diff --git a/res/races/dragon.xml b/res/races/dragon.xml
index 907ff90a7..e4a1a7fec 100644
--- a/res/races/dragon.xml
+++ b/res/races/dragon.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 <race name="dragon" magres="0.700000" maxaura="1.0" regaura="2.000000" weight="10000" capacity="1000000" speed="1.500000" hp="900" ac=
 "6" damage="2d30" unarmedattack="0" unarmeddefense="0"
 attackmodifier="7" defensemodifier="7" scarepeasants="yes" fly="yes"
-walk="yes" teach="no" getitem="yes" resistbash="yes" dragon="yes">
+income="1000" walk="yes" teach="no" getitem="yes" resistbash="yes"
+dragon="yes">
   <ai splitsize="2" killpeasants="yes" learn="yes" scare="400"/>
   <function name="name" value="namedragon"/>
   <function name="age" value="agedragon"/>
diff --git a/res/races/wyrm.xml b/res/races/wyrm.xml
index b5d3bd7a2..b9f95d9ef 100644
--- a/res/races/wyrm.xml
+++ b/res/races/wyrm.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-<race name="wyrm" magres="0.900000" maxaura="1.0" regaura="3.000000" weight="18000" capacity="1000000" speed="1.0" hp="2700" ac="8" damage="2d60" unarmedattack="0" unarmeddefense="0" attackmodifier="10" defensemodifier="10" scarepeasants="yes" fly="yes" walk="yes" teach="no" getitem="yes" resistbash="yes" dragon="yes">
+<race name="wyrm" magres="0.900000" maxaura="1.0" regaura="3.000000"
+weight="18000" capacity="1000000" speed="1.0" hp="2700" ac="8"
+damage="2d60" unarmedattack="0" unarmeddefense="0" attackmodifier="10"
+defensemodifier="10" scarepeasants="yes" fly="yes" walk="yes"
+teach="no" getitem="yes" resistbash="yes" dragon="yes" income="5000">
   <ai splitsize="1" killpeasants="yes" learn="yes" scare="1000"/>
   <function name="name" value="namedragon"/>
   <function name="move" value="movedragon"/>
diff --git a/res/races/youngdragon.xml b/res/races/youngdragon.xml
index d1b3a4752..71bc4214b 100644
--- a/res/races/youngdragon.xml
+++ b/res/races/youngdragon.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-<race name="youngdragon" magres="0.500000" maxaura="1.0" regaura="1.0" weight="8000" capacity="10000" speed="1.0" hp="300" ac="4" damage="2d15" unarmedattack="0" unarmeddefense="0" attackmodifier="4" defensemodifier="4" scarepeasants="yes" fly="yes" walk="yes" teach="no" getitem="yes" resistbash="yes" dragon="yes">
+<race name="youngdragon" magres="0.500000" maxaura="1.0" regaura="1.0"
+weight="8000" capacity="10000" speed="1.0" hp="300" ac="4"
+damage="2d15" unarmedattack="0" unarmeddefense="0" attackmodifier="4"
+defensemodifier="4" scarepeasants="yes" fly="yes" walk="yes"
+teach="no" getitem="yes" resistbash="yes" dragon="yes" income="150">
   <ai splitsize="6" killpeasants="yes" learn="yes" scare="160"/>
   <function name="name" value="namedragon"/>
   <function name="age" value="agefiredragon"/>
diff --git a/src/economy.c b/src/economy.c
index 099e9786d..8f6a1afa1 100644
--- a/src/economy.c
+++ b/src/economy.c
@@ -114,20 +114,8 @@ static void recruit_init(void)
 
 int income(const unit * u)
 {
-    // TODO: make this a property, like race.income, no hard-coding of values
-    if (fval(u_race(u), RCF_DRAGON)) {
-        switch (old_race(u_race(u))) {
-        case RC_FIREDRAGON:
-            return 150 * u->number;
-        case RC_DRAGON:
-            return 1000 * u->number;
-        case RC_WYRM:
-            return 5000 * u->number;
-        default:
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-    return 20 * u->number;
+    const race *rc = u_race(u);
+    return rc->income * u->number;
 }
 
 static void scramble(void *data, unsigned int n, size_t width)
diff --git a/src/economy.test.c b/src/economy.test.c
index 7f48df289..3c4a5f257 100644
--- a/src/economy.test.c
+++ b/src/economy.test.c
@@ -328,11 +328,25 @@ static void test_recruit(CuTest *tc) {
     test_cleanup();
 }
 
