diff --git a/app/database/migrations/2014_06_27_164620_create_transaction_journals_table.php b/app/database/migrations/2014_06_27_164620_create_transaction_journals_table.php
index 9c3ed1fd22..75886fa254 100644
--- a/app/database/migrations/2014_06_27_164620_create_transaction_journals_table.php
+++ b/app/database/migrations/2014_06_27_164620_create_transaction_journals_table.php
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ class CreateTransactionJournalsTable extends Migration
                 $table->timestamps();
                 $table->integer('user_id')->unsigned();
                 $table->integer('transaction_type_id')->unsigned();
+                $table->integer('recurring_transaction_id')->unsigned()->nullable();
                 $table->integer('transaction_currency_id')->unsigned();
                 $table->string('description', 255)->nullable();
                 $table->boolean('completed');
@@ -34,6 +35,11 @@ class CreateTransactionJournalsTable extends Migration
                     ->references('id')->on('transaction_types')
                     ->onDelete('cascade');
 
+                // connect transaction journals to recurring transactions
+                $table->foreign('recurring_transaction_id')
+                    ->references('id')->on('recurring_transactions')
+                    ->onDelete('set null');
+
                 // connect transaction journals to transaction currencies
                 $table->foreign('transaction_currency_id')
                     ->references('id')->on('transaction_currencies')