diff --git a/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee/employee.js b/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee/employee.js
index f69f4e5c24..98f9f6ea6d 100755
--- a/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee/employee.js
+++ b/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee/employee.js
@@ -40,6 +40,24 @@ erpnext.hr.EmployeeController = frappe.ui.form.Controller.extend({
 				"Ms": "Female"
 			}[this.frm.doc.salutation]);
 		}
+	},
+	
+});
+frappe.ui.form.on('Employee',{
+	prefered_contact_email:function(frm){
+		frm.events.update_contact(frm)
+	},
+	personal_email:function(frm){
+		frm.events.update_contact(frm)
+	},
+	company_email:function(frm){
+		frm.events.update_contact(frm)
+	},
+	user_id:function(frm){
+		frm.events.update_contact(frm)
+	},
+	update_contact:function(frm){
+		frm.set_value("prefered_email",frm.fields_dict[frappe.model.scrub(frm.doc.prefered_contact_email)].value)
 	}
 });
 cur_frm.cscript = new erpnext.hr.EmployeeController({frm: cur_frm});
diff --git a/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee/employee.json b/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee/employee.json
index 8311235685..0ae69b99df 100644
--- a/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee/employee.json
+++ b/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee/employee.json
@@ -987,7 +987,59 @@
    "allow_on_submit": 0, 
    "bold": 0, 
    "collapsible": 0, 
-   "columns": 0, 
+   "default": "", 
+   "fieldname": "prefered_contact_email", 
+   "fieldtype": "Select", 
+   "hidden": 0, 
+   "ignore_user_permissions": 0, 
+   "ignore_xss_filter": 0, 
+   "in_filter": 0,
+   "in_list_view": 0, 
+   "label": "Prefered Contact Email", 
+   "length": 0, 
+   "no_copy": 0, 
+   "options": "\nCompany Email\nPersonal Email\nUser ID", 
+   "permlevel": 0, 
+   "precision": "", 
+   "print_hide": 0, 
+   "print_hide_if_no_value": 0, 
+   "read_only": 0, 
+   "report_hide": 0, 
+   "reqd": 0, 
+   "search_index": 0, 
+   "set_only_once": 0, 
+   "unique": 0
+  }, 
+  {
+   "allow_on_submit": 0, 
+   "bold": 0, 
+   "collapsible": 0, 
+   "fieldname": "prefered_email", 
+   "fieldtype": "Data", 
+   "hidden": 0, 
+   "ignore_user_permissions": 0, 
+   "ignore_xss_filter": 0, 
+   "in_filter": 0,
+   "in_list_view": 0, 
+   "label": "Prefered Email", 
+   "length": 0, 
+   "no_copy": 0, 
+   "options": "Email", 
+   "permlevel": 0, 
+   "precision": "", 
+   "print_hide": 0, 
+   "print_hide_if_no_value": 0, 
+   "read_only": 1, 
+   "report_hide": 0, 
+   "reqd": 0, 
+   "search_index": 0, 
+   "set_only_once": 0, 
+   "unique": 0
+  }, 
+  {
+   "allow_on_submit": 0, 
+   "bold": 0, 
+   "collapsible": 0, 
    "fieldname": "cell_number", 
    "fieldtype": "Data", 
    "hidden": 0, 
diff --git a/erpnext/hr/doctype/hr_settings/hr_settings.json b/erpnext/hr/doctype/hr_settings/hr_settings.json
index d7892c748b..d0f7c209d0 100644
--- a/erpnext/hr/doctype/hr_settings/hr_settings.json
+++ b/erpnext/hr/doctype/hr_settings/hr_settings.json
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
    "bold": 0, 
    "collapsible": 0, 
    "default": "1", 
-   "description": "", 
+   "description": "Emails salary slip to employee based on preferred email selected in Employee", 
    "fieldname": "email_salary_slip_to_employee", 
    "fieldtype": "Check", 
    "hidden": 0, 
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@
  "issingle": 1, 
  "istable": 0, 
  "max_attachments": 0, 
- "modified": "2016-08-10 12:32:39.780599", 
+ "modified": "2016-09-21 11:28:50.687129", 
  "modified_by": "Administrator", 
  "module": "HR", 
  "name": "HR Settings", 
diff --git a/erpnext/hr/doctype/salary_slip/salary_slip.py b/erpnext/hr/doctype/salary_slip/salary_slip.py
index 0986511094..84a20d9b81 100644
--- a/erpnext/hr/doctype/salary_slip/salary_slip.py
+++ b/erpnext/hr/doctype/salary_slip/salary_slip.py
@@ -354,8 +354,8 @@ class SalarySlip(TransactionBase):
 		self.update_status()
 
 	def email_salary_slip(self):
-		receiver = frappe.db.get_value("Employee", self.employee, "company_email") or \
-			frappe.db.get_value("Employee", self.employee, "personal_email")
+		receiver = frappe.db.get_value("Employee", self.employee, "prefered_email")
+
 		if receiver:
 			subj = 'Salary Slip - from {0} to {1}, fiscal year {2}'.format(self.start_date, self.end_date, self.fiscal_year)
 			frappe.sendmail([receiver], subject=subj, message = _("Please see attachment"),
diff --git a/erpnext/patches.txt b/erpnext/patches.txt
index bbabcb8784..5b3781f53d 100644
--- a/erpnext/patches.txt
+++ b/erpnext/patches.txt
@@ -328,6 +328,9 @@ erpnext.patches.v7_1.update_lead_source
 erpnext.patches.v7_1.fix_link_for_customer_from_lead
 execute:frappe.db.sql("delete from `tabTimesheet Detail` where NOT EXISTS (select name from `tabTimesheet` where name = `tabTimesheet Detail`.parent)")
 erpnext.patches.v7_0.update_mode_of_payment_type
+
+execute:frappe.reload_doctype('Employee')
+execute:frappe.db.sql("update `tabEmployee` set prefered_contact_email = IFNULL(prefered_contact_email,'') ")
 execute:frappe.reload_doctype("Salary Slip")
 execute:frappe.db.sql("update `tabSalary Slip` set posting_date=creation")
 erpnext.patches.v7_1.update_portal_roles