diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/res/res_partner_view.xml b/openerp/addons/base/res/res_partner_view.xml
index 8236e0b283e..9ff9649b8b7 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/res/res_partner_view.xml
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/res/res_partner_view.xml
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
                         </h1>
                         <field name="parent_id"
                             placeholder="Company"
-                            domain="[('is_company', '=', True)]" context="{'default_is_company': True, 'default_supplier': supplier}"
+                            domain="[('is_company', '=', True)]" context="{'default_is_company': True, 'default_supplier': supplier, 'default_customer': customer}"
                             attrs="{'invisible': [('is_company','=', True),('parent_id', '=', False)]}"
                             on_change="onchange_address(use_parent_address, parent_id)"/>
                         <field name="category_id" widget="many2many_tags" placeholder="Tags..."/>
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
 
                     <notebook colspan="4">
                         <page string="Contacts" attrs="{'invisible': [('is_company','=',False), ('child_ids', '=', [])]}" autofocus="autofocus">
-                            <field name="child_ids" mode="kanban" context="{'default_parent_id': active_id, 'default_street': street, 'default_street2': street2, 'default_city': city, 'default_state_id': state_id, 'default_zip': zip, 'default_country_id': country_id, 'default_supplier': supplier}">
+                            <field name="child_ids" mode="kanban" context="{'default_parent_id': active_id, 'default_street': street, 'default_street2': street2, 'default_city': city, 'default_state_id': state_id, 'default_zip': zip, 'default_country_id': country_id, 'default_supplier': supplier, 'default_customer': customer}">
                                 <kanban>
                                     <field name="color"/>
                                     <field name="name"/>
@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@
                                             </div>
                                         </group>
                                         <field name="supplier" invisible="True"/>
+                                        <field name="customer" invisible="True"/>
                                     </sheet>
                                 </form>
                             </field>