diff --git a/addons/base/static/src/css/base.css b/addons/base/static/src/css/base.css
index 2b70396335a..19d18056ec8 100644
--- a/addons/base/static/src/css/base.css
+++ b/addons/base/static/src/css/base.css
@@ -422,6 +422,10 @@ body.openerp {
     border-collapse: collapse;
 }
 
+.openerp .oe-listview tr.odd {
+    background-color: #f3f3f3;
+}
+
 .openerp .oe-listview .oe-field-cell button {
     padding: 0;
     border: none;
diff --git a/addons/base/static/src/xml/base.xml b/addons/base/static/src/xml/base.xml
index 4e7dc44660b..97f656378bf 100644
--- a/addons/base/static/src/xml/base.xml
+++ b/addons/base/static/src/xml/base.xml
@@ -204,7 +204,8 @@
         </t-if>
     </t>
 </t>
-<tr t-name="ListView.row" t-att-style="style">
+<tr t-name="ListView.row" t-att-style="style"
+    t-att-class="row_parity">
     <th t-if="options.selectable" class="oe-record-selector">
         <input type="checkbox"/>
     </th>