diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment.py b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment.py
index d6956ab84ba..85e447eb919 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):
+        obj_recu_stage = self.pool.get('hr.recruitment.stage')
+        if department_id:
+            stage_ids = obj_recu_stage.search(cr, uid, ['|',('department_id','=',department_id),('department_id','=',False)], context=context)
+            if stage_ids:
+                return {'value': {'stage_id': stage_ids[0]}}
+        return {'value': {'stage_id': False}}
+
     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"/>