diff --git a/addons/web/controllers/main.py b/addons/web/controllers/main.py
index b1fc438ede0..46f57b37682 100644
--- a/addons/web/controllers/main.py
+++ b/addons/web/controllers/main.py
@@ -875,13 +875,13 @@ class Menu(openerpweb.Controller):
         context = req.session.eval_context(req.context)
         Menus = req.session.model('ir.ui.menu')
 
-        menu_roots = Menus.read(self.do_get_user_roots(req), ['name', 'sequence', 'parent_id', 'action'], context)
+        menu_roots = Menus.read(self.do_get_user_roots(req), ['name', 'sequence', 'parent_id', 'action', 'needaction_enabled', 'needaction_counter'], context)
         menu_root = {'id': False, 'name': 'root', 'parent_id': [-1, ''], 'children' : menu_roots}
 
         # menus are loaded fully unlike a regular tree view, cause there are a
         # limited number of items (752 when all 6.1 addons are installed)
         menu_ids = Menus.search([], 0, False, False, context)
-        menu_items = Menus.read(menu_ids, ['name', 'sequence', 'parent_id', 'action'], context)
+        menu_items = Menus.read(menu_ids, ['name', 'sequence', 'parent_id', 'action', 'needaction_enabled', 'needaction_counter'], context)
         # adds roots at the end of the sequence, so that they will overwrite
         # equivalent menu items from full menu read when put into id:item
         # mapping, resulting in children being correctly set on the roots.
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
index b0a2b7945b9..4b47762fc58 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
@@ -220,6 +220,19 @@
   -webkit-box-shadow: inset 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
   -box-shadow: inset 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
 }
+.openerp2 .oe_secondary_submenu .oe_menu_counter {
+  float: right;
+  background: #8a89ba;
+  color: #eeeeee;
+  font-size: 12px;
+  border: 1px solid lightgray;
+  padding: 0px 4px 0px 4px;
+  text-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
+  margin: 0px;
+  -moz-border-radius: 4px;
+  -webkit-border-radius: 4px;
+  border-radius: 4px;
+}
 .openerp2 .oe_secondary_submenu .oe_active {
   background: #8a89ba;
   border-top: 1px solid lightGray;
@@ -240,6 +253,10 @@
   -webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
   -box-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
 }
+.openerp2 .oe_secondary_submenu .oe_active .oe_menu_counter {
+  background: #eeeeee;
+  color: #8a89ba;
+}
 .openerp2 .oe_secondary_submenu .oe_menu_toggler:before {
   width: 0;
   height: 0;
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
index c31f501c499..ba29a42b197 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
@@ -238,6 +238,16 @@ $colour4: #8a89ba
                 text-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.2)
                 @include radius(4px)
                 @include box-shadow(inset 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2))
+        .oe_menu_counter 
+            float: right
+            background: #8a89ba
+            color: #eee
+            font-size: 12px
+            border: 1px solid lightgray
+            padding: 0px 4px 0px 4px
+            text-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.2)
+            margin: 0px
+            @include radius(4px)
         .oe_active
             background: $colour4
             border-top: 1px solid lightGray
@@ -251,6 +261,9 @@ $colour4: #8a89ba
                 color: $colour4
                 text-shadow: 0 1px 1px white
                 @include box-shadow(0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2))
+            .oe_menu_counter 
+                background: #eee
+                color: #8a89ba
         .oe_menu_toggler:before
             width: 0
             height: 0
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml b/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
index 894f7353c1a..80e097e4a5e 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
@@ -368,6 +368,11 @@
         t-att-data-action-model="menu.action ? menu.action.split(',')[0] : ''"
         t-att-data-action-id="menu.action ? menu.action.split(',')[1] : ''">
         <t t-esc="menu.name"/>
+        <t t-if="menu.needaction_enabled">
+            <div class="oe_menu_counter">
+                <t t-esc="menu.needaction_counter"/>
+            </div>
+        </t>
     </a>
 </t>