diff --git a/addons/idea/idea.py b/addons/idea/idea.py
index b7b7840a3f5..46f59a23f1a 100644
--- a/addons/idea/idea.py
+++ b/addons/idea/idea.py
@@ -200,12 +200,10 @@ class idea_idea(osv.osv):
         @return: Returns an id of the new record
         """
         visibility = False
-
         if vals.get('category_id', False):
             category_pool = self.pool.get('idea.category')
             category = category_pool.browse(cr, user, vals.get('category_id'), context)
             visibility = category.visibility
-
         vals.update({
             'visibility':visibility
         })
@@ -252,7 +250,15 @@ class idea_idea(osv.osv):
         if vals.get('my_vote', False):
             if vals.get('state', state) != 'open':
                 raise osv.except_osv(_("Warning !"), _("Draft/Accepted/Cancelled ideas Could not be voted"))
-
+        
+        visibility = False
+        if vals.get('category_id', False):
+            category_pool = self.pool.get('idea.category')
+            category = category_pool.browse(cr, user, vals.get('category_id'), context)
+            visibility = category.visibility
+        vals.update({
+            'visibility':visibility
+        })
         res = super(idea_idea, self).write(cr, user, ids, vals, context)
         return res
 
diff --git a/addons/idea/idea_view.xml b/addons/idea/idea_view.xml
index c41ab7e82c6..4a3067ff046 100644
--- a/addons/idea/idea_view.xml
+++ b/addons/idea/idea_view.xml
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@
                 <field name="name" select="1" />
                 <field name="category_id" select="1"/>
                 <field name="open_date" select="1"/>
+				<field name="visibility" invisible="1"/>	
                 <field name="user_id" attrs="{'invisible':[('visibility','=',False)]}"/>
                 <field name="vote_avg" widget="progressbar"/>
                 <group col="4" colspan="2">