diff --git a/addons/stock_account/models/stock.py b/addons/stock_account/models/stock.py
index 89c38ada9d3..5a7920108c6 100644
--- a/addons/stock_account/models/stock.py
+++ b/addons/stock_account/models/stock.py
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ class StockMoveLine(models.Model):
 class StockMove(models.Model):
     _inherit = "stock.move"
 
-    to_refund = fields.Boolean(string="To Refund (update SO/PO)", copy=False,
+    to_refund = fields.Boolean(string="Update quantities on SO/PO", copy=False,
                                help='Trigger a decrease of the delivered/received quantity in the associated Sale Order/Purchase Order')
     value = fields.Float(copy=False)
     remaining_qty = fields.Float(copy=False)
@@ -689,6 +689,13 @@ class StockMove(models.Model):
 class StockReturnPicking(models.TransientModel):
     _inherit = "stock.return.picking"
 
+    @api.model
+    def default_get(self, default_fields):
+        res = super(StockReturnPicking, self).default_get(default_fields)
+        for i, k, vals in res.get('product_return_moves', []):
+            vals.update({'to_refund': True})
+        return res
+
     @api.multi
     def _create_returns(self):
         new_picking_id, pick_type_id = super(StockReturnPicking, self)._create_returns()
@@ -703,7 +710,7 @@ class StockReturnPicking(models.TransientModel):
 class StockReturnPickingLine(models.TransientModel):
     _inherit = "stock.return.picking.line"
 
-    to_refund = fields.Boolean(string="To Refund (update SO/PO)", help='Trigger a decrease of the delivered/received quantity in the associated Sale Order/Purchase Order')
+    to_refund = fields.Boolean(string="Update quantities on SO/PO", help='Trigger a decrease of the delivered/received quantity in the associated Sale Order/Purchase Order')
 
 
 class ProcurementGroup(models.Model):
diff --git a/addons/stock_account/views/stock_account_views.xml b/addons/stock_account/views/stock_account_views.xml
index 7dde572369a..fd6ed2c27a5 100644
--- a/addons/stock_account/views/stock_account_views.xml
+++ b/addons/stock_account/views/stock_account_views.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
             <field name="model">stock.return.picking</field>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
                 <xpath expr="//field[@name='product_return_moves']/tree" position="inside">
-                    <field name="to_refund"/>
+                    <field name="to_refund" groups="base.group_no_one"/>
                 </xpath>
             </field>
         </record>