diff --git a/plenum/common/messages/node_messages.py b/plenum/common/messages/node_messages.py
index 7a3888f09a..7ab9e3c5e0 100644
--- a/plenum/common/messages/node_messages.py
+++ b/plenum/common/messages/node_messages.py
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 from typing import TypeVar, NamedTuple
 
-from plenum.common.constants import NOMINATE, BATCH, REELECTION, PRIMARY, BLACKLIST, REQACK, REQNACK, REJECT, \
-    POOL_LEDGER_TXNS, ORDERED, PROPAGATE, PREPREPARE, PREPARE, COMMIT, CHECKPOINT, THREE_PC_STATE, CHECKPOINT_STATE, \
-    REPLY, INSTANCE_CHANGE, LEDGER_STATUS, CONSISTENCY_PROOF, CATCHUP_REQ, CATCHUP_REP, VIEW_CHANGE_DONE, CURRENT_STATE, \
+from plenum.common.constants import NOMINATE, BATCH, REELECTION, PRIMARY, \
+    BLACKLIST, REQACK, REQNACK, REJECT, \
+    POOL_LEDGER_TXNS, ORDERED, PROPAGATE, PREPREPARE, PREPARE, COMMIT, \
+    CHECKPOINT, THREE_PC_STATE, CHECKPOINT_STATE, \
+    REPLY, INSTANCE_CHANGE, LEDGER_STATUS, CONSISTENCY_PROOF, CATCHUP_REQ, \
+    CATCHUP_REP, VIEW_CHANGE_DONE, CURRENT_STATE, \
     MESSAGE_REQUEST, MESSAGE_RESPONSE, OBSERVED_DATA, BATCH_COMMITTED
 from plenum.common.messages.client_request import ClientMessageValidator
 from plenum.common.messages.fields import NonNegativeNumberField, IterableField, \
diff --git a/plenum/common/types.py b/plenum/common/types.py
index 8f1921b0ca..6534ead044 100644
--- a/plenum/common/types.py
+++ b/plenum/common/types.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ class f:  # provides a namespace for reusable field constants
     ELECTION_DATA = Field('electionData', Any)
     TXN_ID = Field('txnId', str)
     REASON = Field('reason', Any)
+    IS_SUCCESS = Field('isSuccess', Any)
     SENDER_CLIENT = Field('senderClient', str)
     PP_TIME = Field("ppTime", float)
     REQ_IDR = Field("reqIdr", List[Tuple[str, int]])
diff --git a/plenum/server/action_req_handler.py b/plenum/server/action_req_handler.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a764c08bf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plenum/server/action_req_handler.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+from plenum.common.request import Request
+from plenum.server.req_handler import RequestHandler
+
+
+class ActionReqHandler(RequestHandler):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+
+    def doStaticValidation(self, request: Request):
+        pass
+
+    def validate(self, req: Request):
+        pass
+
+    def apply(self, req: Request, cons_time: int):
+        pass
diff --git a/plenum/server/client_authn.py b/plenum/server/client_authn.py
index 218e650d4c..e0e0b0cb5d 100644
--- a/plenum/server/client_authn.py
+++ b/plenum/server/client_authn.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     InsufficientSignatures, InsufficientCorrectSignatures
 from plenum.common.types import f
 from plenum.common.verifier import DidVerifier, Verifier
+from plenum.server.action_req_handler import ActionReqHandler
 from plenum.server.domain_req_handler import DomainRequestHandler
 from plenum.server.pool_req_handler import PoolRequestHandler
 from stp_core.common.log import getlogger
@@ -179,6 +180,7 @@ class CoreAuthMixin:
     ).union(
         DomainRequestHandler.query_types
     )
+    action_types = ActionReqHandler.operation_types
 
     def is_query(self, typ):
         return typ in self.query_types
@@ -186,6 +188,10 @@ def is_query(self, typ):
     def is_write(self, typ):
         return typ in self.write_types
 
