diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 80e6f44341..5ab1c89b91 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+* Add which records to use for actions
 * Add parent to group to inherit accesses
 * Add __access__ to Model
 * Add route wrapper to allow null origin
diff --git a/trytond/ir/action.py b/trytond/ir/action.py
index f9782146ed..cb0c37c0b2 100644
--- a/trytond/ir/action.py
+++ b/trytond/ir/action.py
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ class Action(DeactivableMixin, ModelSQL, ModelView):
     __name__ = 'ir.action'
     name = fields.Char('Name', required=True, translate=True)
     type = fields.Char('Type', required=True, readonly=True)
+    records = fields.Selection([
+            ('selected', "Selected"),
+            ('listed', "Listed"),
+            ], "Records",
+        help="The records on which the action runs.")
     usage = fields.Char('Usage')
     keywords = fields.One2Many('ir.action.keyword', 'action',
             'Keywords')
@@ -66,6 +71,10 @@ class Action(DeactivableMixin, ModelSQL, ModelView):
                 'get_action_value': RPC(instantiate=0, cache=dict(days=1)),
                 })
 
+    @classmethod
+    def default_records(cls):
+        return 'selected'
+
     @staticmethod
     def default_usage():
         return None
@@ -103,7 +112,7 @@ class Action(DeactivableMixin, ModelSQL, ModelView):
         Action = Pool().get(type_)
         if columns is None:
             columns = []
-        columns += ['id', 'name', 'type', 'icon.rec_name']
+        columns += ['id', 'name', 'type', 'records', 'icon.rec_name']
         if type_ == 'ir.action.report':
             columns += ['report_name', 'direct_print']
         elif type_ == 'ir.action.act_window':
diff --git a/trytond/ir/view/action_form.xml b/trytond/ir/view/action_form.xml
index 5fbf2a8683..58a482b3da 100644
--- a/trytond/ir/view/action_form.xml
+++ b/trytond/ir/view/action_form.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ this repository contains the full copyright notices and license terms. -->
     <field name="active" xexpand="0" width="100"/>
     <notebook colspan="4">
         <page string="General" id="general">
+            <label name="records"/>
+            <field name="records"/>
             <label name="usage"/>
             <field name="usage"/>
             <label name="icon"/>