diff --git a/contrib/kaitai-struct-files/files/alpha__constants.ksy b/contrib/kaitai-struct-files/files/alpha__constants.ksy
index 2c9b1e99d6193675361e3b06841494418dce212d..75cfeb9ea02b025a2283cfa06dc7987f8115a128 100644
--- a/contrib/kaitai-struct-files/files/alpha__constants.ksy
+++ b/contrib/kaitai-struct-files/files/alpha__constants.ksy
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ types:
     - id: feature_enable
       type: u1
       enum: bool
+    - id: incentives_enable
+      type: u1
+      enum: bool
     - id: number_of_slots
       type: s2
     - id: attestation_lag
diff --git a/contrib/kaitai-struct-files/files/alpha__constants__parametric.ksy b/contrib/kaitai-struct-files/files/alpha__constants__parametric.ksy
index abe90ad71d20a4742840e96aa30f51966a166efd..7a9cdc7f284f4ab6f0b7bf04bb49ad8343985bc1 100644
--- a/contrib/kaitai-struct-files/files/alpha__constants__parametric.ksy
+++ b/contrib/kaitai-struct-files/files/alpha__constants__parametric.ksy
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ types:
     - id: feature_enable
       type: u1
       enum: bool
+    - id: incentives_enable
+      type: u1
+      enum: bool
     - id: number_of_slots
       type: s2
     - id: attestation_lag
diff --git a/contrib/kaitai-struct-files/files/alpha__parameters.ksy b/contrib/kaitai-struct-files/files/alpha__parameters.ksy
index bdc59b805a745a52cd3b2e0ad044aeb7cb3b7271..0bc137163152aca0596babdf62fc8b784bfcf684 100644
--- a/contrib/kaitai-struct-files/files/alpha__parameters.ksy
+++ b/contrib/kaitai-struct-files/files/alpha__parameters.ksy
@@ -166,6 +166,9 @@ types:
     - id: feature_enable
       type: u1
       enum: bool
+    - id: incentives_enable
+      type: u1
+      enum: bool
     - id: number_of_slots
       type: s2
     - id: attestation_lag
diff --git a/src/lib_dal_node/dal_plugin.ml b/src/lib_dal_node/dal_plugin.ml
index 70bec7eefdb1ace48bf9e2c5442b1d0860875d5c..1ab059ffb79c31447e4b3ea9321bddc869504dc9 100644
--- a/src/lib_dal_node/dal_plugin.ml
+++ b/src/lib_dal_node/dal_plugin.ml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ type slot_header = {
 
 type proto_parameters = {
   feature_enable : bool;
+  incentives_enable : bool;
   number_of_slots : int;
   attestation_lag : int;
   attestation_threshold : int;
diff --git a/src/lib_dal_node/dal_plugin.mli b/src/lib_dal_node/dal_plugin.mli
index c5546ffe97e14a49e24f10390d653632d5c37e46..6d829a1855ffca48075f58343f74de3802a9449a 100644
--- a/src/lib_dal_node/dal_plugin.mli
+++ b/src/lib_dal_node/dal_plugin.mli
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ type slot_header = {
 
 type proto_parameters = {
   feature_enable : bool;
+  incentives_enable : bool;
   number_of_slots : int;
   attestation_lag : int;
   attestation_threshold : int;
diff --git a/src/proto_017_PtNairob/lib_dal/dal_plugin_registration.ml b/src/proto_017_PtNairob/lib_dal/dal_plugin_registration.ml
index 438fbba5658c60b40371f4805d2e89665825e648..21dea0d9d84e85da804cfc765dae2adb1cbc5b31 100644
--- a/src/proto_017_PtNairob/lib_dal/dal_plugin_registration.ml
+++ b/src/proto_017_PtNairob/lib_dal/dal_plugin_registration.ml
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ module Plugin = struct
     return
       {
         Dal_plugin.feature_enable;
+        incentives_enable = false;
         number_of_slots;
         attestation_lag;
         attestation_threshold;
diff --git a/src/proto_018_Proxford/lib_dal/dal_plugin_registration.ml b/src/proto_018_Proxford/lib_dal/dal_plugin_registration.ml
index 12e8c8687245f593bd116672627c2608ee535e3f..37dbff2cf5c7b0aa6dd1ecc6df244fac3a0bd186 100644
--- a/src/proto_018_Proxford/lib_dal/dal_plugin_registration.ml
+++ b/src/proto_018_Proxford/lib_dal/dal_plugin_registration.ml
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ module Plugin = struct
     return
       {
         Dal_plugin.feature_enable;
+        incentives_enable = false;
         number_of_slots;
         attestation_lag;
         attestation_threshold;
diff --git a/src/proto_alpha/lib_dal/dal_plugin_registration.ml b/src/proto_alpha/lib_dal/dal_plugin_registration.ml
index 12e8c8687245f593bd116672627c2608ee535e3f..c49299b0b457a5d3f55d4ba76b62219b7a4ff964 100644
--- a/src/proto_alpha/lib_dal/dal_plugin_registration.ml
+++ b/src/proto_alpha/lib_dal/dal_plugin_registration.ml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ module Plugin = struct
     let* parametric = parametric_constants chain block ctxt in
     let {
       Constants.Parametric.feature_enable;
+      incentives_enable;
       number_of_slots;
       attestation_lag;
