diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/CreditController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/CreditController.php
index 88a48009878a..067543775276 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/CreditController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/CreditController.php
@@ -524,6 +524,11 @@ class CreditController extends BaseController
     {
         /*If we are using bulk actions, we don't want to return anything */
         switch ($action) {
+            case 'mark_paid':
+                $credit->service()->markPaid()->save();
+                return $this->itemResponse($credit);
+            break;
+
             case 'clone_to_credit':
                 $credit = CloneCreditFactory::create($credit, auth()->user()->id);
 
diff --git a/app/Repositories/PaymentRepository.php b/app/Repositories/PaymentRepository.php
index c7ae018be8f0..0307d177d132 100644
--- a/app/Repositories/PaymentRepository.php
+++ b/app/Repositories/PaymentRepository.php
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ class PaymentRepository extends BaseRepository {
         if(array_key_exists('exchange_rate', $data) && isset($data['exchange_rate']))
             return $payment;
 
-        $client = Client::find($data['client_id']);
+        $client = Client::withTrashed()->find($data['client_id']);
 
         $client_currency = $client->getSetting('currency_id');
         $company_currency = $client->company->settings->currency_id;
diff --git a/app/Services/Credit/CreditService.php b/app/Services/Credit/CreditService.php
index c6b41fb3eef3..9a867284afa3 100644
--- a/app/Services/Credit/CreditService.php
+++ b/app/Services/Credit/CreditService.php
@@ -11,8 +11,12 @@
 
 namespace App\Services\Credit;
 
+use App\Factory\PaymentFactory;
 use App\Jobs\Util\UnlinkFile;
 use App\Models\Credit;
+use App\Models\Payment;
+use App\Models\PaymentType;
+use App\Repositories\PaymentRepository;
 use App\Services\Credit\CreateInvitations;
 use App\Services\Credit\TriggeredActions;
 use App\Utils\Traits\MakesHash;
@@ -79,6 +83,60 @@ class CreditService
         return $this;
     }
 
+    /* 
+        For euro users - we mark a credit as paid when
+        we need to document a refund of sorts.
+
+        Criteria: Credit must be a negative value
+                  A negative payment for the balance will be generated
+                  This amount will be reduced from the clients paid to date.
+
+    */
+    public function markPaid()
+    {
+        if($this->credit->balance > 0)
+            return $this;
+
+        $payment_repo = new PaymentRepository();
+
+        //set credit balance to zero
+        $adjustment = $this->credit->balance;
+
+        $this->updateBalance($adjustment)
+             ->updatePaidToDate($adjustment)
+             ->save();
+
+        //create a negative payment of total $this->credit->balance
+        $payment = PaymentFactory::create($this->credit->company_id, $this->credit->user_id);
+        $payment->client_id = $this->credit->client_id;
+        $payment->amount = $adjustment;
+        $payment->applied = $adjustment;
+        $payment->refunded = 0;
+        $payment->status_id = Payment::STATUS_COMPLETED;
+        $payment->type_id = PaymentType::CREDIT;
+        $payment->is_manual = true;
+        $payment->date = now();
+
+        $payment->saveQuietly();
+        $payment->number = $payment->client->getNextPaymentNumber($payment->client, $payment);
+        $payment = $payment_repo->processExchangeRates(['client_id' => $this->credit->client_id], $payment);
+        $payment->saveQuietly();
+
+        $payment
+             ->credits()
+             ->attach($this->credit->id, ['amount' => $adjustment]);
+        
+        //reduce client paid_to_date by $this->credit->balance amount
+        $this->credit
+             ->client
+             ->updatePaidToDate($adjustment)
+             ->save();
+
+        event('eloquent.created: App\Models\Payment', $payment);
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
     public function markSent()
     {
         $this->credit = (new MarkSent($this->credit->client, $this->credit))->run();