diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js
index b95550c74a0..07b0bf39f21 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js
@@ -981,7 +981,7 @@ instance.web.Client = instance.web.Widget.extend({
     start: function() {
         var self = this;
         return instance.session.session_bind(this.origin).then(function() {
-            var $e = $(QWeb.render(self._template, {}));
+            var $e = $(QWeb.render(self._template, {widget: self}));
             self.replaceElement($e);
             $e.openerpClass();
             self.bind_events();