diff --git a/bin/addons/__init__.py b/bin/addons/__init__.py
index 2a9b947f985..f400ad99990 100644
--- a/bin/addons/__init__.py
+++ b/bin/addons/__init__.py
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ def get_report_resource(resource, base=None):
 	"""Return the full path of the given report resource.
 	
 	>>>
+	>>> get_report_resource('hr/reports/timesheet.xsl')
 	>>> get_report_resource('addons/hr/reports/timesheet.xsl')
 	>>> get_report_resource('../../base/reports/rml_template.xsl', '/path/to/addons/hr/reports')
 	>>>
@@ -180,10 +181,13 @@ def get_report_resource(resource, base=None):
 
 		assert os.path.exists(fname), 'File does not exist: %s' % fname
 
-	fname = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(ad), resource)
+	if resource.startswith('addons'):
+		resource = resource.replace('addons', '', 1)
+
+	fname = os.path.join(ad, resource)
 	if os.path.exists(fname):
 		return fname
-	return os.path.join(os.path.dirname(_ad), resource)
+	return os.path.join(_ad, resource)
 
 def get_modules():
 	"""Returns the list of module names
diff --git a/bin/addons/base/ir/ir_actions.py b/bin/addons/base/ir/ir_actions.py
index a4a7ae71d1c..6d9d41867bc 100644
--- a/bin/addons/base/ir/ir_actions.py
+++ b/bin/addons/base/ir/ir_actions.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 from osv import fields,osv
 import tools
+import addons
 import time
 
 class actions(osv.osv):
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ class report_xml(osv.osv):
 			data = report[name + '_data']
 			if not data and report[name[:-8]]:
 				try:
-					fp = tools.file_open(report[name[:-8]], mode='rb')
+					fp = tools.file_open(addons.get_report_resource(report[name[:-8]]), mode='rb')
 					data = fp.read()
 				except:
 					data = False
diff --git a/bin/report/interface.py b/bin/report/interface.py
index 51c2ffdf23f..abd955ffca0 100644
--- a/bin/report/interface.py
+++ b/bin/report/interface.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class report_rml(report_int):
 	def __init__(self, name, table, tmpl, xsl):
 		super(report_rml, self).__init__(name)
 		self.table = table
-		self.tmpl = tmpl
+		self.tmpl = addons.get_report_resource(tmpl)
 		self.xsl = xsl
 		self.bin_datas = {}
 		self.generators = {
diff --git a/bin/report/report_sxw.py b/bin/report/report_sxw.py
index 586527a13d0..8e5acba8470 100644
--- a/bin/report/report_sxw.py
+++ b/bin/report/report_sxw.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import osv
 from interface import  report_rml
 import re
 import tools
+import addons
 import pooler
 import netsvc
 import warnings
@@ -572,7 +573,7 @@ class report_sxw(report_rml):
 			rml = report_xml.report_rml_content
 			report_type = report_xml.report_type
 		else:
-			rml = tools.file_open(self.tmpl, subdir=None).read()
+			rml = tools.file_open(addons.get_report_resource(self.tmpl), subdir=None).read()
 			report_type= data.get('report_type', report_type)
 
 		if report_type == 'sxw' and report_xml:
@@ -625,7 +626,7 @@ class report_sxw(report_rml):
 
 			if self.header:
 				#Add corporate header/footer
-				rml = tools.file_open('custom/corporate_sxw_header.xml').read()
+				rml = tools.file_open(addons.get_report_resource('addons/custom/corporate_sxw_header.xml')).read()
 				rml_parser = self.parser(cr, uid, self.name2, context)
 				rml_parser.parents = sxw_parents
 				rml_parser.tag = sxw_tag