diff --git a/addons/barcodes/__init__.py b/addons/barcodes/__init__.py
index 5bea30ad78f..42a4cc552ac 100644
--- a/addons/barcodes/__init__.py
+++ b/addons/barcodes/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
 import barcodes
+
+import models
diff --git a/addons/barcodes/models/__init__.py b/addons/barcodes/models/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5c31ffd4a98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/barcodes/models/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+import barcode_events_mixin
diff --git a/addons/barcodes/models/barcode_events_mixin.py b/addons/barcodes/models/barcode_events_mixin.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..383e622c0a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/barcodes/models/barcode_events_mixin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+from openerp import models, fields, api
+
+class BarcodeEventsMixin(models.AbstractModel):
+    """ Mixin class for objects reacting when a barcode is scanned in their form views
+        which contains `<field name="_barcode_scanned" widget="barcode_handler"/>`.
+        Models using this mixin must implement the method on_barcode_scanned. It works
+        like an onchange and receives the scanned barcode in parameter.
+    """
+
+    _name = 'barcodes.barcode_events_mixin'
+
+    _barcode_scanned = fields.Char("Barcode Scanned", help="Value of the last barcode scanned.", store=False)
+
+    @api.onchange('_barcode_scanned')
+    def _on_barcode_scanned(self):
+        barcode = self._barcode_scanned
+        if barcode:
+            self._barcode_scanned = ""
+            return self.on_barcode_scanned(barcode)
+
+    def on_barcode_scanned(self, barcode):
+        raise NotImplementedError("In order to use barcodes.barcode_events_mixin, method on_barcode_scanned must be implemented")
diff --git a/addons/barcodes/static/src/js/barcode_events.js b/addons/barcodes/static/src/js/barcode_events.js
index 11df512ccea..7d0789f76b6 100644
--- a/addons/barcodes/static/src/js/barcode_events.js
+++ b/addons/barcodes/static/src/js/barcode_events.js
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ var BarcodeEvents = core.Class.extend(mixins.PropertiesMixin, {
     init: function() {
         mixins.PropertiesMixin.init.call(this);
         // Keep a reference of the handler functions to use when adding and removing event listeners
-        this.__keydown_handler = this.keydown_handler.bind(this);
-        this.__keyup_handler = this.keyup_handler.bind(this);
-        this.__handler = this.handler.bind(this);
+        this.__keydown_handler = _.bind(this.keydown_handler, this);
+        this.__keyup_handler = _.bind(this.keyup_handler, this);
+        this.__handler = _.bind(this.handler, this);
         // Bind event handler once the DOM is loaded
         // TODO: find a way to be active only when there are listeners on the bus
-        $(this.start.bind(this, false));
+        $(_.bind(this.start, this, false));
     },
 
     handle_buffered_keys: function() {
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ var BarcodeEvents = core.Class.extend(mixins.PropertiesMixin, {
         if (String.fromCharCode(e.which).match(this.suffix)) {
             this.handle_buffered_keys();
         } else {
-            this.timeout = setTimeout(this.handle_buffered_keys.bind(this), this.max_time_between_keys_in_ms);
+            this.timeout = setTimeout(_.bind(this.handle_buffered_keys, this), this.max_time_between_keys_in_ms);
         }
     },
 
