diff --git a/erpnext/stock/doctype/material_request/material_request.py b/erpnext/stock/doctype/material_request/material_request.py
index 3548148145e..ebd9a17c3bc 100644
--- a/erpnext/stock/doctype/material_request/material_request.py
+++ b/erpnext/stock/doctype/material_request/material_request.py
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ def make_stock_entry(source_name, target_doc=None):
 		target.set_transfer_qty()
 		target.set_actual_qty()
 		target.calculate_rate_and_amount(raise_error_if_no_rate=False)
-		target.set_stock_entry_type()
+		target.stock_entry_type = target.purpose
 		target.set_job_card_data()
 
 	doclist = get_mapped_doc(
diff --git a/erpnext/stock/doctype/material_request/test_material_request.py b/erpnext/stock/doctype/material_request/test_material_request.py
index a707c74c7db..03f58c664d3 100644
--- a/erpnext/stock/doctype/material_request/test_material_request.py
+++ b/erpnext/stock/doctype/material_request/test_material_request.py
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ class TestMaterialRequest(FrappeTestCase):
 		mr.submit()
 		se = make_stock_entry(mr.name)
 
+		self.assertEqual(se.stock_entry_type, "Material Transfer")
+		self.assertEqual(se.purpose, "Material Transfer")
 		self.assertEqual(se.doctype, "Stock Entry")
 		self.assertEqual(len(se.get("items")), len(mr.get("items")))
 
@@ -69,6 +71,8 @@ class TestMaterialRequest(FrappeTestCase):
 		in_transit_warehouse = get_in_transit_warehouse(mr.company)
 		se = make_in_transit_stock_entry(mr.name, in_transit_warehouse)
 
+		self.assertEqual(se.stock_entry_type, "Material Transfer")
+		self.assertEqual(se.purpose, "Material Transfer")
 		self.assertEqual(se.doctype, "Stock Entry")
 		for row in se.get("items"):
 			self.assertEqual(row.t_warehouse, in_transit_warehouse)
diff --git a/erpnext/stock/doctype/stock_entry/stock_entry.py b/erpnext/stock/doctype/stock_entry/stock_entry.py
index 7e39cb92f70..5d6e45013d8 100644
--- a/erpnext/stock/doctype/stock_entry/stock_entry.py
+++ b/erpnext/stock/doctype/stock_entry/stock_entry.py
@@ -2349,7 +2349,7 @@ def move_sample_to_retention_warehouse(company, items):
 @frappe.whitelist()
 def make_stock_in_entry(source_name, target_doc=None):
 	def set_missing_values(source, target):
-		target.set_stock_entry_type()
+		target.stock_entry_type = "Material Transfer"
 		target.set_missing_values()
 
 	def update_item(source_doc, target_doc, source_parent):
diff --git a/erpnext/stock/doctype/stock_entry/test_stock_entry.py b/erpnext/stock/doctype/stock_entry/test_stock_entry.py
index cc06bd709ad..c43a1b1b81e 100644
--- a/erpnext/stock/doctype/stock_entry/test_stock_entry.py
+++ b/erpnext/stock/doctype/stock_entry/test_stock_entry.py
@@ -202,6 +202,9 @@ class TestStockEntry(FrappeTestCase):
 		)
 
 		end_transit_entry = make_stock_in_entry(transit_entry.name)
+
+		self.assertEqual(end_transit_entry.stock_entry_type, "Material Transfer")
+		self.assertEqual(end_transit_entry.purpose, "Material Transfer")
 		self.assertEqual(transit_entry.name, end_transit_entry.outgoing_stock_entry)
 		self.assertEqual(transit_entry.name, end_transit_entry.items[0].against_stock_entry)
 		self.assertEqual(transit_entry.items[0].name, end_transit_entry.items[0].ste_detail)