diff --git a/addons/hr_work_entry/models/hr_work_entry.py b/addons/hr_work_entry/models/hr_work_entry.py
index f9c9b01baf6..7665bb6aa26 100644
--- a/addons/hr_work_entry/models/hr_work_entry.py
+++ b/addons/hr_work_entry/models/hr_work_entry.py
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ class HrWorkEntry(models.Model):
     date_stop = fields.Datetime(compute='_compute_date_stop', store=True, readonly=False, string='To')
     duration = fields.Float(compute='_compute_duration', store=True, string="Duration", readonly=False)
     work_entry_type_id = fields.Many2one('hr.work.entry.type', index=True, default=lambda self: self.env['hr.work.entry.type'].search([], limit=1))
+    code = fields.Char(related='work_entry_type_id.code')
+    external_code = fields.Char(related='work_entry_type_id.external_code')
     color = fields.Integer(related='work_entry_type_id.color', readonly=True)
     state = fields.Selection([
         ('draft', 'Draft'),
diff --git a/addons/hr_work_entry/views/hr_work_entry_views.xml b/addons/hr_work_entry/views/hr_work_entry_views.xml
index 230d4ad4e48..6d547363916 100644
--- a/addons/hr_work_entry/views/hr_work_entry_views.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_work_entry/views/hr_work_entry_views.xml
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
         <field name="name">Work Entry</field>
         <field name="res_model">hr.work.entry</field>
         <field name="view_mode">calendar,tree,form,pivot</field>
+        <field name="context">{
+            'search_default_current_month': True,
+        }</field>
     </record>
 
     <record id="hr_work_entry_view_calendar" model="ir.ui.view">
@@ -79,6 +82,8 @@
             <tree multi_edit="1" sample="1">
                 <field name="name"/>
                 <field name="work_entry_type_id" options="{'no_create': True, 'no_open': True}"/>
+                <field name="code" optional="hidden"/>
+                <field name="external_code" optional="hidden"/>
                 <field name="duration" widget="float_time" readonly="1"/>
                 <field name="state"/>
                 <field name="date_start" string="Beginning" readonly="1"/>