diff --git a/lib/NGCP/Panel/Controller/API/BillingFees.pm b/lib/NGCP/Panel/Controller/API/BillingFees.pm
index 5212f25d5c..b5898a9eee 100644
--- a/lib/NGCP/Panel/Controller/API/BillingFees.pm
+++ b/lib/NGCP/Panel/Controller/API/BillingFees.pm
@@ -164,6 +164,32 @@ sub POST :Allow {
 
         my $form = NGCP::Panel::Form::BillingFee->new;
         my $billing_profile_id = $resource->{billing_profile_id} // undef;
+
+        my $profile;
+
+        # in case of implicit zone declaration (name/detail instead of id),
+        # find or create the zone
+        if(!defined $resource->{billing_zone_id} &&
+           defined $resource->{billing_profile_id} &&
+           defined $resource->{billing_zone_zone} &&
+           defined $resource->{billing_zone_detail}) {
+
+            $profile = $schema->resultset('billing_profiles')->find($resource->{billing_profile_id});
+            if($profile) {
+                my $zone = $profile->billing_zones->find({
+                    zone => $resource->{billing_zone_zone},
+                    detail => $resource->{billing_zone_detail},
+                });
+                $zone = $profile->billing_zones->create({
+                    zone => $resource->{billing_zone_zone},
+                    detail => $resource->{billing_zone_detail},
+                }) unless $zone;
+                $resource->{billing_zone_id} = $zone->id;
+                delete $resource->{billing_zone_zone};
+                delete $resource->{billing_zone_detail};
+            }
+        }
+
         $resource->{billing_zone_id} //= undef;
         last unless $self->validate_form(
             c => $c,
@@ -172,7 +198,7 @@ sub POST :Allow {
         );
         $resource->{billing_profile_id} = $billing_profile_id;
 
-        my $profile = $schema->resultset('billing_profiles')->find($resource->{billing_profile_id});
+        $profile //= $schema->resultset('billing_profiles')->find($resource->{billing_profile_id});
         unless($profile) {
             $self->error($c, HTTP_UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY, "Invalid 'billing_profile_id'.");
             last;
diff --git a/lib/NGCP/Panel/Role/API/BillingFees.pm b/lib/NGCP/Panel/Role/API/BillingFees.pm
index 254f51bb06..b78e4b567c 100644
--- a/lib/NGCP/Panel/Role/API/BillingFees.pm
+++ b/lib/NGCP/Panel/Role/API/BillingFees.pm
@@ -82,6 +82,31 @@ sub update_fee {
     $form //= NGCP::Panel::Form::BillingFee->new;
     # TODO: for some reason, formhandler lets missing profile/zone id
     my $billing_profile_id = $resource->{billing_profile_id} // undef;
+
+    # in case of implicit zone declaration (name/detail instead of id),
+    # find or create the zone
+    my $profile;
+    if(!defined $resource->{billing_zone_id} &&
+        defined $resource->{billing_profile_id} &&
+        defined $resource->{billing_zone_zone} &&
+        defined $resource->{billing_zone_detail}) {
+
+        $profile = $c->model('DB')->resultset('billing_profiles')->find($resource->{billing_profile_id});
+        if($profile) {
+            my $zone = $profile->billing_zones->find({
+                zone => $resource->{billing_zone_zone},
+                detail => $resource->{billing_zone_detail},
+            });
+            $zone = $profile->billing_zones->create({
+                zone => $resource->{billing_zone_zone},
+                detail => $resource->{billing_zone_detail},
+            }) unless $zone;
+            $resource->{billing_zone_id} = $zone->id;
+            delete $resource->{billing_zone_zone};
+            delete $resource->{billing_zone_detail};
+        }
+    }
+
     $resource->{billing_zone_id} //= undef;
     return unless $self->validate_form(
         c => $c,
@@ -94,7 +119,7 @@ sub update_fee {
         $self->error($c, HTTP_UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY, "Invalid 'billing_profile_id'");
         return;
     } elsif($old_resource->{billing_profile_id} != $resource->{billing_profile_id}) {
-        my $profile = $c->model('DB')->resultset('billing_profiles')
+        $profile //= $c->model('DB')->resultset('billing_profiles')
             ->find($resource->{billing_profile_id});
         unless($profile) {
             $self->error($c, HTTP_UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY, "Invalid 'billing_profile_id'");
diff --git a/t/api-billingfees.t b/t/api-billingfees.t
index c71002d8f6..147dc44ba3 100644
--- a/t/api-billingfees.t
+++ b/t/api-billingfees.t
@@ -250,8 +250,75 @@ my @allfees = ();
     } while($nexturi);
 
