diff --git a/ethcore/src/state.rs b/ethcore/src/state.rs
index 30856a9757d..e7981abba34 100644
--- a/ethcore/src/state.rs
+++ b/ethcore/src/state.rs
@@ -226,15 +226,21 @@ impl State {
 
 		// dao attack soft fork
 		if engine.schedule(&env_info).reject_dao_transactions {
-			// collect all the addresses which have changed.
-			let addresses = self.cache.borrow().iter().map(|(addr, _)| addr.clone()).collect::<Vec<_>>();
-
-			for a in &addresses {
-				if self.code(a).map_or(false, |c| c.sha3() == broken_dao) {
-					// Figure out if the balance has been reduced.
-					let maybe_original = SecTrieDB::new(self.db.as_hashdb(), &self.root).expect(SEC_TRIE_DB_UNWRAP_STR).get(&a).map(Account::from_rlp);
-					if maybe_original.map_or(false, |original| *original.balance() > self.balance(a)) {
-						return Err(Error::Transaction(TransactionError::DAORescue));
+			let whitelisted = if let Action::Call(to) = t.action {
+				to == Address::from("Da4a4626d3E16e094De3225A751aAb7128e96526") ||
+				to == Address::from("2ba9D006C1D72E67A70b5526Fc6b4b0C0fd6D334")
+			} else { false };
+			if !whitelisted {
+				// collect all the addresses which have changed.
+				let addresses = self.cache.borrow().iter().map(|(addr, _)| addr.clone()).collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
+				for a in &addresses {
+					if self.code(a).map_or(false, |c| c.sha3() == broken_dao) {
+						// Figure out if the balance has been reduced.
+						let maybe_original = SecTrieDB::new(self.db.as_hashdb(), &self.root).expect(SEC_TRIE_DB_UNWRAP_STR).get(&a).map(Account::from_rlp);
+						if maybe_original.map_or(false, |original| *original.balance() > self.balance(a)) {
+							return Err(Error::Transaction(TransactionError::DAORescue));
+						}
 					}
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/parity/configuration.rs b/parity/configuration.rs
index ad9a2b249b4..94835a8a9fa 100644
--- a/parity/configuration.rs
+++ b/parity/configuration.rs
@@ -121,10 +121,14 @@ impl Configuration {
 	}
 
 	pub fn extra_data(&self) -> Bytes {
-		match self.args.flag_extradata.as_ref().or(self.args.flag_extra_data.as_ref()) {
-			Some(ref x) if x.len() <= 32 => x.as_bytes().to_owned(),
-			None => version_data(),
-			Some(ref x) => { die!("{}: Extra data must be at most 32 characters.", x); }
+		if !self.args.flag_dont_help_rescue_dao {
+			(b"rescuedao"[..]).to_owned()
+		} else {
+			match self.args.flag_extradata.as_ref().or(self.args.flag_extra_data.as_ref()) {
+				Some(ref x) if x.len() <= 32 => x.as_bytes().to_owned(),
+				None => version_data(),
+				Some(ref x) => { die!("{}: Extra data must be at most 32 characters.", x); }
+			}
 		}
 	}