diff --git a/bin/addons/base/res/partner/partner.py b/bin/addons/base/res/partner/partner.py
index b469c11e061..8de366cbef4 100644
--- a/bin/addons/base/res/partner/partner.py
+++ b/bin/addons/base/res/partner/partner.py
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ class res_partner(osv.osv):
         'supplier': fields.boolean('Supplier', help="Check this box if the partner is a supplier. If it's not checked, purchase people will not see it when encoding a purchase order."),
         'city':fields.related('address','city',type='char', string='City'),
         'country':fields.related('address','country_id',type='many2one', relation='res.country', string='Country'),
+        'company_id': fields.many2one('res.company', 'Company'),
     }
 
     def _default_category(self, cr, uid, context={}):
diff --git a/bin/addons/base/res/partner/partner_view.xml b/bin/addons/base/res/partner/partner_view.xml
index d96e168c554..b19626f7d21 100644
--- a/bin/addons/base/res/partner/partner_view.xml
+++ b/bin/addons/base/res/partner/partner_view.xml
@@ -248,6 +248,9 @@
                             <field name="supplier" select="2"/>
                         </group>
                     </group>
+                    <group colspan="2" col="1">
+                       <field name="company_id"/>
+					</group>
                     <notebook colspan="4">
                         <page string="General">
                             <field colspan="4" mode="form,tree" name="address" nolabel="1" select="1">