diff --git a/main/inc/lib/add_course.lib.inc.php b/main/inc/lib/add_course.lib.inc.php
index 8a5dfeb5fa..f5d0c2cf7e 100644
--- a/main/inc/lib/add_course.lib.inc.php
+++ b/main/inc/lib/add_course.lib.inc.php
@@ -962,7 +962,8 @@ function update_Db_course($courseDbName)
 		"display_order		int unsigned	not null default 0," . //this is needed for ordering items under the same parent (previous_item_id doesn't give correct order after reordering)
 		"prerequisite  char(64)  null," . //prerequisites in AICC scripting language as defined in the SCORM norm (allow logical operators)
 		"parameters  text  null," . //prerequisites in AICC scripting language as defined in the SCORM norm (allow logical operators)
-		"launch_data 	text	not null default '')"; //data from imsmanifest <item>
+		"launch_data 	text	not null default ''," . //data from imsmanifest <item>
+		"max_time_allowed char(13) NULL default '')"; //data from imsmanifest <adlcp:maxtimeallowed>
 	if(!api_sql_query($sql))
 	{
 		error_log($sql,0);
diff --git a/main/install/migrate-db-1.8.3-1.8.4-pre.sql b/main/install/migrate-db-1.8.3-1.8.4-pre.sql
index 648e5b618b..7b38bd9119 100644
--- a/main/install/migrate-db-1.8.3-1.8.4-pre.sql
+++ b/main/install/migrate-db-1.8.3-1.8.4-pre.sql
@@ -29,3 +29,4 @@ INSERT INTO settings_options(variable,value,display_text) VALUES ('default_forum
 
 -- xxCOURSExx
 ALTER TABLE survey ADD anonymous ENUM( '0', '1' ) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0';
+ALTER TABLE lp_item ADD max_time_allowed char(13) NULL DEFAULT '';