diff --git a/node-data/src/encoding.rs b/node-data/src/encoding.rs
index 95dbff3572..f470aea502 100644
--- a/node-data/src/encoding.rs
+++ b/node-data/src/encoding.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use crate::ledger::{
     StepVotes, Transaction,
 };
 use crate::message::payload::{
-    QuorumType, Ratification, ValidationResult, Vote,
+    QuorumType, Ratification, RatificationResult, ValidationResult, Vote,
 };
 use crate::message::{ConsensusHeader, SignInfo};
 use crate::Serializable;
@@ -194,6 +194,45 @@ impl Serializable for StepVotes {
     }
 }
 
+impl Serializable for RatificationResult {
+    fn write<W: Write>(&self, w: &mut W) -> io::Result<()> {
+        match self {
+            RatificationResult::Fail(v) => {
+                w.write_all(&[0])?;
+                v.write(w)?;
+            }
+
+            RatificationResult::Success(v) => {
+                w.write_all(&[1])?;
+                v.write(w)?;
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn read<R: Read>(r: &mut R) -> io::Result<Self>
+    where
+        Self: Sized,
+    {
+        let result = match Self::read_u8(r)? {
+            0 => {
+                let vote = Vote::read(r)?;
+                Self::Fail(vote)
+            }
+            1 => {
+                let vote = Vote::read(r)?;
+                Self::Success(vote)
+            }
+            _ => Err(io::Error::new(
+                io::ErrorKind::InvalidData,
+                "Invalid RatificationResult",
+            ))?,
+        };
+        Ok(result)
+    }
+}
+
 impl Serializable for IterationsInfo {
     fn write<W: Write>(&self, w: &mut W) -> io::Result<()> {
         let count = self.cert_list.len() as u8;
@@ -401,4 +440,9 @@ mod tests {
     fn test_encoding_block() {
         assert_serializable::<Block>();
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_encoding_ratification_result() {
+        assert_serializable::<RatificationResult>();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/node-data/src/message.rs b/node-data/src/message.rs
index fc83a4d6d2..62e9174c7a 100644
--- a/node-data/src/message.rs
+++ b/node-data/src/message.rs
@@ -611,10 +611,37 @@ pub mod payload {
         }
     }
 
+    #[derive(Debug, Clone, Eq, PartialEq)]
+    #[cfg_attr(any(feature = "faker", test), derive(fake::Dummy))]
+    pub enum RatificationResult {
+        Fail(Vote),
+        Success(Vote),
+    }
+
+    impl From<Vote> for RatificationResult {
+        fn from(vote: Vote) -> Self {
+            match vote {
+                Vote::Valid(hash) => {
+                    RatificationResult::Success(Vote::Valid(hash))
+                }
+                fail => RatificationResult::Fail(fail),
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl RatificationResult {
+        pub fn vote(&self) -> &Vote {
+            match self {
+                Self::Success(v) => v,
+                Self::Fail(v) => v,
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     #[derive(Debug, Clone, Eq, PartialEq)]
     pub struct Quorum {
         pub header: ConsensusHeader,
-        pub vote: Vote,
+        pub result: RatificationResult,
         pub validation: StepVotes,
         pub ratification: StepVotes,
     }
@@ -622,7 +649,7 @@ pub mod payload {
     impl Serializable for Quorum {
         fn write<W: Write>(&self, w: &mut W) -> io::Result<()> {
             self.header.write(w)?;
-            self.vote.write(w)?;
+            self.result.write(w)?;
             self.validation.write(w)?;
             self.ratification.write(w)?;
 
@@ -634,16 +661,16 @@ pub mod payload {
             Self: Sized,
         {
             let header = ConsensusHeader::read(r)?;
-            let vote = Vote::read(r)?;
+            let result = RatificationResult::read(r)?;
 
             let validation = StepVotes::read(r)?;
             let ratification = StepVotes::read(r)?;
 
             Ok(Quorum {
                 header,
-                vote,
                 validation,
                 ratification,
+                result,
             })
         }
     }
@@ -656,6 +683,10 @@ pub mod payload {
                 ratification: self.ratification,
             }
         }
+
+        pub fn vote(&self) -> &Vote {
+            self.result.vote()
+        }
     }
 
     #[derive(Debug, Clone, Default)]
@@ -1184,7 +1215,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         assert_serialize(payload::Quorum {
             header: consensus_header.clone(),
-            vote: payload::Vote::Valid([4; 32]),
+            result: payload::Vote::Valid([4; 32]).into(),
             validation: ledger::StepVotes::new([1; 48], 12345),
             ratification: ledger::StepVotes::new([2; 48], 98765),
         });