diff --git a/addons/gamification/badge.py b/addons/gamification/badge.py
index f53683fbd91..35d6c0b4756 100644
--- a/addons/gamification/badge.py
+++ b/addons/gamification/badge.py
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ class gamification_badge(osv.Model):
         'rule_auth': 'everyone',
         'rule_automatic': 'manual',
         'compute_code': "self.nobody(cr, uid, context)",
+        'public': True
     }
 
     def send_badge(self, cr, uid, badge_id, badge_user_ids, user_from=None, context=None):
diff --git a/addons/gamification/badge_view.xml b/addons/gamification/badge_view.xml
index 32107402990..c3ceaae4fae 100644
--- a/addons/gamification/badge_view.xml
+++ b/addons/gamification/badge_view.xml
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@
             <field name="model">gamification.badge.user.wizard</field>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
                 <form string="Grant Badge To" version="7.0">
-                    Select the user that will receive this badge
+                    Who would you like to reward?
                     <group>
                         <field name="user_id" />
                         <field name="badge_id" invisible="1"/>
-                        <field name="comment" />
+                        <field name="comment" placeholder="Describe what they did and why it matters" />
                     </group>
                     <footer>
                         <button string="Grant Badge" type="object" name="action_grant_badge" class="oe_highlight" /> or
diff --git a/addons/hr_gamification/badge_view.xml b/addons/hr_gamification/badge_view.xml
index 7cdecab8e7f..a3b8771db5e 100644
--- a/addons/hr_gamification/badge_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_gamification/badge_view.xml
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@
             <field name="model">gamification.badge.user.wizard</field>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
                 <form string="Grant Badge To" version="7.0">
-                    Select the employee that will receive this badge
+                    Who would you like to reward?
                     <group>
                         <field name="employee_id" />
                         <field name="badge_id" invisible="1"/>
-                        <field name="comment" />
+                        <field name="comment" placeholder="Describe what they did and why it matters" />
                     </group>
                     <footer>
                         <button string="Grant Badge" type="object" name="action_grant_badge" class="oe_highlight" /> or
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@
             <field name="model">gamification.badge.user.wizard</field>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
                 <form string="Reward Employee with" version="7.0">
-                    Select the badge that the employee will receive
+                    What are you thank for?
                     <group>
                         <field name="employee_id" invisible="1" />
                         <field name="badge_id" />
-                        <field name="comment" />
+                        <field name="comment" placeholder="Describe what they did and why it matters" />
                     </group>
                     <footer>
                         <button string="Reward Employee" type="object" name="action_grant_badge" class="oe_highlight" /> or
@@ -62,11 +62,19 @@
             <field name="model">hr.employee</field>
             <field name="inherit_id" ref="hr.view_employee_form"/>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
-                <xpath expr="//div[@name='button_box']" position="inside">
-                    <button string="Grant Badge" type="action" name="%(action_reward_wizard)d" />
-                </xpath>
+
                 <xpath expr="//page[@string='Public Information']" position="before">
                     <page string="Received Badges">
+
+                          <button string="Grant a Badge" type="action" name="%(action_reward_wizard)d"/> to reward this employee for a good action
+                          <div class="oe_view_nocontent" attrs="{'invisible': [('badge_ids', '!=', False)]}">
+                              <p class="oe_view_nocontent_create">
+                                Click to grant this employee his first badge
+                              </p><p class="oe_grey">
+                                Badges are rewards of good work. Give them to people you believe deserve it.
+                              </p>
+                          </div>
+
                         <field name="badge_ids" widget="many2many_kanban" />
                     </page>
                 </xpath>