diff --git a/addons/project_issue/project_issue.py b/addons/project_issue/project_issue.py
index fa43de1ef2d..3f35913ae75 100644
--- a/addons/project_issue/project_issue.py
+++ b/addons/project_issue/project_issue.py
@@ -148,10 +148,10 @@ class project_issue(osv.osv):
         if context is None:
             context = {}
 
-        for case in case_obj.browse(cr, uid, ids, context=context):
-            if case.state != 'open':
-                raise osv.except_osv(_('Warning !'),
-                    _('Issues or Feature Requests should be in \'Open\' state before converting into Task.'))
+#        for case in case_obj.browse(cr, uid, ids, context=context):
+#            if case.state != 'open':
+#                raise osv.except_osv(_('Warning !'),
+#                    _('Issues or Feature Requests should be in \'Open\' state before converting into Task.'))
 
         result = data_obj._get_id(cr, uid, 'project', 'view_task_search_form')
         res = data_obj.read(cr, uid, result, ['res_id'])
diff --git a/addons/project_issue/project_issue_view.xml b/addons/project_issue/project_issue_view.xml
index 95892af9ce7..343005d25d7 100644
--- a/addons/project_issue/project_issue_view.xml
+++ b/addons/project_issue/project_issue_view.xml
@@ -220,6 +220,21 @@
                                 />
                         </field>
                     </group>
+                    <newline/>
+                    <group expand="1" string="Group By..." colspan="16">
+	                    <filter string="Stage" icon="terp-crm" domain="[]"
+	                        context="{'group_by':'stage_id'}" />
+	                    <filter string="Priority" icon="terp-crm" domain="[]"
+	                        context="{'group_by':'priority'}" />
+	                    <filter string="Campaign" icon="terp-crm"
+	                        domain="[]" context="{'group_by':'type_id'}" />
+	                    <separator orientation="vertical" />
+	                    <filter string="Partner" icon="terp-crm" domain="[]"
+	                        context="{'group_by':'partner_id'}" />
+	                    <filter string="Salesman" icon="terp-crm"
+	                        domain="[]" context="{'group_by':'user_id'}" />
+	                    <separator orientation="vertical" />
+                	</group>
                 </search>
             </field>
         </record>