diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/currency_data.xml b/openerp/addons/base/currency_data.xml
index 8a3661f5fd2..7173b8492ab 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/currency_data.xml
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/currency_data.xml
@@ -1969,6 +1969,7 @@
             <field name="symbol">£</field>			
             <field name="rounding">0.01</field>
             <field name="accuracy">4</field>
+            <field name="position">before</field>
             <field name="company_id" ref="main_company"/>
         </record>
         <record id="rateGBP" model="res.currency.rate">