diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/action_manager.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/action_manager.js
index fcce83720ae..359b174a28d 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/action_manager.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/action_manager.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ var ControlPanel = require('web.ControlPanel');
 var core = require('web.core');
 var crash_manager = require('web.crash_manager');
 var data = require('web.data');
+var data_manager = require('web.data_manager');
 var Dialog = require('web.Dialog');
 var framework = require('web.framework');
 var pyeval = require('web.pyeval');
@@ -564,7 +565,7 @@ var ActionManager = Widget.extend({
                 active_ids : options.additional_context.active_ids,
                 active_model : options.additional_context.active_model
             };
-            return self.rpc("/web/action/load", { action_id: action, additional_context : additional_context }).then(function(result) {
+            return data_manager.load_action(action, additional_context).then(function(result) {
                 return self.do_action(result, options);
             });
         }
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/framework/data_manager.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/framework/data_manager.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8065b48b4e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/framework/data_manager.js
@@ -0,0 +1,226 @@
+odoo.define('web.DataManager', function (require) {
+"use strict";
+
+var core = require('web.core');
+var Model = require('web.DataModel');
+var session = require('web.session');
+var utils = require('web.utils');
+
+return core.Class.extend({
+    init: function () {
+        this.Filters = new Model('ir.filters');
+        this._cache = {
+            actions: {},
+            fields_views: {},
+            fields: {},
+            filters: {},
+            views: {},
+        };
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Loads an action from its id or xmlid.
+     *
+     * @param {int|string} [action_id] the action id or xmlid
+     * @param {Object} [additional_context] used to load the action
+     * @return {Deferred} resolved with the action whose id or xmlid is action_id
+     */
+    load_action: function (action_id, additional_context) {
+        var self = this;
+        var key = this._gen_key(action_id, additional_context || {});
+
+        if (!this._cache.actions[key]) {
+            this._cache.actions[key] = session.rpc("/web/action/load", {
+                action_id: action_id,
+                additional_context : additional_context,
+            }).then(function (action) {
+                self._cache.actions[key] = action.no_cache ? null : self._cache.actions[key];
+                return action;
+            });
+        }
+ 
+        return this._cache.actions[key];
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Loads various information concerning views: fields_view for each view,
+     * and optionally filters and fields.
+     *
+     * @param {Object} [dataset] the dataset for which the views are loaded
+     * @param {Array} [views_descr] array of [view_id, view_type]
+     * @param {Object} [options] dictionnary of various options:
+     *     - options.load_filters: whether or not to load the filters,
+     *     - options.action_id: the action_id (required to load filters),
+     *     - options.load_fields: whether or not to load the fields,
+     *     - options.toolbar: whether or not a toolbar will be displayed,
+     * @return {Deferred} resolved with the requested views information
+     */
+    load_views: function (dataset, views_descr, options) {
+        var self = this;
+        var model = dataset.model;
+        var context = dataset.get_context();
+        var key = this._gen_key(model, views_descr, options || {}, context);
+
+        if (!this._cache.views[key]) {
+            // Don't load fields or filters if already in cache
+            options.load_fields = options.load_fields && !this._cache.fields[model];
+            var filters_key;
+            if (options.load_filters) {
+                filters_key = this._gen_key(model, options.action_id);
+                options.load_filters = !this._cache.filters[filters_key];
+            }
+
+            this._cache.views[key] = dataset.call('load_views', {
+                views: views_descr,
+                options: options,
+                context: context,
+            }).then(function (result) {
+                // Postprocess fields_views and insert them into the fields_views cache
+                result.fields_views = _.mapObject(result.fields_views, self._postprocess_fvg.bind(self)); // FIXME: lazy postprocess?
+                _.each(views_descr, function (view_descr) {
+                    var toolbar = options.toolbar && view_descr[1] !== 'search';
+                    var fv_key = self._gen_key(model, view_descr[0], view_descr[1], toolbar, context);
+                    self._cache.fields_views[fv_key] = $.when(result.fields_views[view_descr[1]]);
+                });
+
+                // Insert filters, if any, into the filters cache
+                if (result.filters) {
+                    self._cache.filters[filters_key] = $.when(result.filters);
+                }
+
+                // Insert fields, if any, into the fields cache
+                if (result.fields) {
+                    self._cache.fields[model] = $.when(result.fields);
+                }
+
+                return result.fields_views;
+            });
+        }
+
+        return this._cache.views[key];
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Loads the fields_view of a given model, view_type and optional view_id.
+     *
+     * @param {Object} [dataset] the dataset for which the fields_view is loaded
+     * @param {int} [view_id] the id of the view (optional)
+     * @param {string} [view_type] the type of the view
+     * @param {Boolean} [toolbar] whether or not a toolbar will be displayed
+     * @return {Deferred} resolved with the requested fields_view
+     */
+    load_fields_view: function (dataset, view_id, view_type, toolbar) {
+        var key = this._gen_key(dataset.model, view_id, view_type, toolbar, dataset.get_context());
+        if (!this._cache.fields_views[key]) {
+            this._cache.fields_views[key] = dataset.call('fields_view_get', {
+                view_id: view_id,
+                view_type: view_type,
+                toolbar: toolbar,
+                context: dataset.get_context(),
+            }).then(this._postprocess_fvg.bind(this));
+        }
+        return this._cache.fields_views[key];
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Loads the fields of a given model.
+     *
+     * @param {Object} [dataset] the dataset for which the fields are loaded
+     * @return {Deferred} resolved with the requested fields
+     */
+    load_fields: function (dataset) {
+        if (!this._cache.fields[dataset.model]) {
+            this._cache.fields[dataset.model] = dataset.call('fields_get', {
+                context: dataset.get_context(),
+            });
+        }
+        return this._cache.fields[dataset.model];
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Loads the filters of a given model and optional action id.
+     *
+     * @param {Object} [dataset] the dataset for which the filters are loaded
+     * @param {int} [action_id] the id of the action (optional)
+     * @return {Deferred} resolved with the requested filters
+     */
+    load_filters: function (dataset, action_id) {
+        var key = this._gen_key(dataset.model, action_id);
+        if (!this._cache.filters[key]) {
+            this._cache.filters[key] = this.Filters.call('get_filters', [dataset.model, action_id], {
+                context: dataset.get_context(),
+            });
+        }
+        return this._cache.filters[key];
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Calls 'create_or_replace' on 'ir_filters'.
+     *
+     * @param {Object} [filter] the filter description
+     * @return {Deferred} resolved with the id of the created or replaced filter
+     */
+    create_filter: function (filter) {
+        var self = this;
+        return this.Filters
+            .call('create_or_replace', [filter])
+            .then(function (filter_id) {
+                var key = [
+                    filter.model_id,
+                    filter.action_id || false,
+                ].join(',');
+                self._cache.filters[key] = null; // invalidate cache
+                return filter_id;
+            });
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Calls 'unlink' on 'ir_filters'.
+     *
+     * @param {Object} [filter] the description of the filter to remove
+     * @return {Deferred}
+     */
+    delete_filter: function (filter) {
+        var self = this;
+        return this.Filters
+            .call('unlink', [filter.id])
+            .then(function () {
+                self._cache.filters = {}; // invalidate cache
+            });
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Private function that postprocesses fields_view (mainly parses the arch attribute)
+     */
+    _postprocess_fvg: function (fields_view) {
+        var self = this;
+        var doc = $.parseXML(fields_view.arch).documentElement;
+        fields_view.arch = utils.xml_to_json(doc, (doc.nodeName.toLowerCase() !== 'kanban'));
+        if ('id' in fields_view.fields) {
+            // Special case for id's
+            var id_field = fields_view.fields.id;
+            id_field.original_type = id_field.type;
+            id_field.type = 'id';
+        }
+        _.each(fields_view.fields, function(field) {
+            _.each(field.views || {}, function(view) {
+                self._postprocess_fvg(view);
+            });
+        });
+        return fields_view;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Private function that generates a cache key from its arguments
+     */
+    _gen_key: function () {
+        return _.map(Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments), function (arg) {
+            if (!arg) {
+                return false;
+            }
+            return _.isObject(arg) ? JSON.stringify(arg) : arg;
+        }).join(',');
+    },
+});
+
+});
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/framework/model.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/framework/model.js
index 8e37f14218e..fc1422d799a 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/framework/model.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/framework/model.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ odoo.define('web.Model', function (require) {
 
