diff --git a/addons/account_asset/account_asset.py b/addons/account_asset/account_asset.py
index 08058a52efa..0b6f5b7feac 100644
--- a/addons/account_asset/account_asset.py
+++ b/addons/account_asset/account_asset.py
@@ -184,6 +184,9 @@ class account_asset_asset(osv.osv):
     def set_to_close(self, cr, uid, ids, context=None):
         return self.write(cr, uid, ids, {'state': 'close'}, context=context)
 
+    def set_to_draft(self, cr, uid, ids, context=None):
+        return self.write(cr, uid, ids, {'state': 'draft'}, context=context)
+
     def _amount_residual(self, cr, uid, ids, name, args, context=None):
         cr.execute("""SELECT
                 l.asset_id as id, round(SUM(abs(l.debit-l.credit))) AS amount
diff --git a/addons/account_asset/account_asset_view.xml b/addons/account_asset/account_asset_view.xml
index aeb0514c47e..8f8a017c376 100644
--- a/addons/account_asset/account_asset_view.xml
+++ b/addons/account_asset/account_asset_view.xml
@@ -114,8 +114,9 @@
                     <newline/>
                     <separator string="" colspan="4"/>
                     <field name="state" readonly="1" colspan="2"/>
-                    <group colspan="2" col="2">
+                    <group colspan="2" col="4">
                        <button name="validate" states="draft" string="Confirm Asset" type="object" icon="terp-camera_test"/>
+                       <button name="set_to_draft" states="open" string="Set to Draft" type="object" icon="gtk-convert"/> 
                        <button name="set_to_close" states="open" string="Set to Close" type="object" icon="gtk-close"/>
                     </group>
                  </page>