diff --git a/addons/product/product_view.xml b/addons/product/product_view.xml
index 3e360594b19..6c82b4a2027 100644
--- a/addons/product/product_view.xml
+++ b/addons/product/product_view.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
                     <field name="name"/>
                     <field name="categ_id" invisible="1"/>
                     <field name="type" invisible="1"/>
-                    <field name="variants" groups="product.group_product_variant"/>
                     <field name="uom_id" string="Unit of Measure" groups="product.group_uom"/>
                     <field name="qty_available"/>
                     <field name="virtual_available"/>
@@ -90,11 +89,6 @@
                                             <field name="ean13" placeholder="e.g. 5901234123457"/>
                                         </div>
                                     </group>
-                                    <group>
-                                        <field groups="product.group_product_variant" name="variants"/>
-                                        <field name="price_margin" groups="product.group_product_variant"/>
-                                        <field name="price_extra" groups="product.group_product_variant"/>
-                                    </group>
                                 </group>
                                 <field name="description" placeholder="describe the product characteristics..."/>
                             </page>
@@ -615,6 +609,7 @@
             </field>
         </record>
 
+        <!-- Variants -->
         <record id="product_variant_form_view" model="ir.ui.view">
             <field name="name">product.variant.form</field>
             <field name="model">product.product</field>
@@ -623,7 +618,7 @@
                     <group col="4">
                         <field name="product_tmpl_id"/>
                         <field name="active"/>
-                        <field name="variants"/>
+                        <field name="variants" required="1"/>
                         <field name="default_code"/>
                         <field name="price_margin"/>
                         <field name="price_extra"/>
@@ -631,22 +626,53 @@
                 </form>
             </field>
         </record>
-
         <record id="product_variant_tree_view" model="ir.ui.view">
             <field name="name">product.variant.tree</field>
             <field name="model">product.product</field>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
                 <tree string="Product Variant">
                     <field name="product_tmpl_id"/>
-                    <field name="active"/>
                     <field name="variants"/>
                     <field name="default_code"/>
                     <field name="price_margin"/>
                     <field name="price_extra"/>
+                    <field name="company_id" invisible="1"/>
+                    <field name="type" invisible="1"/>
+                    <field name="uom_id" invisible="1"/>
+                    <field name="categ_id" invisible="1"/>
                 </tree>
             </field>
         </record>
+        <record id="product_variant_action" model="ir.actions.act_window">
+            <field name="name">Product Variants</field>
+            <field name="type">ir.actions.act_window</field>
+            <!--<field name="domain">[('variants','&lt;&gt;', False)]</field>-->
+            <field name="res_model">product.product</field>
+            <field name="view_type">form</field>
+            <field name="view_mode">tree,form,kanban</field>
+            <field name="view_id" ref="product_variant_tree_view"/>
+            <field name="search_view_id" ref="product_search_form_view"/>
+            <field name="help" type="html">
+              <p class="oe_view_nocontent_create">
+                Click to define a new variant of product.
+              </p>
+            </field>
+        </record>
+        <record id="tree_view_product_variant" model="ir.actions.act_window.view">
+            <field name="sequence" eval="10"/>
+            <field name="view_mode">tree</field>
+            <field name="view_id" ref="product_variant_tree_view"/>
+            <field name="act_window_id" ref="product_variant_action"/>
+        </record>
+        <record id="form_view_product_variant" model="ir.actions.act_window.view">
+            <field name="sequence" eval="20"/>
+            <field name="view_mode">form</field>
+            <field name="view_id" ref="product_variant_form_view"/>
+            <field name="act_window_id" ref="product_variant_action"/>
+        </record>
+        <menuitem action="product.product_variant_action" id="product.menu_variant_product" parent="base.menu_product" sequence="100" groups="product.group_product_variant"/>
 
+        <!-- templates -->
         <record id="product_template_tree_view" model="ir.ui.view">
             <field name="name">product.template.product.tree</field>
             <field name="model">product.template</field>
diff --git a/addons/sale/res_config.py b/addons/sale/res_config.py
index a693fd11024..9a9f093a7b4 100644
--- a/addons/sale/res_config.py
+++ b/addons/sale/res_config.py
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ Example: 10% for retailers, promotion of 5 EUR on this product, etc."""),
         'group_discount_per_so_line': fields.boolean("Allow setting a discount on the sales order lines",
             implied_group='sale.group_discount_per_so_line',
             help="Allows you to apply some discount per sales order line."),
+        'group_product_variant': fields.boolean("Support multiple variants per products  ",
+            implied_group='product.group_product_variant',
+            help="""Allow to manage several variants per product. As an example, if you  sell T-Shirts, for the same "Linux T-Shirt", you may have variants on  sizes or colors; S, M, L, XL, XXL."""),
         'module_warning': fields.boolean("Allow configuring alerts by customer or products",
             help="""Allow to configure notification on products and trigger them when a user wants to sale a given product or a given customer.
 Example: Product: this product is deprecated, do not purchase more than 5.
diff --git a/addons/sale/res_config_view.xml b/addons/sale/res_config_view.xml
index b150fb276b7..9d5b5d071fc 100644
--- a/addons/sale/res_config_view.xml
+++ b/addons/sale/res_config_view.xml
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@
                                 <field name="group_discount_per_so_line" class="oe_inline"/>
                                 <label for="group_discount_per_so_line"/>
                             </div>
+                            <div>
+                                <field name="group_product_variant" class="oe_inline"/>
+                                <label for="group_product_variant"/>
+                            </div>
                         </div>
                     </group>
                 </group>
diff --git a/addons/stock/res_config.py b/addons/stock/res_config.py
index 4c15fcf1732..d0b0563875c 100644
--- a/addons/stock/res_config.py
+++ b/addons/stock/res_config.py
@@ -69,9 +69,6 @@ This installs the module product_expiry."""),
             implied_group='stock.group_locations',
             help="""This allows to configure and use multiple stock locations and warehouses,
                 instead of having a single default one."""),
-        'group_product_variant': fields.boolean("Support multiple variants per products  ",
-            implied_group='product.group_product_variant',
-            help="""Allow to manage several variants per product. As an example, if you  sell T-Shirts, for the same "Linux T-Shirt", you may have variants on  sizes or colors; S, M, L, XL, XXL."""),
         'decimal_precision': fields.integer('Decimal precision on weight', help="As an example, a decimal precision of 2 will allow weights like: 9.99 kg, whereas a decimal precision of 4 will allow weights like:  0.0231 kg."),
     }
 
diff --git a/addons/stock/res_config_view.xml b/addons/stock/res_config_view.xml
index 3de3104a970..133e6ffa875 100644
--- a/addons/stock/res_config_view.xml
+++ b/addons/stock/res_config_view.xml
@@ -91,10 +91,6 @@
                                 <field name="group_uos" class="oe_inline"/>
                                 <label for="group_uos" />
                             </div>
-                            <div invisible="1">
-                                <field name="group_product_variant" class="oe_inline"/>
-                                <label for="group_product_variant"/>
-                            </div>
                         </div>
                     </group>
                 </form>