 var Class = require('web.Class');
 var session = require('web.session');
-var utils = require('web.utils');
 
 var Model = Class.extend({
     /**
@@ -70,43 +69,6 @@ var Model = Class.extend({
             signal: signal
         });
     },
-    /**
-     * Performs a fields_view_get and apply postprocessing.
-     * return a {$.Deferred} resolved with the fvg
-     *
-     * @param {Object} args
-     * @param {String|Object} args.model instance.web.Model instance or string repr of the model
-     * @param {Object} [args.context] context if args.model is a string
-     * @param {Number} [args.view_id] id of the view to be loaded, default view if null
-     * @param {String} [args.view_type] type of view to be loaded if view_id is null
-     * @param {Boolean} [args.toolbar=false] get the toolbar definition
-     */
-    fields_view_get: function (options) {
-        return this.call('fields_view_get', {
-            view_id: options.view_id,
-            view_type: options.view_type,
-            context: options.context,
-            toolbar: options.toolbar || false
-        }).then(this.postprocess_fvg.bind(this));
-    },
-
-    postprocess_fvg: function (fvg) {
-        var self = this;
-        var doc = $.parseXML(fvg.arch).documentElement;
-        fvg.arch = utils.xml_to_json(doc, (doc.nodeName.toLowerCase() !== 'kanban'));
-        if ('id' in fvg.fields) {
-            // Special case for id's
-            var id_field = fvg.fields.id;
-            id_field.original_type = id_field.type;
-            id_field.type = 'id';
-        }
-        _.each(fvg.fields, function(field) {
-            _.each(field.views || {}, function(view) {
-                self.postprocess_fvg(view);
-            });
-        });
-        return fvg;
-    },
 });
 
