diff --git a/patches/january_2013/give_report_permission_on_read.py b/patches/january_2013/give_report_permission_on_read.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d9496fb156
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/january_2013/give_report_permission_on_read.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+import webnotes
+def execute():
+	webnotes.conn.sql("""update tabDocPerm set `report`=`read`
+		where ifnull(permlevel,0)=0""")
diff --git a/patches/january_2013/report_permission.py b/patches/january_2013/report_permission.py
index 146535230c..8f90e87d86 100644
--- a/patches/january_2013/report_permission.py
+++ b/patches/january_2013/report_permission.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import webnotes
 def execute():
 	webnotes.reload_doc("core", "doctype", "docperm")
-	webnotes.conn.sql("""update tabDocPerm set `report`=`write`""")
+	webnotes.conn.sql("""update tabDocPerm set `report`=`read`""")
 
 	# no report for singles
 	webnotes.conn.sql("""update tabDocPerm, tabDocType set tabDocPerm.`report`=0
diff --git a/patches/patch_list.py b/patches/patch_list.py
index 52e1b028b6..4d3c780642 100644
--- a/patches/patch_list.py
+++ b/patches/patch_list.py
@@ -586,4 +586,8 @@ patch_list = [
 		'patch_module': 'patches.january_2013',
 		'patch_file': 'report_permission',
 	},
+	{
+		'patch_module': 'patches.january_2013',
+		'patch_file': 'give_report_permission_on_read',
+	},
 ]
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