diff --git a/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee/employee.py b/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee/employee.py
index 25d3ec4..81671c2 100755
--- a/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee/employee.py
+++ b/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee/employee.py
@@ -45,14 +45,21 @@
 		self.validate_prefered_email()
 
 		if self.user_id:
-			self.validate_for_enabled_user_id()
-			self.validate_duplicate_user_id()
+			self.validate_user_details()
 		else:
 			existing_user_id = frappe.db.get_value("Employee", self.name, "user_id")
 			if existing_user_id:
 				frappe.permissions.remove_user_permission(
 					"Employee", self.name, existing_user_id)
 
+	def validate_user_details(self):
+		data = frappe.db.get_value('User',
+			self.user_id, ['enabled', 'user_image'], as_dict=1)
+
+		self.image = data.get("user_image")
+		self.validate_for_enabled_user_id(data.get("enabled", 0))
+		self.validate_duplicate_user_id()
+
 	def update_nsm_model(self):
 		frappe.utils.nestedset.update_nsm(self)
 
@@ -133,10 +140,10 @@
 		if self.status == 'Left' and not self.relieving_date:
 			throw(_("Please enter relieving date."))
 
-	def validate_for_enabled_user_id(self):
+	def validate_for_enabled_user_id(self, enabled):
 		if not self.status == 'Active':
 			return
-		enabled = frappe.db.get_value("User", self.user_id, "enabled")
+
 		if enabled is None:
 			frappe.throw(_("User {0} does not exist").format(self.user_id))
 		if enabled == 0:
diff --git a/erpnext/patches.txt b/erpnext/patches.txt
index 313f378..6c7a252 100644
--- a/erpnext/patches.txt
+++ b/erpnext/patches.txt
@@ -505,4 +505,5 @@
 erpnext.patches.v10_0.update_address_template_for_india
 erpnext.patches.v10_0.set_discount_amount
 erpnext.patches.v10_0.recalculate_gross_margin_for_project
-erpnext.patches.v10_0.delete_hub_documents
\ No newline at end of file
+erpnext.patches.v10_0.delete_hub_documents
+erpnext.patches.v10_0.update_user_image_in_employee
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/erpnext/patches/v10_0/update_user_image_in_employee.py b/erpnext/patches/v10_0/update_user_image_in_employee.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72d5d2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/erpnext/patches/v10_0/update_user_image_in_employee.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2017, Frappe and Contributors
+# License: GNU General Public License v3. See license.txt
+
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+import frappe
+
+def execute():
+	frappe.reload_doc('hr', 'doctype', 'employee')
+
+	frappe.db.sql("""
+		UPDATE
+			`tabEmployee`, `tabUser`
+		SET
+			`tabEmployee`.image = `tabUser`.user_image
+		WHERE
+			`tabEmployee`.user_id = `tabUser`.name and
+			`tabEmployee`.user_id is not null and
+			`tabEmployee`.user_id != '' and `tabEmployee`.image is null
+	""")