diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/i18n/base.pot b/openerp/addons/base/i18n/base.pot
index 5316b459bc9..69c948e8de4 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/i18n/base.pot
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/i18n/base.pot
@@ -14902,7 +14902,7 @@ msgstr ""
 #. module: base
 #: model:ir.model.fields,help:base.field_res_partner_company_type
 #: model:ir.model.fields,help:base.field_res_users_company_type
-msgid "Technical field, used only to display a boolean using a radio button. As for Odoo v9 RadioButton cannot be used on boolean fields, this one serves as interface. Due to the old API limitations with interface function field, we implement it by hand instead of a true function field. When migrating to the new API the code should be simplified."
+msgid "Technical field, used only to display a boolean using a radio button. As for Odoo v9 RadioButton cannot be used on boolean fields, this one serves as interface. Due to the old API limitations with interface function field, we implement it by hand instead of a true function field. When migrating to the new API the code should be simplified. Changing the company_type of a company contact into a company will not display this contact as a company contact but as a standalone company."
 msgstr ""
 
 #. module: base
diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/res/res_partner.py b/openerp/addons/base/res/res_partner.py
index b13ef071bc9..0e21b3272dc 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/res/res_partner.py
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/res/res_partner.py
@@ -237,7 +237,9 @@ class res_partner(osv.Model, format_address):
                  'fields, this one serves as interface. Due to the old API '
                  'limitations with interface function field, we implement it '
                  'by hand instead of a true function field. When migrating to '
-                 'the new API the code should be simplified.'),
+                 'the new API the code should be simplified. Changing the'
+                 'company_type of a company contact into a company will not display'
+                 'this contact as a company contact but as a standalone company.'),
         'use_parent_address': fields.boolean('Use Company Address', help="Select this if you want to set company's address information  for this contact"),
         'company_id': fields.many2one('res.company', 'Company', select=1),
         'color': fields.integer('Color Index'),