diff --git a/addons/mrp/mrp.py b/addons/mrp/mrp.py
index b4388f6d19b..cb9e1500f52 100644
--- a/addons/mrp/mrp.py
+++ b/addons/mrp/mrp.py
@@ -797,7 +797,8 @@ class mrp_procurement(osv.osv):
             ('cancel','Cancel'),
             ('ready','Ready'),
             ('done','Done'),
-            ('waiting','Waiting')], 'Status')
+            ('waiting','Waiting')], 'Status', required=True),
+        'note' : fields.text('Note'),
     }
     _defaults = {
         'state': lambda *a: 'draft',
diff --git a/addons/mrp/mrp_view.xml b/addons/mrp/mrp_view.xml
index e977758e1d4..2093c51396d 100644
--- a/addons/mrp/mrp_view.xml
+++ b/addons/mrp/mrp_view.xml
@@ -711,6 +711,10 @@
                         <separator colspan="4" string="Properties"/>
                         <field colspan="4" name="property_ids" nolabel="1" groups="base.group_extended"/>
                     </page>
+                    <page string="Note">
+                        <separator colspan="4" string="Note" />
+                        <field name="name" colspan="4" />
+                    </page>
                     </notebook>
                 </form>
             </field>