diff --git a/addons/account/controllers/portal.py b/addons/account/controllers/portal.py
index 6177008ca69..8723334ffcd 100644
--- a/addons/account/controllers/portal.py
+++ b/addons/account/controllers/portal.py
@@ -10,12 +10,13 @@ from odoo.http import request
 
 class PortalAccount(CustomerPortal):
 
-    def _prepare_home_portal_values(self):
-        values = super(PortalAccount, self)._prepare_home_portal_values()
-        invoice_count = request.env['account.move'].search_count([
-            ('move_type', 'in', ('out_invoice', 'in_invoice', 'out_refund', 'in_refund', 'out_receipt', 'in_receipt')),
-        ])
-        values['invoice_count'] = invoice_count
+    def _prepare_home_portal_values(self, counters):
+        values = super()._prepare_home_portal_values(counters)
+        if 'invoice_count' in counters:
+            invoice_count = request.env['account.move'].search_count([
+                ('move_type', 'in', ('out_invoice', 'in_invoice', 'out_refund', 'in_refund', 'out_receipt', 'in_receipt')),
+            ])
+            values['invoice_count'] = invoice_count
         return values
 
     # ------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/addons/account/views/account_portal_templates.xml b/addons/account/views/account_portal_templates.xml
index a910e0db8c2..90c4604a4d6 100644
--- a/addons/account/views/account_portal_templates.xml
+++ b/addons/account/views/account_portal_templates.xml
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@
         </xpath>
     </template>
 
-    <template id="portal_my_home_invoice" name="Portal My Home : invoice entries" inherit_id="portal.portal_my_home" priority="30">
+    <template id="portal_my_home_invoice" name="Show Invoices &amp; Bills" inherit_id="portal.portal_my_home" customize_show="True" priority="30">
         <xpath expr="//div[hasclass('o_portal_docs')]" position="inside">
-            <t t-if="invoice_count" t-call="portal.portal_docs_entry">
+            <t t-call="portal.portal_docs_entry">
                 <t t-set="title">Invoices &amp; Bills</t>
                 <t t-set="url" t-value="'/my/invoices'"/>
-                <t t-set="count" t-value="invoice_count"/>
+                <t t-set="placeholder_count" t-value="'invoice_count'"/>
             </t>
         </xpath>
     </template>
diff --git a/addons/hr_timesheet/controllers/portal.py b/addons/hr_timesheet/controllers/portal.py
index ed98bbd2508..8127b83be6f 100644
--- a/addons/hr_timesheet/controllers/portal.py
+++ b/addons/hr_timesheet/controllers/portal.py
@@ -16,10 +16,11 @@ from odoo.addons.portal.controllers.portal import CustomerPortal, pager as porta
 
 class TimesheetCustomerPortal(CustomerPortal):
 
-    def _prepare_home_portal_values(self):
-        values = super(TimesheetCustomerPortal, self)._prepare_home_portal_values()
-        domain = request.env['account.analytic.line']._timesheet_get_portal_domain()
-        values['timesheet_count'] = request.env['account.analytic.line'].sudo().search_count(domain)
+    def _prepare_home_portal_values(self, counters):
+        values = super()._prepare_home_portal_values(counters)
+        if 'timesheet_count' in counters:
+            domain = request.env['account.analytic.line']._timesheet_get_portal_domain()
+            values['timesheet_count'] = request.env['account.analytic.line'].sudo().search_count(domain)
         return values
 
     @http.route(['/my/timesheets', '/my/timesheets/page/<int:page>'], type='http', auth="user", website=True)
diff --git a/addons/hr_timesheet/views/hr_timesheet_portal_templates.xml b/addons/hr_timesheet/views/hr_timesheet_portal_templates.xml
index bef7862b1e1..90f2d679928 100644
--- a/addons/hr_timesheet/views/hr_timesheet_portal_templates.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_timesheet/views/hr_timesheet_portal_templates.xml
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@
         </xpath>
     </template>
 
