diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js
index a298ac67159..3cb4437d1c3 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js
@@ -701,9 +701,12 @@ instance.web.Menu =  instance.web.Widget.extend({
         return this.do_reload();
     },
     do_reload: function() {
-        return this.rpc("/web/menu/load", {}).then(this.on_loaded);
+        var self = this;
+        return this.rpc("/web/menu/load", {}).then(function(r) {
+            self.menu_loaded(r);
+        });
     },
-    on_loaded: function(data) {
+    menu_loaded: function(data) {
         var self = this;
         this.data = data;
         this.renderElement();
@@ -720,6 +723,7 @@ instance.web.Menu =  instance.web.Widget.extend({
         if (self.current_menu) {
             self.open_menu(self.current_menu);
         }
+        this.trigger('menu_loaded', data);
         this.has_been_loaded.resolve();
     },
     limit_entries: function() {
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/search.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/search.js
index a5e1aaeb3ae..26dfd66fb0f 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/search.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/search.js
@@ -324,8 +324,9 @@ instance.web.SearchView = instance.web.Widget.extend(/** @lends instance.web.Sea
                 context: this.dataset.get_context() });
 
             $.when(load_view)
-                .pipe(this.on_loaded)
-                .fail(function () {
+                .pipe(function(r) {
+                    self.search_view_loaded(r)
+                }).fail(function () {
                     self.ready.reject.apply(null, arguments);
                 });
         }
@@ -645,7 +646,7 @@ instance.web.SearchView = instance.web.Widget.extend(/** @lends instance.web.Sea
         (new instance.web.search.Advanced(this));
     },
 
-    on_loaded: function(data) {
+    search_view_loaded: function(data) {
         var self = this;
         this.fields_view = data.fields_view;
         if (data.fields_view.type !== 'search' ||
@@ -654,7 +655,6 @@ instance.web.SearchView = instance.web.Widget.extend(/** @lends instance.web.Sea
                     "Got non-search view after asking for a search view: type %s, arch root %s",
                     data.fields_view.type, data.fields_view.arch.tag));
         }
-
         this.make_widgets(
             data.fields_view['arch'].children,
             data.fields_view.fields);
@@ -671,9 +671,12 @@ instance.web.SearchView = instance.web.Widget.extend(/** @lends instance.web.Sea
             'facet_for_defaults', this.defaults)).then(function () {
                 self.query.reset(_(arguments).compact(), {preventSearch: true});
             });
-
+        
         return $.when(drawer_started, defaults_fetched)
-            .then(function () { self.ready.resolve(); })
+            .then(function () { 
+                self.trigger("search_view_loaded", data);
+                self.ready.resolve();
+            });
     },
     /**
      * Handle event when the user make a selection in the filters management select box.
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
index 31aa2fe62eb..e78eb98cc5b 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ instance.web.FormView = instance.web.View.extend(instance.web.form.FieldManagerM
             self.init_pager();
         });
         self.on("load_record", self, self.load_record);
+        this.on('view_loaded', self, self.load_form);
         instance.web.bus.on('clear_uncommitted_changes', this, function(e) {
             if (!this.can_be_discarded()) {
                 e.preventDefault();
@@ -143,13 +144,13 @@ instance.web.FormView = instance.web.View.extend(instance.web.form.FieldManagerM
         }
         this._super();
     },
-    on_loaded: function(data) {
+    load_form: function(data) {
         var self = this;
         if (!data) {
             throw new Error("No data provided.");
         }
         if (this.arch) {
-            throw "Form view does not support multiple calls to on_loaded";
+            throw "Form view does not support multiple calls to load_form";
         }
         this.fields_order = [];
         this.fields_view = data;
@@ -213,7 +214,7 @@ instance.web.FormView = instance.web.View.extend(instance.web.form.FieldManagerM
                 e.stopPropagation();
             }
          });
-
+        this.trigger('form_view_loaded', data);
         return $.when();
     },
     widgetFocused: function() {
@@ -3802,7 +3803,7 @@ instance.web.form.One2ManyList = instance.web.ListView.List.extend({
 
 instance.web.form.One2ManyFormView = instance.web.FormView.extend({
     form_template: 'One2Many.formview',
-    on_loaded: function(data) {
+    load_form: function(data) {
         this._super(data);
         var self = this;
         this.$buttons.find('button.oe_form_button_create').click(function() {
@@ -4012,7 +4013,7 @@ instance.web.form.FieldMany2Many = instance.web.form.AbstractField.extend({
         }
         this.list_view.m2m_field = this;
         var loaded = $.Deferred();
-        this.list_view.on_loaded.add_last(function() {
+        this.list_view.on("list_view_loaded", self, function() {
             self.initial_is_loaded.resolve();
             loaded.resolve();
         });
@@ -4132,7 +4133,7 @@ instance.web.form.FieldMany2ManyKanban = instance.web.form.AbstractField.extend(
         }
         this.kanban_view.m2m = this;
         var loaded = $.Deferred();
-        this.kanban_view.on_loaded.add_last(function() {
+        this.kanban_view.on("kanban_view_loaded",self,function() {
             self.initial_is_loaded.resolve();
             loaded.resolve();
         });
@@ -4356,7 +4357,7 @@ instance.web.form.AbstractFormPopup = instance.web.Widget.extend({
             this.view_form.set_embedded_view(this.options.alternative_form_view);
         }
         this.view_form.appendTo(this.$el.find(".oe_popup_form"));
-        this.view_form.on_loaded.add_last(function() {
+        this.view_form.on("form_view_loaded", self, function() {
             var multi_select = self.row_id === null && ! self.options.disable_multiple_selection;
             self.$buttonpane.html(QWeb.render("AbstractFormPopup.buttons", {
                 multi_select: multi_select,
@@ -4476,7 +4477,7 @@ instance.web.form.SelectCreatePopup = instance.web.form.AbstractFormPopup.extend
                 self.do_search(domains.concat([self.domain]), contexts.concat(self.context), groupbys);
             }
         });
-        this.searchview.on_loaded.add_last(function () {
+        this.searchview.on("search_view_loaded", self, function() {
             self.view_list = new instance.web.form.SelectCreateListView(self,
                     self.dataset, false,
                     _.extend({'deletable': false,
@@ -4493,7 +4494,7 @@ instance.web.form.SelectCreatePopup = instance.web.form.AbstractFormPopup.extend
             }).pipe(function() {
                 self.searchview.do_search();
             });
-            self.view_list.on_loaded.add_last(function() {
+            self.view_list.on("list_view_loaded", self, function() {
                 self.$buttonpane.html(QWeb.render("SelectCreatePopup.search.buttons", {widget:self}));
                 var $cbutton = self.$buttonpane.find(".oe_selectcreatepopup-search-close");
                 $cbutton.click(function() {
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list.js
index a6aa637f655..99293b2bb0c 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list.js
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ instance.web.ListView = instance.web.View.extend( /** @lends instance.web.ListVi
         });
 
