diff --git a/addons/account/account.py b/addons/account/account.py
index dbff7730fc9..e7304065b8d 100644
--- a/addons/account/account.py
+++ b/addons/account/account.py
@@ -562,6 +562,17 @@ class account_period(osv.osv):
         if not ids:
             raise osv.except_osv(_('Error !'), _('No period defined for this date !\nPlease create a fiscal year.'))
         return ids
+
+    def action_draft(self, cr, uid, ids, *args):
+        users_roles = self.pool.get('res.users').browse(cr, uid, uid).roles_id
+        for role in users_roles:
+            if role.name=='Period':
+                mode = 'draft'
+                for id in ids:
+                    cr.execute('update account_journal_period set state=%s where period_id=%d', (mode, id))
+                    cr.execute('update account_period set state=%s where id=%d', (mode, id))
+        return True
+
 account_period()
 
 class account_journal_period(osv.osv):
diff --git a/addons/account/account_view.xml b/addons/account/account_view.xml
index 6b793707cb4..31b6c73d179 100644
--- a/addons/account/account_view.xml
+++ b/addons/account/account_view.xml
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@
         <!--
     Period
     -->
+        <record id="res_role_period" model="res.roles">
+            <field eval="&quot;&quot;&quot;Period&quot;&quot;&quot;" name="name"/>
+        </record>
 
         <record id="view_account_period_form" model="ir.ui.view">
             <field name="name">account.period.form</field>
@@ -74,6 +77,7 @@
                     <field name="fiscalyear_id"/>
                     <separator colspan="4" string="States"/>
                     <field name="state" select="1"/>
+                    <button name="action_draft" states="done" string="Set to Draft" type="object"/>
                 </form>
             </field>
         </record>