diff --git a/addons/project/installer.py b/addons/project/installer.py
index 1848d1e300e..dd18a2937a2 100644
--- a/addons/project/installer.py
+++ b/addons/project/installer.py
@@ -52,4 +52,7 @@ class project_installer(osv.osv_memory):
             help="Embeds the Getting Things Done concepts into OpenERP's "
                  "project management."),
         }
+    _defaults={
+             'project_crm': True,
+               }
 project_installer()
diff --git a/addons/project/project_installer.xml b/addons/project/project_installer.xml
index d7ca8c43989..3b6eb103972 100644
--- a/addons/project/project_installer.xml
+++ b/addons/project/project_installer.xml
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@
           </xpath>
           <group colspan="8">
             <separator string="Project Management" colspan="4"/>
-            <field name="project_long_term"/>
+            <field name="project_crm"/>
+            <field name="project_long_term" groups="base.group_extended"/>
             <field name="project_wiki"/>
             <field name="hr_timesheet_sheet"/>
             <field name="hr_timesheet_invoice"/>
-            <field name="account_budget"/>
-            <field name="project_messages"/>
-            <field name="project_crm"/>
+            <field name="account_budget" groups="base.group_extended"/>
+            <field name="project_messages" groups="base.group_extended"/>
             <separator string="Methodologies" colspan="4"/>
             <field name="scrum"/>
             <field name="project_gtd"/>