diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/res/res_currency.py b/openerp/addons/base/res/res_currency.py
index 4a02d351e97..3f3577c0d6b 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/res/res_currency.py
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/res/res_currency.py
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ res_currency()
 
 class res_currency_rate_type(osv.osv):
     _name = "res.currency.rate.type"
-    _description = "Used to define the type of Currency Rates"
+    _description = "Currency Rate Type"
     _columns = {
         'name': fields.char('Name', size=64, required=True, translate=True),
     }
diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/security/ir.model.access.csv b/openerp/addons/base/security/ir.model.access.csv
index aa46c1891e7..bc9a9317da9 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/security/ir.model.access.csv
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/security/ir.model.access.csv
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 "access_res_country_state_group_user","res_country_state group_user","model_res_country_state","group_partner_manager",1,1,1,1
 "access_res_currency_group_all","res_currency group_all","model_res_currency",,1,0,0,0
 "access_res_currency_rate_group_all","res_currency_rate group_all","model_res_currency_rate",,1,0,0,0
+"access_res_currency_rate_type_group_all","res_currency_rate_type group_all","model_res_currency_rate_type",,1,0,0,0
 "access_res_currency_group_system","res_currency group_system","model_res_currency","group_system",1,1,1,1
 "access_res_currency_rate_group_system","res_currency_rate group_system","model_res_currency_rate","group_system",1,1,1,1
 "access_res_groups_group_erp_manager","res_groups group_erp_manager","model_res_groups","group_erp_manager",1,1,1,1