d..ab9462481408ba 100644
--- a/src/tokens.rs
+++ b/src/tokens.rs
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ fn distribute_stake<T: Client>(
         let result = if args.dry_run {
             Ok(Signature::default())
         } else {
-            let system_sol = 1.0;
+            let system_sol = args.sol_for_fees;
             let fee_payer_pubkey = args.fee_payer.as_ref().unwrap().pubkey();
             let stake_authority = args.stake_authority.as_ref().unwrap().pubkey();
             let withdraw_authority = args.withdraw_authority.as_ref().unwrap().pubkey();
@@ -540,6 +540,7 @@ pub fn test_process_distribute_stake_with_client<C: Client>(client: C, sender_ke
         withdraw_authority: Some(Box::new(withdraw_authority)),
         fee_payer: Some(Box::new(fee_payer)),
         dry_run: false,
+        sol_for_fees: 1.0,
         allocations_csv,
         transactions_db: transactions_db.clone(),
     };