 return Model;
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/framework/view.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/framework/view.js
index b6153475b0b..fbbede916e5 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/framework/view.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/framework/view.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ odoo.define('web.View', function (require) {
 
 var core = require('web.core');
 var data = require('web.data');
+var data_manager = require('web.data_manager');
 var pyeval = require('web.pyeval');
 var Widget = require('web.Widget');
 
@@ -122,10 +123,11 @@ var View = Widget.extend({
                 core.bus.trigger('do_reload_needaction');
             });
         } else if (action_data.type=="action") {
-            return this.rpc('/web/action/load', {
-                action_id: action_data.name,
-                context: _.extend(pyeval.eval('context', context), {'active_model': dataset.model, 'active_ids': dataset.ids, 'active_id': record_id}),
-            }).then(handler);
+            return data_manager.load_action(action_data.name, _.extend(pyeval.eval('context', context), {
+                active_model: dataset.model,
+                active_ids: dataset.ids,
+                active_id: record_id
+            })).then(handler);
         } else  {
             return dataset.exec_workflow(record_id, action_data.name).then(handler);
         }
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/services/data_manager.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/services/data_manager.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..69fc68908f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/services/data_manager.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+odoo.define('web.data_manager', function (require) {
+"use strict";
+
+var DataManager = require('web.DataManager');
+
+var data_manager = new DataManager();
+
+return data_manager;
+
+});
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_manager.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_manager.js
index 0996f2c080c..0dfab67b4ea 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_manager.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_manager.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ odoo.define('web.ViewManager', function (require) {
 
 var ControlPanelMixin = require('web.ControlPanelMixin');
 var core = require('web.core');
+var data_manager = require('web.data_manager');
 var framework = require('web.framework');
 var Model = require('web.DataModel');
 var pyeval = require('web.pyeval');
@@ -119,33 +120,24 @@ var ViewManager = Widget.extend(ControlPanelMixin, {
                 views.push([view.view_id, view.type]);
             }
         });
+        var options = {
+            action_id: this.action.id,
+            load_fields: load_fields,
+            toolbar: this.flags.sidebar,
+        };
         if (this.flags.search_view && !this.search_fields_view) {
+            options.load_filters = true;
             var searchview_id = this.action.search_view_id && this.action.search_view_id[0];
             views.push([searchview_id || false, 'search']);
         }
-        var options = {
-            action_id: this.action.id,
-            load_fields: load_fields && !this.fields_get_def,
-            toolbar: this.flags.sidebar,
-        };
-        return this.dataset._model.call('load_views', {
-            views: views,
-            options: options,
-            context: this.dataset.get_context(),
-        }).then(function (result) {
-            _.each(result.fields_views, function (fields_view, view_type) {
+        return data_manager.load_views(this.dataset, views, options).then(function (fields_views) {
+            _.each(fields_views, function (fields_view, view_type) {
                 if (view_type === 'search') {
-                    self.search_fields_view = self.dataset._model.postprocess_fvg(fields_view);
+                    self.search_fields_view = fields_view;
                 } else {
-                    self.views[view_type].fields_view = self.dataset._model.postprocess_fvg(fields_view);
+                    self.views[view_type].fields_view = fields_view;
                 }
             });
-            if (result.filters) {
-                self.search_filters = result.filters;
-            }
-            if (result.fields) {
-                self.fields_get_def = $.when(result.fields);
-            }
         });
     },
     /**
@@ -158,14 +150,6 @@ var ViewManager = Widget.extend(ControlPanelMixin, {
     get_default_view: function() {
         return this.views[this.flags.default_view || this.view_order[0].type];
     },
-    get_fields: function() {
-        if (!this.fields_get_def) {
-            this.fields_get_def = this.dataset._model.call('fields_get', {
-                context: this.dataset.get_context()
-            });
-        }
-        return this.fields_get_def;
-    },
     switch_mode: function(view_type, view_options) {
         var self = this;
         var view = this.views[view_type];
@@ -383,7 +367,6 @@ var ViewManager = Widget.extend(ControlPanelMixin, {
             $buttons: $("<div>"),
             action: this.action,
             search_defaults: search_defaults,
-            filters: this.search_filters,
         };
         // Instantiate the SearchView, but do not append it nor its buttons to the DOM as this will
         // be done later, simultaneously to all other ControlPanel elements
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form_common.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form_common.js
index 1b29a2819b9..a92cc3cddc4 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form_common.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form_common.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ odoo.define('web.form_common', function (require) {
 
