Three all-Premiership ties in Scottish League Cup last 16
Kilmarnock will host Rangers in the second round
There will be three all-Premiership ties in the last 16 of the Scottish League Cup.
Rangers face a trip to Kilmarnock, Aberdeen will host newly-promoted St Mirren, and Motherwell will travel to Premiership play-off winners Livingston.
Partick Thistle host Celtic and Hibernian are at home to Ross County in a repeat of the 2016 final.
The ties will be played on the weekend of 18/19 August.
Holders Celtic enter the competition at this stage, along with Aberdeen, Rangers and Hibernian, with all four of Scotland's European entrants allowed a bye into the second round.
Hearts confirmed their place in the second round with a 5-0 win over Inverness CT, and they now face a trip to Dunfermline who beat them at Tynecastle on penalties in the group stage last season.
Ayr United and Queen of the South were both were drawn against top flight opposition. Ayr will travel to face Dundee, while Queen of the South host St Johnstone.
Hearts manager Craig Levein told BT Sport: "Our recent experience of Dunfermline in this cup competition - we drew with them here last year and they beat us on penalties.
"So I don't need anyone to tell me how difficult the game will be."
Full draw: Livingston v Motherwell, Dundee v Ayr United, Dunfermline Athletic v Hearts, Kilmarnock v Rangers, Aberdeen v St Mirren, Partick Thistle v Celtic, Hibernian v Ross County, Queen of the South v St Johnstone.
Source: bbc.com
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