diff --git a/backends/database.js b/backends/database.js
index d3d431fd..ca089b92 100644
--- a/backends/database.js
+++ b/backends/database.js
@@ -19,11 +19,12 @@ module.exports = class Database extends Observable {
     for (let doctype in frappe.models) {
       // check if controller module
       let meta = frappe.getMeta(doctype);
+      let baseDoctype = meta.getBaseDocType();
       if (!meta.isSingle) {
-        if (await this.tableExists(doctype)) {
-          await this.alterTable(doctype);
+        if (await this.tableExists(baseDoctype)) {
+          await this.alterTable(baseDoctype);
         } else {
-          await this.createTable(doctype);
+          await this.createTable(baseDoctype);
         }
       }
     }
@@ -197,20 +198,27 @@ module.exports = class Database extends Observable {
   triggerChange(doctype, name) {
     this.trigger(`change:${doctype}`, { name }, 500);
     this.trigger(`change`, { doctype, name }, 500);
+    // also trigger change for basedOn doctype
+    let meta = frappe.getMeta(doctype);
+    if (meta.basedOn) {
+      this.triggerChange(meta.basedOn, name);
+    }
   }
 
   async insert(doctype, doc) {
     let meta = frappe.getMeta(doctype);
+    let baseDoctype = meta.getBaseDocType();
+    doc = this.applyBaseDocTypeFilters(doctype, doc);
 
     // insert parent
     if (meta.isSingle) {
       await this.updateSingle(meta, doc, doctype);
     } else {
-      await this.insertOne(doctype, doc);
+      await this.insertOne(baseDoctype, doc);
     }
 
     // insert children
-    await this.insertChildren(meta, doc, doctype);
+    await this.insertChildren(meta, doc, baseDoctype);
 
     this.triggerChange(doctype, doc.name);
 
@@ -236,16 +244,18 @@ module.exports = class Database extends Observable {
 
   async update(doctype, doc) {
     let meta = frappe.getMeta(doctype);
+    let baseDoctype = meta.getBaseDocType();
+    doc = this.applyBaseDocTypeFilters(doctype, doc);
 
     // update parent
     if (meta.isSingle) {
       await this.updateSingle(meta, doc, doctype);
     } else {
-      await this.updateOne(doctype, doc);
+      await this.updateOne(baseDoctype, doc);
     }
 
     // insert or update children
-    await this.updateChildren(meta, doc, doctype);
+    await this.updateChildren(meta, doc, baseDoctype);
 
     this.triggerChange(doctype, doc.name);
 
@@ -343,6 +353,19 @@ module.exports = class Database extends Observable {
     }
   }
 
+  applyBaseDocTypeFilters(doctype, doc) {
+    let meta = frappe.getMeta(doctype);
+    if (meta.filters) {
+      for (let fieldname in meta.filters) {
+        let value = meta.filters[fieldname];
+        if (typeof value !== 'object') {
+          doc[fieldname] = value;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return doc;
+  }
+
   async deleteMany(doctype, names) {
     for (const name of names) {
       await this.delete(doctype, name);
@@ -350,7 +373,9 @@ module.exports = class Database extends Observable {
   }
 
   async delete(doctype, name) {
-    await this.deleteOne(doctype, name);
+    let meta = frappe.getMeta(doctype);
+    let baseDoctype = meta.getBaseDocType();
+    await this.deleteOne(baseDoctype, name);
 
     // delete children
     let tableFields = frappe.getMeta(doctype).getTableFields();
@@ -374,12 +399,17 @@ module.exports = class Database extends Observable {
   }
 
   async getValue(doctype, filters, fieldname = 'name') {
+    let meta = frappe.getMeta(doctype);
+    let baseDoctype = meta.getBaseDocType();
     if (typeof filters === 'string') {
       filters = { name: filters };
     }
+    if (meta.filters) {
+      Object.assign(filters, meta.filters);
+    }
 
