diff --git a/erpnext/patches.txt b/erpnext/patches.txt
index 3e640e7bf0c..c0f8ff6e2e2 100644
--- a/erpnext/patches.txt
+++ b/erpnext/patches.txt
@@ -450,4 +450,5 @@ erpnext.patches.v16_0.set_valuation_method_on_companies
 erpnext.patches.v15_0.migrate_old_item_wise_tax_detail_data_to_table
 erpnext.patches.v16_0.migrate_budget_records_to_new_structure
 erpnext.patches.v16_0.update_currency_exchange_settings_for_frankfurter
-erpnext.patches.v16_0.migrate_account_freezing_settings_to_company
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+erpnext.patches.v16_0.migrate_account_freezing_settings_to_company
+erpnext.patches.v16_0.populate_budget_distribution_total
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diff --git a/erpnext/patches/v16_0/populate_budget_distribution_total.py b/erpnext/patches/v16_0/populate_budget_distribution_total.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..033fb968b4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/erpnext/patches/v16_0/populate_budget_distribution_total.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import frappe
+from frappe.utils import flt
+
+
+def execute():
+	budgets = frappe.get_all("Budget", filters={"docstatus": ["in", [0, 1]]}, fields=["name"])
+
+	for b in budgets:
+		doc = frappe.get_doc("Budget", b.name)
+		total = sum(flt(row.amount) for row in doc.budget_distribution)
+		doc.db_set("budget_distribution_total", total, update_modified=False)