diff --git a/openerp/osv/orm.py b/openerp/osv/orm.py
index c8df66c55da..0c03c3e3f80 100644
--- a/openerp/osv/orm.py
+++ b/openerp/osv/orm.py
@@ -77,9 +77,21 @@ module_class_list = {}
 ROOT_USER_ID = 1
 
 def transfer_field_to_modifiers(field, modifiers):
-    for a in ('invisible', 'readonly', 'required'):
-        if field.get(a):
-            modifiers[a] = bool(field.get(a))
+    default_values = {}
+    state_exceptions = {}
+    for attr in ('invisible', 'readonly', 'required'):
+        state_exceptions[attr] = []
+        default_values[attr] = bool(field.get(attr))
+    for state, modifs in (field.get("states",{})).items():
+        for modif in modifs:
+            if default_values[modif[0]] != modif[1]:
+                state_exceptions[modif[0]].append(state)
+
+    for attr, default_value in default_values.items():
+        if state_exceptions[attr]:
+            modifiers[attr] = [("state", "not in" if default_value else "in", state_exceptions[attr])]
+        else:
+            modifiers[attr] = default_value
 
 
 # Don't deal with groups, it is done by check_group().