       attestation_threshold;
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ module Plugin = struct
     return
       {
         Dal_plugin.feature_enable;
+        incentives_enable;
         number_of_slots;
         attestation_lag;
         attestation_threshold;
diff --git a/src/proto_alpha/lib_parameters/default_parameters.ml b/src/proto_alpha/lib_parameters/default_parameters.ml
index 8391e4d69b5eea66ee872becc211aa3a94ad0cdc..9c9ef545f9cba42561a612e11fc34f76bbb33791 100644
--- a/src/proto_alpha/lib_parameters/default_parameters.ml
+++ b/src/proto_alpha/lib_parameters/default_parameters.ml
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ let default_dal =
   Constants.Parametric.
     {
       feature_enable = false;
+      incentives_enable = false;
       number_of_slots = 256;
       attestation_lag = 4;
       attestation_threshold = 50;
diff --git a/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/alpha_context.mli b/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/alpha_context.mli
index 4d4672b7d252bdfceb9e75daccaa7a2e08c99a5b..9345ee7cc1b3ea5ee423d70824ae3a95e156e7b0 100644
--- a/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/alpha_context.mli
+++ b/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/alpha_context.mli
@@ -810,6 +810,7 @@ module Constants : sig
   module Parametric : sig
     type dal = {
       feature_enable : bool;
+      incentives_enable : bool;
       number_of_slots : int;
       attestation_lag : int;
       attestation_threshold : int;
diff --git a/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/constants_parametric_repr.ml b/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/constants_parametric_repr.ml
index 87b83b6a73d51e3fb69cd06b49818215940e2aae..c6e5a5ab93454f0cc5bdf6f17abb1bd2e042de74 100644
--- a/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/constants_parametric_repr.ml
+++ b/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/constants_parametric_repr.ml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 type dal = {
   feature_enable : bool;
+  incentives_enable : bool;
   number_of_slots : int;
   attestation_lag : int;
   attestation_threshold : int;
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ let dal_encoding =
   conv
     (fun {
            feature_enable;
+           incentives_enable;
            number_of_slots;
            attestation_lag;
            attestation_threshold;
@@ -46,12 +48,14 @@ let dal_encoding =
            blocks_per_epoch;
          } ->
       ( ( feature_enable,
+          incentives_enable,
           number_of_slots,
           attestation_lag,
           attestation_threshold,
           blocks_per_epoch ),
         cryptobox_parameters ))
     (fun ( ( feature_enable,
+             incentives_enable,
              number_of_slots,
              attestation_lag,
              attestation_threshold,
@@ -59,6 +63,7 @@ let dal_encoding =
            cryptobox_parameters ) ->
       {
         feature_enable;
+        incentives_enable;
         number_of_slots;
         attestation_lag;
         attestation_threshold;
@@ -66,8 +71,9 @@ let dal_encoding =
         cryptobox_parameters;
       })
     (merge_objs
-       (obj5
+       (obj6
           (req "feature_enable" bool)
+          (req "incentives_enable" bool)
           (req "number_of_slots" int16)
           (req "attestation_lag" int16)
           (req "attestation_threshold" int16)
diff --git a/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/constants_parametric_repr.mli b/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/constants_parametric_repr.mli
index bddbfa855d83e10f1439627de824ea2779d5ea60..4533c37e2fe3c74b1372e61d6196ec76ad40c390 100644
--- a/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/constants_parametric_repr.mli
+++ b/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/constants_parametric_repr.mli
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 type dal = {
   feature_enable : bool;
+  incentives_enable : bool;
   number_of_slots : int;
   attestation_lag : int;
   attestation_threshold : int;
diff --git a/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/raw_context.ml b/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/raw_context.ml
index fc3395c759a1660554532eb08fe4cad0da51a63c..58fd927a9289964a50cf9c4c924c3149af435e4e 100644
--- a/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/raw_context.ml
+++ b/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/raw_context.ml
@@ -1038,6 +1038,7 @@ let prepare_first_block ~level ~timestamp _chain_id ctxt =
           Constants_parametric_repr.