-    <template id="portal_my_home_timesheet" name="Portal My Home : timesheets entries" inherit_id="portal.portal_my_home" priority="45">
+    <template id="portal_my_home_timesheet" name="Show Timesheets" customize_show="True"  inherit_id="portal.portal_my_home" priority="45">
         <xpath expr="//div[hasclass('o_portal_docs')]" position="inside">
-            <t t-if="timesheet_count" t-call="portal.portal_docs_entry">
+            <t t-call="portal.portal_docs_entry">
                 <t t-set="title">Timesheets</t>
                 <t t-set="url" t-value="'/my/timesheets'"/>
-                <t t-set="count" t-value="timesheet_count"/>
+                <t t-set="placeholder_count" t-value="'timesheet_count'"/>
             </t>
         </xpath>
     </template>
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
                 <t t-call="portal.portal_table">
                     <t t-foreach="grouped_timesheets" t-as="timesheets_with_hours">
                         <t t-set="timesheets" t-value="timesheets_with_hours[0]"/>
-                        <t t-set="hours_spent" t-value="timesheets_with_hours[1]"/>             
+                        <t t-set="hours_spent" t-value="timesheets_with_hours[1]"/>
                         <thead>
                             <tr t-if="not groupby =='none'" t-attf-class="{{'thead-light'}}">
                                 <th t-if="groupby == 'project'" colspan="5">
diff --git a/addons/portal/controllers/portal.py b/addons/portal/controllers/portal.py
index a8e44515574..c2c7901030b 100644
--- a/addons/portal/controllers/portal.py
+++ b/addons/portal/controllers/portal.py
@@ -159,16 +159,22 @@ class CustomerPortal(Controller):
             'archive_groups': [],
         }
 
-    def _prepare_home_portal_values(self):
+    def _prepare_home_portal_values(self, counters):
         """Values for /my & /my/home routes template rendering.
 
         Includes the record count for the displayed badges.
+        where 'coutners' is the list of the displayed badges
+        and so the list to compute.
         """
-        return self._prepare_portal_layout_values()
+        return {}
+
+    @route(['/my/counters'], type='json', auth="user", website=True)
+    def counters(self, counters, **kw):
+        return self._prepare_home_portal_values(counters)
 
     @route(['/my', '/my/home'], type='http', auth="user", website=True)
     def home(self, **kw):
-        values = self._prepare_home_portal_values()
+        values = self._prepare_portal_layout_values()
         return request.render("portal.portal_my_home", values)
 
     @route(['/my/account'], type='http', auth='user', website=True)
diff --git a/addons/portal/models/ir_ui_view.py b/addons/portal/models/ir_ui_view.py
index e51261170aa..ca4051755f7 100644
--- a/addons/portal/models/ir_ui_view.py
+++ b/addons/portal/models/ir_ui_view.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # Part of Odoo. See LICENSE file for full copyright and licensing details.
 
-from odoo import api, models
+from odoo import api, models, fields
 from odoo.http import request
 from odoo.addons.http_routing.models.ir_http import url_for
 
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ from odoo.addons.http_routing.models.ir_http import url_for
 class View(models.Model):
     _inherit = "ir.ui.view"
 
+    customize_show = fields.Boolean("Show As Optional Inherit", default=False)
+
     @api.model
     def _prepare_qcontext(self):
         """ Returns the qcontext : rendering context with portal specific value (required
diff --git a/addons/portal/static/src/js/portal.js b/addons/portal/static/src/js/portal.js
index ee6bbe16eb5..f938521b265 100644
--- a/addons/portal/static/src/js/portal.js
+++ b/addons/portal/static/src/js/portal.js
@@ -53,6 +53,46 @@ publicWidget.registry.portalDetails = publicWidget.Widget.extend({
     },
 });
 