+    @classmethod
+    def is_action(cls, typ):
+        return typ in cls.action_types
+
     @staticmethod
     def _extract_signature(msg):
         if f.SIG.nm not in msg:
diff --git a/plenum/server/config_req_handler.py b/plenum/server/config_req_handler.py
index b9420db516..b64b2ec5cd 100644
--- a/plenum/server/config_req_handler.py
+++ b/plenum/server/config_req_handler.py
@@ -1,6 +1,19 @@
-from plenum.server.req_handler import RequestHandler
+from plenum.common.request import Request
+from plenum.server.ledger_req_handler import LedgerRequestHandler
 
 
-class ConfigReqHandler(RequestHandler):
+class ConfigReqHandler(LedgerRequestHandler):
     def __init__(self, ledger, state):
         super().__init__(ledger, state)
+
+    def doStaticValidation(self, request: Request):
+        pass
+
+    def get_query_response(self, request):
+        pass
+
+    def validate(self, req: Request):
+        pass
+
+    def apply(self, req: Request, cons_time: int):
+        pass
diff --git a/plenum/server/domain_req_handler.py b/plenum/server/domain_req_handler.py
index a67ee18f95..c1a9c733a4 100644
--- a/plenum/server/domain_req_handler.py
+++ b/plenum/server/domain_req_handler.py
@@ -11,13 +11,14 @@
 from plenum.common.txn_util import reqToTxn
 from plenum.common.types import f
 from plenum.persistence.util import txnsWithSeqNo
+from plenum.server.ledger_req_handler import LedgerRequestHandler
 from plenum.server.req_handler import RequestHandler
 from stp_core.common.log import getlogger
 
 logger = getlogger()
 
 
-class DomainRequestHandler(RequestHandler):
+class DomainRequestHandler(LedgerRequestHandler):
     stateSerializer = domain_state_serializer
     write_types = {NYM, }
 
diff --git a/plenum/server/ledger_req_handler.py b/plenum/server/ledger_req_handler.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ba5c74a093
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plenum/server/ledger_req_handler.py
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+from abc import ABCMeta, abstractmethod
+from typing import List
+
+import base58
+
+from plenum.common.ledger import Ledger
+from plenum.common.request import Request
+from plenum.persistence.util import txnsWithSeqNo
+from plenum.server.req_handler import RequestHandler
+from stp_core.common.log import getlogger
+
+from state.state import State
+
+logger = getlogger()
+
+
+class LedgerRequestHandler(RequestHandler, metaclass=ABCMeta):
+    """
+    Base class for request handlers
+    Declares methods for validation, application of requests and
+    state control
+    """
+
+    query_types = set()
+    write_types = set()
+
+    def __init__(self, ledger: Ledger, state: State):
+        self.state = state
+        self.ledger = ledger
+
+    def updateState(self, txns, isCommitted=False):
+        """
+        Updates current state with a number of committed or
+        not committed transactions
+        """
+
+    def commit(self, txnCount, stateRoot, txnRoot, ppTime) -> List:
+        """
+        :param txnCount: The number of requests to commit (The actual requests
+        are picked up from the uncommitted list from the ledger)
+        :param stateRoot: The state trie root after the txns are committed
+        :param txnRoot: The txn merkle root after the txns are committed
+
+        :return: list of committed transactions
+        """
+
+        (seqNoStart, seqNoEnd), committedTxns = \
+            self.ledger.commitTxns(txnCount)
+        stateRoot = base58.b58decode(stateRoot.encode())
+        # Probably the following assertion fail should trigger catchup
+        assert self.ledger.root_hash == txnRoot, '{} {}'.format(
+            self.ledger.root_hash, txnRoot)
+        self.state.commit(rootHash=stateRoot)
+        return txnsWithSeqNo(seqNoStart, seqNoEnd, committedTxns)
+
+    def onBatchCreated(self, state_root):
+        pass
+
+    def onBatchRejected(self):
+        pass
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def doStaticValidation(self, request: Request):
+        pass
+
+    def is_query(self, txn_type):
+        return txn_type in self.query_types
+
+    def get_query_response(self, request):
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def transform_txn_for_ledger(txn):
+        return txn
+
+    @property
+    def operation_types(self) -> set:
+        return self.write_types.union(self.query_types)
diff --git a/plenum/server/node.py b/plenum/server/node.py
index 5ae040e5a5..845ae43668 100644
--- a/plenum/server/node.py
+++ b/plenum/server/node.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 from contextlib import closing
 from functools import partial
 from typing import Dict, Any, Mapping, Iterable, List, Optional, Set, Tuple, Callable
-
+from plenum.server.ledger_req_handler import LedgerRequestHandler
 from crypto.bls.bls_key_manager import LoadBLSKeyError
 from intervaltree import IntervalTree
 from ledger.compact_merkle_tree import CompactMerkleTree
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
 from plenum.common.verifier import DidVerifier
 from plenum.persistence.req_id_to_txn import ReqIdrToTxn
 from plenum.persistence.storage import Storage, initStorage
+from plenum.server.action_req_handler import ActionReqHandler
 from plenum.server.blacklister import Blacklister
 from plenum.server.blacklister import SimpleBlacklister
 from plenum.server.client_authn import ClientAuthNr, SimpleAuthNr, CoreAuthNr
@@ -182,7 +183,7 @@ def __init__(self,
         # init before domain req handler!
         self.bls_bft = self._create_bls_bft()
 
