diff --git a/addons/crm/crm_lead_view.xml b/addons/crm/crm_lead_view.xml
index 9a94144823b..7de9858713a 100644
--- a/addons/crm/crm_lead_view.xml
+++ b/addons/crm/crm_lead_view.xml
@@ -169,7 +169,8 @@
         <field name="model">crm.lead</field>
         <field name="type">tree</field>
         <field name="arch" type="xml">
-            <tree string="Leads" fonts="bold:state=='pending';underline:state=='cancel';italic:state=='done'" colors="blue:state=='pending';grey:state in ('cancel', 'done')">
+            <tree string="Leads" fonts="bold:needaction_pending==True" colors="blue:state=='pending';grey:state in ('cancel', 'done')">
+                <field name="needaction_pending" invisible="1"/>
                 <field name="date_deadline" invisible="1"/>
                 <field name="create_date" groups="base.group_no_one"/>
                 <field name="name" string="Subject"/>
@@ -536,7 +537,8 @@
         <field name="model">crm.lead</field>
         <field name="type">tree</field>
         <field name="arch" type="xml">
-            <tree string="Opportunities" colors="blue:state=='pending' and not(date_deadline and (date_deadline &lt; current_date));gray:state in ('cancel', 'done');red:date_deadline and (date_deadline &lt; current_date)">
+            <tree string="Opportunities" fonts="bold:needaction_pending==True" colors="blue:state=='pending' and not(date_deadline and (date_deadline &lt; current_date));gray:state in ('cancel', 'done');red:date_deadline and (date_deadline &lt; current_date)">
+                <field name="needaction_pending" invisible="1"/>
                 <field name="date_deadline" invisible="1"/>
                 <field name="create_date" groups="base.group_no_one"/>
                 <field name="name" string="Opportunity"/>
diff --git a/addons/crm/crm_meeting_view.xml b/addons/crm/crm_meeting_view.xml
index a82a34d80ce..d740a00cf02 100644
--- a/addons/crm/crm_meeting_view.xml
+++ b/addons/crm/crm_meeting_view.xml
@@ -224,8 +224,9 @@
         <field name="model">crm.meeting</field>
         <field name="type">tree</field>
         <field name="arch" type="xml">
-            <tree string="Meetings"
+            <tree string="Meetings" fonts="bold:needaction_pending==True"
                 colors="red:state=='open';black:state in ('draft', 'cancel','done','pending')">
+                <field name="needaction_pending" invisible="1"/>
                 <field name="name" string="Subject" />
                 <field name="user_id"/>
                 <field name="date"/>
diff --git a/addons/crm/crm_phonecall_view.xml b/addons/crm/crm_phonecall_view.xml
index ae0e0ce7f3c..eb836428b6e 100644
--- a/addons/crm/crm_phonecall_view.xml
+++ b/addons/crm/crm_phonecall_view.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
         <field name="model">crm.phonecall</field>
         <field name="type">tree</field>
         <field name="arch" type="xml">
-            <tree colors="gray:state in ('cancel','done');blue:state in ('pending',)" string="Phone Calls">
+            <tree fonts="bold:needaction_pending==True" colors="gray:state in ('cancel','done');blue:state in ('pending',)" string="Phone Calls">
+                <field name="needaction_pending" invisible="1"/>
                 <field name="date"/>
                 <field name="name"/>
                 <field name="partner_id"/>
@@ -132,7 +133,8 @@
         <field name="model">crm.phonecall</field>
         <field name="type">tree</field>
         <field name="arch" type="xml">
-            <tree string="Phone Calls" editable="top">
+            <tree string="Phone Calls" fonts="bold:needaction_pending==True" editable="top">
+                <field name="needaction_pending" invisible="1"/>
                 <field name="date"/>
                 <field name="name"/>
                 <field name="partner_id"
diff --git a/addons/sale/sale_view.xml b/addons/sale/sale_view.xml
index 8d1fedd8574..6bdbc9ac135 100644
--- a/addons/sale/sale_view.xml
+++ b/addons/sale/sale_view.xml
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@
             <field name="type">tree</field>
             <field name="priority">2</field>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
-                <tree string="Sales Orders" colors="grey:state=='cancel';blue:state in ('waiting_date','manual');red:state in ('invoice_except','shipping_except')">
+                <tree string="Sales Orders" fonts="bold:needaction_pending==True" colors="grey:state=='cancel';blue:state in ('waiting_date','manual');red:state in ('invoice_except','shipping_except')">
+                    <field name="needaction_pending" invisible="1"/>
                     <field name="name"/>
                     <field name="date_order"/>
                     <field name="partner_id"/>