+publicWidget.registry.PortalHomeCounters = publicWidget.Widget.extend({
+    selector: '.o_portal_my_home',
+
+    /**
+     * @override
+     */
+    start: function () {
+        var def = this._super.apply(this, arguments);
+        this._updateCounters();
+        return def;
+    },
+
+    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Private
+    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    /**
+     * @private
+     */
+    async _updateCounters(elem) {
+        const numberRpc = 3;
+        const needed = this.$('[data-placeholder_count]')
+                                .map((i, o) => $(o).data('placeholder_count'))
+                                .toArray();
+        const counterByRpc = Math.ceil(needed.length / numberRpc);  // max counter, last can be less
+
+        const proms = [...Array(Math.min(numberRpc, needed.length)).keys()].map(async i => {
+            await this._rpc({
+                route: "/my/counters",
+                params: {
+                    counters: needed.slice(i * counterByRpc, (i + 1) * counterByRpc)
+                },
+            }).then(data => {
+                Object.keys(data).map(k => this.$("[data-placeholder_count='" + k + "']").text(data[k]));
+            });
+        });
+        return Promise.all(proms);
+    },
+});
+
 publicWidget.registry.portalSearchPanel = publicWidget.Widget.extend({
     selector: '.o_portal_search_panel',
     events: {
diff --git a/addons/portal/views/portal_templates.xml b/addons/portal/views/portal_templates.xml
index be4a35f2db0..aa4fc556690 100644
--- a/addons/portal/views/portal_templates.xml
+++ b/addons/portal/views/portal_templates.xml
@@ -163,7 +163,14 @@
     <template id="portal_docs_entry" name="My Portal Docs Entry">
         <a t-att-href="url" t-att-title="title" class="list-group-item list-group-item-action d-flex align-items-center justify-content-between">
             <t t-esc="title"/>
-            <span class="badge badge-secondary badge-pill" t-esc="count"/>
+            <t t-if='count'>
+                <span class="badge badge-secondary badge-pill" t-esc="count"/>
+            </t>
+            <t t-elif="placeholder_count">
+                <span class="badge badge-secondary badge-pill" t-att-data-placeholder_count="placeholder_count">
+                    <i class="fa fa-spin fa-spinner"></i>
+                </span>
+            </t>
         </a>
     </template>
 
diff --git a/addons/project/controllers/portal.py b/addons/project/controllers/portal.py
index eef58fab633..f7480d3aedb 100644
--- a/addons/project/controllers/portal.py
+++ b/addons/project/controllers/portal.py
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@ from odoo.osv.expression import OR
 
 class CustomerPortal(CustomerPortal):
 
-    def _prepare_home_portal_values(self):
-        values = super(CustomerPortal, self)._prepare_home_portal_values()
-        values['project_count'] = request.env['project.project'].search_count([])
-        values['task_count'] = request.env['project.task'].search_count([])
+    def _prepare_home_portal_values(self, counters):
+        values = super()._prepare_home_portal_values(counters)
+        if 'project_count' in counters:
+            values['project_count'] = request.env['project.project'].search_count([])
+        if 'task_count' in counters:
+            values['task_count'] = request.env['project.task'].search_count([])
         return values
 
     # ------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/addons/project/views/project_portal_templates.xml b/addons/project/views/project_portal_templates.xml
index 9303df97472..49cd2f3218a 100644
--- a/addons/project/views/project_portal_templates.xml
+++ b/addons/project/views/project_portal_templates.xml
@@ -19,17 +19,17 @@
         </xpath>
     </template>
 
-    <template id="portal_my_home" name="Portal My Home: project entries" inherit_id="portal.portal_my_home" priority="40">
+    <template id="portal_my_home" name="Show Projects / Tasks" customize_show="True" inherit_id="portal.portal_my_home" priority="40">
         <xpath expr="//div[hasclass('o_portal_docs')]" position="inside">
-            <t t-if="project_count" t-call="portal.portal_docs_entry">
+            <t t-call="portal.portal_docs_entry">
                 <t t-set="title">Projects</t>
                 <t t-set="url" t-value="'/my/projects'"/>
-                <t t-set="count" t-value="project_count"/>
+                <t t-set="placeholder_count" t-value="'project_count'"/>
             </t>
-            <t t-if="task_count" t-call="portal.portal_docs_entry">
+            <t t-call="portal.portal_docs_entry">
                 <t t-set="title">Tasks</t>
                 <t t-set="url" t-value="'/my/tasks'"/>
-                <t t-set="count" t-value="task_count"/>
+                <t t-set="placeholder_count" t-value="'task_count'"/>
             </t>
         </xpath>
     </template>
diff --git a/addons/purchase/controllers/portal.py b/addons/purchase/controllers/portal.py
index c566963c32c..72a60ca2782 100644
--- a/addons/purchase/controllers/portal.py
+++ b/addons/purchase/controllers/portal.py
@@ -16,11 +16,12 @@ from odoo.addons.web.controllers.main import Binary
 
 class CustomerPortal(CustomerPortal):
 