 var core = require('web.core');
 var data = require('web.data');
+var data_manager = require('web.data_manager');
 var Dialog = require('web.Dialog');
 var ListView = require('web.ListView');
 var pyeval = require('web.pyeval');
@@ -919,12 +920,7 @@ var FormViewDialog = ViewDialog.extend({
         if (this.options.alternative_form_view) {
             fields_view_def = $.when(this.options.alternative_form_view);
         } else {
-            fields_view_def = this.dataset._model.fields_view_get({
-                view_id: this.options.view_id || false,
-                view_type: 'form',
-                context: this.dataset.get_context(),
-                toolbar: false,
-            });
+            fields_view_def = data_manager.load_fields_view(this.dataset, this.options.view_id, 'form', false);
         }
         fields_view_def.then(function (fields_view) {
             self.view_form = new FormView(self, self.dataset, fields_view, options);
@@ -977,7 +973,6 @@ var SelectCreateDialog = ViewDialog.extend({
             return this.create_edit_record();
         }
 
-        var self = this;
         var _super = this._super.bind(this);
         this.init_dataset();
         var context = pyeval.sync_eval_domains_and_contexts({
@@ -991,15 +986,12 @@ var SelectCreateDialog = ViewDialog.extend({
                 search_defaults[match[1]] = value_;
             }
         });
-        this.dataset._model.call('load_views', {
-            views: [[false, 'list'], [false, 'search']],
-            context: this.dataset.get_context(),
-        }).then(function (result) {
-            var fields_views = _.mapObject(result.fields_views, self.dataset._model.postprocess_fvg);
-            self.setup(search_defaults, fields_views).then(function (fragment) {
+        data_manager
+            .load_views(this.dataset, [[false, 'list'], [false, 'search']], {})
+            .then(this.setup.bind(this, search_defaults))
+            .then(function (fragment) {
                 _super().$el.append(fragment);
             });
-        });
         return this;
     },
 
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/graph_view.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/graph_view.js
index 1df6cd14063..193f07c6d2d 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/graph_view.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/graph_view.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ odoo.define('web.GraphView', function (require) {
  *---------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 var core = require('web.core');
+var data_manager = require('web.data_manager');
 var GraphWidget = require('web.GraphWidget');
 var View = require('web.View');
 
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ var GraphView = View.extend({
     },
     willStart: function () {
         var self = this;
-        var load_fields = this.ViewManager.get_fields().then(this.prepare_fields.bind(this));
+        var fields_def = data_manager.load_fields(this.dataset).then(this.prepare_fields.bind(this));
         this.fields_view.arch.children.forEach(function (field) {
             var name = field.attrs.name;
             if (field.attrs.interval) {
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ var GraphView = View.extend({
                 self.initial_groupbys.push(name);
             }
         });
-        return $.when(this._super(), load_fields);
+        return $.when(this._super(), fields_def);
     },
     /**
      * Render the buttons according to the GraphView.buttons and
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/pivot_view.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/pivot_view.js
index 5559906e905..9dc2c4c2cdd 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/pivot_view.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/pivot_view.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ odoo.define('web.PivotView', function (require) {
 
 var core = require('web.core');
 var crash_manager = require('web.crash_manager');
+var data_manager = require('web.data_manager');
 var formats = require('web.formats');
 var framework = require('web.framework');
 var Model = require('web.DataModel');
@@ -68,8 +69,8 @@ var PivotView = View.extend({
     willStart: function () {
         var self = this;
 
-        var load_fields = this.ViewManager.get_fields();
-        var load_xlwt = session.rpc('/web/pivot/check_xlwt').then(function(result) {
+        var fields_def = data_manager.load_fields(this.dataset);
+        var xlwt_def = session.rpc('/web/pivot/check_xlwt').then(function(result) {
             self.xlwt_installed = result;
         });
 
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ var PivotView = View.extend({
         if ((!this.active_measures.length) || this.fields_view.arch.attrs.display_quantity) {
             this.active_measures.push('__count__');
         }
-        return $.when(load_fields, load_xlwt, this._super()).then(function (fields) {
+        return $.when(fields_def, xlwt_def, this._super()).then(function (fields) {
             self.prepare_fields(fields);
             // add active measures to the measure list.  This is very rarely necessary, but it
             // can be useful if one is working with a functional field non stored, but in a
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/search_inputs.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/search_inputs.js
index 9d08a537e9d..44b79999259 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/search_inputs.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/search_inputs.js
@@ -68,7 +68,9 @@ var Input = Widget.extend( /** @lends instance.web.search.Input# */{
             "get_domain not implemented for widget " + this.attrs.type);
     },
     load_attrs: function (attrs) {
-        attrs.modifiers = attrs.modifiers ? JSON.parse(attrs.modifiers) : {};
+        if (!_.isObject(attrs.modifiers)) {
+            attrs.modifiers = attrs.modifiers ? JSON.parse(attrs.modifiers) : {};
+        }
         this.attrs = attrs;
     },
     /**
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/search_menus.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/search_menus.js
index c26cdc35ea8..9edb817c567 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/search_menus.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/search_menus.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ odoo.define('web.FavoriteMenu', function (require) {
 "use strict";
 
