diff --git a/bin/addons/base/ir/ir_actions.py b/bin/addons/base/ir/ir_actions.py
index bdd07745c58..8f994a084f7 100644
--- a/bin/addons/base/ir/ir_actions.py
+++ b/bin/addons/base/ir/ir_actions.py
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ class report_xml(osv.osv):
             ('html', 'html'),
             ('raw', 'raw'),
             ('sxw', 'sxw'),
+            ('odt', 'odt'),
             ], string='Type', required=True),
         'groups_id': fields.many2many('res.groups', 'res_groups_report_rel', 'uid', 'gid', 'Groups'),
         'attachment': fields.char('Save As Attachment Prefix', size=32, help='This is the prefix of the file name the print will be saved as attachement. Keep empty to not save the printed reports')
diff --git a/bin/report/interface.py b/bin/report/interface.py
index eb71c5105e3..da94535498e 100644
--- a/bin/report/interface.py
+++ b/bin/report/interface.py
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ class report_rml(report_int):
             'html': self.create_html,
             'raw': self.create_raw,
             'sxw': self.create_sxw,
+            'odt': self.create_odt,
         }
 
     def create(self, cr, uid, ids, datas, context):
@@ -206,6 +207,10 @@ class report_rml(report_int):
 
     def create_sxw(self, path, logo=None, title=None):
         return path
+    
+    def create_odt(self, data, logo=None, title=None):
+        return data    
+    
 
 from report_sxw import report_sxw
 
diff --git a/bin/report/report_sxw.py b/bin/report/report_sxw.py
index 73b54c50dfa..6f46d49d7f6 100644
--- a/bin/report/report_sxw.py
+++ b/bin/report/report_sxw.py
@@ -295,7 +295,6 @@ class rml_parse(object):
         if isinstance(text,(str,unicode)):
             lst = text.split('\n')
 #            lst = str(text).split('\n') # This is also acceptable, isn't it?
-            
         if lst  and (not len(lst)):
             return None
         nodes = []
@@ -620,7 +619,7 @@ class report_sxw(report_rml):
             rml = tools.file_open(self.tmpl, subdir=None).read()
             report_type= data.get('report_type', report_type)
 
-        if report_type == 'sxw' and report_xml:
+        if report_type in ['sxw','odt'] and report_xml:
             context['parents'] = sxw_parents
             sxw_io = StringIO.StringIO(report_xml.report_sxw_content)
             sxw_z = zipfile.ZipFile(sxw_io, mode='r')
@@ -670,7 +669,10 @@ class report_sxw(report_rml):
 
             if self.header:
                 #Add corporate header/footer
-                rml = tools.file_open('custom/corporate_sxw_header.xml').read()
+                if report_type=='odt':
+                    rml = tools.file_open('custom/corporate_odt_header.xml').read()
+                if report_type=='sxw':
+                    rml = tools.file_open('custom/corporate_sxw_header.xml').read()
                 rml_parser = self.parser(cr, uid, self.name2, context)
                 rml_parser.parents = sxw_parents
                 rml_parser.tag = sxw_tag
@@ -709,7 +711,6 @@ class report_sxw(report_rml):
                 }, context=context
             )
             cr.commit()
-
         return (pdf, report_type)