diff --git a/libraries/voxels/src/VoxelEditPacketSender.cpp b/libraries/voxels/src/VoxelEditPacketSender.cpp
index 1832d5436e..b4de63b302 100644
--- a/libraries/voxels/src/VoxelEditPacketSender.cpp
+++ b/libraries/voxels/src/VoxelEditPacketSender.cpp
@@ -142,3 +142,26 @@ void VoxelEditPacketSender::queueVoxelEditMessages(PacketType type, int numberOf
         }
     }    
 }
+
+void VoxelEditPacketSender::updateVoxelCosts(const QJsonObject& domainSettingsObject) {
+    
+    // from the domain-handler, figure out the satoshi cost per voxel and per meter cubed
+    const QString VOXEL_SETTINGS_KEY = "voxels";
+    const QString PER_VOXEL_COST_KEY = "per-voxel-credits";
+    const QString PER_METER_CUBED_COST_KEY = "per-meter-cubed-credits";
+    
+    if (!domainSettingsObject.isEmpty()) {
+        float perVoxelCredits = (float) domainSettingsObject[VOXEL_SETTINGS_KEY].toObject()[PER_VOXEL_COST_KEY].toDouble();
+        float perMeterCubedCredits = (float) domainSettingsObject[VOXEL_SETTINGS_KEY].toObject()[PER_METER_CUBED_COST_KEY].toDouble();
+        
+        qDebug() << "PV: " << perVoxelCredits << "PMC: " << perMeterCubedCredits;
+    } else {
+        qDebug() << "CALLED WITH EMPTY SETTINGS!";
+        _satoshisPerVoxel = 0;
+        _satoshisPerMeterCubed = 0;
+    }
+}
+
+qint64 VoxelEditPacketSender::satoshiCostForMessage(PacketType type, int numberOfDetails, VoxelDetail *details) {
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/libraries/voxels/src/VoxelEditPacketSender.h b/libraries/voxels/src/VoxelEditPacketSender.h
index 3ef257de6c..33382d7faf 100644
--- a/libraries/voxels/src/VoxelEditPacketSender.h
+++ b/libraries/voxels/src/VoxelEditPacketSender.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #define hifi_VoxelEditPacketSender_h
 
 #include <OctreeEditPacketSender.h>
+
 #include "VoxelDetail.h"
 
 /// Utility for processing, packing, queueing and sending of outbound edit voxel messages.
@@ -49,5 +50,20 @@ public:
 
     // My server type is the voxel server
     virtual char getMyNodeType() const { return NodeType::VoxelServer; }
+    
+    qint64 satoshiCostForMessage(PacketType type, int numberOfDetails, VoxelDetail* details);
+    
+    void setSatoshisPerVoxel(qint64 satoshisPerVoxel) { _satoshisPerVoxel = satoshisPerVoxel; }
+    qint64 getSatoshisPerVoxel() const { return _satoshisPerVoxel; }
+
+    void setSatoshisPerMeterCubed(qint64 satoshisPerMeterCubed) { _satoshisPerMeterCubed = satoshisPerMeterCubed; }
+    qint64 getSatoshisPerMeterCubed() const { return _satoshisPerMeterCubed; }
+    
+public slots:
+    void updateVoxelCosts(const QJsonObject& domainSettingsObject);
+    
+private:
+    qint64 _satoshisPerVoxel;
+    qint64 _satoshisPerMeterCubed;
 };
 #endif // hifi_VoxelEditPacketSender_h