diff --git a/erpnext/stock/doctype/material_request/material_request.js b/erpnext/stock/doctype/material_request/material_request.js
index 1dcbcb7..2195a58 100644
--- a/erpnext/stock/doctype/material_request/material_request.js
+++ b/erpnext/stock/doctype/material_request/material_request.js
@@ -3,7 +3,26 @@
 
 {% include 'erpnext/buying/doctype/purchase_common/purchase_common.js' %};
 
+frappe.ui.form.on('Material Request', {
+	setup: function(frm) {
+		frm.get_field('items').grid.editable_fields = [
+			{fieldname: 'item_code', columns: 4},
+			{fieldname: 'qty', columns: 3},
+			{fieldname: 'uom', columns: 2},
+			{fieldname: 'schedule_date', columns: 2},
+		];
 
+		// formatter for material request item
+		frappe.meta.set_formatter('Material Request Item', 'item_code', frm.doc.name,
+			function(value, df, options, doc) {
+				return repl('<span class="indicator %(color)s">%(name)s</span>', {
+					color: (doc.qty<=doc.ordered_qty) ? "green" : "orange",
+					name: doc.item_code
+				});
+			}
+		);
+	}
+});
 
 frappe.ui.form.on("Material Request Item", {
 	"qty": function(frm, doctype, name) {
diff --git a/erpnext/stock/doctype/material_request/material_request.py b/erpnext/stock/doctype/material_request/material_request.py
index a950180..ef1c574 100644
--- a/erpnext/stock/doctype/material_request/material_request.py
+++ b/erpnext/stock/doctype/material_request/material_request.py
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 from erpnext.manufacturing.doctype.production_order.production_order import get_item_details
 
 
-form_grid_templates = {
-	"items": "templates/form_grid/material_request_grid.html"
-}
+# form_grid_templates = {
+# 	"items": "templates/form_grid/material_request_grid.html"
+# }
 
 class MaterialRequest(BuyingController):
 	def get_feed(self):
diff --git a/erpnext/templates/form_grid/material_request_grid.html b/erpnext/templates/form_grid/material_request_grid.html
index 866c06e..282437a 100644
--- a/erpnext/templates/form_grid/material_request_grid.html
+++ b/erpnext/templates/form_grid/material_request_grid.html
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 {% } else { %}
 	<div class="row">
 		<div class="col-sm-4">
-            <span class="indicator {%= (doc.qty<=doc.ordered_qty) ? "green" : "orange" %}">{%= doc.item_code %}</strong>
+            <span class="indicator {%= (doc.qty<=doc.ordered_qty) ? "green" : "orange" %}">{%= doc.item_code %}</span>
 			{% if(doc.item_name != doc.item_code) { %}
 				<br>{%= doc.item_name %}{% } %}
             <!-- {% if(doc.item_name != doc.description) { %}