+static void test_income(CuTest *tc)
+{
+    race *rc;
+    unit *u;
+    test_setup();
+    rc = test_create_race("nerd");
+    u = test_create_unit(test_create_faction(rc), test_create_region(0, 0, 0));
+    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 20, income(u));
+    u->number = 5;
+    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 100, income(u));
+    test_cleanup();
+}
+
 CuSuite *get_economy_suite(void)
 {
     CuSuite *suite = CuSuiteNew();
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_give_control_building);
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_give_control_ship);
+    SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_income);
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_steal_okay);
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_steal_ocean);
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_steal_nosteal);
diff --git a/src/kernel/jsonconf.c b/src/kernel/jsonconf.c
index 9e6001f8d..6e60fc90c 100644
--- a/src/kernel/jsonconf.c
+++ b/src/kernel/jsonconf.c
@@ -481,6 +481,9 @@ static void json_race(cJSON *json, race *rc) {
             else if (strcmp(child->string, "capacity") == 0) {
                 rc->capacity = child->valueint;
             }
+            else if (strcmp(child->string, "income") == 0) {
+                rc->income = child->valueint;
+            }
             else if (strcmp(child->string, "hp") == 0) {
                 rc->hitpoints = child->valueint;
             }
diff --git a/src/kernel/jsonconf.test.c b/src/kernel/jsonconf.test.c
index 3fac3478a..76784ed56 100644
--- a/src/kernel/jsonconf.test.c
+++ b/src/kernel/jsonconf.test.c
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ static void test_races(CuTest * tc)
         "\"maintenance\" : 2,"
         "\"weight\" : 3,"
         "\"capacity\" : 4,"
+        "\"income\" : 30,"
         "\"hp\" : 5,"
         "\"ac\" : 6,"
         "\"flags\" : [ \"npc\", \"walk\", \"undead\" ]"
@@ -167,6 +168,7 @@ static void test_races(CuTest * tc)
     CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 2, rc->maintenance);
     CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 3, rc->weight);
     CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 4, rc->capacity);
+    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 30, rc->income);
     CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 5, rc->hitpoints);
     CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 6, rc->armor);
     cJSON_Delete(json);
diff --git a/src/kernel/race.c b/src/kernel/race.c
index 4003c701e..57ebe972a 100644
--- a/src/kernel/race.c
+++ b/src/kernel/race.c
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ race *rc_create(const char *zName)
     rc->hitpoints = 1;
     rc->weight = PERSON_WEIGHT;
     rc->capacity = 540;
+    rc->income = 20;
     rc->recruit_multi = 1.0F;
     rc->regaura = 1.0F;
     rc->speed = 1.0F;
diff --git a/src/kernel/race.h b/src/kernel/race.h
index 17c2bc61f..214f2738d 100644
--- a/src/kernel/race.h
+++ b/src/kernel/race.h
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ extern "C" {
         int splitsize;
         int weight;
         int capacity;
+        int income;
         float speed;
         float aggression;           /* chance that a monster will attack */
         int hitpoints;
diff --git a/src/kernel/race.test.c b/src/kernel/race.test.c
index ec4b40f92..7bccdbba8 100644
--- a/src/kernel/race.test.c
+++ b/src/kernel/race.test.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ static void test_rc_defaults(CuTest *tc) {
     CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 0, rc->recruitcost);
     CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 0, rc->maintenance);
     CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 540, rc->capacity);
+    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 20, rc->income);
     CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 1, rc->hitpoints);
     CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 0, rc->armor);
     CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 0, rc->at_bonus);
diff --git a/src/kernel/xmlreader.c b/src/kernel/xmlreader.c
index 06363de48..894647f89 100644
--- a/src/kernel/xmlreader.c
+++ b/src/kernel/xmlreader.c
@@ -1656,6 +1656,7 @@ static int parse_races(xmlDocPtr doc)
         rc->maintenance = xml_ivalue(node, "maintenance", rc->maintenance);
         rc->weight = xml_ivalue(node, "weight", rc->weight);
         rc->capacity = xml_ivalue(node, "capacity", rc->capacity);
+        rc->income = xml_ivalue(node, "income", rc->income);
         rc->speed = (float)xml_fvalue(node, "speed", rc->speed);
         rc->hitpoints = xml_ivalue(node, "hp", rc->hitpoints);
         rc->armor = (char)xml_ivalue(node, "ac", rc->armor);