diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/__openerp__.py b/openerp/addons/base/__openerp__.py
index f1ceb9a0915..2bd66fa5a02 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/__openerp__.py
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/__openerp__.py
@@ -99,5 +99,7 @@
     'installable': True,
     'active': True,
     'certificate': '0076807797149',
+    "js": [ 'static/src/js/modules.js' ],
+    "css": [ 'static/src/css/modules.css' ],
 }
 # vim:expandtab:smartindent:tabstop=4:softtabstop=4:shiftwidth=4:
diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/module/module_view.xml b/openerp/addons/base/module/module_view.xml
index ff4dee3b3c0..212a2881cf2 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/module/module_view.xml
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/module/module_view.xml
@@ -62,34 +62,30 @@
             <field name="model">ir.module.module</field>
             <field name="type">kanban</field>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
-                <kanban>
-                    <field name="name"/>
-                    <field name="icon"/>
-                    <field name="complexity"/>
-                    <field name="category_id"/>
-                    <field name="state"/>
-                    <templates>
-                        <t t-name="kanban-box">
-                            <table border="0">
-                            <tr>
-                                <td>
-                                    <img src="/web/static/src/img/header-preferences.png"/>
-                                </td><td>
-                                    <field name="name"/><br/>
-                                    <field name="category_id"/><br/>
-                                    <field name="complexity"/><br/>
-                                    <field name="state"/>
-                                </td>
-                            </tr>
-                            </table>
-                        </t>
-                    </templates>
-                </kanban>
+
+              <kanban>
+                  <field name="icon"/>
+                  <field name="state"/>
+                  <templates>
+                      <t t-name="kanban-box">
+                        <img t-if="record.icon.value" src="#{record.icon.value}.png" class="module-icon"/>
+                        <img t-if="!record.icon.value" src="/web/static/src/img/header-preferences.png" class="module-icon"/>
+                        <div class="module-desc">
+                          <h4><field name="shortdesc"/></h4>
+                          <p>
+                             <field name="category_id"/><br/>
+                             Complexity: <field name="complexity"/>
+                           </p>
+                          <a type="object" name="button_install" states="uninstalled" class="button">Install</a>
+                          <button t-if="record.state.raw_value == 'installed'" class="label" disabled="disabled">Installed</button>
+                        </div>
+                      </t>
+                  </templates>
+              </kanban>
+
             </field>
         </record>
 
-
-
         <record id="action_module_open_categ" model="ir.actions.act_window">
             <field name="name">Modules</field>
             <field name="res_model">ir.module.module</field>
@@ -194,7 +190,7 @@
             <field name="name">Modules</field>
             <field name="res_model">ir.module.module</field>
             <field name="view_type">form</field>
-            <field name="view_mode">tree,form,kanban</field>
+            <field name="view_mode">kanban,tree,form</field>
             <field name="domain"/>
             <field name="search_view_id" ref="view_module_filter"/>
             <field name="help">You can install new modules in order to activate new features, menu, reports or data in your OpenERP instance. To install some modules, click on the button "Install" from the form view and then click on "Start Upgrade".</field>
diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/static/src/css/modules.css b/openerp/addons/base/static/src/css/modules.css
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..645a332bc46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/static/src/css/modules.css
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+.module-icon, .module-desc {
+  display: inline-block;
+  vertical-align: top;
+}
+
+.module-icon {
+  width: 80px;
+  height: 80px;
+  padding: 0 4px;
+}
+
+.module-desc {
+  width: 220px;
+  font-size: 13px;
+  padding: 2px 4px 8px;
+  color: #4c4c4c;
+}
+
+.module-desc h4 {
+  margin: 3px 0;
+  font-size: 13px;
+}
+
+.module-desc p {
+  margin: 3px 0 5px;
+}
+
+.oe_kanban_record {
+  margin: 5px 0;
+  min-height: 80px;
+}
diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/static/src/js/modules.js b/openerp/addons/base/static/src/js/modules.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d