-    def _prepare_home_portal_values(self):
-        values = super(CustomerPortal, self)._prepare_home_portal_values()
-        values['purchase_count'] = request.env['purchase.order'].search_count([
-            ('state', 'in', ['purchase', 'done', 'cancel'])
-        ])
+    def _prepare_home_portal_values(self, counters):
+        values = super()._prepare_home_portal_values(counters)
+        if 'purchase_count' in counters:
+            values['purchase_count'] = request.env['purchase.order'].search_count([
+                ('state', 'in', ['purchase', 'done', 'cancel'])
+            ])
         return values
 
     def _purchase_order_get_page_view_values(self, order, access_token, **kwargs):
@@ -39,7 +40,6 @@ class CustomerPortal(CustomerPortal):
     @http.route(['/my/purchase', '/my/purchase/page/<int:page>'], type='http', auth="user", website=True)
     def portal_my_purchase_orders(self, page=1, date_begin=None, date_end=None, sortby=None, filterby=None, **kw):
         values = self._prepare_portal_layout_values()
-        partner = request.env.user.partner_id
         PurchaseOrder = request.env['purchase.order']
 
         domain = []
diff --git a/addons/purchase/views/portal_templates.xml b/addons/purchase/views/portal_templates.xml
index 5ec71184b6d..3974c5814e9 100644
--- a/addons/purchase/views/portal_templates.xml
+++ b/addons/purchase/views/portal_templates.xml
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@
     </xpath>
   </template>
 
-  <template id="portal_my_home_purchase" name="Portal My Home : purchase entry" inherit_id="portal.portal_my_home" priority="25">
+  <template id="portal_my_home_purchase" name="Show Purchase Orders" customize_show="True" inherit_id="portal.portal_my_home" priority="25">
     <xpath expr="//div[hasclass('o_portal_docs')]" position="inside">
-        <t t-if="purchase_count" t-call="portal.portal_docs_entry">
+        <t t-call="portal.portal_docs_entry">
             <t t-set="title">Purchase Orders</t>
             <t t-set="url" t-value="'/my/purchase'"/>
-            <t t-set="count" t-value="purchase_count"/>
+            <t t-set="placeholder_count" t-value="'purchase_count'"/>
         </t>
     </xpath>
   </template>
diff --git a/addons/sale/controllers/portal.py b/addons/sale/controllers/portal.py
index 6267683fba7..c9a7f7a9acf 100644
--- a/addons/sale/controllers/portal.py
+++ b/addons/sale/controllers/portal.py
@@ -14,24 +14,22 @@ from odoo.osv import expression
 
 class CustomerPortal(CustomerPortal):
 
-    def _prepare_home_portal_values(self):
-        values = super(CustomerPortal, self)._prepare_home_portal_values()
+    def _prepare_home_portal_values(self, counters):
+        values = super()._prepare_home_portal_values(counters)
         partner = request.env.user.partner_id
 
         SaleOrder = request.env['sale.order']
-        quotation_count = SaleOrder.search_count([
-            ('message_partner_ids', 'child_of', [partner.commercial_partner_id.id]),
-            ('state', 'in', ['sent', 'cancel'])
-        ])
-        order_count = SaleOrder.search_count([
-            ('message_partner_ids', 'child_of', [partner.commercial_partner_id.id]),
-            ('state', 'in', ['sale', 'done'])
-        ])
+        if 'quotation_count' in counters:
+            values['quotation_count'] = SaleOrder.search_count([
+                ('message_partner_ids', 'child_of', [partner.commercial_partner_id.id]),
+                ('state', 'in', ['sent', 'cancel'])
+            ])
+        if 'order_count' in counters:
+            values['order_count'] = SaleOrder.search_count([
+                ('message_partner_ids', 'child_of', [partner.commercial_partner_id.id]),
+                ('state', 'in', ['sale', 'done'])
+            ])
 
-        values.update({
-            'quotation_count': quotation_count,
-            'order_count': order_count,
-        })
         return values
 
     #
diff --git a/addons/sale/views/sale_portal_templates.xml b/addons/sale/views/sale_portal_templates.xml
index 90e9d03ce4b..27695fb99c1 100644
--- a/addons/sale/views/sale_portal_templates.xml
+++ b/addons/sale/views/sale_portal_templates.xml
@@ -18,17 +18,17 @@
         </xpath>
     </template>
 