 var core = require('web.core');
-var Model = require('web.DataModel');
+var data_manager = require('web.data_manager');
 var pyeval = require('web.pyeval');
 var session = require('web.session');
 var Widget = require('web.Widget');
@@ -31,25 +31,9 @@ return Widget.extend({
         this.searchview = parent;
         this.query = query;
         this.target_model = target_model;
-        this.model = new Model('ir.filters');
         this.action_id = action_id;
-        if (filters) {
-            this.filters = {};
-            _.each(filters, this.add_filter.bind(this));
-        }
-    },
-    willStart: function () {
-        var self = this;
-        var def;
-        if (!this.filters) {
-            def = this.model.call('get_filters', [this.target_model, this.action_id], {
-                context: this.searchview.dataset.context,
-            }).then(function (filters) {
-                self.filters = {};
-                _.each(filters, self.add_filter.bind(self));
-            });
-        }
-        return $.when(def, this._super());
+        this.filters = {};
+        _.each(filters, this.add_filter.bind(this));
     },
     start: function () {
         var self = this;
@@ -136,7 +120,7 @@ return Widget.extend({
             is_default: default_filter,
             action_id: this.action_id,
         };
-        return this.model.call('create_or_replace', [filter]).done(function (id) {
+        return data_manager.create_filter(filter).done(function (id) {
             filter.id = id;
             self.toggle_save_menu(false);
             self.$save_name.find('input').val('').prop('checked', false);
@@ -267,14 +251,16 @@ return Widget.extend({
         if (!confirm(filter.user_id ? warning : global_warning)) {
             return;
         }
-        this.model.call('unlink', [filter.id]).done(function () {
-            $filter.remove();
-            delete self.$filters[key];
-            delete self.filters[key];
-            if (_.isEmpty(self.filters)) {
-                self.$divider.hide();
-            }
-        });
+        return data_manager
+            .delete_filter(filter)
+            .done(function () {
+                $filter.remove();
+                delete self.$filters[key];
+                delete self.filters[key];
+                if (_.isEmpty(self.filters)) {
+                    self.$divider.hide();
+                }
+            });
     },
 });
 
@@ -283,6 +269,7 @@ return Widget.extend({
 odoo.define('web.FilterMenu', function (require) {
 "use strict";
 
+var data_manager = require('web.data_manager');
 var search_filters = require('web.search_filters');
 var search_inputs = require('web.search_inputs');
 var Widget = require('web.Widget');
@@ -327,7 +314,7 @@ return Widget.extend({
     },
     get_fields: function () {
         if (!this._fields_def) {
-            this._fields_def = this.searchview.ViewManager.get_fields().then(function (data) {
+            this._fields_def = data_manager.load_fields(this.searchview.dataset).then(function (data) {
                 var fields = {
                     id: { string: 'ID', type: 'id', searchable: true }
                 };
@@ -399,9 +386,10 @@ return Widget.extend({
 odoo.define('web.GroupByMenu', function (require) {
 "use strict";
 
-var Widget = require('web.Widget');
 var core = require('web.core');
+var data_manager = require('web.data_manager');
 var search_inputs = require('web.search_inputs');
+var Widget = require('web.Widget');
 
 var QWeb = core.qweb;
 
@@ -436,7 +424,7 @@ return Widget.extend({
     get_fields: function () {
         var self = this;
         if (!this._fields_def) {
-            this._fields_def = this.searchview.ViewManager.get_fields().then(function (fields) {
+            this._fields_def = data_manager.load_fields(this.searchview.dataset).then(function (fields) {
                 var groupable_types = ['many2one', 'char', 'boolean', 'selection', 'date', 'datetime'];
                 var filter_group_field = _.filter(fields, function(field, name) {
                     if (field.store && _.contains(groupable_types, field.type)) {
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/search_view.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/search_view.js
index 4dc6b541a6a..65a4b3a11b5 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/search_view.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/search_view.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ odoo.define('web.SearchView', function (require) {
 
