diff --git a/erpnext/public/js/controllers/transaction.js b/erpnext/public/js/controllers/transaction.js
index 08f2d00cafdd..db39515c0e76 100644
--- a/erpnext/public/js/controllers/transaction.js
+++ b/erpnext/public/js/controllers/transaction.js
@@ -573,6 +573,15 @@ erpnext.TransactionController = class TransactionController extends erpnext.taxe
 					callback: function(r) {
 						if(!r.exc) {
 							frappe.run_serially([
+								() => {
+									if (item.docstatus === 0
+										&& frappe.meta.has_field(item.doctype, "use_serial_batch_fields")
+										&& !item.use_serial_batch_fields
+										&& cint(frappe.user_defaults?.use_serial_batch_fields) === 1
+									) {
+										item["use_serial_batch_fields"] = 1;
+									}
+								},
 								() => {
 									var d = locals[cdt][cdn];
 									me.add_taxes_from_item_tax_template(d.item_tax_rate);