diff --git a/src/view.js b/src/view.js
index 72879f7a49..af7722ade4 100644
--- a/src/view.js
+++ b/src/view.js
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
     Sao.View.tree_column_get = function(type) {
         switch (type) {
             case 'char':
+            case 'text':
                 return Sao.View.Tree.CharColumn;
             case 'many2one':
                 return Sao.View.Tree.Many2OneColumn;