diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_ui_view.py b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_ui_view.py
index 7601c4f44fc..62981f3ee8c 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_ui_view.py
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_ui_view.py
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ class view(osv.osv):
     def _type_field(self, cr, uid, ids, name, args, context=None):
         records = self.browse(cr, uid, ids, context)
         result = dict((r.id, etree.fromstring(r.arch.encode('utf8')).tag) for r in records)
+        #NOTE: If we have inherited view the arch.tag will give us data and 
+        #      View mode will be undefined in case in hereit view we have view 
+        #      broken, Here for view which are inherited setting the parent view
+        #      type.
+        for record in records:
+            if record.inherit_id:
+                result[record.id] = record.inherit_id.type
         return result
 
     _columns = {
diff --git a/openerp/tests/test_view_validation.py b/openerp/tests/test_view_validation.py
index c79bb367426..9c19e7b41d2 100644
--- a/openerp/tests/test_view_validation.py
+++ b/openerp/tests/test_view_validation.py
@@ -33,8 +33,9 @@ invalid_form = etree.parse(StringIO('''\
 
 valid_form = etree.parse(StringIO('''\
 <form string="">
+    <field name=""></field>
+    <field name=""></field>
     <notebook>
-        <label for=""></label>
         <page>
             <field name=""></field>
             <label string=""></label>
@@ -109,19 +110,11 @@ class test_view_validation(unittest2.TestCase):
         assert not valid_att_in_form(invalid_form)
         assert valid_att_in_form(valid_form)
 
-    def test_graph_field_validation(self):
+    def test_graph_validation(self):
         assert not valid_field_in_graph(invalid_graph)
         assert valid_field_in_graph(valid_graph)
 
-    def test_graph_string_validation(self):
-        assert not valid_field_in_graph(invalid_graph)
-        assert valid_field_in_graph(valid_graph)
-
-    def test_tree_field_validation(self):
-        assert not valid_field_in_tree(invalid_tree)
-        assert valid_field_in_tree(valid_tree)
-
-    def test_tree_string_validation(self):
+    def test_tree_validation(self):
         assert not valid_field_in_tree(invalid_tree)
         assert valid_field_in_tree(valid_tree)
 
@@ -133,18 +126,6 @@ class test_view_validation(unittest2.TestCase):
         assert not valid_type_in_col(invalid_form)
         assert valid_type_in_col(valid_form)
 
-    def test_form_view(self):
-        assert not valid_view(invalid_form)
-        assert valid_view(valid_form)
-
-    def test_tree_view(self):
-        assert not valid_view(invalid_tree)
-        assert valid_view(valid_tree)
-
-    def test_graph_view(self):
-        assert not valid_view(invalid_graph)
-        assert valid_view(valid_graph)
-
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest2.main()