diff --git a/addons/barcodes/static/src/js/barcode_handler_mixin.js b/addons/barcodes/static/src/js/barcode_handler_mixin.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5b01516788f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/barcodes/static/src/js/barcode_handler_mixin.js
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+odoo.define('barcodes.BarcodeHandlerMixin', function(require) {
+"use strict";
+
+var core = require('web.core');
+var View = require('web.View');
+
+// Mixin implementing the common basis for barcode handlers.
+// The object on which this mixin is applied must also include ParentedMixin. Example :
+// Widget.extend(BarcodeHandlerMixin, { ... });
+// Class.extend(PropertiesMixin, BarcodeHandlerMixin, { ... });
+
+return {
+    init: function() {
+        var self = this;
+        this._super.apply(this, arguments);
+        this.__on_barcode_scanned = function () {
+            self.on_barcode_scanned.apply(self, arguments);
+        };
+        this.start_listening();
+        // Handlers inside a View managed by a ViewManager only listen to barcode events while their view is displayed
+        var view = this.findAncestor(function(ancestor) { return ancestor instanceof View });
+        if (view) {
+            view.on('attached', this, this.start_listening);
+            view.on('detached', this, this.stop_listening);
+        }
+    },
+
+    start_listening: function() {
+        if (! this.is_listening) {
+            core.bus.on('barcode_scanned', this, this.__on_barcode_scanned);
+            this.is_listening = true;
+        }
+    },
+
+    stop_listening: function() {
+        if (this.is_listening) {
+            core.bus.off('barcode_scanned', this, this.__on_barcode_scanned);
+            this.is_listening = false;
+        }
+    },
+
+    on_barcode_scanned: function(barcode) {
+        console.error('A class implementing BarcodeHandlerMixin must redefine method on_barcode_scanned.');
+    },
+};
+
+});
diff --git a/addons/barcodes/static/src/js/form_view_barcode_handler.js b/addons/barcodes/static/src/js/form_view_barcode_handler.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ab2f6514bf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/barcodes/static/src/js/form_view_barcode_handler.js
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+odoo.define('barcodes.FormViewBarcodeHandler', function(require) {
+"use strict";
+
+var core = require('web.core');
+var utils = require('web.utils');
+var common = require('web.form_common');
+var BarcodeHandlerMixin = require('barcodes.BarcodeHandlerMixin');
+
+var _t = core._t;
+
+var FormViewBarcodeHandler = common.AbstractField.extend(BarcodeHandlerMixin, {
+    start: function() {
+        this._super();
+        this.form_view = this.field_manager;
+        // Hardcoded barcode actions
+        this.map_barcode_method = {
+            'O-CMD.NEW': _.bind(this.form_view.on_button_new, this.form_view),
+            'O-CMD.CANCEL': _.bind(this.form_view.on_button_cancel, this.form_view),
+            // FIXME: on_button_save shouldn't mix view and model concerns (it expects to be used as onclick handler)
+            'O-CMD.SAVE': _.bind(this.form_view.on_button_save, this.form_view, {target: $('.o_cp_buttons .o_form_button_save')}),
+        };
+        // Old design pager actions
+        if (this.form_view.execute_pager_action) {
+            this.map_barcode_method['O-CMD.PAGER-PREV'] = _.bind(this.form_view.execute_pager_action, this.form_view, 'previous');
+            this.map_barcode_method['O-CMD.PAGER-NEXT'] = _.bind(this.form_view.execute_pager_action, this.form_view, 'next');
+        // New design pager actions
+        } else if (this.form_view.pager) {
+            this.map_barcode_method['O-CMD.PAGER-PREV'] = _.bind(this.form_view.pager.previous, this.form_view.pager);
+            this.map_barcode_method['O-CMD.PAGER-NEXT'] = _.bind(this.form_view.pager.next, this.form_view.pager);
+        }
+    },
+    
+    // Let subclasses add custom behaviour before onchange
+    // Return false in order to proceed with the onchange, anything else to prevent it.
+    pre_onchange_hook: function(barcode) {
+        return false;
+    },
+
+    on_barcode_scanned: function(barcode) {
+        var self = this;
+        // Execute a harcoded action
+        var action = this.map_barcode_method[barcode];
+        if (typeof action === "function")
+            return $.when(action());
+        // Warn the user if form view is not editable
+        else if (this.form_view.get('actual_mode') === 'view')
+            this.do_warn(_t('Error : Document not editable'), _t('To modify this document, please first start edition.'));
+        else {
+            // Call hook method possibly implemented by subclass
+            $.when(this.pre_onchange_hook(barcode)).then(function(result) {
+                if (result !== false) {
+                    return result;
+                } else {
+                    // Wait for hypothetical ongoing onchange to finish
+                    self.form_view.onchanges_mutex.exec(function() {
+                        // A real onchange is triggered when a value actually changes (which can correspond
+                        // to a widget's blur event per example). Commit the value of fields before
+                        // programmatically triggering an onchange to be consistent with this.
+                        var mutex_commit_value = new utils.Mutex();
+                        _.each(self.form_view.fields, function(field) {
+                            mutex_commit_value.exec(_.bind(field.commit_value, field));
+                        });
+                        return mutex_commit_value.def.then(function(){
+                            // Trigger the barcode onchange
+                            self.set_value(barcode);
+                        });
+                    });
+                }
+            });
+        }
+    },
+});
+
+core.form_widget_registry.add('barcode_handler', FormViewBarcodeHandler);
+
+return FormViewBarcodeHandler;
+
+});
diff --git a/addons/barcodes/static/src/js/inherited_form_widget_button.js b/addons/barcodes/static/src/js/inherited_form_widget_button.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6c85b9a92a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/barcodes/static/src/js/inherited_form_widget_button.js
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+odoo.define('barcode.InheritedFormWidgetButton', function (require) {
+"use strict";
+
+var widgets = require('web.form_widgets');
+var BarcodeHandlerMixin = require('barcodes.BarcodeHandlerMixin');
+
+// If the button has a barcode_trigger attribute, dynamically inherit
+// BarcodeHandlerMixin and redefine on_barcode_scanned
+
+var ButtonBarcodeHandlerMixin = _.extend({}, BarcodeHandlerMixin, {
+    init: function(field_manager, node) {
+        if (node.attrs.barcode_trigger) {
+            BarcodeHandlerMixin.init.call(this, field_manager, node);
+            var self = this;
+            this.on_barcode_scanned = function(barcode) {
+                var match = barcode.match(/O-BTN\.(.+)/);
+                if (match && match[1] === self.node.attrs.barcode_trigger && self.$el.is(':visible')) {
+                    self.on_click();
+                }
+            };
+        } else {
+            this._super(field_manager, node);
+        }
+    },
+});
+
+widgets.WidgetButton.include(ButtonBarcodeHandlerMixin);
+
+});
diff --git a/addons/barcodes/views/templates.xml b/addons/barcodes/views/templates.xml
index f0f92579f49..2fcab2ea6db 100644
--- a/addons/barcodes/views/templates.xml
+++ b/addons/barcodes/views/templates.xml
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
             <xpath expr="." position="inside">
                 <script type="text/javascript" src="/barcodes/static/src/js/barcode_parser.js"></script>
                 <script type="text/javascript" src="/barcodes/static/src/js/barcode_events.js"></script>
+                <script type="text/javascript" src="/barcodes/static/src/js/barcode_handler_mixin.js"></script>
+                <script type="text/javascript" src="/barcodes/static/src/js/form_view_barcode_handler.js"></script>
+                <script type="text/javascript" src="/barcodes/static/src/js/inherited_form_widget_button.js"></script>
             </xpath>
         </template>
 