-        self.register_req_handler(DOMAIN_LEDGER_ID, self.getDomainReqHandler())
+        self.register_req_handler(self.getDomainReqHandler(), DOMAIN_LEDGER_ID)
         self.register_executer(DOMAIN_LEDGER_ID, self.executeDomainTxns)
 
         self.initDomainState()
@@ -192,7 +193,7 @@ def __init__(self,
         self.addGenesisNyms()
 
         self.mode = None  # type: Optional[Mode]
-        self.register_req_handler(POOL_LEDGER_ID, self.poolManager.reqHandler)
+        self.register_req_handler(self.poolManager.reqHandler, POOL_LEDGER_ID)
 
         self.nodeReg = self.poolManager.nodeReg
 
@@ -424,6 +425,7 @@ def view_change_in_progress(self):
     def init_config_state(self):
         self.register_state(CONFIG_LEDGER_ID, self.loadConfigState())
         self.setup_config_req_handler()
+        self.setup_action_req_handler()
         self.initConfigState()
 
     def _add_config_ledger(self):
@@ -436,7 +438,11 @@ def _add_config_ledger(self):
 
     def setup_config_req_handler(self):
         self.configReqHandler = self.getConfigReqHandler()
-        self.register_req_handler(CONFIG_LEDGER_ID, self.configReqHandler)
+        self.register_req_handler(self.configReqHandler, CONFIG_LEDGER_ID)
+
+    def setup_action_req_handler(self):
+        self.actionReqHandler = self.get_action_req_handler()
+        self.register_req_handler(self.actionReqHandler)
 
     def getConfigLedger(self):
         return Ledger(CompactMerkleTree(hashStore=self.getHashStore('config')),
@@ -460,6 +466,9 @@ def getConfigReqHandler(self):
         return ConfigReqHandler(self.configLedger,
                                 self.states[CONFIG_LEDGER_ID])
 
+    def get_action_req_handler(self):
+        return ActionReqHandler()
+
     def postConfigLedgerCaughtUp(self, **kwargs):
         pass
 
@@ -728,17 +737,21 @@ def on_new_ledger_added(self, ledger_id):
     def register_state(self, ledger_id, state):
         self.states[ledger_id] = state
 
-    def register_req_handler(self, ledger_id: int, req_handler: RequestHandler):
-        self.ledger_to_req_handler[ledger_id] = req_handler
-        for txn_type in req_handler.valid_txn_types:
-            self.register_txn_type(txn_type, ledger_id, req_handler)
+    def register_req_handler(self, req_handler: RequestHandler,
+                             ledger_id: int = None):
+        if ledger_id is not None:
+            self.ledger_to_req_handler[ledger_id] = req_handler
+        for txn_type in req_handler.operation_types:
+            self.register_txn_type(txn_type, req_handler, ledger_id)
 
