diff --git a/htdocs/install/mysql/migration/16.0.0-17.0.0.sql b/htdocs/install/mysql/migration/16.0.0-17.0.0.sql
index b0f9dc6ce56..29543607ce2 100644
--- a/htdocs/install/mysql/migration/16.0.0-17.0.0.sql
+++ b/htdocs/install/mysql/migration/16.0.0-17.0.0.sql
@@ -79,3 +79,6 @@ ALTER TABLE llx_ticket ADD email_date datetime after email_msgid;
 INSERT INTO llx_const (name, entity, value, type, visible) VALUES ('MAIN_SECURITY_MAX_IMG_IN_HTML_CONTENT', 1, 1000, 'int', 0);
 
 ALTER TABLE llx_adherent ADD COLUMN default_lang VARCHAR(6) DEFAULT NULL AFTER datefin;
+
+-- Make sell-by or eat-by date mandatory
+ALTER TABLE llx_product ADD COLUMN sell_or_eat_by_mandatory tinyint DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL AFTER tobatch;
diff --git a/htdocs/install/mysql/tables/llx_product.sql b/htdocs/install/mysql/tables/llx_product.sql
index 83e8882caa7..a234ae8ddb1 100644
--- a/htdocs/install/mysql/tables/llx_product.sql
+++ b/htdocs/install/mysql/tables/llx_product.sql
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ create table llx_product
   tobuy                         tinyint      DEFAULT 1,             -- Product you buy
   onportal                      tinyint      DEFAULT 0,	            -- If it is a product you sell and you want to sell it on portal (module website must be on)
   tobatch                       tinyint      DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL,    -- Is it a product that need a batch management (eat-by or lot management)
+  sell_or_eat_by_mandatory      tinyint      DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL,    -- Make sell-by or eat-by date mandatory
   batch_mask			        varchar(32)  DEFAULT NULL,          -- If the product has batch feature, you may want to use a batch mask per product
   fk_product_type               integer      DEFAULT 0,             -- Type of product: 0 for regular product, 1 for service, 9 for other (used by external module)
   duration                      varchar(6),