diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/res/res_partner.py b/openerp/addons/base/res/res_partner.py
index 896f455a274..6ed0a845dcf 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/res/res_partner.py
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/res/res_partner.py
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ class res_partner(osv.osv, format_address):
         'title': fields.many2one('res.partner.title', 'Title'),
         'parent_id': fields.many2one('res.partner', 'Related Company', select=True),
         'child_ids': fields.one2many('res.partner', 'parent_id', 'Contacts', domain=[('active','=',True)]), # force "active_test" domain to bypass _search() override
-        'ref': fields.char('Reference', size=64, select=1),
+        'ref': fields.char('Contact Reference', size=64, select=1),
         'lang': fields.selection(_lang_get, 'Language',
             help="If the selected language is loaded in the system, all documents related to this contact will be printed in this language. If not, it will be English."),
         'tz': fields.selection(_tz_get,  'Timezone', size=64,