diff --git a/sonar-cxx-plugin/src/main/java/org/sonar/plugins/cxx/externalrules/CxxExternalRuleRepository.java b/sonar-cxx-plugin/src/main/java/org/sonar/plugins/cxx/externalrules/CxxExternalRuleRepository.java
index a0ec24d56e..513d3dda76 100644
--- a/sonar-cxx-plugin/src/main/java/org/sonar/plugins/cxx/externalrules/CxxExternalRuleRepository.java
+++ b/sonar-cxx-plugin/src/main/java/org/sonar/plugins/cxx/externalrules/CxxExternalRuleRepository.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 import org.sonar.api.server.rule.RulesDefinitionXmlLoader;
 import org.sonar.plugins.cxx.CxxLanguage;
 import org.sonar.plugins.cxx.utils.CxxUtils;
+import org.sonar.squidbridge.rules.SqaleXmlLoader;
 
 /**
  * Loads the external rules configuration file.
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ public void define(Context context) {
       }
     }
 
+    SqaleXmlLoader.load(repository, "/com/sonar/sqale/cxx-model.xml");    
     //i18nLoader.load(repository); //@todo?
     repository.done();
   }
diff --git a/sonar-cxx-plugin/src/main/java/org/sonar/plugins/cxx/utils/CxxAbstractRuleRepository.java b/sonar-cxx-plugin/src/main/java/org/sonar/plugins/cxx/utils/CxxAbstractRuleRepository.java
index 45c7b68cb8..1e29e38df8 100644
--- a/sonar-cxx-plugin/src/main/java/org/sonar/plugins/cxx/utils/CxxAbstractRuleRepository.java
+++ b/sonar-cxx-plugin/src/main/java/org/sonar/plugins/cxx/utils/CxxAbstractRuleRepository.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 import org.sonar.api.server.rule.RulesDefinition;
 import org.sonar.api.server.rule.RulesDefinitionXmlLoader;
 import org.sonar.plugins.cxx.CxxLanguage;
+import org.sonar.squidbridge.rules.SqaleXmlLoader;
 
 /**
  * {@inheritDoc}
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ public void define(Context context) {
     }
 
     //i18nLoader.load(repository); //@todo?
+    SqaleXmlLoader.load(repository, "/com/sonar/sqale/cxx-model.xml");
     repository.done();
   }