diff --git a/erpnext/patches.txt b/erpnext/patches.txt
index fe5ceda8ad..772ae55a78 100644
--- a/erpnext/patches.txt
+++ b/erpnext/patches.txt
@@ -479,3 +479,4 @@ erpnext.patches.v9_2.rename_net_weight_in_item_master
 erpnext.patches.v9_2.delete_process_payroll
 erpnext.patches.v10_0.add_agriculture_domain
 erpnext.patches.v10_0.add_non_profit_domain
+erpnext.patches.v10_0item_barcode_childtable_migrate
diff --git a/erpnext/patches/v10_0/item_barcode_childtable_migrate.py b/erpnext/patches/v10_0/item_barcode_childtable_migrate.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d36012ddd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/erpnext/patches/v10_0/item_barcode_childtable_migrate.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2017, Frappe and Contributors
+# License: GNU General Public License v3. See license.txt
+
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+import frappe
+
+
+def execute():
+    items_barcode = frappe.db.sql("SELECT name, barcode FROM tabItem WHERE barcode IS NOT NULL", as_dict=1)
+
+    for item in items_barcode:
+        doc = frappe.get_doc("Item", item.name)
+        doc.append("barcodes", {"barcode": item.get("barcode")})
+        doc.save()