diff --git a/web3.js/module.flow.js b/web3.js/module.flow.js
index e493feb7f8..ebab054478 100644
--- a/web3.js/module.flow.js
+++ b/web3.js/module.flow.js
@@ -162,6 +162,9 @@ declare module '@solana/web3.js' {
     static fromConfigData(buffer: Buffer): ?ValidatorInfo;
   }
 
+  // === src/sysvar-rent.js ===
+  declare export var SYSVAR_RENT_PUBKEY;
+
   // === src/vote-account.js ===
   declare export var VOTE_ACCOUNT_KEY;
   declare export type Lockout = {|
diff --git a/web3.js/src/index.js b/web3.js/src/index.js
index f719bc00ac..89a57c58cf 100644
--- a/web3.js/src/index.js
+++ b/web3.js/src/index.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export {SystemInstruction, SystemProgram} from './system-program';
 export {Transaction, TransactionInstruction} from './transaction';
 export {VALIDATOR_INFO_KEY, ValidatorInfo} from './validator-info';
 export {VOTE_ACCOUNT_KEY, VoteAccount} from './vote-account';
+export {SYSVAR_RENT_PUBKEY} from './sysvar-rent';
 export {sendAndConfirmTransaction} from './util/send-and-confirm-transaction';
 export {
   sendAndConfirmRawTransaction,
diff --git a/web3.js/src/loader.js b/web3.js/src/loader.js
index 8df496309b..df7b84dbf5 100644
--- a/web3.js/src/loader.js
+++ b/web3.js/src/loader.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {Account} from './account';
 import {PublicKey} from './publickey';
 import {NUM_TICKS_PER_SECOND} from './timing';
 import {Transaction, PACKET_DATA_SIZE} from './transaction';
+import {SYSVAR_RENT_PUBKEY} from './sysvar-rent';
 import {sendAndConfirmTransaction} from './util/send-and-confirm-transaction';
 import {sleep} from './util/sleep';
 import type {Connection} from './connection';
@@ -123,7 +124,10 @@ export class Loader {
       );
 
       const transaction = new Transaction().add({
-        keys: [{pubkey: program.publicKey, isSigner: true, isDebitable: true}],
+        keys: [
+          {pubkey: program.publicKey, isSigner: true, isDebitable: true},
+          {pubkey: SYSVAR_RENT_PUBKEY, isSigner: false, isDebitable: false}
+        ],
         programId,
         data,
       });
diff --git a/web3.js/src/sysvar-rent.js b/web3.js/src/sysvar-rent.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3b9abbe64b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web3.js/src/sysvar-rent.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+// @flow
+import {PublicKey} from './publickey';
+
+export const SYSVAR_RENT_PUBKEY = new PublicKey(
+  'SysvarRent111111111111111111111111111111111',
+);