diff --git a/addons/crm_configuration/crm_config.py b/addons/crm_configuration/crm_config.py
index 8091fe3d4a4..697a82d19c3 100644
--- a/addons/crm_configuration/crm_config.py
+++ b/addons/crm_configuration/crm_config.py
@@ -49,9 +49,14 @@ class crm_case_stage(osv.osv):
     _name = "crm.case.stage"
     _description = "Stage of case"
     _rec_name = 'name'
+    _order = "sequence"
     _columns = {
         'name': fields.char('Stage Name', size=64, required=True, translate=True),
         'section_id': fields.many2one('crm.case.section', 'Case Section'),
+        'sequence': fields.integer('Sequence'),
+    }
+    _defaults = {
+        'sequence': lambda *args: 1
     }
 crm_case_stage()
 
diff --git a/addons/crm_configuration/crm_config_view.xml b/addons/crm_configuration/crm_config_view.xml
index 93a74249d08..03b70146083 100644
--- a/addons/crm_configuration/crm_config_view.xml
+++ b/addons/crm_configuration/crm_config_view.xml
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
         <field name="type">tree</field>
         <field name="arch" type="xml">
             <tree string="Stages">
+                <field name="sequence"/>
                 <field name="name"/>
                 <field name="section_id"/>
             </tree>
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@
             <form string="Stage">
             	<field name="name" select="1"/>
                 <field name="section_id" select="1"/>
+                <field name="sequence"/>
             </form>
         </field>
     </record>