diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/res/res_partner.py b/openerp/addons/base/res/res_partner.py
index 6ed0a845dcf..df8a2daf6b3 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/res/res_partner.py
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/res/res_partner.py
@@ -360,6 +360,7 @@ class res_partner(osv.osv, format_address):
         value = {}
         value['title'] = False
         if is_company:
+            value['use_parent_address'] = False
             domain = {'title': [('domain', '=', 'partner')]}
         else:
             domain = {'title': [('domain', '=', 'contact')]}
@@ -379,9 +380,10 @@ class res_partner(osv.osv, format_address):
                                                       'was never correctly set. If an existing contact starts working for a new '
                                                       'company then a new contact should be created under that new '
                                                       'company. You can use the "Discard" button to abandon this change.')}
-            parent = self.browse(cr, uid, parent_id, context=context)
-            address_fields = self._address_fields(cr, uid, context=context)
-            result['value'] = dict((key, value_or_id(parent[key])) for key in address_fields)
+            if use_parent_address:
+                parent = self.browse(cr, uid, parent_id, context=context)
+                address_fields = self._address_fields(cr, uid, context=context)
+                result['value'] = dict((key, value_or_id(parent[key])) for key in address_fields)
         else:
             result['value'] = {'use_parent_address': False}
         return result
diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/res/res_partner_view.xml b/openerp/addons/base/res/res_partner_view.xml
index a0e32ab83bd..a5f04a120a7 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/res/res_partner_view.xml
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/res/res_partner_view.xml
@@ -158,8 +158,8 @@
                             <div>
                                 <field name="use_parent_address" class="oe_edit_only oe_inline"
                                        on_change="onchange_address(use_parent_address, parent_id)"
-                                       attrs="{'invisible': [('parent_id','=', False),('use_parent_address','=',False)]}"/>
-                                <label for="use_parent_address" class="oe_edit_only" attrs="{'invisible': [('parent_id','=', False),('use_parent_address','=',False)]}"/>
+                                       attrs="{'invisible': ['|', ('is_company', '=', True),('parent_id', '=', False)]}"/>
+                                <label for="use_parent_address" class="oe_edit_only" attrs="{'invisible': ['|', ('is_company', '=', True), ('parent_id', '=', False)]}"/>
                                 <button name="open_parent" type="object" string="(edit company address)" class="oe_link oe_edit_only"
                                         attrs="{'invisible': ['|',('parent_id','=', False),('use_parent_address','=',False)]}"/>
                                 <field name="street" placeholder="Street..."  attrs="{'readonly': [('use_parent_address','=',True)]}"/>
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
 
                     <notebook colspan="4">
                         <page string="Contacts" attrs="{'invisible': [('is_company','=',False), ('child_ids', '=', [])]}" autofocus="autofocus">
-                            <field name="child_ids" mode="kanban" context="{'default_parent_id': active_id, 'default_street': street, 'default_street2': street2, 'default_city': city, 'default_state_id': state_id, 'default_zip': zip, 'default_country_id': country_id, 'default_supplier': supplier, 'default_customer': customer}">
+                            <field name="child_ids" mode="kanban" context="{'default_parent_id': active_id, 'default_street': street, 'default_street2': street2, 'default_city': city, 'default_state_id': state_id, 'default_zip': zip, 'default_country_id': country_id, 'default_supplier': supplier, 'default_customer': customer, 'default_use_parent_address': True}">
                                 <kanban>
                                     <field name="color"/>
                                     <field name="name"/>