diff --git a/odoo/addons/base/res/res_partner_view.xml b/odoo/addons/base/res/res_partner_view.xml
index 03caeffae68..4aa1975f0e1 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/base/res/res_partner_view.xml
+++ b/odoo/addons/base/res/res_partner_view.xml
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@
             <field name="view_type">form</field>
             <field name="view_mode">kanban,tree,form</field>
             <field name="domain">[]</field>
-            <field name="context">{'default_customer':1, 'search_default_customer':1}</field>
+            <field name="context">{'default_customer':1, 'search_default_customer':1, 'default_company_type': 'company'}</field>
             <field name="filter" eval="True"/>
             <field name="help" type="html">
               <p class="oe_view_nocontent_create">