diff --git a/erpnext/patches.txt b/erpnext/patches.txt
index 0f32a6dbf68..80965ece06b 100644
--- a/erpnext/patches.txt
+++ b/erpnext/patches.txt
@@ -168,4 +168,4 @@ execute:frappe.delete_doc("Page", "users")
 erpnext.patches.v5_0.update_material_transferred_for_manufacturing_again
 erpnext.patches.v5_0.index_on_account_and_gl_entry
 execute:frappe.db.sql("""delete from `tabProject Task`""")
-
+erpnext.patches.v5_0.item_variants
diff --git a/erpnext/patches/v5_0/item_variants.py b/erpnext/patches/v5_0/item_variants.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fd4e4bbe0c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/erpnext/patches/v5_0/item_variants.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import frappe
+
+def execute():
+	frappe.reload_doctype("Item")
+	for d in  frappe.get_list("Item", filters={"has_variants":1}):
+		manage_variant = frappe.new_doc("Manage Variants")
+		manage_variant.item = d.name
+		manage_variant.attributes = frappe.db.sql("select item_attribute as attribute, item_attribute_value as attribute_value \
+			from `tabItem Variant` where parent = %s", d.name, as_dict=1)
+		manage_variant.generate_combinations()
+		manage_variant.create_variants()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/erpnext/stock/doctype/item/item.json b/erpnext/stock/doctype/item/item.json
index 9e7fb3dabec..a43b70467d0 100644
--- a/erpnext/stock/doctype/item/item.json
+++ b/erpnext/stock/doctype/item/item.json
@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@
  "icon": "icon-tag", 
  "idx": 1,
  "max_attachments": 1, 
- "modified": "2015-06-26 17:20:18.204558", 
+ "modified": "2015-06-29 17:20:18.204558", 
  "modified_by": "Administrator", 
  "module": "Stock", 
  "name": "Item",