diff --git a/addons/product/product_view.xml b/addons/product/product_view.xml
index e9fe4be911f..44ef8f0d2b5 100644
--- a/addons/product/product_view.xml
+++ b/addons/product/product_view.xml
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@
 
         <menuitem id="base.menu_product" name="Products" parent="base.menu_base_partner" sequence="9"/>
         <menuitem action="product.product_normal_action_sell" id="product.menu_products" parent="base.menu_product" sequence="1"/>
-        <menuitem action="product.product_action_template" id="product.menu_products_bytemplate" parent="base.menu_product"/>
+        <menuitem action="product.product_action_template" id="product.menu_products_bytemplate" parent="base.menu_product" groups="product.group_product_variant"/>
 
         <record id="product_normal_action_puchased" model="ir.actions.act_window">
             <field name="name">Products</field>