diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment.py b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment.py
index f1f09305bbe..b9aa85f8904 100644
--- a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment.py
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment.py
@@ -185,6 +185,14 @@ class hr_applicant(crm.crm_case, osv.osv):
             return {'value': result}
         return {'value': {'department_id': False}}
 
+    def onchange_department_id(self, cr, uid, ids, department_id=False, context=None):
+        if not department_id:
+            return {'value': {'stage_id': False}}
+        obj_recru_stage = self.pool.get('hr.recruitment.stage')
+        stage_ids = obj_recru_stage.search(cr, uid, ['|',('department_id','=',department_id),('department_id','=',False)], context=context)
+        stage_id = stage_ids and stage_ids[0] or False
+        return {'value': {'stage_id': stage_id}}
+
     def stage_previous(self, cr, uid, ids, context=None):
         """This function computes previous stage for case from its current stage
              using available stage for that case type
diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml
index 3738a1d8be6..9988be7d368 100644
--- a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
                         <button string="Phone Call" name="%(action_hr_recruitment_phonecall)d" icon="terp-call-start" type="action" groups="base.group_extended"/>
                         <button name="action_makeMeeting" type="object" string="Meeting" icon="gtk-index"/>
                     <newline/>
-                    <field name="department_id" widget="selection"/>
+                    <field name="department_id" widget="selection" on_change="onchange_department_id(department_id)"/>
                     <group colspan="2" col="4">
                         <field name="stage_id" domain="[('department_id','=',department_id)]"/>
                         <button name="stage_previous" string="" type="object" icon="gtk-go-back"/>