diff --git a/addons/purchase/purchase.py b/addons/purchase/purchase.py
index ad7563140b2..fddb5de0a43 100644
--- a/addons/purchase/purchase.py
+++ b/addons/purchase/purchase.py
@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ class purchase_order(osv.osv):
 
     def confirm_send_note(self, cr, uid, ids, context=None):
         for obj in self.browse(cr, uid, ids, context=context):
-            self.message_post(cr, uid, [obj.id], body=_("Quotation for <em>%s</em> <b>converted</b> to a Purchase Order of %s %s.") % (obj.partner_id.name, obj.amount_total, obj.pricelist_id.currency_id.symbol), context=context)
+            self.message_post(cr, uid, [obj.id], body=_("Quotation for <em>%s</em> <b>converted</b> to a Purchase Order of %s %s.") % (obj.partner_id.name, obj.amount_total, obj.pricelist_id.currency_id.symbol), subtype="purchase.mt_rfq_confirmed", context=context)
 
     def shipment_send_note(self, cr, uid, ids, picking_id, context=None):
         for order in self.browse(cr, uid, ids, context=context):
diff --git a/addons/purchase/purchase_data.xml b/addons/purchase/purchase_data.xml
index fa701c1f179..7a56e0dc95f 100644
--- a/addons/purchase/purchase_data.xml
+++ b/addons/purchase/purchase_data.xml
@@ -49,5 +49,16 @@
             model="ir.values"
             name="set"/>
         
+        <record id="mt_rfq_confirmed" model="mail.message.subtype">
+            <field name="name">RFQ Confirmed</field>
+            <field name="res_model">purchase.order</field>
+            <field name="default" eval="False"/>
+        </record>
+        
+        <record id="mt_rfq_approved" model="mail.message.subtype">
+            <field name="name">RFQ Approved</field>
+            <field name="res_model">purchase.order</field>
+            <field name="default" eval="False"/>
+        </record>
     </data>
 </openerp>