             {
               feature_enable = c.dal.feature_enable;
+              incentives_enable = false;
               number_of_slots = c.dal.number_of_slots;
               attestation_lag = c.dal.attestation_lag;
               attestation_threshold = c.dal.attestation_threshold;
diff --git a/tezt/lib_tezos/dal_common.ml b/tezt/lib_tezos/dal_common.ml
index 082b5381823029aaee5eaf7855eb80b02025edc6..9dbe9ee46886f23c023eb372266703845eff5424 100644
--- a/tezt/lib_tezos/dal_common.ml
+++ b/tezt/lib_tezos/dal_common.ml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ module Cryptobox = Tezos_crypto_dal.Cryptobox
 module Parameters = struct
   type t = {
     feature_enabled : bool;
+    incentives_enabled : bool;
     cryptobox : Cryptobox.parameters;
     number_of_slots : int;
     attestation_lag : int;
@@ -53,8 +54,13 @@ module Parameters = struct
     in
     let blocks_per_epoch = JSON.(json |-> "blocks_per_epoch" |> as_int) in
     let feature_enabled = JSON.(json |-> "feature_enable" |> as_bool) in
+    let incentives_enabled =
+      JSON.(json |-> "incentives_enable" |> as_bool_opt)
+      |> Option.value ~default:false
+    in
     {
       feature_enabled;
+      incentives_enabled;
       cryptobox =
         Cryptobox.Verifier.
           {number_of_shards; redundancy_factor; slot_size; page_size};
diff --git a/tezt/lib_tezos/dal_common.mli b/tezt/lib_tezos/dal_common.mli
index e5e5016171f264e2bd5c16c81aaacbf746993978..165a48b85265ec94df68f9b1d53392113e785f97 100644
--- a/tezt/lib_tezos/dal_common.mli
+++ b/tezt/lib_tezos/dal_common.mli
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ module Cryptobox = Tezos_crypto_dal.Cryptobox
 module Parameters : sig
   type t = {
     feature_enabled : bool;
+    incentives_enabled : bool;
     cryptobox : Cryptobox.parameters;
     number_of_slots : int;
     attestation_lag : int;
diff --git a/tezt/tests/expected/RPC_test.ml/Alpha- (mode client) RPC regression tests- misc_protocol.out b/tezt/tests/expected/RPC_test.ml/Alpha- (mode client) RPC regression tests- misc_protocol.out
index a20f0c53dcd66c4b784dedcf54740de25393a35d..d55ecea3bf29777959fa22297a1611741c5ae919 100644
--- a/tezt/tests/expected/RPC_test.ml/Alpha- (mode client) RPC regression tests- misc_protocol.out	
+++ b/tezt/tests/expected/RPC_test.ml/Alpha- (mode client) RPC regression tests- misc_protocol.out	
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
   "cache_script_size": 100000000, "cache_stake_distribution_cycles": 8,
   "cache_sampler_state_cycles": 8,
   "dal_parametric":
-    { "feature_enable": false, "number_of_slots": 16, "attestation_lag": 4,
+    { "feature_enable": false, "incentives_enable": false,
+      "number_of_slots": 16, "attestation_lag": 4,
       "attestation_threshold": 50, "blocks_per_epoch": 1,
       "redundancy_factor": 8, "page_size": 128, "slot_size": 32768,
       "number_of_shards": 64 }, "smart_rollup_arith_pvm_enable": false,
diff --git a/tezt/tests/expected/RPC_test.ml/Alpha- (mode light) RPC regression tests- misc_protocol.out b/tezt/tests/expected/RPC_test.ml/Alpha- (mode light) RPC regression tests- misc_protocol.out
index 0951e336ff0d262ee1caa242ffdbc8d64ac2ec52..08e4088fc65097d633f47731516b3eb8e557a479 100644
--- a/tezt/tests/expected/RPC_test.ml/Alpha- (mode light) RPC regression tests- misc_protocol.out	
+++ b/tezt/tests/expected/RPC_test.ml/Alpha- (mode light) RPC regression tests- misc_protocol.out	
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
   "cache_script_size": 100000000, "cache_stake_distribution_cycles": 8,
   "cache_sampler_state_cycles": 8,
   "dal_parametric":