         this.no_leaf = false;
+        this.on('view_load', self, self.load_list);
     },
     set_default_options: function (options) {
         this._super(options);
@@ -218,7 +219,7 @@ instance.web.ListView = instance.web.View.extend( /** @lends instance.web.ListVi
      * @param {Object} data.fields_view.arch current list view descriptor
      * @param {Boolean} grouped Is the list view grouped
      */
-    on_loaded: function(data, grouped) {
+    load_list: function(data, grouped) {
         var self = this;
         this.fields_view = data;
         this.name = "" + this.fields_view.arch.attrs.string;
@@ -358,6 +359,7 @@ instance.web.ListView = instance.web.View.extend( /** @lends instance.web.ListVi
             this.sidebar.add_toolbar(this.fields_view.toolbar);
             this.sidebar.$el.hide();
         }
+        this.trigger('list_view_loaded', data, grouped);
     },
     /**
      * Configures the ListView pager based on the provided dataset's information
@@ -468,7 +470,7 @@ instance.web.ListView = instance.web.View.extend( /** @lends instance.web.ListVi
     reload_view: function (grouped, context, initial) {
         var self = this;
         var callback = function (field_view_get) {
-            self.on_loaded(field_view_get, grouped);
+            self.load_list(field_view_get, grouped);
         };
         if (this.embedded_view) {
             return $.Deferred().then(callback).resolve(this.embedded_view);
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list_editable.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list_editable.js
index cd6b018ea0d..4803a856f31 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list_editable.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list_editable.js
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ openerp.web.list_editable = function (instance) {
                 this._super();
             }
         },
-        on_loaded: function (data, grouped) {
+        load_list: function (data, grouped) {
             var self = this;
             // tree/@editable takes priority on everything else if present.
             var result = this._super(data, grouped);
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js
index 45993db27bb..6e37e37011c 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js
@@ -1135,11 +1135,13 @@ instance.web.View = instance.web.Widget.extend({
         return this.load_view();
     },
     load_view: function() {
+        var self = this;
         if (this.embedded_view) {
             var def = $.Deferred();
-            var self = this;
             $.async_when().then(function() {def.resolve(self.embedded_view);});
-            return def.pipe(this.on_loaded);
+            return def.pipe(function(r) {
+                self.trigger('view_loaded', r);
+            });
         } else {
             var context = new instance.web.CompoundContext(this.dataset.get_context());
             if (! this.view_type)
@@ -1150,15 +1152,11 @@ instance.web.View = instance.web.Widget.extend({
                 "view_type": this.view_type,
                 toolbar: !!this.options.$sidebar,
                 context: context
-                }).pipe(this.on_loaded);
+                }).pipe(function(r) {
+                    self.trigger('view_loaded', r);
+            });
         }
     },
-    /**
-     * Called after a successful call to fields_view_get.
-     * Must return a promise.
-     */
-    on_loaded: function(fields_view_get) {
-    },
     set_default_options: function(options) {
         this.options = options || {};
         _.defaults(this.options, {
diff --git a/addons/web_calendar/static/src/js/calendar.js b/addons/web_calendar/static/src/js/calendar.js
index 03d22e0dcbd..9bc76e814e6 100644
--- a/addons/web_calendar/static/src/js/calendar.js
+++ b/addons/web_calendar/static/src/js/calendar.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ instance.web_calendar.CalendarView = instance.web.View.extend({
     display_name: _lt('Calendar'),
 // Dhtmlx scheduler ?
     init: function(parent, dataset, view_id, options) {
+        var self = this;
         this._super(parent);
         this.ready = $.Deferred();
         this.set_default_options(options);
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ instance.web_calendar.CalendarView = instance.web.View.extend({
         this.range_stop = null;
         this.update_range_dates(Date.today());
         this.selected_filters = [];
+        this.on('view_loaded', self, self.load_calendar);
     },
     start: function() {
         this._super();
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@ instance.web_calendar.CalendarView = instance.web.View.extend({
         scheduler.clearAll();
         this._super();
     },
-    on_loaded: function(data) {
+    load_calendar: function(data) {
         this.fields_view = data;
         this.$el.addClass(this.fields_view.arch.attrs['class']);
         this.calendar_fields = {};
@@ -106,7 +108,7 @@ instance.web_calendar.CalendarView = instance.web.View.extend({
             this.sidebar = new instance.web_calendar.Sidebar(this);
             this.has_been_loaded.pipe(this.sidebar.appendTo(this.$el.find('.oe_calendar_sidebar_container')));
         }
-
+        this.trigger('calendar_view_loaded', data);
         return this.has_been_loaded.resolve();
     },
     init_scheduler: function() {
diff --git a/addons/web_diagram/static/src/js/diagram.js b/addons/web_diagram/static/src/js/diagram.js
index 4bae1aed3db..8bc817690c5 100644
--- a/addons/web_diagram/static/src/js/diagram.js
+++ b/addons/web_diagram/static/src/js/diagram.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ instance.web.DiagramView = instance.web.View.extend({
     display_name: _lt('Diagram'),
     searchable: false,
     init: function(parent, dataset, view_id, options) {
+        var self = this;
         this._super(parent);
         this.set_default_options(options);
         this.view_manager = parent;
@@ -20,17 +21,20 @@ instance.web.DiagramView = instance.web.View.extend({
         this.domain = this.dataset._domain || [];
         this.context = {};
         this.ids = this.dataset.ids;
+        this.on('view_loaded', self, self.load_diagram);
     },
     start: function() {
-        return this.rpc("/web_diagram/diagram/load", {"model": this.model, "view_id": this.view_id}, this.on_loaded);
+        var self = this;
+        return this.rpc("/web_diagram/diagram/load", {"model": this.model, "view_id": this.view_id}).then(function(r) {
+            self.load_diagram(r);
+        });
     },
 
     toTitleCase: function(str) {
         return str.replace(/\w\S*/g, function(txt){return txt.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + txt.substr(1).toLowerCase();});
     },
 
-    on_loaded: function(result) {
-
+    load_diagram: function(result) {
         var self = this;
         if(this.ids && this.ids.length) {
             this.id = this.ids[self.dataset.index || 0];
@@ -47,7 +51,7 @@ instance.web.DiagramView = instance.web.View.extend({
             return label.tag == "label";
         });
 
