diff --git a/addons/crm/crm_meeting.py b/addons/crm/crm_meeting.py
index 57ce46b52cc..d752b111c02 100644
--- a/addons/crm/crm_meeting.py
+++ b/addons/crm/crm_meeting.py
@@ -138,16 +138,19 @@ class res_users(osv.osv):
 
     def create(self, cr, uid, data, context=None):
         user_id = super(res_users, self).create(cr, uid, data, context=context)
-        data_obj = self.pool.get('ir.model.data')
-        try:
-            data_id = data_obj._get_id(cr, uid, 'crm', 'ir_ui_view_sc_calendar0')
-            view_id  = data_obj.browse(cr, uid, data_id, context=context).res_id
-            self.pool.get('ir.ui.view_sc').copy(cr, uid, view_id, default = {
-                                        'user_id': user_id}, context=context)
-        except:
-            # Tolerate a missing shortcut. See product/product.py for similar code.
-            logging.getLogger('orm').debug('Skipped meetings shortcut for user "%s"', data.get('name','<new'))
-            
+        
+        # add shortcut unless 'noshortcut' is True in context
+        if not(context and context.get('noshortcut', False)):
+            data_obj = self.pool.get('ir.model.data')
+            try:
+                data_id = data_obj._get_id(cr, uid, 'crm', 'ir_ui_view_sc_calendar0')
+                view_id  = data_obj.browse(cr, uid, data_id, context=context).res_id
+                self.pool.get('ir.ui.view_sc').copy(cr, uid, view_id, default = {
+                                            'user_id': user_id}, context=context)
+            except:
+                # Tolerate a missing shortcut. See product/product.py for similar code.
+                logging.getLogger('orm').debug('Skipped meetings shortcut for user "%s"', data.get('name','<new'))
+        
         return user_id
 
 res_users()
diff --git a/addons/hr/hr.py b/addons/hr/hr.py
index 59e4129fec7..32b46819721 100644
--- a/addons/hr/hr.py
+++ b/addons/hr/hr.py
@@ -241,16 +241,19 @@ class res_users(osv.osv):
 
     def create(self, cr, uid, data, context=None):
         user_id = super(res_users, self).create(cr, uid, data, context=context)
-        data_obj = self.pool.get('ir.model.data')
-        try:
-            data_id = data_obj._get_id(cr, uid, 'hr', 'ir_ui_view_sc_employee')
-            view_id  = data_obj.browse(cr, uid, data_id, context=context).res_id
-            self.pool.get('ir.ui.view_sc').copy(cr, uid, view_id, default = {
-                                        'user_id': user_id}, context=context)
-        except:
-            # Tolerate a missing shortcut. See product/product.py for similar code.
-            logging.getLogger('orm').debug('Skipped meetings shortcut for user "%s"', data.get('name','<new'))
-
+        
+        # add shortcut unless 'noshortcut' is True in context
+        if not(context and context.get('noshortcut', False)):
+            data_obj = self.pool.get('ir.model.data')
+            try:
+                data_id = data_obj._get_id(cr, uid, 'hr', 'ir_ui_view_sc_employee')
+                view_id  = data_obj.browse(cr, uid, data_id, context=context).res_id
+                self.pool.get('ir.ui.view_sc').copy(cr, uid, view_id, default = {
+                                            'user_id': user_id}, context=context)
+            except:
+                # Tolerate a missing shortcut. See product/product.py for similar code.
+                logging.getLogger('orm').debug('Skipped meetings shortcut for user "%s"', data.get('name','<new'))
+        
         return user_id
 
 res_users()
diff --git a/addons/portal/wizard.py b/addons/portal/wizard.py
index e63e10fa443..01cee7a0435 100644
--- a/addons/portal/wizard.py
+++ b/addons/portal/wizard.py
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ class wizard(osv.osv_memory):
         """ create new users in portal(s), and notify them by email """
         # we copy the context to change the language for translating emails
         context0 = context or {}
+        context0['noshortcut'] = True           # prevent shortcut creation
         context = context0.copy()
         
         user_obj = self.pool.get('res.users')