From fd94cd0e7cd9194bfc43e87d2da6ca8074dec28a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "mergify[bot]" <37929162+mergify[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 05:40:00 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Feat/shipment default contact (backport #53029) (#53354)

Co-authored-by: David <52141166+sdavidbastos@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .../stock/doctype/delivery_note/delivery_note.py  | 15 +++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/erpnext/stock/doctype/delivery_note/delivery_note.py b/erpnext/stock/doctype/delivery_note/delivery_note.py
index b2dd23f80bd..782d6a89c5e 100644
--- a/erpnext/stock/doctype/delivery_note/delivery_note.py
+++ b/erpnext/stock/doctype/delivery_note/delivery_note.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import json
 import frappe
 from frappe import _
 from frappe.contacts.doctype.address.address import get_company_address
+from frappe.contacts.doctype.contact.contact import get_default_contact
 from frappe.desk.notifications import clear_doctype_notifications
 from frappe.model.mapper import get_mapped_doc
 from frappe.model.utils import get_fetch_values
@@ -1169,18 +1170,24 @@ def make_shipment(source_name, target_doc=None):
 		# As we are using session user details in the pickup_contact then pickup_contact_person will be session user
 		target.pickup_contact_person = frappe.session.user
 
-		if source.contact_person:
+		contact_person = source.contact_person or get_default_contact("Customer", source.customer)
+		if contact_person:
 			contact = frappe.db.get_value(
-				"Contact", source.contact_person, ["email_id", "phone", "mobile_no"], as_dict=1
+				"Contact", contact_person, ["email_id", "phone", "mobile_no"], as_dict=1
 			)
-			delivery_contact_display = f"{source.contact_display}"
-			if contact:
+
+			delivery_contact_display = source.contact_display or contact_person or ""
+			if contact and not source.contact_display:
 				if contact.email_id:
 					delivery_contact_display += "<br>" + contact.email_id
 				if contact.phone:
 					delivery_contact_display += "<br>" + contact.phone
 				if contact.mobile_no and not contact.phone:
 					delivery_contact_display += "<br>" + contact.mobile_no
+
+			target.delivery_contact_name = contact_person
+			if contact and contact.email_id and not target.delivery_contact_email:
+				target.delivery_contact_email = contact.email_id
 			target.delivery_contact = delivery_contact_display
 
 		if source.shipping_address_name: