diff --git a/bin/osv/orm.py b/bin/osv/orm.py
index 050aba7fdf1..ffc09605a86 100644
--- a/bin/osv/orm.py
+++ b/bin/osv/orm.py
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ class orm_template(object):
     def view_header_get(self, cr, user, view_id=None, view_type='form', context=None):
         return False
 
-    def __view_look_dom(self, cr, user, node, context=None):
+    def __view_look_dom(self, cr, user, node, view_id, context=None):
         if not context:
             context = {}
         result = False
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ class orm_template(object):
                             node.removeChild(f)
                             ctx = context.copy()
                             ctx['base_model_name'] = self._name
-                            xarch, xfields = self.pool.get(relation).__view_look_dom_arch(cr, user, f, ctx)
+                            xarch, xfields = self.pool.get(relation).__view_look_dom_arch(cr, user, f, view_id, ctx)
                             views[str(f.localName)] = {
                                 'arch': xarch,
                                 'fields': xfields
@@ -851,12 +851,12 @@ class orm_template(object):
 
         if childs:
             for f in node.childNodes:
-                fields.update(self.__view_look_dom(cr, user, f, context))
+                fields.update(self.__view_look_dom(cr, user, f, view_id, context))
 
         return fields
 
-    def __view_look_dom_arch(self, cr, user, node, context=None):
-        fields_def = self.__view_look_dom(cr, user, node, context=context)
+    def __view_look_dom_arch(self, cr, user, node, view_id, context=None):
+        fields_def = self.__view_look_dom(cr, user, node, view_id, context=context)
 
         rolesobj = self.pool.get('res.roles')
         usersobj = self.pool.get('res.users')
@@ -885,7 +885,18 @@ class orm_template(object):
         arch = node.toxml(encoding="utf-8").replace('\t', '')
         fields = self.fields_get(cr, user, fields_def.keys(), context)
         for field in fields_def:
-            fields[field].update(fields_def[field])
+            if field in fields:
+                fields[field].update(fields_def[field])
+            else:
+                cr.execute('select name, model from ir_ui_view where (id=%s or inherit_id=%s) and arch like %s', (view_id, view_id, '%%%s%%' % field))
+                res = cr.fetchall()[:]
+                model = res[0][1]
+                res.insert(0, ("Can't find field '%s' in the following view parts composing the view of object model '%s':" % (field, model), None))
+                msg = "\n * ".join([r[0] for r in res])
+                msg += "\n\nEither you wrongly customized this view, or some modules bringing those views are not compatible with your current data model"
+                netsvc.Logger().notifyChannel('orm', netsvc.LOG_ERROR, msg)
+                raise except_orm('View error', msg)
+
         return arch, fields
 
     def __get_default_calendar_view(self):
@@ -1072,7 +1083,7 @@ class orm_template(object):
             result['view_id'] = 0
 
         doc = dom.minidom.parseString(encode(result['arch']))
-        xarch, xfields = self.__view_look_dom_arch(cr, user, doc, context=context)
+        xarch, xfields = self.__view_look_dom_arch(cr, user, doc, view_id, context=context)
         result['arch'] = xarch
         result['fields'] = xfields
         if toolbar: