diff --git a/addons/product/product.py b/addons/product/product.py
index e77f71950f8..6078347c02c 100644
--- a/addons/product/product.py
+++ b/addons/product/product.py
@@ -208,7 +208,13 @@ class product_category(osv.osv):
         'parent_id': fields.many2one('product.category','Parent Category', select=True),
         'child_id': fields.one2many('product.category', 'parent_id', string='Child Categories'),
         'sequence': fields.integer('Sequence', help="Gives the sequence order when displaying a list of product categories."),
+        'type': fields.selection([('view','View'), ('normal','Normal')], 'Category Type'),
     }
+    
+    _defaults = {
+        'type' : lambda *a : 'normal',
+    }
+    
     _order = "sequence"
     def _check_recursion(self, cr, uid, ids):
         level = 100
diff --git a/addons/product/product_view.xml b/addons/product/product_view.xml
index 5c947be57ff..31a6c54833f 100644
--- a/addons/product/product_view.xml
+++ b/addons/product/product_view.xml
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@
                     <field name="name" select="1"/>
                     <field name="parent_id"/>
                     <field name="sequence"/>
+                    <field name="type"/>
                     <newline/>
                 </form>
             </field>