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form_widgets.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form_widgets.js
index 8a51e8aa480..54c57c6fd8c 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form_widgets.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form_widgets.js
@@ -1663,7 +1663,8 @@ core.form_tag_registry.add('button', WidgetButton);
 
 return {
     FieldChar: FieldChar,
-    FieldMonetary: FieldMonetary
+    FieldMonetary: FieldMonetary,
+    WidgetButton: WidgetButton
 };
 
 });
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml b/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
index c79d9fc1f86..428a12db511 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
@@ -666,6 +666,7 @@
     <span t-att-class="'oe_form_field '+widget.widget_class" t-att-style="widget.node.attrs.style">
         <t t-if="!widget.get('effective_readonly')">
             <input t-att-type="widget.password ? 'password' : 'text'"
+                t-att-barcode_events="widget.options.barcode_events"
                 t-att-id="widget.id_for_label"
                 t-att-tabindex="widget.node.attrs.tabindex"
                 t-att-autofocus="widget.node.attrs.autofocus"
@@ -820,6 +821,7 @@
                 class="oe_m2o_cm_button fa fa-external-link" draggable="false"/>
             <div>
                 <input type="text"
+                    t-att-barcode_events="widget.options.barcode_events"
                     t-att-id="widget.id_for_label"
                     t-att-tabindex="widget.node.attrs.tabindex"
                     t-att-autofocus="widget.node.attrs.autofocus"