diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/purchase_invoice/purchase_invoice.js b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/purchase_invoice/purchase_invoice.js
index 643de7d300..c5c54837a7 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/purchase_invoice/purchase_invoice.js
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/purchase_invoice/purchase_invoice.js
@@ -167,8 +167,15 @@ erpnext.accounts.PurchaseInvoice = erpnext.buying.BuyingController.extend({
 	make_comment_dialog_and_block_invoice: function(){
 		const me = this;
 
-		const title = __('Add Comment');
+		const title = __('Block Invoice');
 		const fields = [
+			{
+				fieldname: 'release_date',
+				read_only: 0,
+				fieldtype:'Date',
+				label: __('Release Date'),
+				default: me.frm.doc.release_date
+			},
 			{
 				fieldname: 'hold_comment',
 				read_only: 0,
@@ -187,7 +194,11 @@ erpnext.accounts.PurchaseInvoice = erpnext.buying.BuyingController.extend({
 			const dialog_data = me.dialog.get_values();
 			frappe.call({
 				'method': 'erpnext.accounts.doctype.purchase_invoice.purchase_invoice.block_invoice',
-				'args': {'name': me.frm.doc.name, 'hold_comment': dialog_data.hold_comment},
+				'args': {
+					'name': me.frm.doc.name,
+					'hold_comment': dialog_data.hold_comment,
+					'release_date': dialog_data.release_date
+				},
 				'callback': (r) => me.frm.reload_doc()
 			});
 			me.dialog.hide();
diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/purchase_invoice/purchase_invoice.py b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/purchase_invoice/purchase_invoice.py
index 917acba92c..1a14a2a732 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/purchase_invoice/purchase_invoice.py
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/purchase_invoice/purchase_invoice.py
@@ -927,9 +927,10 @@ class PurchaseInvoice(BuyingController):
 	def on_recurring(self, reference_doc, auto_repeat_doc):
 		self.due_date = None
 
-	def block_invoice(self, hold_comment=None):
+	def block_invoice(self, hold_comment=None, release_date=None):
 		self.db_set('on_hold', 1)
 		self.db_set('hold_comment', cstr(hold_comment))
+		self.db_set('release_date', release_date)
 
 	def unblock_invoice(self):
 		self.db_set('on_hold', 0)
@@ -1013,10 +1014,10 @@ def unblock_invoice(name):
 
 
 @frappe.whitelist()
-def block_invoice(name, hold_comment):
+def block_invoice(name, hold_comment, release_date):
 	if frappe.db.exists('Purchase Invoice', name):
 		pi = frappe.get_doc('Purchase Invoice', name)
-		pi.block_invoice(hold_comment)
+		pi.block_invoice(hold_comment, release_date)
 
 @frappe.whitelist()
 def make_inter_company_sales_invoice(source_name, target_doc=None):