-    def register_txn_type(self, txn_type, ledger_id: int, req_handler: RequestHandler):
+    def register_txn_type(self, txn_type, req_handler: RequestHandler,
+                          ledger_id: int = None):
         if txn_type in self.txn_type_to_req_handler:
             raise ValueError('{} already registered for {}'
                              .format(txn_type, self.txn_type_to_req_handler[txn_type]))
         self.txn_type_to_req_handler[txn_type] = req_handler
-        self.txn_type_to_ledger_id[txn_type] = ledger_id
+        if ledger_id is not None:
+            self.txn_type_to_ledger_id[txn_type] = ledger_id
 
     def register_executer(self, ledger_id: int, executer: Callable):
         self.requestExecuter[ledger_id] = executer
@@ -2030,7 +2043,12 @@ def processRequest(self, request: Request, frm: str):
     def is_query(self, txn_type) -> bool:
         # Does the transaction type correspond to a read?
         handler = self.get_req_handler(txn_type=txn_type)
-        return handler and handler.is_query(txn_type)
+        return handler and isinstance(handler,
+                                      LedgerRequestHandler
+                                      ) and handler.is_query(txn_type)
+
+    def is_action(self, txn_type) -> bool:
+        return txn_type in self.actionReqHandler.operation_types
 
     def process_query(self, request: Request, frm: str):
         # Process a read request from client
@@ -2043,6 +2061,17 @@ def process_query(self, request: Request, frm: str):
         result = handler.get_query_response(request)
         self.transmitToClient(Reply(result), frm)
 
+    def process_action(self, request, frm):
+        # Process an execute action request
+        self.send_ack_to_client(request.key, frm)
+        try:
+            self.actionReqHandler.validate(request)
+            result = self.actionReqHandler.apply(request)
+            self.transmitToClient(Reply(result), frm)
+        except Exception as ex:
+            self.transmitToClient(Reject(request.identifier,
+                                         request.reqId, str(ex)), frm)
+
     # noinspection PyUnusedLocal
     def processPropagate(self, msg: Propagate, frm):
         """
diff --git a/plenum/server/pool_req_handler.py b/plenum/server/pool_req_handler.py
index be9a5f3080..a5db9b4261 100644
--- a/plenum/server/pool_req_handler.py
+++ b/plenum/server/pool_req_handler.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 from plenum.common.types import f
 from plenum.persistence.util import txnsWithSeqNo
 from plenum.server.domain_req_handler import DomainRequestHandler
+from plenum.server.ledger_req_handler import LedgerRequestHandler
 from plenum.server.req_handler import RequestHandler
 from state.state import State
 from stp_core.common.log import getlogger
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@
 logger = getlogger()
 
 
-class PoolRequestHandler(RequestHandler):
+class PoolRequestHandler(LedgerRequestHandler):
     write_types = {NODE, }
 
     def __init__(self, ledger: Ledger, state: State,
diff --git a/plenum/server/req_authenticator.py b/plenum/server/req_authenticator.py
index 8a73e5b2c9..6aa3e70221 100644
--- a/plenum/server/req_authenticator.py
+++ b/plenum/server/req_authenticator.py
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ def authenticate(self, req_data):
         for authenticator in self._authenticators:
             if authenticator.is_query(typ):
                 return set()
-            if not authenticator.is_write(typ):
+            if not (authenticator.is_write(typ) or
+                    authenticator.is_action(typ)):
                 continue
             rv = authenticator.authenticate(req_data) or set()
             identifiers.update(rv)
diff --git a/plenum/server/req_handler.py b/plenum/server/req_handler.py
index ccbb74e512..a5584f7d3a 100644
--- a/plenum/server/req_handler.py
+++ b/plenum/server/req_handler.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from abc import ABCMeta, abstractmethod
 from typing import List
 
 import base58
@@ -12,77 +13,30 @@
 logger = getlogger()
 
