diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/res/res_font.py b/openerp/addons/base/res/res_font.py
index d19eabacf85..55a490653a1 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/res/res_font.py
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/res/res_font.py
@@ -63,9 +63,23 @@ class res_font(osv.Model):
                 }, context=context)
         return True
 
-    def font_scan(self, cr, uid, context=None):
-        self._discover_fonts(cr, uid, context=context)
-        return self._register_fonts(cr, uid, context=context)
+    def font_scan(self, cr, uid, lazy=False, context=None):
+        if lazy:
+            # lazy loading, scan only if no fonts in db
+            found_fonts_ids = self.search(cr, uid, [('path', '!=', '/dev/null')], context=context)
+            if not found_fonts_ids:
+                # no scan yet or no font found on the system, scan the filesystem
+                self._discover_fonts(cr, uid, context=context)
+                self._register_fonts(cr, uid, context=context)
+            else:
+                if len(customfonts.CustomTTFonts) == 0:
+                    # CustomTTFonts list is empty
+                    for font in self.browse(cr, uid, found_fonts_ids, context=context):
+                        customfonts.CustomTTFonts.append((font.family, font.name, font.path, font.mode))
+        else:
+            self._discover_fonts(cr, uid, context=context)
+            self._register_fonts(cr, uid, context=context)
+        return True
 
     def _discover_fonts(self, cr, uid, context=None):
         """Scan fonts on the file system, add them to the list of known fonts
diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/security/ir.model.access.csv b/openerp/addons/base/security/ir.model.access.csv
index ecae0109d8c..cb391a45701 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/security/ir.model.access.csv
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/security/ir.model.access.csv
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 "access_ir_values_group_all","ir_values group_all","model_ir_values",,1,1,1,1
 "access_res_company_group_erp_manager","res_company group_erp_manager","model_res_company","group_erp_manager",1,1,1,1
 "access_res_company_group_user","res_company group_user","model_res_company",,1,0,0,0
-"access_res_font_group_user","res_font group_user","model_res_font","group_user",1,1,1,1
+"access_res_font_group_erp_manager","res_font group_erp_manager","model_res_font","group_erp_manager",1,1,1,1
 "access_res_font_group_all","res_font group_all","model_res_font",,1,0,0,0
 "access_res_country_group_all","res_country group_user_all","model_res_country",,1,0,0,0
 "access_res_country_state_group_all","res_country_state group_user_all","model_res_country_state",,1,0,0,0
diff --git a/openerp/report/interface.py b/openerp/report/interface.py
index 00d1c93ab0a..6a20a63ef34 100644
--- a/openerp/report/interface.py
+++ b/openerp/report/interface.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import print_xml
 import render
 import urllib
 
+from openerp import SUPERUSER_ID
 from openerp.report.render.rml2pdf import customfonts
 
 #
@@ -98,18 +99,7 @@ class report_rml(report_int):
         if report_type == 'raw':
             return xml, report_type
 
-        font_obj = registry['res.font']
-        
-        # lazy loading
-        found_fonts_ids = font_obj.search(cr, uid, [('path', '!=', '/dev/null')], context=context)
-        if not found_fonts_ids:
-            # no scan yet or no font found on the system, scan the filesystem
-            font_obj.font_scan(cr, uid, context=context)
-        else:
-            if len(customfonts.CustomTTFonts) == 0:
-                # CustomTTFonts list is empty
-                for font in font_obj.browse(cr, uid, found_fonts_ids, context=context):
-                    customfonts.CustomTTFonts.append((font.family, font.name, font.path, font.mode))
+        registry['res.font'].font_scan(cr, SUPERUSER_ID, lazy=True, context=context)
 
         rml = self.create_rml(cr, xml, uid, context)
         ir_actions_report_xml_obj = registry['ir.actions.report.xml']
diff --git a/openerp/report/render/rml2pdf/customfonts.py b/openerp/report/render/rml2pdf/customfonts.py
index fd163827504..a7138b269ee 100644
--- a/openerp/report/render/rml2pdf/customfonts.py
+++ b/openerp/report/render/rml2pdf/customfonts.py
@@ -92,9 +92,9 @@ def SetCustomFonts(rmldoc):
         This function is called once per report, so it should
         avoid system-wide processing (cache it, instead).
     """
-    for name, font, filename, mode in CustomTTFonts:
+    for family, font, filename, mode in CustomTTFonts:
         if os.path.isabs(filename) and os.path.exists(filename):
-            rmldoc.setTTFontMapping(name, font, filename, mode)
+            rmldoc.setTTFontMapping(font, family, filename, mode)
     return True
 
 # vim:expandtab:smartindent:tabstop=4:softtabstop=4:shiftwidth=4:
diff --git a/openerp/report/report_sxw.py b/openerp/report/report_sxw.py
index 84f52823746..03bc0ffa03f 100644
--- a/openerp/report/report_sxw.py
+++ b/openerp/report/report_sxw.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import zipfile
 import common
 
 import openerp
+from openerp import SUPERUSER_ID
 from openerp.osv.fields import float as float_field, function as function_field, datetime as datetime_field
 from openerp.tools.translate import _
 from openerp.tools import DEFAULT_SERVER_DATE_FORMAT, DEFAULT_SERVER_DATETIME_FORMAT
@@ -424,6 +425,7 @@ class report_sxw(report_rml, preprocess.report):
         context.update(bin_raw=True)
         registry = openerp.registry(cr.dbname)
         ir_obj = registry['ir.actions.report.xml']
+        registry['res.font'].font_scan(cr, SUPERUSER_ID, lazy=True, context=context)
 
         report_xml_ids = ir_obj.search(cr, uid,
                 [('report_name', '=', self.name[7:])], context=context)