diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ComponentsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ComponentsController.php
index 406ca1673..998558d4c 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ComponentsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ComponentsController.php
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ class ComponentsController extends Controller
         $component->company_id             = Company::getIdForCurrentUser(Input::get('company_id'));
         $component->order_number           = e(Input::get('order_number'));
         $component->min_amt                = e(Input::get('min_amt'));
+        $component->serial_number             = e(Input::get('serial_number'));
 
         if (e(Input::get('purchase_date')) == '') {
             $component->purchase_date       =  null;
@@ -174,6 +175,7 @@ class ComponentsController extends Controller
         $component->company_id             = Company::getIdForCurrentUser(Input::get('company_id'));
         $component->order_number           = e(Input::get('order_number'));
         $component->min_amt             = e(Input::get('min_amt'));
+        $component->serial_number             = e(Input::get('serial_number'));
 
         if (e(Input::get('purchase_date')) == '') {
             $component->purchase_date       =  null;
@@ -422,7 +424,7 @@ class ComponentsController extends Controller
             $limit = 50;
         }
 
-        $allowed_columns = ['id','name','min_amt','order_number','purchase_date','purchase_cost','companyName','category','total_qty'];
+        $allowed_columns = ['id','name','min_amt','order_number','serial_number','purchase_date','purchase_cost','companyName','category','total_qty'];
         $order = Input::get('order') === 'asc' ? 'asc' : 'desc';
         $sort = in_array(Input::get('sort'), $allowed_columns) ? Input::get('sort') : 'created_at';
 
@@ -470,6 +472,7 @@ class ComponentsController extends Controller
                 'checkbox'      =>'<div class="text-center"><input type="checkbox" name="component['.$component->id.']" class="one_required"></div>',
                 'id'            => $component->id,
                 'name'          => (string)link_to('admin/components/'.$component->id.'/view', e($component->name)),
+                'serial_number'          => $component->serial_number,
                 'location'   => ($component->location) ? e($component->location->name) : '',
                 'total_qty'           => e($component->total_qty),
                 'min_amt'           => e($component->min_amt),
diff --git a/app/Models/Component.php b/app/Models/Component.php
index a13b16418..c73c9d53e 100644
--- a/app/Models/Component.php
+++ b/app/Models/Component.php
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ class Component extends Model
                         });
                     })->orWhere('components.name', 'LIKE', '%'.$search.'%')
                             ->orWhere('components.order_number', 'LIKE', '%'.$search.'%')
+                            ->orWhere('components.serial_number', 'LIKE', '%'.$search.'%')
                             ->orWhere('components.purchase_cost', 'LIKE', '%'.$search.'%')
                             ->orWhere('components.purchase_date', 'LIKE', '%'.$search.'%');
             }
diff --git a/database/migrations/2016_10_27_151715_add_serial_to_components.php b/database/migrations/2016_10_27_151715_add_serial_to_components.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..94c6dfc6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2016_10_27_151715_add_serial_to_components.php
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+
+class AddSerialToComponents extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function up()
+    {
+        Schema::table('components', function ($table) {
+            $table->string('serial_number')->nullable()->default(null);
+        });
+
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function down()
+    {
+        Schema::table('components', function ($table) {
+            $table->dropColumn('serial_number');
+        });
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/resources/views/components/edit.blade.php b/resources/views/components/edit.blade.php
index 9e20716f5..93db1ee19 100644
--- a/resources/views/components/edit.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/components/edit.blade.php
@@ -96,6 +96,17 @@
 
            </div>
 
+           <!-- Serial -->
+           <div class="form-group {{ $errors->has('serial_number') ? ' has-error' : '' }}">
+
+               {{ Form::label('name', trans('admin/hardware/form.serial'), array('class' => 'col-md-3 control-label')) }}
+
+               <div class="col-md-8">
+                   <input class="form-control" type="text" name="serial_number" id="serial_number" value="{{ Input::old('serial_number', $component->serial_number) }}" />
+                   {!! $errors->first('serial_number', '<span class="alert-msg"><i class="fa fa-times"></i> :message</span>') !!}
+               </div>
+           </div>
+
 
            <!-- Company -->
            @if (\App\Models\Company::isCurrentUserAuthorized())
diff --git a/resources/views/components/index.blade.php b/resources/views/components/index.blade.php
index 266617389..aa1e161a4 100644
--- a/resources/views/components/index.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/components/index.blade.php
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
                 <th data-sortable="true" data-field="id" data-visible="false">{{ trans('general.id') }}</th>
                 <th data-switchable="true" data-visible="false" data-searchable="true" data-sortable="true" data-field="companyName">{{ trans('admin/companies/table.title') }}</th>
                 <th data-sortable="true" data-searchable="true" data-field="name">{{ trans('admin/components/table.title') }}</th>
+                <th data-sortable="true" data-searchable="true" data-field="serial_number" data-visible="false">{{ trans('admin/hardware/form.serial') }}</th>
                 <th data-searchable="true" data-sortable="true" data-field="location">{{ trans('general.location') }}</th>
                 <th data-searchable="true" data-sortable="true" data-field="category">{{ trans('general.category') }}</th>
                 <th data-switchable="false" data-searchable="false" data-sortable="false" data-field="total_qty"> {{ trans('admin/components/general.total') }}</th>
diff --git a/resources/views/components/view.blade.php b/resources/views/components/view.blade.php
index e84fb34f3..2b432eeca 100644
--- a/resources/views/components/view.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/components/view.blade.php
@@ -74,6 +74,12 @@
 
   <!-- side address column -->
   <div class="col-md-3">
+
+      @if ($component->serial_number!='')
+          <div class="col-md-12" style="padding-bottom: 5px;"><strong>{{ trans('admin/hardware/form.serial') }}: </strong>
+              {{ $component->serial_number }} </div>
+      @endif
+
     @if ($component->purchase_date)
         <div class="col-md-12" style="padding-bottom: 5px;"><strong>{{ trans('admin/components/general.date') }}: </strong>
         {{ $component->purchase_date }} </div>