diff --git a/addons/hr/res_config.py b/addons/hr/res_config.py
index 853b198bd38..bdef8bb5cf8 100644
--- a/addons/hr/res_config.py
+++ b/addons/hr/res_config.py
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ class human_resources_configuration(osv.osv_memory):
                            help ="""It installs the hr_holidays module."""),
         'module_hr_payroll_account': fields.boolean('Manage Account Payroll',
                            help ="""It installs the hr_payroll_account module."""),
+        'module_hr_payroll': fields.boolean('Manage HR Payroll',
+                           help ="""It installs the hr_payroll module."""),
         'module_hr_expense': fields.boolean('Manage Employees Expenses',
                            help ="""It installs the hr_expense module."""),
         'module_hr_recruitment': fields.boolean('Manage Recruitment Process',
diff --git a/addons/hr/res_config_view.xml b/addons/hr/res_config_view.xml
index d6eeba972e0..d002e22ac09 100644
--- a/addons/hr/res_config_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr/res_config_view.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
                         <button name="%(action_create_hr_employee_installer)d" string="Employees" type="action" icon="gtk-apply"/>
                         <field name="module_hr_timesheet_sheet"/>
                         <field name="module_hr_holidays"/>
+                        <field name="module_hr_payroll"/>
                         <label string="Configure Your Salary Rules :"/>
                         <button string="Salary Rules" icon="gtk-go-forward" name="%(open_payroll1_modules)d" type="action" />
                     </group>
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@
                         <field name="module_hr_evaluation"/>
                         <field name="module_hr_contract"/>
                     </group>
-                    <group colspan="4" col="4">
+                    <group name="Account Payroll" colspan="4" col="4" attrs="{'invisible': [('module_hr_payroll','=',False)]}">
                         <separator string="Account Payroll" colspan="4"/>
                         <field name="module_hr_payroll_account"/>
                     </group>