-    { "feature_enable": false, "number_of_slots": 16, "attestation_lag": 4,
+    { "feature_enable": false, "incentives_enable": false,
+      "number_of_slots": 16, "attestation_lag": 4,
       "attestation_threshold": 50, "blocks_per_epoch": 1,
       "redundancy_factor": 8, "page_size": 128, "slot_size": 32768,
       "number_of_shards": 64 }, "smart_rollup_arith_pvm_enable": false,
diff --git a/tezt/tests/expected/RPC_test.ml/Alpha- (mode proxy) RPC regression tests- misc_protocol.out b/tezt/tests/expected/RPC_test.ml/Alpha- (mode proxy) RPC regression tests- misc_protocol.out
index 793d37798206b265b1444549f3e0ddfe9bd44927..2d256be68aa0ca86f81ccd6ba89dd2385f7f5ca1 100644
--- a/tezt/tests/expected/RPC_test.ml/Alpha- (mode proxy) RPC regression tests- misc_protocol.out	
+++ b/tezt/tests/expected/RPC_test.ml/Alpha- (mode proxy) RPC regression tests- misc_protocol.out	
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
   "cache_script_size": 100000000, "cache_stake_distribution_cycles": 8,
   "cache_sampler_state_cycles": 8,
   "dal_parametric":
-    { "feature_enable": false, "number_of_slots": 16, "attestation_lag": 4,
+    { "feature_enable": false, "incentives_enable": false,
+      "number_of_slots": 16, "attestation_lag": 4,
       "attestation_threshold": 50, "blocks_per_epoch": 1,
       "redundancy_factor": 8, "page_size": 128, "slot_size": 32768,
       "number_of_shards": 64 }, "smart_rollup_arith_pvm_enable": false,
diff --git a/tezt/tests/expected/RPC_test.ml/Alpha- (mode proxy_server_data_dir) RPC regression tests- misc_protocol.out b/tezt/tests/expected/RPC_test.ml/Alpha- (mode proxy_server_data_dir) RPC regression tests- misc_protocol.out
index 4c760b0af97f198d203ff28c997e85ae70768dd1..da9e47d1ee684cc4f019c542a50981eb52435ec5 100644
--- a/tezt/tests/expected/RPC_test.ml/Alpha- (mode proxy_server_data_dir) RPC regression tests- misc_protocol.out	
+++ b/tezt/tests/expected/RPC_test.ml/Alpha- (mode proxy_server_data_dir) RPC regression tests- misc_protocol.out	
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
   "cache_script_size": 100000000, "cache_stake_distribution_cycles": 8,
   "cache_sampler_state_cycles": 8,
   "dal_parametric":
-    { "feature_enable": false, "number_of_slots": 16, "attestation_lag": 4,
+    { "feature_enable": false, "incentives_enable": false,
+      "number_of_slots": 16, "attestation_lag": 4,
       "attestation_threshold": 50, "blocks_per_epoch": 1,
       "redundancy_factor": 8, "page_size": 128, "slot_size": 32768,
       "number_of_shards": 64 }, "smart_rollup_arith_pvm_enable": false,
diff --git a/tezt/tests/expected/RPC_test.ml/Alpha- (mode proxy_server_rpc) RPC regression tests- misc_protocol.out b/tezt/tests/expected/RPC_test.ml/Alpha- (mode proxy_server_rpc) RPC regression tests- misc_protocol.out
index 4c760b0af97f198d203ff28c997e85ae70768dd1..da9e47d1ee684cc4f019c542a50981eb52435ec5 100644
--- a/tezt/tests/expected/RPC_test.ml/Alpha- (mode proxy_server_rpc) RPC regression tests- misc_protocol.out	
+++ b/tezt/tests/expected/RPC_test.ml/Alpha- (mode proxy_server_rpc) RPC regression tests- misc_protocol.out	
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
   "cache_script_size": 100000000, "cache_stake_distribution_cycles": 8,
   "cache_sampler_state_cycles": 8,
   "dal_parametric":
-    { "feature_enable": false, "number_of_slots": 16, "attestation_lag": 4,
+    { "feature_enable": false, "incentives_enable": false,
+      "number_of_slots": 16, "attestation_lag": 4,
       "attestation_threshold": 50, "blocks_per_epoch": 1,
       "redundancy_factor": 8, "page_size": 128, "slot_size": 32768,
       "number_of_shards": 64 }, "smart_rollup_arith_pvm_enable": false,