diff --git a/addons/base/static/src/js/form.js b/addons/base/static/src/js/form.js
index dd9c8f0a3f0..903e7d9f23b 100644
--- a/addons/base/static/src/js/form.js
+++ b/addons/base/static/src/js/form.js
@@ -1307,8 +1307,10 @@ openerp.base.form.FieldMany2One = openerp.base.form.Field.extend({
         this.$drop_down = this.$element.find(".oe-m2o-drop-down-button");
         this.$menu_btn = this.$element.find(".oe-m2o-cm-button");
         
+        // context menu
         var init_context_menu_def = $.Deferred().then(function(e) {
-            // context menu
+            var $cmenu = $("#" + self.cm_id);
+            $cmenu.append(QWeb.render("FieldMany2One.context_menu", {widget: self}));
             var bindings = {};
             bindings[self.cm_id + "_search"] = function() {
                 self._search_create_popup("search");
@@ -1337,13 +1339,9 @@ openerp.base.form.FieldMany2One = openerp.base.form.Field.extend({
                     return true;
                 }
             });
-            setTimeout(function() {
-                self.$menu_btn.trigger(e);
-            }, 0);
+            setTimeout(function() {self.$menu_btn.trigger(e);}, 0);
         });
-        
         var ctx_callback = function(e) {init_context_menu_def.resolve(e); e.preventDefault()};
-        
         this.$menu_btn.bind('contextmenu', ctx_callback);
         this.$menu_btn.click(ctx_callback);
 
diff --git a/addons/base/static/src/xml/base.xml b/addons/base/static/src/xml/base.xml
index 69aac831386..cf3299c9c8f 100644
--- a/addons/base/static/src/xml/base.xml
+++ b/addons/base/static/src/xml/base.xml
@@ -805,13 +805,17 @@
             <img src="/base/static/src/img/down-arrow.png" /></span>
         <span class="oe-m2o-cm-button" t-att-id="widget.name + '_open'">
             <img src="/base/static/src/img/icons/gtk-index.png"/></span>
-        <div t-att-id="widget.cm_id" class="contextMenu" style="display:none"><ul>
-            <li t-att-id="widget.cm_id + '_open'" style="color:grey">Open...</li>
-            <li t-att-id="widget.cm_id + '_create'">Create...</li>
-            <li t-att-id="widget.cm_id + '_search'">Search...</li>
-        </ul></div>
+        <div t-att-id="widget.cm_id" class="contextMenu" style="display:none">
+        </div>
     </div>
 </t>
+<t t-name="FieldMany2One.context_menu">
+    <ul>
+        <li t-att-id="widget.cm_id + '_open'" style="color:grey">Open...</li>
+        <li t-att-id="widget.cm_id + '_create'">Create...</li>
+        <li t-att-id="widget.cm_id + '_search'">Search...</li>
+    </ul>
+</t>
 <t t-name="FieldOne2Many">
     <div t-att-id="widget.element_id">
     </div>