diff --git a/Koha/Account.pm b/Koha/Account.pm
index 59a4d20179..960a2f677d 100644
--- a/Koha/Account.pm
+++ b/Koha/Account.pm
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ use Koha::Account::Offsets;
 use Koha::Account::DebitTypes;
 use Koha::Exceptions;
 use Koha::Exceptions::Account;
+use Koha::Plugins;
 
 =head1 NAME
 
@@ -256,6 +257,17 @@ sub add_credit {
                     }
                 ) if grep { $credit_type eq $_ } ( 'PAYMENT', 'WRITEOFF' );
 
+                Koha::Plugins->call(
+                    'after_account_action',
+                    {
+                        action  => "add_credit",
+                        payload => {
+                            type => lc($credit_type),
+                            line => $line->get_from_storage
+                        }
+                    }
+                );
+
                 if ( C4::Context->preference("FinesLog") ) {
                     logaction(
                         "FINES", 'CREATE',
diff --git a/t/db_dependent/Koha/Plugins/Account_hooks.t b/t/db_dependent/Koha/Plugins/Account_hooks.t
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..8cfbec623b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/db_dependent/Koha/Plugins/Account_hooks.t
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+#!/usr/bin/perl
+
+# This file is part of Koha.
+#
+# Koha is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+# terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
+# Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later
+# version.
+#
+# Koha is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+# WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
+# A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with Koha; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses>.
+
+use Modern::Perl;
+
+use Test::More tests => 4;
+use Test::MockModule;
+use Test::Warn;
+
+use File::Basename;
+
+use Koha::Account qw( add_credit );
+
+use t::lib::Mocks;
+use t::lib::TestBuilder;
+
+BEGIN {
+    # Mock pluginsdir before loading Plugins module
+    my $path = dirname(__FILE__) . '/../../../lib/plugins';
+    t::lib::Mocks::mock_config( 'pluginsdir', $path );
+
+    use_ok('Koha::Plugins');
+    use_ok('Koha::Plugins::Handler');
+    use_ok('Koha::Plugin::Test');
+}
+
+my $schema  = Koha::Database->new->schema;
+my $builder = t::lib::TestBuilder->new;
+
+t::lib::Mocks::mock_config( 'enable_plugins', 1 );
+
+subtest 'Koha::Account tests' => sub {
+
+    plan tests => 2;
+
+    $schema->storage->txn_begin;
+
+    my $plugins = Koha::Plugins->new;
+    $plugins->InstallPlugins;
+
+    my $plugin = Koha::Plugin::Test->new->enable;
+
+    my $patron = $builder->build_object( { class => 'Koha::Patrons' } );
+
+    my $account = $patron->account;
+    warning_like {
+        $account->add_credit({ amount => 20, interface => 'commandline', type => 'WRITEOFF'});
+    }
+    qr/after_account_action called with action: add_credit, type: writeoff, ref: Koha::Account::Line/,
+      '->add_credit calls the after_account_action hook with type writeoff';
+
+
+    warning_like {
+        $account->add_credit({ amount => 10, interface => 'commandline', type => 'PAYMENT'});
+    }
+    qr/after_account_action called with action: add_credit, type: payment, ref: Koha::Account::Line/,
+      '->add_credit calls the after_account_action hook with type payment';
+
+    $schema->storage->txn_rollback;
+    Koha::Plugins::Methods->delete;
+};
diff --git a/t/lib/plugins/Koha/Plugin/Test.pm b/t/lib/plugins/Koha/Plugin/Test.pm
index bc2a85741f..b3cd288a2d 100644
--- a/t/lib/plugins/Koha/Plugin/Test.pm
+++ b/t/lib/plugins/Koha/Plugin/Test.pm
@@ -348,6 +348,17 @@ sub background_tasks {
     };
 }
 
+sub after_account_action {
+    my ( $self, $params ) = @_;
+
+    my $action = $params->{action};
+    my $line   = $params->{payload}->{line};
+    my $type   = $params->{payload}->{type};
+
+    Koha::Exception->throw(
+        "after_account_action called with action: $action, type: $type, ref: " . ref($line) );
+}
+
 sub _private_sub {
     return "";
 }