diff --git a/frappe/core/doctype/user_permission/user_permission.json b/frappe/core/doctype/user_permission/user_permission.json
index f187b2ef79..e5ec967967 100644
--- a/frappe/core/doctype/user_permission/user_permission.json
+++ b/frappe/core/doctype/user_permission/user_permission.json
@@ -1,257 +1,292 @@
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-   "allow_on_submit": 0,
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+   "in_global_search": 0, 
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-  },
+  }, 
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-   "allow_in_quick_entry": 0,
-   "allow_on_submit": 0,
-   "bold": 0,
-   "collapsible": 0,
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+   "allow_on_submit": 0, 
+   "bold": 0, 
+   "collapsible": 0, 
+   "columns": 0, 
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+   "fieldtype": "Code", 
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+   "ignore_user_permissions": 0, 
+   "ignore_xss_filter": 0, 
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+   "in_global_search": 0, 
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+   "set_only_once": 0, 
+   "translatable": 0, 
+   "unique": 0
+  }, 
+  {
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+   "allow_in_quick_entry": 0, 
+   "allow_on_submit": 0, 
+   "bold": 0, 
+   "collapsible": 0, 
+   "columns": 0, 
+   "fieldname": "applicable_for", 
+   "fieldtype": "Link", 
+   "hidden": 0, 
+   "ignore_user_permissions": 0, 
+   "ignore_xss_filter": 0, 
+   "in_filter": 0, 
+   "in_global_search": 0, 
+   "in_list_view": 0, 
+   "in_standard_filter": 0, 
+   "label": "Applicable For", 
+   "length": 0, 
+   "no_copy": 0, 
+   "options": "DocType", 
+   "permlevel": 0, 
+   "precision": "", 
+   "print_hide": 0, 
+   "print_hide_if_no_value": 0, 
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+   "remember_last_selected_value": 0, 
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+   "reqd": 0, 
+   "search_index": 0, 
+   "set_only_once": 0, 
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    "unique": 0
   }
- ],
- "has_web_view": 0,
- "hide_heading": 0,
- "hide_toolbar": 0,
- "idx": 0,
- "image_view": 0,
- "in_create": 0,
- "is_submittable": 0,
- "issingle": 0,
- "istable": 0,
- "max_attachments": 0,
- "modified": "2018-06-20 11:27:57.321721",
- "modified_by": "Administrator",
- "module": "Core",
- "name": "User Permission",
- "name_case": "",
- "owner": "Administrator",
+ ], 
+ "has_web_view": 0, 
+ "hide_heading": 0, 
+ "hide_toolbar": 0, 
+ "idx": 0, 
+ "image_view": 0, 
+ "in_create": 0, 
+ "is_submittable": 0, 
+ "issingle": 0, 
+ "istable": 0, 
+ "max_attachments": 0, 
+ "modified": "2018-10-25 11:33:53.651793", 
+ "modified_by": "Administrator", 
+ "module": "Core", 
+ "name": "User Permission", 
+ "name_case": "", 
+ "owner": "Administrator", 
  "permissions": [
   {
-   "amend": 0,
-   "cancel": 0,
-   "create": 1,
-   "delete": 1,
-   "email": 1,
-   "export": 1,
-   "if_owner": 0,
-   "import": 0,
-   "permlevel": 0,
-   "print": 1,
-   "read": 1,
-   "report": 1,
-   "role": "System Manager",
-   "set_user_permissions": 0,
-   "share": 1,
-   "submit": 0,
+   "amend": 0, 
+   "cancel": 0, 
+   "create": 1, 
+   "delete": 1, 
+   "email": 1, 
+   "export": 1, 
+   "if_owner": 0, 
+   "import": 0, 
+   "permlevel": 0, 
+   "print": 1, 
+   "read": 1, 
+   "report": 1, 
+   "role": "System Manager", 
+   "set_user_permissions": 0, 
+   "share": 1, 
+   "submit": 0, 
    "write": 1
   }
- ],
- "quick_entry": 0,
- "read_only": 0,
- "read_only_onload": 0,
- "show_name_in_global_search": 0,
- "sort_field": "modified",
- "sort_order": "DESC",
- "title_field": "user",
- "track_changes": 1,
- "track_seen": 0
+ ], 
+ "quick_entry": 0, 
+ "read_only": 0, 
+ "read_only_onload": 0, 
+ "show_name_in_global_search": 0, 
+ "sort_field": "modified", 
+ "sort_order": "DESC", 
+ "title_field": "user", 
+ "track_changes": 1, 
+ "track_seen": 0, 
+ "track_views": 0
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frappe/core/doctype/user_permission/user_permission.py b/frappe/core/doctype/user_permission/user_permission.py
index a4decc413d..9f39cded49 100644
--- a/frappe/core/doctype/user_permission/user_permission.py
+++ b/frappe/core/doctype/user_permission/user_permission.py
@@ -45,23 +45,27 @@ def get_user_permissions(user=None):
 
 	out = {}
 
-	def add_doc_to_perm(perm, doc=None):
-		if not doc:
-			doc = perm.for_value
-
-		if not out[perm.allow]:
+	def add_doc_to_perm(perm, doc_name):
+		# group rules for each type
+		# for example if allow is "Customer", then build all allowed customers
+		# in a list
+		if not out.get(perm.allow):
 			out[perm.allow] = []
 
 		out[perm.allow].append({
-			'doc': doc,
-			'skip_for_doctype': perm.skip_for_doctype.split("\n") if perm.skip_for_doctype else []
+			'doc': doc_name,
+			'applicable_for': perm.get('applicable_for')
 		})
 
 	try:
 		for perm in frappe.get_all('User Permission',
-			fields=['allow', 'for_value', 'skip_for_doctype'], filters=dict(user=user)):
+			fields=['allow', 'for_value', 'applicable_for'],
+			filters=dict(user=user)):
+
+			print(perm)
+
 			meta = frappe.get_meta(perm.allow)
-			add_doc_to_perm(perm)
+			add_doc_to_perm(perm, perm.for_value)
 
 			if meta.is_nested_set():
 				decendants = frappe.db.get_descendants(perm.allow, perm.for_value)
@@ -69,9 +73,20 @@ def get_user_permissions(user=None):
 					add_doc_to_perm(perm, doc)
 
 		frappe.cache().hset("user_permissions", user, out)
+
 	except frappe.SQLError as e:
 		if e.args[0]==1146:
 			# called from patch
 			pass
 
-	return out
\ No newline at end of file
+	return out
+
+def user_permission_exists(user, allow, for_value, applicable_for=None):
+	'''Checks if similar user permission already exists'''
+	user_permissions = get_user_permissions(user).get(allow, [])
+	if not user_permissions: return None
+
+	has_same_user_permission = (perm for perm in user_permissions if perm['doc'] == for_value and perm['applicable_for'] == applicable_for).next()
+
+	return has_same_user_permission
+
diff --git a/frappe/model/db_query.py b/frappe/model/db_query.py
index 272f1c0dab..6a91a4edd0 100644
--- a/frappe/model/db_query.py
+++ b/frappe/model/db_query.py
@@ -521,8 +521,9 @@ class DatabaseQuery(object):
 					condition = empty_value_condition + " or "
 
 				for permission in user_permission_values:
-					if self.doctype not in permission.get("skip_for_doctype", []):
-						docs.append(permission.doc)
+					if (not permission.get('applicable_for')  # if applicable for all doctypes
+						or self.doctype==permission.get('applicable_for')):
+						docs.append(permission.get('doc'))
 
 				if docs:
 					condition += "`tab{doctype}`.`{fieldname}` in ({values})".format(