     ok(keys %fees == 0, "check if all test billing fees have been found");
+
+    # try to create fee with implicit zone which already exists
+    $req = HTTP::Request->new('POST', $uri.'/api/billingfees/');
+    $req->header('Content-Type' => 'application/json');
+    $req->content(JSON::to_json({
+        billing_profile_id => $billing_profile_id,
+        billing_zone_zone => 'testzone',
+        billing_zone_detail => 'test zone from api',
+        destination => "^1234",
+        direction => "out",
+        onpeak_init_rate => 1,
+        onpeak_init_interval => 60,
+        onpeak_follow_rate => 1,
+        onpeak_follow_interval => 30,
+        offpeak_init_rate => 0.5,
+        offpeak_init_interval => 60,
+        offpeak_follow_rate => 0.5,
+        offpeak_follow_interval => 30,
+    }));
+    $res = $ua->request($req);
+    ok($res->code == 201, "create profile fee with existing implicit zone");
+    $req = HTTP::Request->new('GET', $uri.$res->header('Location'));
+    $res = $ua->request($req);
+    ok($res->code == 200, "fetch profile fee with existing implicit zone");
+    my $z_fee = JSON::from_json($res->decoded_content);
+    ok(exists $z_fee->{billing_zone_id} && $z_fee->{billing_zone_id} == $billing_zone_id, "check if implicit zone returns the correct zone id");
+    
+    $req = HTTP::Request->new('DELETE', $uri.$z_fee->{_links}->{'self'}->{href});
+    $res = $ua->request($req);
+    ok($res->code == 204, "delete fee of existing implicit zone");
+
+    # try to create fee with implicit zone which doesn't exist yet
+    my $t = time;
+    $req = HTTP::Request->new('POST', $uri.'/api/billingfees/');
+    $req->header('Content-Type' => 'application/json');
+    $req->content(JSON::to_json({
+        billing_profile_id => $billing_profile_id,
+        billing_zone_zone => 'testzone new'.$t,
+        billing_zone_detail => 'test zone from api new'.$t,
+        destination => "^1234",
+        direction => "out",
+        onpeak_init_rate => 1,
+        onpeak_init_interval => 60,
+        onpeak_follow_rate => 1,
+        onpeak_follow_interval => 30,
+        offpeak_init_rate => 0.5,
+        offpeak_init_interval => 60,
+        offpeak_follow_rate => 0.5,
+        offpeak_follow_interval => 30,
+    }));
+    $res = $ua->request($req);
+    ok($res->code == 201, "create profile fee with new implicit zone");
+    $req = HTTP::Request->new('GET', $uri.$res->header('Location'));
+    $res = $ua->request($req);
+    ok($res->code == 200, "fetch profile fee with new implicit zone");
+    $z_fee = JSON::from_json($res->decoded_content);
+    ok(exists $z_fee->{billing_zone_id} && $z_fee->{billing_zone_id} > $billing_zone_id, "check if implicit zone returns a new zone id");
+
+    $req = HTTP::Request->new('DELETE', $uri.$z_fee->{_links}->{'ngcp:billingzones'}->{href});
+    $res = $ua->request($req);
+    ok($res->code == 204, "delete new implicit zone");
+
+    $req = HTTP::Request->new('GET', $uri.$z_fee->{_links}->{'self'}->{href});
+    $res = $ua->request($req);
+    ok($res->code == 404, "check if fee is deleted when zone is deleted");
 }
 
+
+
 # test fee item
 {
     $req = HTTP::Request->new('OPTIONS', $uri.'/'.$firstfee);