diff --git a/openerp/osv/orm.py b/openerp/osv/orm.py
index c0b2e65c678..26f011cd252 100644
--- a/openerp/osv/orm.py
+++ b/openerp/osv/orm.py
@@ -1277,6 +1277,10 @@ class orm_template(object):
                 trans = self.pool.get('ir.translation')._get_source(cr, user, self._name, 'view', context['lang'], node.get('sum'))
                 if trans:
                     node.set('sum', trans)
+            if node.get('help'):
+                trans = self.pool.get('ir.translation')._get_source(cr, user, self._name, 'view', context['lang'], node.get('help'))
+                if trans:
+                    node.set('help', trans)
 
         for f in node:
             if children or (node.tag == 'field' and f.tag in ('filter','separator')):
diff --git a/openerp/tools/translate.py b/openerp/tools/translate.py
index 6b23ddd25a8..9723135ff49 100644
--- a/openerp/tools/translate.py
+++ b/openerp/tools/translate.py
@@ -503,6 +503,8 @@ def trans_parse_view(de):
             res.append(de.text.encode("utf8"))
     if de.get("string"):
         res.append(de.get('string').encode("utf8"))
+    if de.get("help"):
+        res.append(de.get('help').encode("utf8"))
     if de.get("sum"):
         res.append(de.get('sum').encode("utf8"))
     if de.get("confirm"):
@@ -993,7 +995,7 @@ def resetlocale():
 def load_language(cr, lang):
     """Loads a translation terms for a language.
     Used mainly to automate language loading at db initialization.
-    
+
     :param lang: language ISO code with optional _underscore_ and l10n flavor (ex: 'fr', 'fr_BE', but not 'fr-BE')
     :type lang: str
     """