diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/widgets/user_menu.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/widgets/user_menu.js
index 3c65ab3ac49..7b4e4d05b25 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/widgets/user_menu.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/widgets/user_menu.js
@@ -46,6 +46,28 @@ var UserMenu = Widget.extend({
     on_menu_support: function () {
         window.open('https://www.odoo.com/buy', '_blank');
     },
+    on_menu_about: function () {
+        var self = this;
+        if (odoo.db_info) {
+            menu_help_about(odoo.db_info);
+        } else {
+            this.rpc("/web/webclient/version_info", {}).done(menu_help_about);
+        }
+
+        function menu_help_about(db_info) {
+            var $help = $(QWeb.render("UserMenu.about", {db_info: db_info, debug: core.debug}));
+            $help.find('a.oe_activate_debug_mode').click(function (e) {
+                e.preventDefault();
+                window.location = $.param.querystring(window.location.href, 'debug');
+            });
+            new Dialog(self, {
+                size: 'medium',
+                dialogClass: 'o_act_window',
+                title: _t("About"),
+                $content: $help
+            }).open();
+        }
+    },
     on_menu_settings: function() {
         var self = this;
         this.trigger_up('clear_uncommitted_changes', {
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml b/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
index a9f51b12c48..79f344bd0df 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
@@ -1276,6 +1276,7 @@
         <ul class="dropdown-menu" role="menu">
             <li><a href="#" data-menu="documentation">Documentation</a></li>
             <li><a href="#" data-menu="support">Support</a></li>
+            <li><a href="#" data-menu="about">About</a></li>
             <li class="divider"/>
             <li><a href="#" data-menu="settings">Preferences</a></li>
             <li><a href="#" data-menu="account">My Odoo.com account</a></li>
@@ -1284,6 +1285,50 @@
     </li>
 </t>
 
+<div t-name="UserMenu.about">
+    <div class="container-fluid">
+        <div class="row">
+            <div class="col-sm-offset-2 col-sm-8">
+                <div class="text-center">
+                    <img src="/web/static/src/img/logo2.png" alt="Odoo (Formerly OpenERP)" title="Odoo (Formerly OpenERP)" class="img-circle"/>
+                </div>
+                <div class="text-center">
+                    <div class="user-heading">
+                        <h3>
+                            Version <t t-esc="db_info.server_version"/>
+                            (Community Edition)
+                        </h3>
+                        <t t-if="db_info.expiration_date">
+                            <h5>Database expiration: <t t-esc="new moment(db_info.expiration_date).format('LL')"/></h5>
+                        </t>
+                    </div>
+                    <div>
+                        <div class="tab-content">
+                            <div id="settings" class="tab-pane active">
+                                <h4>Copyright © 2004-2015 Odoo S.A.</h4>
+                                <p>Odoo is a trademark of <a target="_blank" href="https://www.odoo.com" style="text-decoration: underline;">Odoo S.A.</a></p>
+                                <p>Licenced under the terms of <a target="_blank" href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html" style="text-decoration: underline;">GNU Lesser General Public License</a></p>
+                                <p>For more information visit <a target="_blank" href="https://www.odoo.com" style="text-decoration: underline;">Odoo.com</a></p>
+                                <p>
+                                  <a href="https://www.odoo.com/web/about/facebook"><i class="fa fa-facebook-square fa-3x social-fb"></i></a>
+                                  <a href="https://www.odoo.com/web/about/twitter"><i class="fa fa-twitter-square fa-3x social-tw"></i></a>
+                                  <a href="https://www.odoo.com/web/about/googleplus"><i class="fa fa-google-plus-square fa-3x social-gp"></i></a>
+                                  <a href="https://www.odoo.com/web/about/linkedin"><i class="fa fa-linkedin-square fa-3x social-lk"></i></a>
+                                </p>
+                            </div>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="row" t-if="!debug">
+            <div class="col-md-12">
+                <a class="oe_activate_debug_mode pull-right" href="?debug" >Activate the developer mode</a>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</div>
+
 <t t-name="EnterpriseUpgrade">
     <div class="row">
         <div class="col-xs-6">
diff --git a/addons/web_settings_dashboard/controllers/main.py b/addons/web_settings_dashboard/controllers/main.py
index 4fc52261557..9f561a26354 100644
--- a/addons/web_settings_dashboard/controllers/main.py
+++ b/addons/web_settings_dashboard/controllers/main.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from odoo import fields, http
 from odoo.exceptions import AccessError
 from odoo.http import request
-from odoo import release
+
 
 class WebSettingsDashboard(http.Controller):
 
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ class WebSettingsDashboard(http.Controller):
         limit_date = datetime.now() - timedelta(15)
         enterprise_users = request.env['res.users'].search_count([("login_date", ">=", fields.Datetime.to_string(limit_date)), ('share', '=', False)])
 
-        expiration_date = request.env['ir.config_parameter'].sudo().get_param('database.expiration_date')
-
         return {
             'apps': {
                 'installed_apps': installed_apps,
@@ -63,9 +61,4 @@ class WebSettingsDashboard(http.Controller):
                 'pending_users': pending_users,
                 'user_form_view_id': request.env['ir.model.data'].xmlid_to_res_id("base.view_users_form"),
             },
-            'about': {
-                'server_version': release.version,
-                'expiration_date': expiration_date,
-                'debug': request.debug,
-            }
         }
diff --git a/addons/web_settings_dashboard/static/src/js/dashboard.js b/addons/web_settings_dashboard/static/src/js/dashboard.js
index 4a7675826cf..4f9b229fb40 100644
--- a/addons/web_settings_dashboard/static/src/js/dashboard.js
+++ b/addons/web_settings_dashboard/static/src/js/dashboard.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ var Dashboard = Widget.extend({
     template: 'DashboardMain',
 
     init: function(parent, data){
-        this.all_dashboards = ['apps', 'invitations', 'planner', 'share', 'about'];
+        this.all_dashboards = ['apps', 'invitations', 'planner', 'share'];
         return this._super.apply(this, arguments);
     },
 
