diff --git a/swh/deposit/migrations/0018_deposit_migrate_swhids.py b/swh/deposit/migrations/0018_deposit_migrate_swhids.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+import logging
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+from typing import Optional
+
+from swh.deposit.config import DEPOSIT_STATUS_LOAD_SUCCESS
+from swh.model.hashutil import hash_to_hex
+from swh.model.identifiers import (
+    parse_persistent_identifier,
+    persistent_identifier,
+    DIRECTORY,
+    REVISION,
+    SNAPSHOT,
+)
+from swh.storage import get_storage as get_storage_client
+
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+swh_storage = None
+
+
+def get_storage():
+    """Instantiate a storage client
+
+    """
+    global swh_storage
+    if not swh_storage:
+        swh_storage = get_storage_client(
+            cls="remote", url="http://uffizi.internal.sofwareheritage.org:5002"
+        )
+    return swh_storage
+
+
+def get_snapshot(origin: str, revision_id: str) -> Optional[str]:
+    """Retrieve the snapshot targetting the revision_id for the given origin.
+
+    """
+    storage = get_storage()
+    all_visits = storage.origin_visit_get(origin)
+    for visit in all_visits:
+        if not visit["snapshot"]:
+            continue
+        detail_snapshot = storage.snapshot_get(visit["snapshot"])
+        if not detail_snapshot:
+            continue
+        for branch in detail_snapshot:
+            if branch["target_type"] == "revision":
+                revision = branch["target"]
+                if revision == hash_to_hex(revision):
+                    # Found the snapshot
+                    return hash_to_hex(visit["snapshot"])
+
+
+def migrate_deposit_swhid_context_not_null(apps, schema_editor):
+    """Migrate deposit SWHIDs to the new format.
+
+    Migrate deposit SWHIDs to the new format. Only deposit with status done and
+    swh_id_context not null are concerned.
+
+    """
+    for deposit in models.Deposit.objects.filter(
+        status=DEPOSIT_STATUS_LOAD_SUCCESS, swh_id_context__isnull=False
+    ):
+        obj_dir = parse_persistent_identifier(deposit.swh_id_context)
+        obj_rev = parse_persistent_identifier(deposit.swh_anchor_id)
+
+        dir_id = obj_dir.object_id
+        origin = obj_dir.metadata["origin"]
+        rev_id = obj_rev.object_id
+
+        snp_id = get_snapshot(origin, rev_id)  # retrieve the snapshot from the archive
+        if not snp_id:
+            logger.warning("Snapshot not found for deposit id %s!", deposit.id)
+            continue
+        deposit.swh_id_context = persistent_identifier(
+            DIRECTORY,
+            dir_id,
+            metadata={
+                "origin": origin,
+                "visit": persistent_identifier(SNAPSHOT, snp_id),
+                "anchor": persistent_identifier(REVISION, rev_id),
+                "path": "/",
+            },
+        )
+
+        deposit.save()
+
+
+def migrate_deposit_swhid_context_null(apps, schema_editor):
+    """Migrate deposit SWHIDs to the new format.
+
+    Migrate deposit whose swh_id_context is not set (initial deposits not migrated at
+    the time). Only deposit with status done and swh_id_context null are concerned.
+
+    Note: Those deposits have their swh_id being the SWHPIDs of the revision! So we can
+    align them as well.
+
+    """
+    pass
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+    dependencies = [
+        ("deposit", "0017_auto_20190925_0906.py"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RunPython(migrate_deposit_swhid_context_not_null),
+        migrations.RunPython(migrate_deposit_swhid_context_null),
+    ]