 
-class RequestHandler:
+class RequestHandler(metaclass=ABCMeta):
     """
     Base class for request handlers
     Declares methods for validation, application of requests and
     state control
     """
-    write_types = set()
-    query_types = set()
-
-    def __init__(self, ledger: Ledger, state: State):
-        self.ledger = ledger
-        self.state = state
+    operation_types = set()
 
+    @abstractmethod
     def doStaticValidation(self, request: Request):
         """
         Does static validation like presence of required fields,
         properly formed request, etc
         """
 
+    @abstractmethod
     def validate(self, req: Request):
         """
         Does dynamic validation (state based validation) on request.
         Raises exception if request is invalid.
         """
 
+    @abstractmethod
     def apply(self, req: Request, cons_time: int):
         """
         Applies request
         """
-
-    def updateState(self, txns, isCommitted=False):
-        """
-        Updates current state with a number of committed or
-        not committed transactions
-        """
-
-    def commit(self, txnCount, stateRoot, txnRoot, ppTime) -> List:
-        """
-        :param txnCount: The number of requests to commit (The actual requests
-        are picked up from the uncommitted list from the ledger)
-        :param stateRoot: The state trie root after the txns are committed
-        :param txnRoot: The txn merkle root after the txns are committed
-
-        :return: list of committed transactions
-        """
-
-        (seqNoStart, seqNoEnd), committedTxns = \
-            self.ledger.commitTxns(txnCount)
-        stateRoot = base58.b58decode(stateRoot.encode())
-        # Probably the following assertion fail should trigger catchup
-        assert self.ledger.root_hash == txnRoot, '{} {}'.format(
-            self.ledger.root_hash, txnRoot)
-        self.state.commit(rootHash=stateRoot)
-        return txnsWithSeqNo(seqNoStart, seqNoEnd, committedTxns)
-
-    def onBatchCreated(self, state_root):
-        pass
-
-    def onBatchRejected(self):
-        pass
-
-    def is_query(self, txn_type):
-        return txn_type in self.query_types
-
-    def get_query_response(self, request):
-        raise NotImplementedError
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def transform_txn_for_ledger(txn):
-        return txn
-
-    @property
-    def valid_txn_types(self) -> set:
-        return self.write_types.union(self.query_types)
diff --git a/plenum/test/plugin/demo_plugin/auction_req_handler.py b/plenum/test/plugin/demo_plugin/auction_req_handler.py
index 2494f986c5..104357fc77 100644
--- a/plenum/test/plugin/demo_plugin/auction_req_handler.py
+++ b/plenum/test/plugin/demo_plugin/auction_req_handler.py
@@ -5,12 +5,13 @@
 from plenum.common.txn_util import reqToTxn
 from plenum.common.types import f
 from plenum.persistence.util import txnsWithSeqNo
+from plenum.server.ledger_req_handler import LedgerRequestHandler
 from plenum.server.req_handler import RequestHandler
 from plenum.test.plugin.demo_plugin.constants import PLACE_BID, AUCTION_END, \
     AUCTION_START, GET_BAL, AMOUNT
 
 
-class AuctionReqHandler(RequestHandler):
+class AuctionReqHandler(LedgerRequestHandler):
     write_types = {AUCTION_START, AUCTION_END, PLACE_BID}
     query_types = {GET_BAL, }
 
diff --git a/plenum/test/plugin/demo_plugin/main.py b/plenum/test/plugin/demo_plugin/main.py
index 538997a9e6..a3ecc94327 100644
--- a/plenum/test/plugin/demo_plugin/main.py
+++ b/plenum/test/plugin/demo_plugin/main.py
@@ -26,5 +26,5 @@ def integrate_plugin_in_node(node):
     auction_authnr = AuctionAuthNr(node.states[DOMAIN_LEDGER_ID])
     node.clientAuthNr.register_authenticator(auction_authnr)
     auction_req_handler = AuctionReqHandler(ledger, state)
-    node.register_req_handler(AUCTION_LEDGER_ID, auction_req_handler)
+    node.register_req_handler(auction_req_handler, AUCTION_LEDGER_ID)
     return node