diff --git a/addons/product/product_view.xml b/addons/product/product_view.xml
index a6d7da0e987..8b257b981b1 100644
--- a/addons/product/product_view.xml
+++ b/addons/product/product_view.xml
@@ -291,13 +291,23 @@
             <field name="help">Products can be purchased and/or sold. They can be raw materials, stockable products, consumables or services. The Product form contains detailed information about your products related to procurement logistics, sales price, product category, suppliers and so on.</field>
         </record>
 
+        <record id="product_category_search_view" model="ir.ui.view">
+            <field name="name">product.category.search</field>
+            <field name="model">product.category</field>
+            <field name="type">search</field>
+            <field name="arch" type="xml">
+                <search string="Product Categories">
+                    <field name="name"/>
+                </search>
+            </field>
+        </record>
         <record id="product_category_form_view" model="ir.ui.view">
             <field name="name">product.category.form</field>
             <field name="model">product.category</field>
             <field name="type">form</field>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
                 <form string="Product Categories">
-                    <field name="name" select="1"/>
+                    <field name="name"/>
                     <field name="parent_id"/>
                     <field name="sequence" invisible="1"/>
                     <field name="type"/>
@@ -347,6 +357,7 @@
             <field name="type">ir.actions.act_window</field>
             <field name="res_model">product.category</field>
             <field name="view_type">form</field>
+            <field name="search_view_id" ref="product_category_search_view"/>
             <field name="view_id" ref="product_category_list_view"/>
         </record>
         <menuitem action="product_category_action_form"