diff --git a/date_range/models/date_range.py b/date_range/models/date_range.py
index 9ea9f84ed..c8403ea8d 100644
--- a/date_range/models/date_range.py
+++ b/date_range/models/date_range.py
@@ -31,8 +31,15 @@ class DateRange(models.Model):
     active = fields.Boolean(
         help="The active field allows you to hide the date range without "
         "removing it.", default=True)
+    parent_type_id = fields.Many2one(
+        related='type_id.parent_type_id',
+        store=True,
+        readonly=True)
     parent_id = fields.Many2one(
-        comodel_name='date.range', string="Parent", index=1)
+        comodel_name='date.range', string="Parent",
+        domain="['|', ('type_id.parent_type_id', '!=', parent_type_id), "
+        "('parent_type_id', '=', False)]",
+        index=1)
 
     _sql_constraints = [
         ('date_range_uniq', 'unique (name,type_id, company_id)',
diff --git a/date_range/models/date_range_type.py b/date_range/models/date_range_type.py
index 3d14ff467..575fdeb2f 100644
--- a/date_range/models/date_range_type.py
+++ b/date_range/models/date_range_type.py
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ class DateRangeType(models.Model):
         comodel_name='res.company', string='Company', index=1,
         default=_default_company)
     date_range_ids = fields.One2many('date.range', 'type_id', string='Ranges')
+    parent_type_id = fields.Many2one(
+        comodel_name='date.range.type',
+        index=1)
 
     _sql_constraints = [
         ('date_range_type_uniq', 'unique (name,company_id)',
@@ -44,3 +47,17 @@ class DateRangeType(models.Model):
                         _('You cannot change the company, as this '
                           'Date Range Type is  assigned to Date Range '
                           '(%s).') % (rec.date_range_ids.name_get()[0][1]))
+
+    @api.constrains('parent_type_id')
+    def _validate_parent_type_id(self):
+        for record in self:
+            parent = record
+            while parent:
+                if not parent.parent_type_id:
+                    break
+                if record.parent_type_id == parent:
+                    raise ValidationError(
+                        _("A type parent  can not have a parent:"
+                          " %s can not have %s as parent") % (
+                            parent.name, record.name))
+                parent = parent.parent_type_id
diff --git a/date_range/tests/test_date_range.py b/date_range/tests/test_date_range.py
index d19ff6fed..eb7d881b9 100644
--- a/date_range/tests/test_date_range.py
+++ b/date_range/tests/test_date_range.py
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ class DateRangeTest(TransactionCase):
             'FS2018-period1 not a subrange of FS2018: '
             'FS2018-period1 range not in 2018-01-01 - 2018-12-31'
         )
-        period1 = self.date_range.create({
+        self.date_range.create({
             'name': 'FS2018-period1',
             'date_start': '2018-01-01',
             'date_end': '2018-04-30',
@@ -205,6 +205,65 @@ class DateRangeTest(TransactionCase):
             cm.exception.name,
             'FS2018-period2 overlaps FS2018-period1'
         )
+
+    def test_parent_type_id(self):
+        """Check domain and constraint between parent and child types"""
+        date_range_type = self.env['date.range.type']
+        # First create a parent type
+        parent_type = date_range_type.create({
+            'name': 'FS2018_parent_type',
+            'parent_type_id': False,
+        })
+        # catch here the validation error when assigning
+        # a date_range_type parent, to another parent(self included)
+        with self.assertRaises(ValidationError)as cm, self.env.cr.savepoint():
+            parent_type.write({
+                'parent_type_id': parent_type.id,
+            })
+        self.assertEqual(
+            cm.exception.name,
+            'A type parent  can not have a parent:'
+            ' FS2018_parent_type can not have FS2018_parent_type as parent'
+        )
+        # Then, add a child type
+        child_type = date_range_type.create({
+            'name': 'FS2018_child_type',
+            'parent_type_id': parent_type.id,
+        })
+        # Now create a parent range
+        parent_range = self.date_range.create({
+            'name': 'FS2018',
+            'date_start': '2018-01-01',
+            'date_end': '2018-12-31',
+            'type_id': parent_type.id,
+        })
+        # and two child ranges
+        child_range1 = self.date_range.create({
+            'name': 'FS2018-child1',
+            'date_start': '2018-01-01',
+            'date_end': '2018-04-30',
+            'type_id': child_type.id,
+            'parent_id': parent_range.id,
+        })
+        child_range2 = self.date_range.create({
+            'name': 'FS2018-child2',
+            'date_start': '2018-05-01',
+            'date_end': '2018-06-30',
+            'type_id': child_type.id,
+            'parent_id': parent_range.id,
+        })
+        # and check how parent_type_id behaves
+        self.assertEqual(parent_type, child_range1.parent_type_id)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            child_range1.parent_type_id,
+            child_range2.parent_type_id
+        )
         # Ensure here that parent and children are of different type
-        self.assertNotEqual(parent.type_id, period1.type_id)
-        self.assertEqual(parent.type_id, period1.parent_id.type_id)
+        self.assertNotEqual(
+            parent_range.type_id,
+            child_range1.type_id
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            parent_range.type_id,
+            child_range2.parent_id.type_id
+        )
diff --git a/date_range/views/date_range_view.xml b/date_range/views/date_range_view.xml
index c7506abbb..ceed0e194 100644
--- a/date_range/views/date_range_view.xml
+++ b/date_range/views/date_range_view.xml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
                 <field name="date_start"/>
                 <field name="date_end"/>
                 <field name="company_id" groups="base.group_multi_company" options="{'no_create': True}"/>
+                <field name="parent_type_id" invisible="1"/>
                 <field name="parent_id"/>
                 <field name="active"/>
             </tree>
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@
                     <field name="date_start"/>
                     <field name="date_end"/>
                     <field name="company_id" groups="base.group_multi_company" options="{'no_create': True}"/>
+                    <field name="parent_type_id" invisible="1"/>
                     <field name="parent_id"/>
                     <field name="active"/>
                 </group>
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@
                 <field name="name"/>
                 <field name="allow_overlap"/>
                 <field name="company_id" groups="base.group_multi_company" options="{'no_create': True}"/>
+                <field name="parent_type_id"/>
                 <field name="active"/>
             </tree>
         </field>
@@ -53,6 +56,7 @@
                     <field name="name"/>
                     <field name="allow_overlap"/>
                     <field name="company_id" groups="base.group_multi_company" options="{'no_create': True}"/>
+                    <field name="parent_type_id"/>
                     <field name="active"/>
                 </group>
             </form>