diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
index a00b66cbeda..2069a33ab2a 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
@@ -5701,6 +5701,80 @@ instance.web.form.FieldMany2ManyCheckBoxes = instance.web.form.AbstractField.ext
     },
 });
 
+instance.web.form.X2ManyCounter = instance.web.form.AbstractField.extend(instance.web.form.ReinitializeFieldMixin, {
+    className: "oe_form_x2many_counter",
+    init: function() {
+        this._super.apply(this, arguments);
+        this.set("value", []);
+        _.defaults(this.options, {
+            "views": [[false, "tree"], [false, "form"]],
+        });
+    },
+    render_value: function() {
+        var text = _.str.sprintf("%d %s", this.val().length, this.string);
+        this.$().html(QWeb.render("X2ManyCounter", {text: text}));
+        this.$("a").click(_.bind(this.go_to, this));
+    },
+    go_to: function() {
+        return this.view.recursive_save().then(_.bind(function() {
+            var val = this.val();
+            var context = {};
+
+/*
+Object {groups_id: Array[0], domain: false, help: "<p class='oe_view_nocontent_create'>Click here to …documents, etc.↵                </p>↵            ", res_model: "project.task", search_view_id: Array[2]…}
+auto_refresh: 0
+auto_search: true
+context: Class
+domain: false
+filter: false
+flags: Object
+groups_id: Array[0]
+help: "<p class='oe_view_nocontent_create'>Click here to add new tasks</p><p>↵                    OpenERP's project management allows you to manage the pipeline↵                    of tasks in order to get things done efficiently. You can↵                    track progress, discuss on tasks, attach documents, etc.↵                </p>↵            "
+id: 151
+limit: 80
+multi: false
+name: "Tasks"
+res_id: 0
+res_model: "project.task"
+search_view: "{'name': u'project.task.search.form', 'fields': {'categ_ids': {'domain': [], 'string': 'Tags', 'views': {}, 'm2m_join_columns': ['project_task_id', 'project_category_id'], 'm2m_join_table': 'project_category_project_task_rel', 'relation': 'project.category', 'context': {}, 'selectable': True, 'type': 'many2many'}, 'partner_id': {'domain': [], 'string': 'Customer', 'views': {}, 'relation': 'res.partner', 'context': {}, 'selectable': True, 'type': 'many2one'}, 'user_id': {'domain': [], 'string': 'Assigned to', 'views': {}, 'relation': 'res.users', 'context': {}, 'selectable': True, 'type': 'many2one'}, 'project_id': {'domain': [], 'string': 'Project', 'views': {}, 'relation': 'project.project', 'context': {}, 'selectable': True, 'type': 'many2one', 'select': '1'}, 'stage_id': {'domain': "[('project_ids', '=', project_id)]", 'string': 'Stage', 'views': {}, 'relation': 'project.task.type', 'context': {}, 'selectable': True, 'type': 'many2one'}, 'name': {'string': 'Task Summary', 'views': {}, 'required': True, 'selectable': True, 'type': 'char', 'select': True, 'size': 128}}, 'arch': '<search string="Tasks">\n                    <field name="name" string="Tasks" modifiers="{&quot;required&quot;: true}"/>\n                    <field name="categ_ids" modifiers="{}"/>\n                    <filter string="Unassigned" name="unassigned" domain="[(\'user_id\', \'=\', False)]"/>\n                    <filter string="New" name="draft" domain="[(\'stage_id.sequence\', \'=\', 1)]"/>\n                    <separator/>\n                    <filter string="My Tasks" domain="[(\'user_id\',\'=\',uid)]"/>\n                    <separator/>\n                    <filter string="Unread Messages" name="message_unread" domain="[(\'message_unread\',\'=\',True)]"/>\n                    <separator/>\n                    <filter string="Deadlines" context="{\'deadline_visible\': False}" domain="[(\'date_deadline\',\'&lt;&gt;\',False)]" help="Show only tasks having a deadline"/>\n                    <field name="partner_id" modifiers="{}"/>\n                    <field name="project_id" modifiers="{}"/>\n                    <field name="user_id" modifiers="{}"/>\n                    <field name="stage_id" domain="[]" modifiers="{}"/>\n                    <group expand="0" string="Group By...">\n                        <filter string="Users" name="group_user_id" icon="terp-personal" domain="[]" context="{\'group_by\':\'user_id\'}"/>\n                        <filter string="Project" name="group_project_id" icon="terp-folder-violet" domain="[]" context="{\'group_by\':\'project_id\'}"/>\n                        <filter string="Stage" name="group_stage_id" icon="terp-stage" domain="[]" context="{\'group_by\':\'stage_id\'}"/>\n                        <filter string="Last Stage Update" icon="terp-go-month" domain="[]" context="{\'group_by\':\'date_last_stage_update\'}"/>\n                        <filter string="Deadline" icon="terp-gnome-cpu-frequency-applet+" domain="[]" context="{\'group_by\':\'date_deadline\'}"/>\n                        <filter string="Start Month" icon="terp-go-month" domain="[]" context="{\'group_by\':\'date_start\'}"/>\n                        <filter string="End Month" icon="terp-go-month" domain="[]" context="{\'group_by\':\'date_end\'}" invisible="1" modifiers="{&quot;invisible&quot;: true}"/>\n                    </group>\n                </search>', 'model': 'project.task', 'type': u'search', 'view_id': 288, 'field_parent': False}"
+search_view_id: Array[2]
+src_model: false
+target: "current"
+type: "ir.actions.act_window"
+usage: false
+view_id: false
+view_ids: Array[0]
+view_mode: "kanban,list,form,calendar,gantt,graph"
+views: Array[6]
+__proto__: Object
+*/
+
+            if (this.field.type === "one2many") {
+                context["default_" + this.field.relation_field] = this.view.datarecord.id;
+            }
+            context["search_default_"+ this.field.relation_field] = [this.view.datarecord.id];
+            return this.do_action({
+                type: 'ir.actions.act_window',
+                auto_search: true,
+                name: this.string,
+                res_model: this.field.relation,
+                res_id: val.length >= 1 ? val[0] : false,
+                res_ids: val,
+                views: this.options.views,
+                target: 'current',
+                context: {},
+            });
+        }, this));
+    },
+    val: function() {
+        var value = this.get("value") || [];
+        if (value.length >= 1 && value[0] instanceof Array) {
+            value = value[0][2];
+        }
+        return value;
+    }
+});
+
 /**
  * Registry of form fields, called by :js:`instance.web.FormView`.
  *
@@ -5737,6 +5811,7 @@ instance.web.form.widgets = new instance.web.Registry({
     'statusbar': 'instance.web.form.FieldStatus',
     'monetary': 'instance.web.form.FieldMonetary',
     'many2many_checkboxes': 'instance.web.form.FieldMany2ManyCheckBoxes',
+    'x2many_counter': 'instance.web.form.X2ManyCounter',
 });
 
 /**
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml b/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
index 48c51c4837c..20ee2545cf2 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
@@ -1947,4 +1947,7 @@
         </div>
     </t>
 </t>
+<t t-name="X2ManyCounter">
+    <a href="javascript:void(0)"><t t-esc="text"/></a>
+</t>
 </templates>