     let row = await this.getAll({
-      doctype: doctype,
+      doctype: baseDoctype,
       fields: [fieldname],
       filters: filters,
       start: 0,
diff --git a/backends/sqlite.js b/backends/sqlite.js
index b2e0e9ef..1c691712 100644
--- a/backends/sqlite.js
+++ b/backends/sqlite.js
@@ -103,9 +103,11 @@ module.exports = class sqliteDatabase extends Database {
   }
 
   getOne(doctype, name, fields = '*') {
+    let meta = frappe.getMeta(doctype);
+    let baseDoctype = meta.getBaseDocType();
     fields = this.prepareFields(fields);
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      this.conn.get(`select ${fields} from ${doctype}
+      this.conn.get(`select ${fields} from ${baseDoctype}
                 where name = ?`, name,
         (err, row) => {
           resolve(row || {});
@@ -160,12 +162,15 @@ module.exports = class sqliteDatabase extends Database {
   }
 
   async rename(doctype, oldName, newName) {
+    let meta = frappe.getMeta(doctype);
+    let baseDoctype = meta.getBaseDocType();
     await frappe.db.run(`update ${baseDoctype} set name = ? where name = ?`, [newName, oldName]);
     await frappe.db.commit();
   }
 
   async setValues(doctype, name, fieldValuePair) {
     const meta = frappe.getMeta(doctype);
+    const baseDoctype = meta.getBaseDocType();
     const validFields = this.getKeys(doctype);
     const validFieldnames = validFields.map(df => df.fieldname);
     const fieldsToUpdate = Object.keys(fieldValuePair)
@@ -184,22 +189,27 @@ module.exports = class sqliteDatabase extends Database {
     // additional name for where clause
     values.push(name);
 
-    return await this.run(`update ${doctype}
+    return await this.run(`update ${baseDoctype}
       set ${assigns.join(', ')} where name=?`, values);
   }
 
   getAll({ doctype, fields, filters, start, limit, orderBy = 'modified', groupBy, order = 'desc' } = {}) {
+    let meta = frappe.getMeta(doctype);
+    let baseDoctype = meta.getBaseDocType();
     if (!fields) {
-      fields = frappe.getMeta(doctype).getKeywordFields();
+      fields = meta.getKeywordFields();
     }
     if (typeof fields === 'string') {
       fields = [fields];
     }
+    if (meta.filters) {
+      Object.assign(filters, meta.filters);
+    }
 
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       let conditions = this.getFilterConditions(filters);
       let query = `select ${fields.join(", ")}
-                from ${doctype}
+                from ${baseDoctype}
                 ${conditions.conditions ? "where" : ""} ${conditions.conditions}
                 ${groupBy ? ("group by " + groupBy.join(', ')) : ""}
                 ${orderBy ? ("order by " + orderBy) : ""} ${orderBy ? (order || "asc") : ""}
diff --git a/model/meta.js b/model/meta.js
index 20aaba78..8e334881 100644
--- a/model/meta.js
+++ b/model/meta.js
@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@ const indicatorColor = require('frappejs/ui/constants/indicators');
 
 module.exports = class BaseMeta extends BaseDocument {
   constructor(data) {
+    if (data.basedOn) {
+      let config = frappe.models[data.basedOn];
+      Object.assign(data, config, {
+        name: data.name,
+        label: data.label,
+        filters: data.filters
+      })
+    }
     super(data);
     this.setDefaultIndicators();
     if (this.setupMeta) {
@@ -86,6 +94,10 @@ module.exports = class BaseMeta extends BaseDocument {
     return this._hasFormula;
   }
 
+  getBaseDocType() {
+    return this.basedOn || this.name;
+  }
+
   async set(fieldname, value) {
     this[fieldname] = value;
     await this.trigger(fieldname);
@@ -196,6 +208,10 @@ module.exports = class BaseMeta extends BaseDocument {
     return this._keywordFields;
   }
 
+  getQuickEditFields() {
+    return this.quickEditFields || this.getKeywordFields();
+  }
+
   validateSelect(field, value) {
     let options = field.options;
     if (!options) return;