diff --git a/navalplanner-business/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/business/resources/bootstrap/PredefinedCriterionTypesProvider.java b/navalplanner-business/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/business/resources/bootstrap/PredefinedCriterionTypesProvider.java
index 2e04d2662..043ccf99d 100644
--- a/navalplanner-business/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/business/resources/bootstrap/PredefinedCriterionTypesProvider.java
+++ b/navalplanner-business/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/business/resources/bootstrap/PredefinedCriterionTypesProvider.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public class PredefinedCriterionTypesProvider implements ICriterionTypeProvider
     public Map<CriterionType, List<String>> getRequiredCriterions() {
         Map<CriterionType, List<String>> result = new HashMap<CriterionType, List<String>>();
         for (PredefinedCriterionTypes type : PredefinedCriterionTypes.values()) {
-            result.put(CriterionType.asCriterionType(type), type.getPredefined());
+            result.put(CriterionType.fromPredefined(type), type.getPredefined());
         }
         return result;
     }
diff --git a/navalplanner-business/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/business/resources/entities/CriterionType.java b/navalplanner-business/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/business/resources/entities/CriterionType.java
index 346801122..07918d4fa 100644
--- a/navalplanner-business/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/business/resources/entities/CriterionType.java
+++ b/navalplanner-business/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/business/resources/entities/CriterionType.java
@@ -129,6 +129,14 @@ public class CriterionType extends IntegrationEntity implements
 
     private String name;
 
+    /**
+     * The original name of the criterion type. It only exists for
+     * CriterionTypes created from {@link PredefinedCriterionTypes}. Important:
+     * This value must <strong>not</strong> be editable and should only be set
+     * at creation time
+     */
+    private String predefinedTypeInternalName;
+
     private String description;
 
     private Boolean allowHierarchy = true;
@@ -167,6 +175,13 @@ public class CriterionType extends IntegrationEntity implements
         this.resource = resource;
     }
 
+    public static CriterionType fromPredefined(
+            PredefinedCriterionTypes predefinedType) {
+        CriterionType result = asCriterionType(predefinedType);
+        result.predefinedTypeInternalName = predefinedType.getName();
+        return result;
+    }
+
     public static CriterionType asCriterionType(ICriterionType<?> criterionType) {
         return create(criterionType.getName(),criterionType.getDescription(),
                 criterionType.allowHierarchy(), criterionType
@@ -191,6 +206,10 @@ public class CriterionType extends IntegrationEntity implements
         return name;
     }
 
+    public String getPredefinedTypeInternalName() {
+        return predefinedTypeInternalName;
+    }
+
     public void setName(String name) {
         this.name = name;
     }
@@ -239,7 +258,7 @@ public class CriterionType extends IntegrationEntity implements
             PredefinedCriterionTypes predefinedCriterionType, String name) {
 
         CriterionType criterionType = CriterionType
-                .asCriterionType(predefinedCriterionType);
+                .fromPredefined(predefinedCriterionType);
 
         return Criterion.withNameAndType(name, criterionType);
     }
diff --git a/navalplanner-business/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/business/resources/entities/PredefinedCriterionTypes.java b/navalplanner-business/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/business/resources/entities/PredefinedCriterionTypes.java
index 21d956a33..1ca8df1b4 100644
--- a/navalplanner-business/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/business/resources/entities/PredefinedCriterionTypes.java
+++ b/navalplanner-business/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/business/resources/entities/PredefinedCriterionTypes.java
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ public enum PredefinedCriterionTypes implements ICriterionType<Criterion> {
 
     @Override
     public Criterion createCriterion(String name) {
-        return Criterion.create(name, CriterionType.asCriterionType(this));
+        return Criterion.create(name, CriterionType.fromPredefined(this));
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/navalplanner-business/src/main/resources/org/navalplanner/business/resources/entities/Resources.hbm.xml b/navalplanner-business/src/main/resources/org/navalplanner/business/resources/entities/Resources.hbm.xml
index 314b42a68..6fa8c10ac 100644
--- a/navalplanner-business/src/main/resources/org/navalplanner/business/resources/entities/Resources.hbm.xml
+++ b/navalplanner-business/src/main/resources/org/navalplanner/business/resources/entities/Resources.hbm.xml
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@
     <version name="version" access="property" type="long" />
     <property name="code" access="property" not-null="true" unique="true"/>
     <property name="name" unique="true"/>
+    <property name="predefinedTypeInternalName" not-null="false" />
     <property name="description"/>
     <property name="allowSimultaneousCriterionsPerResource"/>
     <property name="allowHierarchy"/>