diff --git a/erpnext/buying/doctype/purchase_order/purchase_order.js b/erpnext/buying/doctype/purchase_order/purchase_order.js
index 521432d296b..2005dac37d7 100644
--- a/erpnext/buying/doctype/purchase_order/purchase_order.js
+++ b/erpnext/buying/doctype/purchase_order/purchase_order.js
@@ -425,7 +425,10 @@ erpnext.buying.PurchaseOrderController = class PurchaseOrderController extends e
 						status: ["!=", "Stopped"],
 						per_ordered: ["<", 100],
 						company: me.frm.doc.company
-					}
+					},
+					allow_child_item_selection: true,
+					child_fielname: "items",
+					child_columns: ["item_code", "qty"]
 				})
 			}, __("Get Items From"));
 
diff --git a/erpnext/public/js/utils.js b/erpnext/public/js/utils.js
index e0610eb8c01..2a74d6015f4 100755
--- a/erpnext/public/js/utils.js
+++ b/erpnext/public/js/utils.js
@@ -709,6 +709,9 @@ erpnext.utils.map_current_doc = function(opts) {
 			setters: opts.setters,
 			get_query: opts.get_query,
 			add_filters_group: 1,
+			allow_child_item_selection: opts.allow_child_item_selection,
+			child_fieldname: opts.child_fielname,
+			child_columns: opts.child_columns,
 			action: function(selections, args) {
 				let values = selections;
 				if(values.length === 0){
@@ -716,7 +719,7 @@ erpnext.utils.map_current_doc = function(opts) {
 					return;
 				}
 				opts.source_name = values;
-				opts.setters = args;
+				opts.args = args;
 				d.dialog.hide();
 				_map();
 			},
diff --git a/erpnext/stock/doctype/material_request/material_request.py b/erpnext/stock/doctype/material_request/material_request.py
index 9eb47216266..2569c04251c 100644
--- a/erpnext/stock/doctype/material_request/material_request.py
+++ b/erpnext/stock/doctype/material_request/material_request.py
@@ -6,10 +6,13 @@
 
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
+import json
+
 import frappe
 from frappe import _, msgprint
 from frappe.model.mapper import get_mapped_doc
 from frappe.utils import cstr, flt, get_link_to_form, getdate, new_line_sep, nowdate
+from six import string_types
 
 from erpnext.buying.utils import check_on_hold_or_closed_status, validate_for_items
 from erpnext.controllers.buying_controller import BuyingController
@@ -269,7 +272,10 @@ def update_status(name, status):
 	material_request.update_status(status)
 
 @frappe.whitelist()
-def make_purchase_order(source_name, target_doc=None):
+def make_purchase_order(source_name, target_doc=None, args={}):
+
+	if isinstance(args, string_types):
+		args = json.loads(args)
 
 	def postprocess(source, target_doc):
 		if frappe.flags.args and frappe.flags.args.default_supplier:
@@ -284,7 +290,10 @@ def make_purchase_order(source_name, target_doc=None):
 		set_missing_values(source, target_doc)
 
 	def select_item(d):
-		return d.ordered_qty < d.stock_qty
+		filtered_items = args.get('filtered_children', [])
+		child_filter = d.name in filtered_items if filtered_items else True
+
+		return d.ordered_qty < d.stock_qty and child_filter
 
 	doclist = get_mapped_doc("Material Request", source_name, 	{
 		"Material Request": {