diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml
index 8b7a91ca0d1..73891cbeff4 100644
--- a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@
                     <filter string="Degree" domain="[]" context="{'group_by':'type_id'}"/>
                     <filter string="Availability" domain="[]" context="{'group_by':'availability'}"/>
                     <filter string="Appreciation" domain="[]" context="{'group_by':'priority'}"/>
-                    <filter string="Previous Stage" context="{'group_by':'previous_stage'}"/>
+                    <filter string="Previous Stage" help="Match this group by with a specific stage filter in order to analyse the recruitment process" context="{'group_by':'previous_stage'}"/>
                     <filter string="Stage" domain="[]" context="{'group_by':'stage_id'}"/>
                     <filter string="Source" domain="[]" context="{'group_by':'source_id'}"/>
                     <filter string="Creation Date" domain="[]" context="{'group_by':'create_date'}"/>
diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment/report/hr_recruitment_report.py b/addons/hr_recruitment/report/hr_recruitment_report.py
index 8c365b10070..4d40bae4946 100644
--- a/addons/hr_recruitment/report/hr_recruitment_report.py
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment/report/hr_recruitment_report.py
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ class hr_recruitment_report(osv.osv):
         'available': fields.float("Availability"),
         'delay_close': fields.float('Avg. Delay to Close', digits=(16,2), readonly=True, group_operator="avg",
                                        help="Number of Days to close the project issue"),
+        'previous_stage': fields.char('Previous Stage', size=32),
     }
     _order = 'date desc'
     def init(self, cr):
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ class hr_recruitment_report(osv.osv):
                      s.department_id,
                      s.priority,
                      s.stage_id,
+                     s.previous_stage,
                      sum(salary_proposed) as salary_prop,
                      (sum(salary_proposed)/count(*)) as salary_prop_avg,
                      sum(salary_expected) as salary_exp,
@@ -110,6 +112,7 @@ class hr_recruitment_report(osv.osv):
                      s.company_id,
                      s.user_id,
                      s.stage_id,
+                     s.previous_stage,
                      s.type_id,
                      s.priority,
                      s.job_id,
diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment/report/hr_recruitment_report_view.xml b/addons/hr_recruitment/report/hr_recruitment_report_view.xml
index b33b2eaa053..087cd9c476a 100644
--- a/addons/hr_recruitment/report/hr_recruitment_report_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment/report/hr_recruitment_report_view.xml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
                 <field name="user_id" invisible="1"/>
                 <field name="job_id"/>
                 <field name="stage_id" invisible="1" />
+                <field name="previous_stage" invisible="1"/>
                 <field name="department_id" invisible="1"/>
                 <field name="type_id" invisible="1"/>
                 <field name="partner_id" invisible="1"/>
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@
                    <filter string="Jobs" name="job" icon="terp-gtk-select-all" domain="[]" context="{'group_by':'job_id'}"/>
                    <filter string="Department" name="department" icon="terp-personal+" domain="[]" context="{'group_by':'department_id'}"/>
                    <filter string="Degree" name="degree" icon="terp-gtk-select-all" domain="[]" context="{'group_by':'type_id'}"/>
+                   <filter string="Previous Stage" help="Match this group by with a specific stage filter in order to analyse the recruitment process" context="{'group_by':'previous_stage'}"/>
                    <filter string="Stage" icon="terp-stage" domain="[]" context="{'group_by':'stage_id'}" />
                    <filter string="Day" name = "day" icon="terp-go-today" domain="[]" context="{'group_by':'day'}" help="Creation Date"/>
                    <filter string="Month" icon="terp-go-month" domain="[]" context="{'group_by':'month'}" help="Creation Date"/>