diff --git a/openupgrade_scripts/scripts/payment/16.0.2.0/pre-migration.py b/openupgrade_scripts/scripts/payment/16.0.2.0/pre-migration.py
index 72812edf3d16..21457b48dd83 100644
--- a/openupgrade_scripts/scripts/payment/16.0.2.0/pre-migration.py
+++ b/openupgrade_scripts/scripts/payment/16.0.2.0/pre-migration.py
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@
     ),
 ]
 
+_columns_copies = {
+    "payment_provider": [("provider", "code", "varchar")],
+}
+
 _xmlid_renames = [
     (
         "payment.action_invoice_order_generate_link",
@@ -210,4 +214,5 @@ def migrate(env, version):
     openupgrade.rename_models(env.cr, _model_renames)
     openupgrade.rename_tables(env.cr, _table_renames)
     openupgrade.rename_fields(env, _field_renames)
+    openupgrade.copy_columns(env.cr, _columns_copies)
     openupgrade.rename_xmlids(env.cr, _xmlid_renames)
diff --git a/openupgrade_scripts/scripts/payment/16.0.2.0/upgrade_analysis_work.txt b/openupgrade_scripts/scripts/payment/16.0.2.0/upgrade_analysis_work.txt
index 9e72d4e78598..60bc39dd10e3 100644
--- a/openupgrade_scripts/scripts/payment/16.0.2.0/upgrade_analysis_work.txt
+++ b/openupgrade_scripts/scripts/payment/16.0.2.0/upgrade_analysis_work.txt
@@ -59,9 +59,11 @@ payment      / payment.icon             / acquirer_ids (many2many)      : DEL re
 payment      / payment.icon             / provider_ids (many2many)      : NEW relation: payment.provider
 # DONE: pre-migration: Renamed from acquirer_ids to provider_ids. Renamed relation table payment_acquirer_payment_icon_rel -> payment_provider_payment_icon_rel
 
+payment      / payment.provider         / code (selection)              : NEW required, selection_keys: ['none'], hasdefault: default
+# DONE: pre-migration: copy the column provider to code
+
 payment      / payment.provider         / allow_express_checkout (boolean): NEW
 payment      / payment.provider         / available_country_ids (many2many): NEW relation: res.country
-payment      / payment.provider         / code (selection)              : NEW required, selection_keys: ['none'], hasdefault: default
 payment      / payment.provider         / express_checkout_form_view_id (many2one): NEW relation: ir.ui.view
 payment      / payment.provider         / is_published (boolean)        : NEW
 payment      / payment.provider         / maximum_amount (float)        : NEW