@@ -61,10 +61,6 @@ var Dashboard = Widget.extend({
     load_planner: function(data){
         return  new DashboardPlanner(this, data.planner).replace(this.$('.o_web_settings_dashboard_planner'));
     },
-
-    load_about: function(data){
-        return  new DashboardAbout(this, data.about).replace(this.$('.o_web_settings_dashboard_about'));
-    },
 });
 
 var DashboardInvitations = Widget.extend({
@@ -302,17 +298,6 @@ var DashboardShare = Widget.extend({
     }
 });
 
-var DashboardAbout = Widget.extend({
-    template: 'DashboardAbout',
-
-    init: function(parent, data){
-        this.data = data;
-        this.parent = parent;
-        return this._super.apply(this, arguments);
-    },
-});
-
-
 core.action_registry.add('web_settings_dashboard.main', Dashboard);
 
 return {
@@ -320,7 +305,6 @@ return {
     DashboardInvitations: DashboardInvitations,
     DashboardPlanner: DashboardPlanner,
     DashboardShare: DashboardShare,
-    DashboardAbout: DashboardAbout,
 };
 
 });
diff --git a/addons/web_settings_dashboard/static/src/xml/dashboard.xml b/addons/web_settings_dashboard/static/src/xml/dashboard.xml
index ce1222b780e..291656cc288 100644
--- a/addons/web_settings_dashboard/static/src/xml/dashboard.xml
+++ b/addons/web_settings_dashboard/static/src/xml/dashboard.xml
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@
                 <div class="col-md-3 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 o_web_settings_dashboard_col">
                     <div class="text-center o_web_settings_dashboard_share"></div>
                 </div>
-                <div class="col-md-3 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 o_web_settings_dashboard_col">
-                    <div class="text-center o_web_settings_dashboard_about"></div>
-                </div>
             </div>
         </div>
     </t>
@@ -88,7 +85,7 @@
     </t>
     <t t-name="DashboardPlanner">
         <div class="text-center o_web_settings_dashboard_planner">
-            <i class="fa fa-check-square-o fa-4x text-muted"></i>
+            <i class="fa fa-info-circle fa-4x text-muted"></i>
             <div class="o_web_settings_dashboard_header">
                 <span class="o_web_settings_dashboard_planner_overall_progress"><t t-esc="widget.overall_progress"></t></span>%
                 Implementation
@@ -160,52 +157,4 @@
         </div>
     </t>
 
-    <t t-name="DashboardAbout">
-        <div class="container-fluid text-center o_web_settings_dashboard_about">
-            <t t-set="server_version" t-value="widget.data.server_version"/>
-            <t t-set="expiration_date" t-value="new moment(widget.data.expiration_date).format('LL')"/>
-            <t t-set="debug" t-value="widget.data.debug"/>
-            <div class="row">
-                <div class="col-sm-offset-2 col-sm-8">
-                    <i class="fa fa-info-circle fa-4x text-muted"></i>
-                    <div class="o_web_settings_dashboard_header">
-                        About Us
-                    </div>
-                    <div class="text-center">
-                        <div class="user-heading">
-                            <h3>
-                                Version <t t-esc="server_version"/>
-                                (Community Edition)
-                            </h3>
-                            <t t-if="expiration_date">
-                                <h5>Database expiration: <t t-esc="expiration_date"/></h5>
-                            </t>
-                        </div>
-                        <div>
-                            <div class="tab-content">
-                                <div id="settings" class="tab-pane active">
-                                    <h4>Copyright © 2004-2015 Odoo S.A.</h4>
-                                    <p>Odoo is a trademark of <a target="_blank" href="https://www.odoo.com" style="text-decoration: underline;">Odoo S.A.</a></p>
-                                    <p>Licenced under the terms of <a target="_blank" href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html" style="text-decoration: underline;">GNU Lesser General Public License</a></p>
-                                    <p>For more information visit <a target="_blank" href="https://www.odoo.com" style="text-decoration: underline;">Odoo.com</a></p>
-                                    <p>
-                                      <a href="https://www.odoo.com/web/about/facebook"><i class="fa fa-facebook-square fa-3x social-fb"></i></a>
-                                      <a href="https://www.odoo.com/web/about/twitter"><i class="fa fa-twitter-square fa-3x social-tw"></i></a>
-                                      <a href="https://www.odoo.com/web/about/googleplus"><i class="fa fa-google-plus-square fa-3x social-gp"></i></a>
-                                      <a href="https://www.odoo.com/web/about/linkedin"><i class="fa fa-linkedin-square fa-3x social-lk"></i></a>
-                                    </p>
-                                </div>
-                            </div>
-                        </div>
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-            </div>
-            <div class="row" t-if="!debug">
-                <div class="col-md-12">
-                    <a class="oe_activate_debug_mode pull-right" href="?debug" >Activate the developer mode</a>
-                </div>
-            </div>
-        </div>
-    </t>
-
 </templates>