diff --git a/addons/web_editor/models/ir_ui_view.py b/addons/web_editor/models/ir_ui_view.py
index 977f02f4b44..37228224971 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/models/ir_ui_view.py
+++ b/addons/web_editor/models/ir_ui_view.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class IrUiView(models.Model):
     _inherit = 'ir.ui.view'
 
     @api.multi
-    def render(self, values=None, engine='ir.qweb'):
+    def render(self, values=None, engine='ir.qweb', minimal_qcontext=False):
         if values and values.get('editable'):
             try:
                 self.check_access_rights('write')
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class IrUiView(models.Model):
             except AccessError:
                 values['editable'] = False
 
-        return super(IrUiView, self).render(values=values, engine=engine)
+        return super(IrUiView, self).render(values=values, engine=engine, minimal_qcontext=minimal_qcontext)
 
     #------------------------------------------------------
     # Save from html
diff --git a/addons/website/models/ir_ui_view.py b/addons/website/models/ir_ui_view.py
index 0476de9602f..b69a315f6d7 100644
--- a/addons/website/models/ir_ui_view.py
+++ b/addons/website/models/ir_ui_view.py
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class View(models.Model):
         return super(View, self).get_view_id(xml_id)
 
     @api.multi
-    def render(self, values=None, engine='ir.qweb'):
+    def render(self, values=None, engine='ir.qweb', minimal_qcontext=False):
         """ Render the template. If website is enabled on request, then extend rendering context with website values. """
         new_context = dict(self._context)
         if request and getattr(request, 'is_frontend', False):
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ class View(models.Model):
 
         if self._context != new_context:
             self = self.with_context(new_context)
-        return super(View, self).render(values, engine=engine)
+        return super(View, self).render(values, engine=engine, minimal_qcontext=minimal_qcontext)
 
     @api.model
     def _prepare_qcontext(self):
diff --git a/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_ui_view.py b/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_ui_view.py
index 5a53839b628..0bc80b6998a 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_ui_view.py
+++ b/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_ui_view.py
@@ -1154,10 +1154,10 @@ actual arch.
         return self.browse(self.get_view_id(template)).render(values, engine)
 
     @api.multi
-    def render(self, values=None, engine='ir.qweb'):
+    def render(self, values=None, engine='ir.qweb', minimal_qcontext=False):
         assert isinstance(self.id, pycompat.integer_types)
 
-        qcontext = self._prepare_qcontext()
+        qcontext = dict() if minimal_qcontext else self._prepare_qcontext()
         qcontext.update(values or {})
 
         return self.env[engine].render(self.id, qcontext)