diff --git a/addons/sale/report/sale_order.py b/addons/sale/report/sale_order.py
index b4f0b1589aa..e66a9021276 100644
--- a/addons/sale/report/sale_order.py
+++ b/addons/sale/report/sale_order.py
@@ -27,9 +27,18 @@ class order(report_sxw.rml_parse):
     def __init__(self, cr, uid, name, context=None):
         super(order, self).__init__(cr, uid, name, context=context)
         self.localcontext.update({
-            'time': time,
+            'time': time, 
+            'show_discount':self._show_discount, 
         })
 
+    def _show_discount(self, uid, context=None):
+        cr = self.cr
+        try: 
+            group_id = self.pool.get('ir.model.data').get_object_reference(cr, uid, 'sale', 'group_discount_per_so_line')[1]
+        except:
+            return False
+        return group_id in [x.id for x in self.pool.get('res.users').browse(cr, uid, uid, context=context).groups_id]
+
 report_sxw.report_sxw('report.sale.order', 'sale.order', 'addons/sale/report/sale_order.rml', parser=order, header="external")
 
 # vim:expandtab:smartindent:tabstop=4:softtabstop=4:shiftwidth=4:
diff --git a/addons/sale/report/sale_order.rml b/addons/sale/report/sale_order.rml
index a00d2d4e3ef..1798ee1d301 100644
--- a/addons/sale/report/sale_order.rml
+++ b/addons/sale/report/sale_order.rml
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@
           <para style="terp_tblheader_Details_Right">Unit Price</para>
         </td>
         <td>
-          <para style="terp_tblheader_Details_Centre">Disc.(%)</para>
+          <para style="terp_tblheader_Details_Centre">[[show_discount(user.id) and "Disc.(%)" or '']]</para>
         </td>
         <td>
           <para style="terp_tblheader_Details_Right">Price</para>
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@
             <para style="terp_default_Right_9">[[ formatLang(line.price_unit , digits=get_digits(dp='Product Price'))]]</para>
           </td>
           <td>
-            <para style="terp_default_Centre_9">[[ formatLang(line.discount, digits=get_digits(dp='Discount'))]]</para>
+            <para style="terp_default_Centre_9">[[show_discount(user.id) and formatLang(line.discount, digits=get_digits(dp='Discount')) or '']]</para>
           </td>
           <td>
             <para style="terp_default_Right_9">[[ formatLang(line.price_subtotal, digits=get_digits(dp='Account'), currency_obj=o.pricelist_id.currency_id) ]] </para>