diff --git a/addons/base/static/src/js/views.js b/addons/base/static/src/js/views.js
index b0b79c3e5f7..6c23b248fb8 100644
--- a/addons/base/static/src/js/views.js
+++ b/addons/base/static/src/js/views.js
@@ -37,8 +37,16 @@ openerp.base.ViewManager =  openerp.base.Controller.extend({
         this.search_visible = true;
         // this.views = { "list": { "view_id":1234, "controller": instance} }
         this.views = {};
+        this.sidebar = new openerp.base.Sidebar(null);
     },
     start: function() {
+        this.$element.find('.view-manager-main-sidebar').html(this.sidebar.render());
+        this.sidebar.start();
+    },
+    stop: function() {
+        // should be replaced by automatic destruction implemented in BaseWidget
+        this.sidebar.stop();
+        this._super();
     },
     on_mode_switch: function(view_type) {
         for (var i in this.views) {
@@ -229,6 +237,11 @@ openerp.base.BaseWidget = openerp.base.Controller.extend({
     }
 });
 
+openerp.base.Sidebar = openerp.base.BaseWidget.extend({
+    template: "ViewManager.sidebar"
+    
+});
+
 openerp.base.CalendarView = openerp.base.Controller.extend({
 // Dhtmlx scheduler ?
 });
diff --git a/addons/base/static/src/xml/base.xml b/addons/base/static/src/xml/base.xml
index 006f8106105..b7a38c28f21 100644
--- a/addons/base/static/src/xml/base.xml
+++ b/addons/base/static/src/xml/base.xml
@@ -125,19 +125,27 @@
     </div>
 </t>
 <t t-name="ViewManager">
-    <!-- TODO prefix id with the element_id of the controller t-attf-id="#{prefix}_localid" -->
-    <div style="text-align:right;">
-        <!--
-            <input t-foreach="views" t-as="view" t-att-id="" t-att-value="view[1]"/>
-        -->
-        <t t-foreach="views" t-as="view">
-            <input t-attf-id="#{prefix}_button_#{view[1]}" type="button" t-att-value="view[1]"/>
-        </t>
-    </div>
-    <div t-attf-id="#{prefix}_search"></div>
-    <t t-foreach="views" t-as="view">
-        <div t-attf-id="#{prefix}_view_#{view[1]}"></div>
-    </t>
+    <table class="view-manager-main-table">
+    <tr>
+    <td class="view-manager-main-content">
+	    <!-- TODO prefix id with the element_id of the controller t-attf-id="#{prefix}_localid" -->
+	    <div style="text-align:right;">
+	        <!--
+	            <input t-foreach="views" t-as="view" t-att-id="" t-att-value="view[1]"/>
+	        -->
+	        <t t-foreach="views" t-as="view">
+	            <input t-attf-id="#{prefix}_button_#{view[1]}" type="button" t-att-value="view[1]"/>
+	        </t>
+	    </div>
+	    <div t-attf-id="#{prefix}_search"></div>
+	    <t t-foreach="views" t-as="view">
+	        <div t-attf-id="#{prefix}_view_#{view[1]}"></div>
+	    </t>
+	</td>
+	<td class="view-manager-main-sidebar">
+	</td>
+	</tr>
+    </table>
 </t>
 <t t-name="ListView">
     <!--
@@ -408,4 +416,9 @@
 <t t-name="SearchView.extended_search.proposition.char">
     <input t-att-id="element_id"/>
 </t>
+<t t-name="ViewManager.sidebar">
+    <div t-att-id="element_id">
+    
+    </div>
+</t>
 </templates>