-    <template id="portal_my_home_sale" name="Portal My Home : sales entries" inherit_id="portal.portal_my_home" priority="20">
+    <template id="portal_my_home_sale" name="Show Quotations / Sales Orders" customize_show="True" inherit_id="portal.portal_my_home" priority="20">
         <xpath expr="//div[hasclass('o_portal_docs')]" position="inside">
-            <t t-if="quotation_count" t-call="portal.portal_docs_entry">
+            <t t-call="portal.portal_docs_entry">
                 <t t-set="title">Quotations</t>
                 <t t-set="url" t-value="'/my/quotes'"/>
-                <t t-set="count" t-value="quotation_count"/>
+                <t t-set="placeholder_count" t-value="'quotation_count'"/>
             </t>
-            <t t-if="order_count" t-call="portal.portal_docs_entry">
+            <t t-call="portal.portal_docs_entry">
                 <t t-set="title">Sales Orders</t>
                 <t t-set="url" t-value="'/my/orders'"/>
-                <t t-set="count" t-value="order_count"/>
+                <t t-set="placeholder_count" t-value="'order_count'"/>
             </t>
         </xpath>
     </template>
diff --git a/addons/website/models/ir_ui_view.py b/addons/website/models/ir_ui_view.py
index 502875e87ef..2a0ab1c31a9 100644
--- a/addons/website/models/ir_ui_view.py
+++ b/addons/website/models/ir_ui_view.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ class View(models.Model):
     _name = "ir.ui.view"
     _inherit = ["ir.ui.view", "website.seo.metadata"]
 
-    customize_show = fields.Boolean("Show As Optional Inherit", default=False)
     website_id = fields.Many2one('website', ondelete='cascade', string="Website")
     page_ids = fields.One2many('website.page', 'view_id')
     first_page_id = fields.Many2one('website.page', string='Website Page', help='First page linked to this view', compute='_compute_first_page_id')
diff --git a/addons/website_crm_partner_assign/controllers/main.py b/addons/website_crm_partner_assign/controllers/main.py
index 85bc2e7cc88..d01ad9efa02 100644
--- a/addons/website_crm_partner_assign/controllers/main.py
+++ b/addons/website_crm_partner_assign/controllers/main.py
@@ -32,14 +32,12 @@ class WebsiteAccount(CustomerPortal):
             ('type', '=', 'opportunity')
         ]
 
-    def _prepare_home_portal_values(self):
-        values = super(WebsiteAccount, self)._prepare_home_portal_values()
-        lead_count = request.env['crm.lead'].search_count(self.get_domain_my_lead(request.env.user))
-        opp_count = request.env['crm.lead'].search_count(self.get_domain_my_opp(request.env.user))
-        values.update({
-            'lead_count': lead_count,
-            'opp_count': opp_count,
-        })
+    def _prepare_home_portal_values(self, counters):
+        values = super()._prepare_home_portal_values(counters)
+        if 'lead_count' in counters:
+            values['lead_count'] = request.env['crm.lead'].search_count(self.get_domain_my_lead(request.env.user))
+        if 'opp_count' in counters:
+            values['opp_count'] = request.env['crm.lead'].search_count(self.get_domain_my_opp(request.env.user))
         return values
 
     @http.route(['/my/leads', '/my/leads/page/<int:page>'], type='http', auth="user", website=True)
diff --git a/addons/website_crm_partner_assign/views/website_crm_partner_assign_templates.xml b/addons/website_crm_partner_assign/views/website_crm_partner_assign_templates.xml
index 4dee7a3b7a9..3ff7b69a97c 100644
--- a/addons/website_crm_partner_assign/views/website_crm_partner_assign_templates.xml
+++ b/addons/website_crm_partner_assign/views/website_crm_partner_assign_templates.xml
@@ -208,17 +208,17 @@
         </xpath>
     </template>
 
-    <template id="portal_my_home_lead" name="Portal My Home : lead entries" inherit_id="portal.portal_my_home" priority="15">
+    <template id="portal_my_home_lead" name="Show Leads / Opps" customize_show="True" inherit_id="portal.portal_my_home" priority="15">
         <xpath expr="//div[hasclass('o_portal_docs')]" position="inside">
-            <t t-if="lead_count" t-call="portal.portal_docs_entry">
+            <t t-call="portal.portal_docs_entry">
                 <t t-set="title">Leads</t>
                 <t t-set="url" t-value="'/my/leads'"/>
-                <t t-set="count" t-value="lead_count"/>
+                <t t-set="placeholder_count" t-value="'lead_count'"/>
             </t>
             <t t-call="portal.portal_docs_entry">
                 <t t-set="title">Opportunities</t>
                 <t t-set="url" t-value="'/my/opportunities'"/>
-                <t t-set="count" t-value="opp_count"/>
+                <t t-set="placeholder_count" t-value="'opp_count'"/>
             </t>
         </xpath>
     </template>