diff --git a/src/Features/Blockcore.Features.Miner/Staking/PosMinting.cs b/src/Features/Blockcore.Features.Miner/Staking/PosMinting.cs
index 142562692..f1686b713 100644
--- a/src/Features/Blockcore.Features.Miner/Staking/PosMinting.cs
+++ b/src/Features/Blockcore.Features.Miner/Staking/PosMinting.cs
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ await Task.Run(() => Parallel.ForEach(workerContexts, cwc =>
             long coinstakeOutputValue = coinstakeInput.TxOut.Value + reward;
 
             int eventuallyStakableUtxosCount = utxoStakeDescriptions.Count;
-            Transaction coinstakeTx = this.PrepareCoinStakeTransactions(chainTip.Height, coinstakeContext, coinstakeOutputValue, eventuallyStakableUtxosCount, ourWeight);
+            Transaction coinstakeTx = this.PrepareCoinStakeTransactions(chainTip.Height, coinstakeContext, coinstakeOutputValue, eventuallyStakableUtxosCount, ourWeight, reward);
 
             if (coinstakeTx is IPosTransactionWithTime posTrxn)
             {
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ await Task.Run(() => Parallel.ForEach(workerContexts, cwc =>
             return true;
         }
 
-        internal Transaction PrepareCoinStakeTransactions(int currentChainHeight, CoinstakeContext coinstakeContext, long coinstakeOutputValue, int utxosCount, long amountStaked)
+        public virtual Transaction PrepareCoinStakeTransactions(int currentChainHeight, CoinstakeContext coinstakeContext, long coinstakeOutputValue, int utxosCount, long amountStaked, long reward)
         {
             // Split stake into SplitFactor utxos if above threshold.
             bool shouldSplitStake = this.ShouldSplitStake(utxosCount, amountStaked, coinstakeOutputValue, currentChainHeight);
diff --git a/src/Networks/Blockcore.Networks.Strax/Blockcore.Networks.Strax.csproj b/src/Networks/Blockcore.Networks.Strax/Blockcore.Networks.Strax.csproj
index e72d9774f..cf35e7a4f 100644
--- a/src/Networks/Blockcore.Networks.Strax/Blockcore.Networks.Strax.csproj
+++ b/src/Networks/Blockcore.Networks.Strax/Blockcore.Networks.Strax.csproj
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\Features\Blockcore.Features.Consensus\Blockcore.Features.Consensus.csproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\Features\Blockcore.Features.MemoryPool\Blockcore.Features.MemoryPool.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\Features\Blockcore.Features.Miner\Blockcore.Features.Miner.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/Networks/Blockcore.Networks.Strax/Staking/StraxMinting.cs b/src/Networks/Blockcore.Networks.Strax/Staking/StraxMinting.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..002f883df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Networks/Blockcore.Networks.Strax/Staking/StraxMinting.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+using Blockcore.AsyncWork;
+using Blockcore.Base;
+using Blockcore.Consensus;
+using Blockcore.Consensus.Chain;
+using Blockcore.Consensus.TransactionInfo;
+using Blockcore.Features.Consensus;
+using Blockcore.Features.Consensus.CoinViews;
+using Blockcore.Features.Consensus.Interfaces;
+using Blockcore.Features.MemoryPool;
+using Blockcore.Features.MemoryPool.Interfaces;
+using Blockcore.Features.Miner;
+using Blockcore.Features.Miner.Staking;
+using Blockcore.Features.Wallet.Interfaces;
+using Blockcore.Interfaces;
+using Blockcore.Mining;
+using Blockcore.Networks.Strax.Rules;
+using Blockcore.Utilities;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+
+
+namespace Blockcore.Networks.Strax.Staking
+{
+    public class StraxMinting : PosMinting
+    {
+        public StraxMinting(
+            IBlockProvider blockProvider,
+            IConsensusManager consensusManager,
+            ChainIndexer chainIndexer,
+            Network network,
+            IDateTimeProvider dateTimeProvider,
+            IInitialBlockDownloadState initialBlockDownloadState,
+            INodeLifetime nodeLifetime,
+            ICoinView coinView,
+            IStakeChain stakeChain,
+            IStakeValidator stakeValidator,
+            MempoolSchedulerLock mempoolLock,
+            ITxMempool mempool,
+            IWalletManager walletManager,
+            IAsyncProvider asyncProvider,
+            ITimeSyncBehaviorState timeSyncBehaviorState,
+            ILoggerFactory loggerFactory,
+            MinerSettings minerSettings) : base(blockProvider, consensusManager, chainIndexer, network, dateTimeProvider,
+                initialBlockDownloadState, nodeLifetime, coinView, stakeChain, stakeValidator, mempoolLock, mempool,
+                walletManager, asyncProvider, timeSyncBehaviorState, loggerFactory, minerSettings)
+        {
+        }
+
+        public override Transaction PrepareCoinStakeTransactions(int currentChainHeight, CoinstakeContext coinstakeContext, long coinstakeOutputValue, int utxosCount, long amountStaked, long reward)
+        {
+            long cirrusReward = reward * StraxCoinviewRule.CirrusRewardPercentage / 100;
+
+            coinstakeOutputValue -= cirrusReward;
+
+            // Populate the initial coinstake with the modified overall reward amount, the outputs will be split as necessary
+            base.PrepareCoinStakeTransactions(currentChainHeight, coinstakeContext, coinstakeOutputValue, utxosCount, amountStaked, reward);
+
+            // Now add the remaining reward into an additional output on the coinstake
+            var cirrusRewardOutput = new TxOut(cirrusReward, StraxCoinstakeRule.CirrusRewardScript);
+            coinstakeContext.CoinstakeTx.Outputs.Add(cirrusRewardOutput);
+
+            return coinstakeContext.CoinstakeTx;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Tests/Blockcore.Features.Miner.Tests/StakeSplittingTests.cs b/src/Tests/Blockcore.Features.Miner.Tests/StakeSplittingTests.cs
index b8ae966ac..f4c9b180c 100644
--- a/src/Tests/Blockcore.Features.Miner.Tests/StakeSplittingTests.cs
+++ b/src/Tests/Blockcore.Features.Miner.Tests/StakeSplittingTests.cs
@@ -141,7 +141,8 @@ public void Given_A_Coin_That_Does_Not_Need_Splitting_CoinstakeTx_Should_Have_On
                 coinstakeContext: coinStakeContext,
                 coinstakeOutputValue: coinstakeInputValue,
                 utxosCount: amounts.Count,
-                amountStaked: amountStaked);
+                amountStaked: amountStaked,
+                reward: (long)reward);
             return (coinstakeInputValue, transaction);
         }
 
@@ -194,7 +195,8 @@ private Transaction GetCoinstakeTransaction(List<Money> amounts)
                 coinstakeContext: coinStakeContext,
                 coinstakeOutputValue: coinstakeInputValue,
                 utxosCount: amounts.Count,
-                amountStaked: amounts.Sum(u => u.Satoshi));
+                amountStaked: amounts.Sum(u => u.Satoshi),
+                reward: (long)reward);
             return transaction;
         }