diff --git a/installer/data/mysql/kohastructure.sql b/installer/data/mysql/kohastructure.sql
index e0db81dae3..d55484de7d 100644
--- a/installer/data/mysql/kohastructure.sql
+++ b/installer/data/mysql/kohastructure.sql
@@ -1854,16 +1854,17 @@ CREATE TABLE `suggestions` (
   `place` varchar(255) default NULL,
   `isbn` varchar(30) default NULL,
   `mailoverseeing` smallint(1) default 0,
-  `biblionumber` int(11) default NULL,
-  `reason` text,
-   budgetid INT(11),
-   branchcode VARCHAR(10) default NULL,
-   collectiontitle text default NULL,
-   itemtype VARCHAR(30) default NULL,
-	quantity SMALLINT(6) default NULL,
-	currency VARCHAR(3) default NULL,
-	price DECIMAL(28,6) default NULL,
-	total DECIMAL(28,6) default NULL,
+  `biblionumber` int(11) default NULL, -- foreign key linking the suggestion to the biblio table after the suggestion has been ordered
+  `reason` text, -- reason for accepting or rejecting the suggestion
+  `patronreason` text, -- reason for making the suggestion
+   budgetid INT(11), -- foreign key linking the suggested budget to the aqbudgets table
+   branchcode VARCHAR(10) default NULL, -- foreign key linking the suggested branch to the branches table
+   collectiontitle text default NULL, -- collection name for the suggested item
+   itemtype VARCHAR(30) default NULL, -- suggested item type 
+	quantity SMALLINT(6) default NULL, -- suggested quantity to be purchased
+	currency VARCHAR(3) default NULL, -- suggested currency for the suggested price
+	price DECIMAL(28,6) default NULL, -- suggested price
+	total DECIMAL(28,6) default NULL, -- suggested total cost (price*quantity updated for currency)
   PRIMARY KEY  (`suggestionid`),
   KEY `suggestedby` (`suggestedby`),
   KEY `managedby` (`managedby`)
diff --git a/installer/data/mysql/updatedatabase.pl b/installer/data/mysql/updatedatabase.pl
index 32d2fd3741..1684044a0e 100755
--- a/installer/data/mysql/updatedatabase.pl
+++ b/installer/data/mysql/updatedatabase.pl
@@ -4458,6 +4458,13 @@ if (C4::Context->preference("Version") < TransformToNum($DBversion)) {
     SetVersion ($DBversion);
 }
 
+$DBversion = "3.04.07.001";
+if (C4::Context->preference("Version") < TransformToNum($DBversion)) {
+    $dbh->do("ALTER TABLE  `suggestions` ADD  `patronreason` TEXT NULL AFTER  `reason`");
+    print "Upgrade to $DBversion done (Add column to suggestions table to store patrons' reasons for submitting a suggestion. )\n";
+    SetVersion($DBversion);
+}
+
 =head1 FUNCTIONS
 
 =head2 DropAllForeignKeys($table)
diff --git a/kohaversion.pl b/kohaversion.pl
index e38f4606ee..8e18f5e9c7 100644
--- a/kohaversion.pl
+++ b/kohaversion.pl
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ the kohaversion is divided in 4 parts :
 use strict;
 
 sub kohaversion {
-    our $VERSION = '3.04.07.000';
+    our $VERSION = '3.04.07.001';
     # version needs to be set this way
     # so that it can be picked up by Makefile.PL
     # during install