diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/sales_invoice/sales_invoice.py b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/sales_invoice/sales_invoice.py
index 285722b1ad..449a97522f 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/sales_invoice/sales_invoice.py
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/sales_invoice/sales_invoice.py
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ class SalesInvoice(SellingController):
 			frappe.throw(_("Debit To account must be a Receivable account"))
 
 		self.party_account_currency = account.account_currency
-		
+
 	def clear_unallocated_mode_of_payments(self):
 		self.set("payments", self.get("payments", {"amount": ["not in", [0, None, ""]]}))
 
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ class SalesInvoice(SellingController):
 	def make_gl_entries(self, gl_entries=None, repost_future_gle=True, from_repost=False):
 		if not self.grand_total:
 			return
-			
+
 		if not gl_entries:
 			gl_entries = self.get_gl_entries()
 
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ class SalesInvoice(SellingController):
 								else payment_mode.amount
 						}, payment_mode_account_currency)
 					)
-				
+
 	def make_gle_for_change_amount(self, gl_entries):
 		if cint(self.is_pos) and self.change_amount:
 			if self.account_for_change_amount:
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ class SalesInvoice(SellingController):
 						"against_voucher_type": self.doctype
 					}, self.party_account_currency)
 				)
-				
+
 				gl_entries.append(
 					self.get_gl_dict({
 						"account": self.account_for_change_amount,
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ class SalesInvoice(SellingController):
 				)
 			else:
 				frappe.throw(_("Select change amount account"), title="Mandatory Field")
-		
+
 	def make_write_off_gl_entry(self, gl_entries):
 		# write off entries, applicable if only pos
 		if self.write_off_account and self.write_off_amount:
@@ -808,7 +808,7 @@ def make_delivery_note(source_name, target_doc=None):
 	def update_item(source_doc, target_doc, source_parent):
 		target_doc.qty = flt(source_doc.qty) - flt(source_doc.delivered_qty)
 		target_doc.stock_qty = target_doc.qty * flt(source_doc.conversion_factor)
-		
+
 		target_doc.base_amount = target_doc.qty * flt(source_doc.base_rate)
 		target_doc.amount = target_doc.qty * flt(source_doc.rate)
 
@@ -826,7 +826,8 @@ def make_delivery_note(source_name, target_doc=None):
 				"parent": "against_sales_invoice",
 				"serial_no": "serial_no",
 				"sales_order": "against_sales_order",
-				"so_detail": "so_detail"
+				"so_detail": "so_detail",
+				"cost_center": "cost_center"
 			},
 			"postprocess": update_item,
 			"condition": lambda doc: doc.delivered_by_supplier!=1
@@ -855,4 +856,4 @@ def make_sales_return(source_name, target_doc=None):
 def set_account_for_mode_of_payment(self):
 	for data in self.payments:
 		if not data.account:
-			data.account = get_bank_cash_account(data.mode_of_payment, self.company).get("account")
\ No newline at end of file
+			data.account = get_bank_cash_account(data.mode_of_payment, self.company).get("account")
diff --git a/erpnext/selling/doctype/sales_order/sales_order.py b/erpnext/selling/doctype/sales_order/sales_order.py
index f5bc7dbc04..c55dc9fb3d 100644
--- a/erpnext/selling/doctype/sales_order/sales_order.py
+++ b/erpnext/selling/doctype/sales_order/sales_order.py
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ class SalesOrder(SellingController):
 		self.update_prevdoc_status('cancel')
 
 		frappe.db.set(self, 'status', 'Cancelled')
-		
+
 	def update_project(self):
 		project_list = []
 		if self.project:
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ class SalesOrder(SellingController):
 				project.flags.dont_sync_tasks = True
 				project.update_sales_costing()
 				project.save()
-				project_list.append(self.project)				
+				project_list.append(self.project)
 
 	def check_credit_limit(self):
 		from erpnext.selling.doctype.customer.customer import check_credit_limit
@@ -427,6 +427,11 @@ def make_delivery_note(source_name, target_doc=None):
 		target.amount = (flt(source.qty) - flt(source.delivered_qty)) * flt(source.rate)
 		target.qty = flt(source.qty) - flt(source.delivered_qty)
 
+		item = frappe.db.get_value("Item", target.item_code, ["item_group", "selling_cost_center"], as_dict=1)
+		target.cost_center = frappe.db.get_value("Project", source_parent.project, "cost_center") \
+			or item.selling_cost_center \
+			or frappe.db.get_value("Item Group", item.item_group, "default_cost_center")
+
 	target_doc = get_mapped_doc("Sales Order", source_name, {
 		"Sales Order": {
 			"doctype": "Delivery Note",
diff --git a/erpnext/stock/doctype/delivery_note/delivery_note.py b/erpnext/stock/doctype/delivery_note/delivery_note.py
index 1c730ffd08..e7bf827ae2 100644
--- a/erpnext/stock/doctype/delivery_note/delivery_note.py
+++ b/erpnext/stock/doctype/delivery_note/delivery_note.py
@@ -398,7 +398,8 @@ def make_sales_invoice(source_name, target_doc=None):
 				"parent": "delivery_note",
 				"so_detail": "so_detail",
 				"against_sales_order": "sales_order",
-				"serial_no": "serial_no"
+				"serial_no": "serial_no",
+				"cost_center": "cost_center"
 			},
 			"postprocess": update_item,
 			"filter": lambda d: abs(d.qty) - abs(invoiced_qty_map.get(d.name, 0))<=0