diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_ui_view.py b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_ui_view.py
index d3b090c45d4..7601c4f44fc 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_ui_view.py
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_ui_view.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ from lxml import etree
 from tools import graph
 from tools.safe_eval import safe_eval as eval
 import tools
+from tools.view_validation import valid_view
 import os
 import logging
 
@@ -53,14 +54,11 @@ class view(osv.osv):
         result = dict((r.id, etree.fromstring(r.arch.encode('utf8')).tag) for r in records)
         return result
 
-    def _set_type_field(self, cr, uid, ids, name, value, args, context=None):
-        print "ignoring", value
-
     _columns = {
         'name': fields.char('View Name',size=64,  required=True),
         'model': fields.char('Object', size=64, required=True, select=True),
         'priority': fields.integer('Sequence', required=True),
-        'type': fields.function(_type_field, fnct_inv=_set_type_field, type='selection', selection=[
+        'type': fields.function(_type_field, type='selection', selection=[
             ('tree','Tree'),
             ('form','Form'),
             ('mdx','mdx'),
@@ -85,6 +83,11 @@ class view(osv.osv):
     # Holds the RNG schema
     _relaxng_validator = None  
 
+    def create(self, cr, uid, values, context=None):
+        if 'type' in values:
+            _logger.warning("Setting the `type` field is deprecated in the `ir.ui.view` model.")
+        return super(osv.osv, self).create(cr, uid, values, context)
+
     def _relaxng(self):
         if not self._relaxng_validator:
             frng = tools.file_open(os.path.join('base','rng','view.rng'))
@@ -132,6 +135,8 @@ class view(osv.osv):
                     for error in validator.error_log:
                         _logger.error(tools.ustr(error))
                     return False
+                if not valid_view(view_arch):
+                    return False
         return True
 
     _constraints = [
diff --git a/openerp/tests/__init__.py b/openerp/tests/__init__.py
index 5fccb07a082..fb4b937208e 100644
--- a/openerp/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/openerp/tests/__init__.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ See the :ref:`test-framework` section in the :ref:`features` list.
 import test_expression
 import test_ir_sequence
 import test_orm
+import test_view_validation
 
 fast_suite = [
     test_ir_sequence,
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ fast_suite = [
 checks = [
     test_expression,
     test_orm,
+    test_view_validation,
     ]
 
 # vim:expandtab:smartindent:tabstop=4:softtabstop=4:shiftwidth=4:
diff --git a/openerp/tests/test_view_validation.py b/openerp/tests/test_view_validation.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1773556d8ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openerp/tests/test_view_validation.py
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+# This test can be run stand-alone with something like:
+# > PYTHONPATH=. python2 openerp/tests/test_view_validation.py
+
+from lxml import etree
+from StringIO import StringIO
+import unittest2
+
+import openerp
+from openerp.tools.view_validation import valid_page_in_book, valid_view
+
+invalid_page = etree.parse(StringIO('''\
+<form>
+  <group>
+    <div>
+      <page>
+      </page>
+    </div>
+  </group>
+</form>
+''')).getroot()
+
+valid_page = etree.parse(StringIO('''\
+<form>
+  <notebook>
+    <div>
+      <page>
+      </page>
+    </div>
+  </notebook>
+</form>
+''')).getroot()
+
+class test_view_validation(unittest2.TestCase):
+    """ Test the view validation code (but not the views themselves). """
+
+    def test_page_validation(self):
+        assert not valid_page_in_book(invalid_page)
+        assert valid_page_in_book(valid_page)
+
+        assert not valid_view(invalid_page)
+        assert valid_view(valid_page)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest2.main()
diff --git a/openerp/tools/view_validation.py b/openerp/tools/view_validation.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0f1609b8376
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openerp/tools/view_validation.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+""" View validation code (using assertions, not the RNG schema). """
+
+def valid_page_in_book(arch):
+    """A `page` node must be below a `book` node."""
+    return not arch.xpath('//page[not(ancestor::notebook)]')
+
+def valid_view(arch):
+    if arch.tag == 'form':
+        for pred in [valid_page_in_book]:
+            if not pred(arch):
+                return False
+    return True