diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_cron.py b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_cron.py
index 82bb96aab3b..6f19a2247cf 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_cron.py
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_cron.py
@@ -82,6 +82,14 @@ class ir_cron(osv.osv):
         (_check_args, 'Invalid arguments', ['args']),
     ]
 
+    def method_direct_trigger(self, cr, uid, ids, context=None):
+        if context is None:
+            context={}
+        cron_obj = self.browse(cr, uid, ids, context=context)
+        for cron in cron_obj:
+            self._callback(cr, uid, cron_obj.model, cron_obj.function, cron_obj.args, cron_obj.id)
+        return True
+
     def _handle_callback_exception(self, cr, uid, model_name, method_name, args, job_id, job_exception):
         """ Method called when an exception is raised by a job.
 
diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_cron_view.xml b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_cron_view.xml
index 0159aba007f..0fb8719a308 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_cron_view.xml
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_cron_view.xml
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
             <field name="model">ir.cron</field>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
                 <form string="Scheduled Actions">
+                    <header>
+                        <button name="method_direct_trigger" type="object" string="Run Manually" class="oe_highlight"/> 
+                    </header>
                    <sheet>
                     <group col="4">
                         <field name="name"/>