diff --git a/account_ebics/data/ebics_file_format.xml b/account_ebics/data/ebics_file_format.xml
index 7aa2601..da1766f 100644
--- a/account_ebics/data/ebics_file_format.xml
+++ b/account_ebics/data/ebics_file_format.xml
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
       <field name="name">pain.002</field>
       <field name="type">down</field>
       <field name="order_type">Z01</field>
+      <field name="download_process_method">pain.002</field>
       <field name="description">Payment status report for direct debit in format pain.002</field>
       <field name="suffix">psr.xml</field>
     </record>
diff --git a/account_ebics/models/ebics_file.py b/account_ebics/models/ebics_file.py
index 4cc4d63..07eabf8 100644
--- a/account_ebics/models/ebics_file.py
+++ b/account_ebics/models/ebics_file.py
@@ -137,6 +137,9 @@ class EbicsFile(models.Model):
             'camt.054':
                 {'process': self._process_camt054,
                  'unlink': self._unlink_camt054},
+            'pain.002':
+                {'process': self._process_pain002,
+                 'unlink': self._unlink_pain002},
         }
         return res
 
@@ -289,6 +292,23 @@ class EbicsFile(models.Model):
         """
         pass
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _process_pain002(self):
+        """
+        Placeholder for processing pain.002 files.
+        TODO:
+        add import logic based upon OCA 'account_payment_return_import'
+        """
+        pass
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _unlink_pain002(self):
+        """
+        Placeholder for pain.002 specific actions before removing the
+        EBICS data file.
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
     def _process_undefined_format(self):
         raise UserError(_(
             "The current version of the 'account_ebics' module "