diff --git a/addons/product/product_view.xml b/addons/product/product_view.xml
index 92b304d0978..b66c11bcf9d 100644
--- a/addons/product/product_view.xml
+++ b/addons/product/product_view.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
                 <tree colors="red:virtual_available&lt;0;blue:virtual_available&gt;=0 and state in ('draft', 'end', 'obsolete');black:virtual_available&gt;=0 and state not in ('draft', 'end', 'obsolete')" string="Products">
                     <field name="default_code"/>
                     <field name="name"/>
-                    <field name="variants"/>
+                    <field name="variants" groups="product.group_product_variant"/>
                     <field name="categ_id" invisible="1"/>
                     <field name="type" invisible="1"/>
                     <field name="uom_id" string="Unit of Measure" groups="product.group_uom"/>