diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_ui_menu.py b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_ui_menu.py
index cf0f07f42da..e286466b85c 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_ui_menu.py
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_ui_menu.py
@@ -265,18 +265,7 @@ class ir_ui_menu(osv.osv):
 
         return res
 
-    def _get_needaction_enabled(self, cr, uid, ids, field_names, args, context=None):
-        """ needaction_enabled: tell whether the menu has a related action
-            that uses the needaction mechanism. """
-        res = dict.fromkeys(ids, False)
-        for menu in self.browse(cr, uid, ids, context=context):
-            if menu.action and menu.action.type in ('ir.actions.act_window', 'ir.actions.client') and menu.action.res_model:
-                obj = self.pool.get(menu.action.res_model)
-                if obj and obj._needaction:
-                    res[menu.id] = True
-        return res
-
-    def get_needaction_data(self, cr, uid, ids, context=None):
+    def get_needaction_data(self, cr, uid, ids, field_names, args, context=None):
         """ Return for each menu entry of ids :
             - if it uses the needaction mechanism (needaction_enabled)
             - the needaction counter of the related action, taking into account
@@ -315,11 +304,15 @@ class ir_ui_menu(osv.osv):
         'web_icon_hover': fields.char('Web Icon File (hover)', size=128),
         'web_icon_data': fields.function(_get_image_icon, string='Web Icon Image', type='binary', readonly=True, store=True, multi='icon'),
         'web_icon_hover_data': fields.function(_get_image_icon, string='Web Icon Image (hover)', type='binary', readonly=True, store=True, multi='icon'),
-        'needaction_enabled': fields.function(_get_needaction_enabled,
-            type='boolean',
+        'needaction_enabled': fields.function(get_needaction_data,
+            type='boolean', multi='get_needaction_data',
             store=True,
             string='Target model uses the need action mechanism',
             help='If the menu entry action is an act_window action, and if this action is related to a model that uses the need_action mechanism, this field is set to true. Otherwise, it is false.'),
+        'needaction_counter': fields.function(get_needaction_data,
+            type='integer', multi='get_needaction_data',
+            string='Number of actions the user has to perform',
+            help='If the target model uses the need action mechanism, this field gives the number of actions the current user has to perform.'),
         'action': fields.function(_action, fnct_inv=_action_inv,
             type='reference', string='Action',
             selection=[