 var AutoComplete = require('web.AutoComplete');
 var core = require('web.core');
+var data_manager = require('web.data_manager');
 var FavoriteMenu = require('web.FavoriteMenu');
 var FilterMenu = require('web.FilterMenu');
 var GroupByMenu = require('web.GroupByMenu');
@@ -390,7 +391,17 @@ var SearchView = View.extend({
         this.filter_menu = undefined;
         this.groupby_menu = undefined;
         this.favorite_menu = undefined;
-    },    
+    },
+    willStart: function () {
+        var self = this;
+        var def;
+        if (!this.options.disable_favorites) {
+            def = data_manager.load_filters(this.dataset, this.action_id).then(function (filters) {
+                self.favorite_filters = filters;
+            });
+        }
+        return $.when(this._super(), def);
+    },
     start: function() {
         if (this.headless) {
             this.do_hide();
@@ -417,7 +428,7 @@ var SearchView = View.extend({
                 menu_defs.push(this.groupby_menu.appendTo(this.$buttons));
             }
             if (!this.options.disable_favorites) {
-                this.favorite_menu = new FavoriteMenu(this, this.query, this.dataset.model, this.action_id, this.options.filters);
+                this.favorite_menu = new FavoriteMenu(this, this.query, this.dataset.model, this.action_id, this.favorite_filters);
                 menu_defs.push(this.favorite_menu.appendTo(this.$buttons));
             }
         }
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/web_client.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/web_client.js
index 48216f9c0a3..640449d74b3 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/web_client.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/web_client.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ var ActionManager = require('web.ActionManager');
 var core = require('web.core');
 var crash_manager = require('web.crash_manager');
 var data = require('web.data');
+var data_manager = require('web.data_manager');
 var framework = require('web.framework');
 var Loading = require('web.Loading');
 var Menu = require('web.Menu');
@@ -16,7 +17,6 @@ var UserMenu = require('web.UserMenu');
 var utils = require('web.utils');
 var Widget = require('web.Widget');
 
-var QWeb = core.qweb;
 var _t = core._t;
 
 var WebClient = Widget.extend({
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ var WebClient = Widget.extend({
     },
     on_menu_action: function(options) {
         var self = this;
-        return this.menu_dm.add(this.rpc("/web/action/load", { action_id: options.action_id }))
+        return this.menu_dm.add(data_manager.load_action(options.action_id))
             .then(function (result) {
                 return self.action_mutex.exec(function() {
                     if (options.needaction) {
diff --git a/addons/web/static/test/list-editable.js b/addons/web/static/test/list-editable.js
index 1606dabaf85..0b94958020d 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/test/list-editable.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/test/list-editable.js
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ odoo.define_section('editor', ['web.ListEditor'], function (test, mock) {
     });
 });
 
-odoo.define_section('list.edition', ['web.data', 'web.ListView'], function (test, mock) {
+odoo.define_section('list.edition', ['web.data', 'web.ListView', 'web.data_manager'], function (test, mock) {
 
     function setup () {
         var records = {};
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ odoo.define_section('list.edition', ['web.data', 'web.ListView'], function (test
         });
     }
 
-    test('newrecord', function (assert, data, ListView) {
+    test('newrecord', function (assert, data, ListView, data_manager) {
         setup();
         assert.expect(6);
         var got_defaults = false;
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ odoo.define_section('list.edition', ['web.data', 'web.ListView'], function (test
         });
 
         var ds = new data.DataSetStatic(null, 'demo', null, [1]);
-        var fields_view = ds._model.postprocess_fvg({
+        var fields_view = data_manager._postprocess_fvg({
             type: 'tree',
             fields: {
                 a: {type: 'char', string: "A"},
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ odoo.define_section('list.edition', ['web.data', 'web.ListView'], function (test
     });
 });
 
-odoo.define_section('list.edition.events', ['web.data', 'web.ListView'], function (test, mock) {
+odoo.define_section('list.edition.events', ['web.data', 'web.ListView', 'web.data_manager'], function (test, mock) {
     function fields_view_get () {
         return {
             type: 'tree',
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ odoo.define_section('list.edition.events', ['web.data', 'web.ListView'], functio
         });
     }
 
-    test('edition events',function (assert, data, ListView) {
+    test('edition events',function (assert, data, ListView, data_manager) {
         setup();
         assert.expect(4);
         var ds = new data.DataSetStatic(null, 'demo', null, [1]);
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ odoo.define_section('list.edition.events', ['web.data', 'web.ListView'], functio
             counter: 0,
             onEvent: function (e) { this.counter++; }
         };
-        var fields_view = ds._model.postprocess_fvg(fields_view_get());
+        var fields_view = data_manager._postprocess_fvg(fields_view_get());
         var l = new ListView({}, ds, fields_view, {editable: 'top'});
         l.on('edit:before edit:after', o, o.onEvent);
 
@@ -291,11 +291,11 @@ odoo.define_section('list.edition.events', ['web.data', 'web.ListView'], functio
             });
     });
 
-    test('edition events: cancelling', function (assert, data, ListView) {
+    test('edition events: cancelling', function (assert, data, ListView, data_manager) {
         setup();
         var edit_after = false;
         var ds = new data.DataSetStatic(null, 'demo', null, [1]);
-        var fields_view = ds._model.postprocess_fvg(fields_view_get());
+        var fields_view = data_manager._postprocess_fvg(fields_view_get());
         var l = new ListView({}, ds, fields_view, {editable: 'top'});
         l.on('edit:before', {}, function (e) {
             e.cancel = true;
@@ -320,9 +320,9 @@ odoo.define_section('list.edition.events', ['web.data', 'web.ListView'], functio
     });
 });
 
