diff --git a/bin/addons/base/ir/ir.xml b/bin/addons/base/ir/ir.xml
index 40d9b0ad7a0..1a3dfe5365e 100644
--- a/bin/addons/base/ir/ir.xml
+++ b/bin/addons/base/ir/ir.xml
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
                     <group col="6" colspan="4">
                         <field name="name" select="1"/>
                         <field name="code" select="1"/>
-                        <field name="company_id"/>
+                        <field name="company_id" groups="base.group_multi_company"/>
                         <field name="active" groups="base.group_extended"/>
                     </group>
                     <notebook colspan="4">
@@ -146,11 +146,11 @@
                 <tree string="Sequences">
                     <field name="name"/>
                     <field name="code"/>
-                    <field name="company_id"/>
-                    <field name="number_next"/>
-                    <field name="number_increment"/>
                     <field name="prefix"/>
                     <field name="padding"/>
+                    <field name="company_id" groups="base.group_multi_company"/>
+                    <field name="number_next"/>
+                    <field name="number_increment"/>
                     <field name="active"/>
                 </tree>
             </field>
diff --git a/bin/addons/base/ir/ir_sequence.py b/bin/addons/base/ir/ir_sequence.py
index 006fe1cce36..fed2d311ec0 100644
--- a/bin/addons/base/ir/ir_sequence.py
+++ b/bin/addons/base/ir/ir_sequence.py
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ def _code_get(self, cr, uid, context={}):
 class ir_sequence(osv.osv):
     _name = 'ir.sequence'
     _columns = {
-        'name': fields.char('Sequence Name',size=64, required=True),
-        'code': fields.selection(_code_get, 'Sequence Code',size=64, required=True),
+        'name': fields.char('Name',size=64, required=True),
+        'code': fields.selection(_code_get, 'Code',size=64, required=True),
         'active': fields.boolean('Active'),
         'prefix': fields.char('Prefix',size=64),
         'suffix': fields.char('Suffix',size=64),