diff --git a/addons/sale_crm/wizard/crm_opportunity_to_quotation_views.xml b/addons/sale_crm/wizard/crm_opportunity_to_quotation_views.xml
index b9b94ef4355..8d3f272d5fc 100644
--- a/addons/sale_crm/wizard/crm_opportunity_to_quotation_views.xml
+++ b/addons/sale_crm/wizard/crm_opportunity_to_quotation_views.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
                 </group>
                 <group attrs="{'invisible': [('action','!=','exist')], 'required':[('action', '=','exist')]}">
                     <group>
-                        <field name="partner_id" attrs="{'invisible': [('action','!=','exist')], 'required':[('action', '=','exist')]}"/>
+                        <field name="partner_id" attrs="{'invisible': [('action','!=','exist')], 'required':[('action', '=','exist')]}"
+                               context="{'res_partner_search_mode': 'customer'}" />
                     </group>
                 </group>
                 <footer>