-odoo.define_section('list.edition.onwrite', ['web.data', 'web.ListView'], function (test, mock) {
+odoo.define_section('list.edition.onwrite', ['web.data', 'web.ListView', 'web.data_manager'], function (test, mock) {
 
-    test('record-to-read', function (assert, data, ListView) {
+    test('record-to-read', function (assert, data, ListView, data_manager) {
         assert.expect(4);
 
         mock.add('demo:onchange', function () {
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ odoo.define_section('list.edition.onwrite', ['web.data', 'web.ListView'], functi
         mock.add('demo:on_write', function () { return [42]; });
 
         var ds = new data.DataSetStatic(null, 'demo', null, []);
-        var fields_view = ds._model.postprocess_fvg({
+        var fields_view = data_manager._postprocess_fvg({
             type: 'tree',
             fields: {
                 a: {type: 'char', string: "A"}
diff --git a/addons/web/static/test/list.js b/addons/web/static/test/list.js
index 1a19e567364..298e65b5972 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/test/list.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/test/list.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-odoo.define_section('list.buttons', ['web.ListView', 'web.data'], function (test, mock) {
+odoo.define_section('list.buttons', ['web.ListView', 'web.data', 'web.data_manager'], function (test, mock) {
 
-    test('record-deletion', function (assert, ListView, data) {
+    test('record-deletion', function (assert, ListView, data, data_manager) {
         assert.expect(2);
         
         mock.add('demo:read', function (args, kwargs) {
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ odoo.define_section('list.buttons', ['web.ListView', 'web.data'], function (test
 
 
         var ds = new data.DataSetStatic(null, 'demo', null, [1, 2, 3]);
-        var fields_view = ds._model.postprocess_fvg({
+        var fields_view = data_manager._postprocess_fvg({
             type: 'tree',
             fields: {
                 a: {type: 'char', string: "A"}
diff --git a/addons/web/static/test/search.js b/addons/web/static/test/search.js
index bdf300f7692..dad64c018b4 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/test/search.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/test/search.js
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ function makeSearchView (test, dummy_widget_attributes, defaults, options, raw_f
     var core = test.deps['web.core'];
     var search_inputs = test.deps['web.search_inputs'];
     var data = test.deps['web.data'];
+    var data_manager = test.deps['web.data_manager'];
     var SearchView = test.deps['web.SearchView'];
 
     var mock = test.mock;
@@ -182,14 +183,11 @@ function makeSearchView (test, dummy_widget_attributes, defaults, options, raw_f
     
     var mock_parent = {
         getParent: function () { return null; },
-        get_fields: function () {
-            return dataset._model.call('fields_get', { context: dataset.get_context() });
-        },
     };
     
     options = _.defaults(options || {}, {$buttons: $('<div>')});
     options.search_defaults = defaults;
-    var fields_view = dataset._model.postprocess_fvg(raw_fields_view || {
+    var fields_view = data_manager._postprocess_fvg(raw_fields_view || {
         type: 'search',
         fields: {
             dummy: {type: 'char', string: "Dummy", searchable: true}
@@ -204,7 +202,7 @@ function makeSearchView (test, dummy_widget_attributes, defaults, options, raw_f
     return view;
 };
 
-odoo.define_section('search.defaults', ['web.search_inputs', 'web.SearchView', 'web.core', 'web.data'], function (test, mock) {
+odoo.define_section('search.defaults', ['web.search_inputs', 'web.SearchView', 'web.core', 'web.data', 'web.data_manager'], function (test, mock) {
     test('calling', function (assert) {
         assert.expect(2);
         var defaults_called = false;
@@ -430,7 +428,7 @@ odoo.define_section('search.defaults', ['web.search_inputs', 'web.SearchView', '
 
 });
 
-odoo.define_section('search.completions', ['web.search_inputs', 'web.SearchView', 'web.core', 'web.data'], function (test, mock) {
+odoo.define_section('search.completions', ['web.search_inputs', 'web.SearchView', 'web.core', 'web.data', 'web.data_manager'], function (test, mock) {
 
     test('calling', function (assert) {
         assert.expect(4);
@@ -850,7 +848,7 @@ odoo.define_section('search.completions', ['web.search_inputs', 'web.SearchView'
     });
 });
 
-odoo.define_section('search.serialization', ['web.search_inputs', 'web.SearchView', 'web.core', 'web.data'], function (test, mock) {
+odoo.define_section('search.serialization', ['web.search_inputs', 'web.SearchView', 'web.core', 'web.data', 'web.data_manager'], function (test, mock) {
 
     test('No facet, no call', function (assert, search_inputs, SearchView, core) {
         assert.expect(6);
@@ -1190,7 +1188,7 @@ odoo.define_section('search.serialization', ['web.search_inputs', 'web.SearchVie
     });
 });
 
