diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/cost_center/cost_center.json b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/cost_center/cost_center.json
index 5f78a5b..ba32439 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/cost_center/cost_center.json
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/cost_center/cost_center.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
  "docstatus": 0, 
  "doctype": "DocType", 
  "document_type": "Setup", 
+ "editable_grid": 0, 
  "fields": [
   {
    "allow_on_submit": 0, 
@@ -249,14 +250,15 @@
  "hide_toolbar": 0, 
  "icon": "icon-money", 
  "idx": 1, 
- "in_create": 0, 
+ "image_view": 0, 
+ "in_create": 1, 
  "in_dialog": 0, 
  "is_submittable": 0, 
  "issingle": 0, 
  "istable": 0, 
  "max_attachments": 0, 
  "menu_index": 0, 
- "modified": "2016-05-16 15:23:14.770933", 
+ "modified": "2016-10-18 14:22:00.207907", 
  "modified_by": "Administrator", 
  "module": "Accounts", 
  "name": "Cost Center", 
@@ -368,6 +370,5 @@
  "read_only_onload": 0, 
  "search_fields": "parent_cost_center, is_group", 
  "sort_order": "ASC", 
- "track_seen": 0, 
- "version": 0
+ "track_seen": 0
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/erpnext/buying/doctype/purchase_order/purchase_order.py b/erpnext/buying/doctype/purchase_order/purchase_order.py
index 79b22ae..3230cd0 100644
--- a/erpnext/buying/doctype/purchase_order/purchase_order.py
+++ b/erpnext/buying/doctype/purchase_order/purchase_order.py
@@ -302,6 +302,11 @@
 		target.amount = flt(obj.amount) - flt(obj.billed_amt)
 		target.base_amount = target.amount * flt(source_parent.conversion_rate)
 		target.qty = target.amount / flt(obj.rate) if (flt(obj.rate) and flt(obj.billed_amt)) else flt(obj.qty)
+		
+		item = frappe.db.get_value("Item", target.item_code, ["item_group", "buying_cost_center"], as_dict=1)
+		target.cost_center = frappe.db.get_value("Project", obj.project, "cost_center") \
+			or item.buying_cost_center \
+			or frappe.db.get_value("Item Group", item.item_group, "default_cost_center")
 
 	doc = get_mapped_doc("Purchase Order", source_name,	{
 		"Purchase Order": {
diff --git a/erpnext/selling/doctype/sales_order/sales_order.py b/erpnext/selling/doctype/sales_order/sales_order.py
index 0435141..7ff1471 100644
--- a/erpnext/selling/doctype/sales_order/sales_order.py
+++ b/erpnext/selling/doctype/sales_order/sales_order.py
@@ -442,6 +442,11 @@
 		target.amount = flt(source.amount) - flt(source.billed_amt)
 		target.base_amount = target.amount * flt(source_parent.conversion_rate)
 		target.qty = target.amount / flt(source.rate) if (source.rate and source.billed_amt) else source.qty
+		
+		item = frappe.db.get_value("Item", target.item_code, ["item_group", "selling_cost_center"], as_dict=1)
+		target.cost_center = frappe.db.get_value("Project", obj.project, "cost_center") \
+			or item.selling_cost_center \
+			or frappe.db.get_value("Item Group", item.item_group, "default_cost_center")
 
 	doclist = get_mapped_doc("Sales Order", source_name, {
 		"Sales Order": {