diff --git a/addons/account/account_menuitem.xml b/addons/account/account_menuitem.xml
index fc4d350ea36..204ffc51e13 100644
--- a/addons/account/account_menuitem.xml
+++ b/addons/account/account_menuitem.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <openerp>
     <data>
 
-        <menuitem icon="terp-account" id="menu_finance" name="Accounting" sequence="13"/>
+        <menuitem icon="terp-account" id="menu_finance" name="Accounting" sequence="13" groups="group_account_invoice,group_account_user,group_account_manager"/>
         <menuitem id="menu_finance_receivables" name="Customers" parent="menu_finance" sequence="1" groups="group_account_user,group_account_manager"/>
         <menuitem id="menu_finance_payables" name="Vendors" parent="menu_finance" sequence="2" groups="group_account_user,group_account_manager"/>
         <menuitem id="menu_finance_bank_and_cash" name="Bank and Cash" parent="menu_finance" sequence="3"/>
diff --git a/addons/hr/hr_view.xml b/addons/hr/hr_view.xml
index 7d2cec69667..76f48615291 100644
--- a/addons/hr/hr_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr/hr_view.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <openerp>
     <data>
 
-        <menuitem id="menu_hr_root" icon="terp-hr" name="Human Resources" sequence="15"/>
+        <menuitem id="menu_hr_root" icon="terp-hr" name="Human Resources" sequence="15" groups="base.group_hr_manager,base.group_hr_user"/>
         <menuitem id="menu_hr_main" parent="menu_hr_root" name="Human Resources" sequence="0"/>
         <menuitem id="menu_hr_configuration" name="Configuration" parent="hr.menu_hr_root" groups="base.group_system" sequence="50"/>
         <menuitem id="menu_hr_management" name="Human Resources" parent="hr.menu_hr_configuration" sequence="1"/>