diff --git a/frappe/patches.txt b/frappe/patches.txt
index 60c3112f4a..e70be0a37b 100644
--- a/frappe/patches.txt
+++ b/frappe/patches.txt
@@ -336,3 +336,4 @@ frappe.patches.v13_0.remove_twilio_settings
 frappe.patches.v12_0.rename_uploaded_files_with_proper_name
 frappe.patches.v13_0.queryreport_columns
 frappe.patches.v13_0.jinja_hook
+frappe.patches.v13_0.update_notification_channel_if_empty
diff --git a/frappe/patches/v13_0/update_notification_channel_if_empty.py b/frappe/patches/v13_0/update_notification_channel_if_empty.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2c2a40e81b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frappe/patches/v13_0/update_notification_channel_if_empty.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2020, Frappe Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and Contributors
+# MIT License. See license.txt
+
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+import frappe
+
+def execute():
+
+	frappe.reload_doc("Email", "doctype", "Notification")
+
+	notifications = frappe.get_all('Notification', {'is_standard': 1}, {'name', 'channel'})
+	for notification in notifications:
+		if not notification.channel:
+			frappe.db.set_value("Notification", notification.name, "channel", "Email", update_modified=False)
+			frappe.db.commit()