diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/test/test_osv_expression.yml b/openerp/addons/base/test/test_osv_expression.yml
index 3a5e41dacc7..169347cc532 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/test/test_osv_expression.yml
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/test/test_osv_expression.yml
@@ -187,6 +187,19 @@
         domain = [('x','in',['y','z']),('a.v','=','e'),'|','|',('a','=','b'),'!',('c','>','d'),('e','!=','f'),('g','=','h')]
         norm_domain = ['&','&','&'] + domain
         assert norm_domain == expression.normalize(domain), "Non-normalized domains should be properly normalized"
-
-
-
+-
+    Check that =like/=ilike expressions are working with an untranslated field.
+-
+    !python {model: res.partner }: |
+        all_ids = self.search(cr, uid, [('name', '=like', 'Ax')])
+        assert len(all_ids) == 1, "It should have 1 record !"
+        all_ids = self.search(cr, uid, [('name', '=ilike', 'Ax')])
+        assert len(all_ids) == 2, "It should have 2 records !"
+-
+    Check that =like/=ilike expressions are working with a translated field.
+-
+    !python {model: res.country }: |
+        all_ids = self.search(cr, uid, [('name', '=like', 'Ind')])
+        assert len(all_ids) == 3, "It should have 3 records !"
+        all_ids = self.search(cr, uid, [('name', '=ilike', 'Ind')])
+        assert len(all_ids) == 3, "It should have 3 records !"
diff --git a/openerp/osv/expression.py b/openerp/osv/expression.py
index 8f014731e31..c6db1e9f412 100644
--- a/openerp/osv/expression.py
+++ b/openerp/osv/expression.py
@@ -425,11 +425,10 @@ class expression(object):
                     self.__exp[i] = tuple(self.__exp[i])
 
                 if field.translate:
+                    operator = {'=like':'like','=ilike':'ilike'}.get(operator,operator)
                     if operator in ('like', 'ilike', 'not like', 'not ilike'):
                         right = '%%%s%%' % right
-
-                    operator = operator == '=like' and 'like' or operator
-
+                        
                     query1 = '( SELECT res_id'          \
                              '    FROM ir_translation'  \
                              '   WHERE name = %s'       \
@@ -522,8 +521,9 @@ class expression(object):
                     query = '%s.id %s %%s' % (table._table, operator)
                     params = right
                 else:
+                    operator = {'=like':'like','=ilike':'ilike'}.get(operator,operator)
                     like = operator in ('like', 'ilike', 'not like', 'not ilike')
-
+                    
                     op = {'=like':'like','=ilike':'ilike'}.get(operator,operator)
                     if left in table._columns:
                         format = like and '%s' or table._columns[left]._symbol_set[0]