diff --git a/assets/migrations/0011_asset_nickname.py b/assets/migrations/0011_asset_nickname.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9d7bdb45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/migrations/0011_asset_nickname.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 2.0.13 on 2020-03-02 17:53
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('assets', '0010_auto_20200207_1737'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='asset',
+            name='nickname',
+            field=models.CharField(blank=True, max_length=20, unique=True),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/assets/models.py b/assets/models.py
index 5bf830bc..51a7c6ed 100644
--- a/assets/models.py
+++ b/assets/models.py
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ class Asset(models.Model, RevisionMixin):
     category = models.ForeignKey(to=AssetCategory, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
     status = models.ForeignKey(to=AssetStatus, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
     serial_number = models.CharField(max_length=150, blank=True)
+    nickname = models.CharField(max_length=20, blank=True, unique=True)
     purchased_from = models.ForeignKey(to=Supplier, on_delete=models.CASCADE, blank=True, null=True, related_name="assets")
     date_acquired = models.DateField()
     date_sold = models.DateField(blank=True, null=True)
diff --git a/assets/templates/partials/asset_form.html b/assets/templates/partials/asset_form.html
index 45424992..50dd1815 100644
--- a/assets/templates/partials/asset_form.html
+++ b/assets/templates/partials/asset_form.html
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@
       <label for="{{ form.serial_number.id_for_label }}">Serial Number</label>
       {% render_field form.serial_number|add_class:'form-control' value=object.serial_number %}
     </div>
+    <div class="form-group">
+      <label for="{{ form.nickname.id_for_label }}">Nickname</label>
+      {% render_field form.nickname|add_class:'form-control' value=object.nickname %}
+    </div>
     <!---TODO: Lower default number of lines in comments box-->
     <div class="form-group">
       <label for="{{ form.comments.id_for_label }}">Comments</label>
@@ -53,6 +57,9 @@
     <dt>Serial Number</dt>
     <dd>{{ object.serial_number|default:'-' }}</dd>
 
+    <dt>Nickname</dt>
+    <dd>{{ object.nickname|default:'-' }}</dd>
+
     <dt>Comments</dt>
     <dd style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">{{ object.comments|default:'-'|linebreaksbr }}</dd>
     {% endif %}