diff --git a/addons/account_asset/account_asset.py b/addons/account_asset/account_asset.py
index ae268bd5b64..d8a45f0ff2a 100644
--- a/addons/account_asset/account_asset.py
+++ b/addons/account_asset/account_asset.py
@@ -134,6 +134,11 @@ class account_asset_asset(osv.osv):
                 depreciation_date = datetime(year + (month / 12), month % 12, day)
         return True
 
+    def set_to_close(self, cr, uid, ids, context={}):
+        return self.write(cr, uid, ids, {
+            'state':'close'
+        }, context)
+
     def validate(self, cr, uid, ids, context={}):
         return self.write(cr, uid, ids, {
             'state':'open'
diff --git a/addons/account_asset/account_asset_view.xml b/addons/account_asset/account_asset_view.xml
index ed7a7626d21..5ece71b685d 100644
--- a/addons/account_asset/account_asset_view.xml
+++ b/addons/account_asset/account_asset_view.xml
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@
                     </group>
                     <group colspan="4">
                         <field name="state" readonly="1"/>
+                        <button name="validate" states="draft" string="Confirm Asset" type="object" icon="gtk-apply"/>
+                        <button name="set_to_close" states="open" string="Set to Close" type="object" icon="gtk-no"/>
                     </group>
                     <newline/>
                  </page>
@@ -130,9 +132,6 @@
                     <field name="note" nolabel="1"/>
                  </page>
               </notebook>
-              <group colspan="2" col="2">
-                 <button name="validate" states="draft" string="Confirm Asset" type="object" icon="gtk-apply"/>
-              </group>
            </form>
        </field>
     </record>