diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/res/res_currency_view.xml b/openerp/addons/base/res/res_currency_view.xml
index 1d37d8d1bba..c0a66a12daa 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/res/res_currency_view.xml
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/res/res_currency_view.xml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
             <field name="search_view_id" ref="view_currency_search"/>
         </record>
 
-        <menuitem action="action_currency_form" id="menu_action_currency_form" parent="menu_localisation" sequence="3"/>
+        <menuitem action="action_currency_form" id="menu_action_currency_form" parent="menu_localisation" sequence="3" groups="base.group_multi_currency"/>
 
         <!-- 
             Currency Rate Type
diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/security/base_security.xml b/openerp/addons/base/security/base_security.xml
index 2fdd7f70ca9..cd0b7e999b3 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/security/base_security.xml
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/security/base_security.xml
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@
     <record model="res.groups" id="group_multi_company">
         <field name="name">Multi Companies</field>
     </record>
+    
+    <record model="res.groups" id="group_multi_currency">
+        <field name="name">Multi Currencies</field>
+    </record>
 
     <record model="res.groups" id="group_no_one">
         <field name="name">Technical Features</field>