-        this.$el.html(QWeb.render("DiagramView", {'widget': this}));
+        this.$el.html(QWeb.render("DiagramView", {'widget': self}));
         this.$el.addClass(this.fields_view.arch.attrs['class']);
 
         _.each(self.labels,function(label){
@@ -68,7 +72,7 @@ instance.web.DiagramView = instance.web.View.extend({
         if(this.id) {
             self.get_diagram_info();
         }
-
+        this.trigger('diagram_view_loaded', result);
     },
 
     get_diagram_info: function() {
diff --git a/addons/web_gantt/static/src/js/gantt.js b/addons/web_gantt/static/src/js/gantt.js
index 01de4f69b61..040f53568ae 100644
--- a/addons/web_gantt/static/src/js/gantt.js
+++ b/addons/web_gantt/static/src/js/gantt.js
@@ -12,11 +12,13 @@ instance.web_gantt.GanttView = instance.web.View.extend({
     template: "GanttView",
     view_type: "gantt",
     init: function() {
+        var self = this;
         this._super.apply(this, arguments);
         this.has_been_loaded = $.Deferred();
         this.chart_id = _.uniqueId();
+        this.on('view_loaded', self, self.load_gantt);
     },
-    on_loaded: function(fields_view_get, fields_get) {
+    load_gantt: function(fields_view_get, fields_get) {
         var self = this;
         this.fields_view = fields_view_get;
         this.$el.addClass(this.fields_view.arch.attrs['class']);
diff --git a/addons/web_graph/static/src/js/graph.js b/addons/web_graph/static/src/js/graph.js
index b82b1521e87..788ec3bcb3f 100644
--- a/addons/web_graph/static/src/js/graph.js
+++ b/addons/web_graph/static/src/js/graph.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ instance.web_graph.GraphView = instance.web.View.extend({
     view_type: "graph",
 
     init: function(parent, dataset, view_id, options) {
+        var self = this;
         this._super(parent);
         this.set_default_options(options);
         this.dataset = dataset;
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ instance.web_graph.GraphView = instance.web.View.extend({
         this.group_by = [];
 
         this.graph = null;
+        this.on('view_loaded', self, self.load_graph);
     },
     destroy: function () {
         if (this.graph) {
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ instance.web_graph.GraphView = instance.web.View.extend({
         this._super();
     },
 
-    on_loaded: function(fields_view_get) {
+    load_graph: function(fields_view_get) {
         // TODO: move  to load_view and document
         var self = this;
         this.fields_view = fields_view_get;
@@ -98,7 +100,7 @@ instance.web_graph.GraphView = instance.web.View.extend({
                 self.forcehtml = false;
             });
         });
-        return this._super();
+        this.trigger('graph_view_loaded', fields_view_get);
     },
 
     get_format: function (options) {
diff --git a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban.js b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban.js
index 131d0f535f1..7a179990f6a 100644
--- a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban.js
+++ b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ instance.web_kanban.KanbanView = instance.web.View.extend({
     number_of_color_schemes: 10,
     init: function (parent, dataset, view_id, options) {
         this._super(parent, dataset, view_id, options);
+        var self = this;
         _.defaults(this.options, {
             "quick_creatable": true,
             "creatable": true,
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ instance.web_kanban.KanbanView = instance.web.View.extend({
         this.currently_dragging = {};
         this.limit = options.limit || 40;
         this.add_group_mutex = new $.Mutex();
+        this.on('view_loaded', self, self.load_kanban);
     },
     start: function() {
         var self = this;
@@ -55,7 +57,7 @@ instance.web_kanban.KanbanView = instance.web.View.extend({
         this._super.apply(this, arguments);
         $('html').off('click.kanban');
     },
-    on_loaded: function(data) {
+    load_kanban: function(data) {
         this.fields_view = data;
         this.$el.addClass(this.fields_view.arch.attrs['class']);
         this.$buttons = $(QWeb.render("KanbanView.buttons", {'widget': this}));
@@ -71,7 +73,7 @@ instance.web_kanban.KanbanView = instance.web.View.extend({
         this.fields_keys = _.keys(this.fields_view.fields);
         this.add_qweb_template();
         this.has_been_loaded.resolve();
-        this._super.apply(this, arguments);
+        this.trigger('kanban_view_loaded', data);
         return $.when();
     },
     _is_quick_create_enabled: function() {