diff --git a/addons/web/controllers/main.py b/addons/web/controllers/main.py
index a9f56a2099c..8cae08eb3d2 100644
--- a/addons/web/controllers/main.py
+++ b/addons/web/controllers/main.py
@@ -930,10 +930,11 @@ class Database(http.Controller):
             return simplejson.dumps([[],[{'error': openerp.tools.ustr(e), 'title': _('Backup Database')}]])
 
     @http.route('/web/database/restore', type='http', auth="none")
-    def restore(self, db_file, restore_pwd, new_db):
+    def restore(self, db_file, restore_pwd, new_db, mode):
         try:
+            copy = mode == 'copy'
             data = base64.b64encode(db_file.read())
-            request.session.proxy("db").restore(restore_pwd, new_db, data)
+            request.session.proxy("db").restore(restore_pwd, new_db, data, copy)
             return ''
         except openerp.exceptions.AccessDenied, e:
             raise Exception("AccessDenied")
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml b/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
index 80b82c1f40b..7ba06b69095 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
@@ -231,17 +231,24 @@
                 </div>
                 <table align="center" class="db_option_table">
                     <tr>
-                        <td><label for="restore_db">File:</label></td>
-                        <td><input type="file" name="db_file" class="required" autofocus="autofocus"/></td>
+                        <td><label for="restore_pwd">Master Password:</label></td>
+                        <td><input type="password" name="restore_pwd" class="required" autofocus="autofocus"/></td>
                     </tr>
                     <tr>
-                        <td><label for="restore_pwd">Master Password:</label></td>
-                        <td><input type="password" name="restore_pwd" class="required"/></td>
+                        <td><label for="restore_db">File:</label></td>
+                        <td><input type="file" name="db_file" class="required"/></td>
                     </tr>
                     <tr>
                         <td><label for="new_db">New database name:</label></td>
                         <td><input type="text" name="new_db" class="required"/></td>
                     </tr>
+                    <tr>
+                        <td><label for="mode">Mode:</label></td>
+                        <td><select name="mode" class="required">
+                            <option value="restore">Backup Restore</option>
+                            <option value="copy">Copy of an existing database</option>
+                        </select></td>
+                    </tr>
                 </table>
             </form>
             <form id="db_change_password" name="change_pwd_form" style="display: none;">