diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/__openerp__.py b/openerp/addons/base/__openerp__.py
index 592a8b5f426..4e9687e4ea4 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/__openerp__.py
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/__openerp__.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
         'base_update.xml',
         'ir/wizard/wizard_menu_view.xml',
         'ir/ir.xml',
+        'ir/ir_config_parameter_view.xml',
         'ir/workflow/workflow_view.xml',
         'ir/report/ir_report.xml',
         'module/module_view.xml',
diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_config_parameter_view.xml b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_config_parameter_view.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6e1a7500d05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_config_parameter_view.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+<openerp>
+    <data>
+
+        <record model="ir.ui.view" id="view_ir_config_search">
+            <field name="name">ir.config_parameter.search</field>
+            <field name="model">ir.config_parameter</field>
+            <field name="type">search</field>
+            <field name="arch" type="xml">
+                <search string="System Properties">
+                    <field name="key"/>
+                    <field name="value"/>
+                </search>
+            </field>
+        </record>
+        <record model="ir.ui.view" id="view_ir_config_list">
+            <field name="name">ir.config_parameter.list</field>
+            <field name="model">ir.config_parameter</field>
+            <field name="type">tree</field>
+            <field name="arch" type="xml">
+                <tree string="System Parameters">
+                    <field name="key"/>
+                    <field name="value"/>
+                </tree>
+            </field>
+        </record>
+        <record model="ir.ui.view" id="view_ir_config_form">
+            <field name="name">ir.config_parameter.form</field>
+            <field name="model">ir.config_parameter</field>
+            <field name="type">form</field>
+            <field name="arch" type="xml">
+                <form string="System Parameters">
+                    <field name="key" colspan="4"/>
+                    <field name="value" colspan="4"/>
+                </form>
+            </field>
+        </record>
+
+        <act_window name="System Parameters" res_model="ir.config_parameter" id="ir_config_list_action"/>
+        <menuitem name="System Parameters" id="ir_config_menu"
+                  parent="base.next_id_4" action="ir_config_list_action" groups="base.group_extended"/>
+    </data>
+</openerp>