diff --git a/admin/tool/dataprivacy/db/upgrade.php b/admin/tool/dataprivacy/db/upgrade.php
index 7b2a9d8bc32..fd53f2956f9 100644
--- a/admin/tool/dataprivacy/db/upgrade.php
+++ b/admin/tool/dataprivacy/db/upgrade.php
@@ -322,5 +322,28 @@ function xmldb_tool_dataprivacy_upgrade($oldversion) {
     // Automatically generated Moodle v3.8.0 release upgrade line.
     // Put any upgrade step following this.
 
+    if ($oldversion < 2019111801) {
+
+        // Define field commentsformat to be added to tool_dataprivacy_request.
+        $table = new xmldb_table('tool_dataprivacy_request');
+        $field = new xmldb_field('commentsformat', XMLDB_TYPE_INTEGER, '2', null, XMLDB_NOTNULL, null, '0', 'comments');
+
+        // Conditionally launch add field commentsformat.
+        if (!$dbman->field_exists($table, $field)) {
+            $dbman->add_field($table, $field);
+        }
+
+        // Define field dpocommentformat to be added to tool_dataprivacy_request.
+        $field = new xmldb_field('dpocommentformat', XMLDB_TYPE_INTEGER, '2', null, XMLDB_NOTNULL, null, '0', 'dpocomment');
+
+        // Conditionally launch add field dpocommentformat.
+        if (!$dbman->field_exists($table, $field)) {
+            $dbman->add_field($table, $field);
+        }
+
+        // Dataprivacy savepoint reached.
+        upgrade_plugin_savepoint(true, 2019111801, 'tool', 'dataprivacy');
+    }
+
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/admin/tool/dataprivacy/version.php b/admin/tool/dataprivacy/version.php
index 636f744cbf9..b25a10f33de 100644
--- a/admin/tool/dataprivacy/version.php
+++ b/admin/tool/dataprivacy/version.php
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@
 
 defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die;
 
-$plugin->version   = 2019111800;
+$plugin->version   = 2019111801;
 $plugin->requires  = 2019111200;        // Moodle 3.5dev (Build 2018031600) and upwards.
 $plugin->component = 'tool_dataprivacy';