diff --git a/addons/project/__openerp__.py b/addons/project/__openerp__.py
index 85e33be777a..14592aab3fb 100644
--- a/addons/project/__openerp__.py
+++ b/addons/project/__openerp__.py
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ Dashboard / Reports for Project Management will include:
         'report/project_cumulative.xml',
         'board_project_view.xml',
         'res_config_view.xml',
+        'project_sequence.xml',
     ],
     'demo': ['project_demo.xml'],
     'test': [
diff --git a/addons/project/project.py b/addons/project/project.py
index 68122d1a614..49b8b480b26 100644
--- a/addons/project/project.py
+++ b/addons/project/project.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class project_task_type(osv.osv):
     _columns = {
         'name': fields.char('Stage Name', required=True, size=64, translate=True),
         'description': fields.text('Description'),
-        'sequence': fields.integer('Sequence'),
+        'sequence': fields.char('Sequence'),
         'case_default': fields.boolean('Common to All Projects',
                         help="If you check this field, this stage will be proposed by default on each new project. It will not assign this stage to existing projects."),
         'project_ids': fields.many2many('project.project', 'project_task_type_rel', 'type_id', 'project_id', 'Projects'),
@@ -50,12 +50,11 @@ class project_task_type(osv.osv):
                         help="This stage is not visible, for example in status bar or kanban view, when there are no records in that stage to display."),
     }
     _defaults = {
-        'sequence': 1,
+        'sequence': lambda obj, cr, uid, context: obj.pool.get('ir.sequence').get(cr, uid, 'project.task.type'),
         'state': 'open',
         'fold': False,
         'case_default': True,
     }
-    _order = 'sequence'
 
 def short_name(name):
         """Keep first word(s) of name to make it small enough
diff --git a/addons/project/project_sequence.xml b/addons/project/project_sequence.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b2742e25691
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/project/project_sequence.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<openerp>
+    <data noupdate="1">
+    
+        <record id="seq_project_task_type" model="ir.sequence.type">
+            <field name="name">Project Task Type"</field>
+            <field name="code">project.task.type</field>
+        </record>
+        
+        <record id="seq_task_type" model="ir.sequence">
+            <field name="name">Project Task Type</field>
+            <field name="code">project.task.type</field>
+            <field name="padding">1</field>
+        </record>
+        
+    </data>
+</openerp>
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