-odoo.define_section('search.serialization', ['web.search_inputs', 'web.SearchView', 'web.core', 'web.data'], function (test, mock) {
+odoo.define_section('search.serialization', ['web.search_inputs', 'web.SearchView', 'web.core', 'web.data', 'web.data_manager'], function (test, mock) {
 
     test('is-drawn', function (assert) {
         assert.expect(3);
@@ -1209,7 +1207,7 @@ odoo.define_section('search.serialization', ['web.search_inputs', 'web.SearchVie
 
 });
 
-odoo.define_section('search.filters', ['web.search_inputs', 'web.SearchView', 'web.core', 'web.data'], function (test, mock) {
+odoo.define_section('search.filters', ['web.search_inputs', 'web.SearchView', 'web.core', 'web.data', 'web.data_manager'], function (test, mock) {
     function fields_view_get () {
         // view with a single group of filters
         return {
@@ -1317,9 +1315,9 @@ odoo.define_section('search.filters', ['web.search_inputs', 'web.SearchView', 'w
     });
 });
 
-odoo.define_section('search.groupby', ['web.search_inputs', 'web.SearchView', 'web.core', 'web.data'], function (test, mock) {
+odoo.define_section('search.groupby', ['web.search_inputs', 'web.SearchView', 'web.core', 'web.data', 'web.data_manager'], function (test, mock) {
 
-    test('basic', ['web.FavoriteMenu', 'web.FilterMenu', 'web.GroupByMenu'], function (assert, search_inputs, SearchView, core, data, FavoriteMenu, FilterMenu, GroupByMenu) {
+    test('basic', ['web.FavoriteMenu', 'web.FilterMenu', 'web.GroupByMenu'], function (assert, search_inputs, SearchView, core, data, data_manager, FavoriteMenu, FilterMenu, GroupByMenu) {
         assert.expect(12);
         var view = makeSearchView(this, {}, {}, {}, {
             type: 'search',
@@ -1401,7 +1399,7 @@ odoo.define_section('search.groupby', ['web.search_inputs', 'web.SearchView', 'w
     });
 });
 
-odoo.define_section('search.filters.saved', ['web.search_inputs', 'web.SearchView', 'web.core', 'web.data'], function (test, mock) {
+odoo.define_section('search.filters.saved', ['web.search_inputs', 'web.SearchView', 'web.core', 'web.data', 'web.data_manager'], function (test, mock) {
 
     test('checkboxing', function (assert) {
         assert.expect(6);
@@ -1517,7 +1515,7 @@ odoo.define_section('search.filters.saved', ['web.search_inputs', 'web.SearchVie
     });
 });
 
-odoo.define_section('search.advanced', ['web.search_inputs', 'web.SearchView', 'web.core', 'web.data'], function (test, mock) {
+odoo.define_section('search.advanced', ['web.search_inputs', 'web.SearchView', 'web.core', 'web.data', 'web.data_manager'], function (test, mock) {
 
     test('single-advanced', function (assert) {
         assert.expect(6);
diff --git a/addons/web/views/webclient_templates.xml b/addons/web/views/webclient_templates.xml
index 3d077673918..753b22700e7 100644
--- a/addons/web/views/webclient_templates.xml
+++ b/addons/web/views/webclient_templates.xml
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@
         <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/static/src/js/framework/misc.js"></script>
         <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/static/src/js/framework/session_instance.js"></script>
         <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/static/src/js/framework/crash_manager.js"></script>
+        <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/static/src/js/framework/data_manager.js"></script>
+        <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/static/src/js/services/data_manager.js"></script>
         <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/static/src/js/widgets/change_password.js"></script>
         <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/static/src/js/widgets/debug_manager.js"></script>
         <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/static/src/js/widgets/data_export.js"></script>
diff --git a/openerp/models.py b/openerp/models.py
index c54bf4c2ce0..af58afa7627 100644
--- a/openerp/models.py
+++ b/openerp/models.py
@@ -1537,6 +1537,7 @@ class BaseModel(object):
 
         :param views: list of [view_id, view_type]
         :param options.toolbar: true to include contextual actions when loading fields_views
+        :param options.load_filters: true to return the model's filters
         :param options.action_id: id of the action to get the filters
         :param options.load_fields: true to load the model's fields
         :return: dictionary with fields_views, filters and fields
@@ -1555,7 +1556,7 @@ class BaseModel(object):
             for [v_id, v_type] in views
         }
 
-        if 'search' in result['fields_views']:
+        if options.get('load_filters'):
             result['filters'] = self.pool['ir.filters'].get_filters(cr, uid, self._name, options.get('action_id'), context=context)
 
         if options.get('load_fields'):