diff --git a/addons/account/account.py b/addons/account/account.py
index 837edaae195..cbab98b01ea 100644
--- a/addons/account/account.py
+++ b/addons/account/account.py
@@ -680,10 +680,21 @@ class account_move(osv.osv):
         'to_check': fields.boolean('To Be Verified'),
         'partner_id': fields.related('line_id', 'partner_id', type="many2one", relation="res.partner", string="Partner", store=True),
         'amount': fields.function(_amount_compute, method=True, string='Amount', digits=(16,2), store=True),
+        'type': fields.selection([
+            ('pay_voucher','Cash Payment'),
+            ('bank_pay_voucher','Bank Payment'),
+            ('rec_voucher','Cash Receipt'),
+            ('bank_rec_voucher','Bank Receipt'),
+            ('cont_voucher','Contra'),
+            ('journal_sale_vou','Journal Sale'),
+            ('journal_pur_voucher','Journal Purchase'),
+            ('journal_voucher','Journal Voucher'),
+        ],'Type', readonly=True, select=True, states={'draft':[('readonly',False)]}),
     }
     _defaults = {
         'state': lambda *a: 'draft',
         'period_id': _get_period,
+        'type' : lambda *a : 'journal_voucher',
     }
 
     def _check_centralisation(self, cursor, user, ids):
diff --git a/addons/account/account_view.xml b/addons/account/account_view.xml
index e26f3870516..6de5754e9b8 100644
--- a/addons/account/account_view.xml
+++ b/addons/account/account_view.xml
@@ -819,6 +819,7 @@
                     <field name="amount" select="2"/>
                     <field name="ref" select="1" groups="base.group_extended"/>
                     <field name="to_check" select="2" groups="base.group_extended"/>
+                    <field name="type" select="1" groups="base.group_extended"/>
                     </group>
 
                     <separator colspan="4" string="Entry Lines"/>