diff --git a/odoo/addons/test_new_api/tests/test_new_fields.py b/odoo/addons/test_new_api/tests/test_new_fields.py
index a2b36650bec..6ed794b6f96 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/test_new_api/tests/test_new_fields.py
+++ b/odoo/addons/test_new_api/tests/test_new_fields.py
@@ -1377,6 +1377,12 @@ class TestFields(TransactionCaseWithUserDemo):
         self.assertEqual(attribute_record.company.foo, 'DEF')
         self.assertEqual(attribute_record.bar, 'DEFDEF')
 
+        # a low priviledge user should be able to search on company_dependent fields
+        company_record.env.user.groups_id -= self.env.ref('base.group_system')
+        self.assertFalse(company_record.env.user.has_group('base.group_system'))
+        company_records = self.env['test_new_api.company'].search([('foo', '=', 'DEF')])
+        self.assertEqual(len(company_records), 1)
+
     def test_30_read(self):
         """ test computed fields as returned by read(). """
         discussion = self.env.ref('test_new_api.discussion_0')
diff --git a/odoo/fields.py b/odoo/fields.py
index 2672902ff31..20962d776e3 100644
--- a/odoo/fields.py
+++ b/odoo/fields.py
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ class Field(MetaField('DummyField', (object,), {})):
         Property._set_multi(self.name, self.model_name, values)
 
     def _search_company_dependent(self, records, operator, value):
-        Property = records.env['ir.property']
+        Property = records.env['ir.property'].sudo()
         return Property.search_multi(self.name, self.model_name, operator, value)
 
     #