diff --git a/addons/web/static/lib/novajs/src/nova.js b/addons/web/static/lib/novajs/src/nova.js
index a299dad23d3..2a593611165 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/lib/novajs/src/nova.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/lib/novajs/src/nova.js
@@ -421,14 +421,14 @@ nova = (function() {
             }, this), target);
         },
         __widgetRenderAndInsert: function(insertion, target) {
-            this.render_element();
+            this.renderElement();
             insertion(target);
             return this.start();
         },
         /**
          * This is the method to implement to render the Widget.
          */
-        render_element: function() {},
+        renderElement: function() {},
         /**
          * Method called after rendering. Mostly used to bind actions, perform asynchronous
          * calls, etc...
diff --git a/addons/web/static/lib/novajs/test/test.js b/addons/web/static/lib/novajs/test/test.js
index 924d085c9ac..60ef8b966e6 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/lib/novajs/test/test.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/lib/novajs/test/test.js
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ module("Widget");
 
 test("base", function() {
     var Claz = nova.Widget.extend({
-        render_element: function() {
+        renderElement: function() {
             this.$element.attr("id", "testdiv");
             this.$element.html("test");
         }
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js
index de3275f3230..c019d59e7e1 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js
@@ -864,7 +864,7 @@ openerp.web.Menu =  openerp.web.Widget.extend(/** @lends openerp.web.Menu# */{
     },
     on_loaded: function(data) {
         this.data = data;
-        this.render_element();
+        this.renderElement();
         if (!this.$secondary_menu && this.getParent()) {
             // TODO: create Widget openerp.web.SubMenu
             this.$secondary_menu = this.getParent().$element.find('.oe_secondary_menu');
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/core.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/core.js
index bbfac551c5d..fe2ca1beb4f 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/core.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/core.js
@@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ openerp.web.Widget = nova.Widget.extend(_.extend({}, openerp.web.CallbackEnabled
      * `this.template` must be defined. The context given to QWeb contains the "widget"
      * key that references `this`.
      */
-    render_element: function() {
+    renderElement: function() {
         var rendered = null;
         if (this.template)
             rendered = openerp.web.qweb.render(this.template, {widget: this});
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ openerp.web.OldWidget = openerp.web.Widget.extend({
         var tmp = document.getElementById(this.element_id);
         this.$element = tmp ? $(tmp) : $(document.createElement(this.tagName));
     },
-    render_element: function() {
+    renderElement: function() {
         var rendered = this.render();
         if (rendered) {
             var elem = $(rendered);
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
index 17b9849cd42..78626f69d8a 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
@@ -936,7 +936,7 @@ openerp.web.form.Widget = openerp.web.OldWidget.extend(/** @lends openerp.web.fo
     update_dom: function() {
         this.$element.toggle(!this.invisible);
     },
-    render_element: function() {
+    renderElement: function() {
     	this.$element.html(QWeb.render(this.form_template, { "widget": this }));
     },
     do_attach_tooltip: function(widget, trigger, options) {
@@ -1030,13 +1030,13 @@ openerp.web.form.WidgetFrame = openerp.web.form.Widget.extend({
         }
         this.set_row_cells_with(this.table[this.table.length - 1]);
     },
-    render_element: function() {
+    renderElement: function() {
     	this._super();
     	var self = this;
 	    _.each(this.table, function(row) {
 	        _.each(row, function(td) {
 	        	td.$element = self.$element.find('.' + td.element_class);
-	        	td.render_element();
+	        	td.renderElement();
 	        });
 	    });
     },
@@ -1140,12 +1140,12 @@ openerp.web.form.WidgetNotebook = openerp.web.form.Widget.extend({
             }
         }
     },
-    render_element: function() {
+    renderElement: function() {
     	this._super();
     	var self = this;
 	    _.each(this.pages, function(page) {
         	page.$element = self.$element.find('.' + page.element_class);
-        	page.render_element();
+        	page.renderElement();
 	    });
     },
     start: function() {
@@ -1335,7 +1335,7 @@ openerp.web.form.WidgetLabel = openerp.web.form.Widget.extend({
             this.nowrap = true;
         }
     },
-    render_element: function() {
+    renderElement: function() {
     	var rendered;
         if (this['for'] && this.type !== 'label') {
             rendered = QWeb.render(this.form_template, {widget: this['for']});
@@ -2819,7 +2819,7 @@ openerp.web.form.SelectCreatePopup = openerp.web.OldWidget.extend(/** @lends ope
         }, read_function: null});
         this.initial_ids = this.options.initial_ids;
         this.created_elements = [];
-        this.render_element();
+        this.renderElement();
         openerp.web.form.dialog(this.$element, {
             close: function() {
                 self.check_exit();
@@ -3028,7 +3028,7 @@ openerp.web.form.FormOpenPopup = openerp.web.OldWidget.extend(/** @lends openerp
         this.row_id = row_id;
         this.context = context || {};
         this.options = _.defaults(options || {}, {"auto_write": true});
-        this.render_element();
+        this.renderElement();
         openerp.web.dialog(this.$element, {
             title: options.title || '',
             modal: true,
@@ -3150,10 +3150,10 @@ openerp.web.form.FieldReference = openerp.web.form.Field.extend({
     start: function() {
         this._super();
         this.selection.$element = $(".oe_form_view_reference_selection", this.$element);
-        this.selection.render_element();
+        this.selection.renderElement();
         this.selection.start();
         this.m2o.$element = $(".oe_form_view_reference_m2o", this.$element);
-        this.m2o.render_element();
+        this.m2o.renderElement();
         this.m2o.start();
     },
     is_valid: function() {
@@ -3400,7 +3400,7 @@ openerp.web.form.FieldStatus = openerp.web.form.Field.extend({
 });
 
 openerp.web.form.WidgetHtml = openerp.web.form.Widget.extend({
-    render_element: function () {
+    renderElement: function () {
         var $root = $('<div class="oe_form_html_view">');
         this.render_children(this, $root);
         var rendered = $root.html();
diff --git a/addons/web_dashboard/static/src/js/dashboard.js b/addons/web_dashboard/static/src/js/dashboard.js
index 793ad651b81..afe64e6284e 100644
--- a/addons/web_dashboard/static/src/js/dashboard.js
+++ b/addons/web_dashboard/static/src/js/dashboard.js
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ openerp.web.form.DashBoard = openerp.web.form.Widget.extend({
             });
         }
     },
-    render_element: function() {
+    renderElement: function() {
         // We should start with three columns available
         for (var i = this.node.children.length; i < 3; i++) {
             this.node.children.push({
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ openerp.web.form.DashBoard = openerp.web.form.Widget.extend({
     }
 });
 openerp.web.form.DashBoardLegacy = openerp.web.form.DashBoard.extend({
-    render_element: function() {
+    renderElement: function() {
         if (this.node.tag == 'hpaned') {
             this.node.attrs.style = '2-1';
         } else if (this.node.tag == 'vpaned') {