diff --git a/addons/base/static/src/js/form.js b/addons/base/static/src/js/form.js
index 4feacf42323..6b2fdb0a7cb 100644
--- a/addons/base/static/src/js/form.js
+++ b/addons/base/static/src/js/form.js
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ openerp.base.FormView =  openerp.base.View.extend( /** @lends openerp.base.FormV
         } else {
             this.dataset.read_index(_.keys(this.fields_view.fields), this.on_record_loaded);
         }
+        if (this.view_manager && this.view_manager.sidebar) {
+            this.view_manager.sidebar.refresh(true);
+        }
     },
     do_hide: function () {
         this.$element.hide();
diff --git a/addons/base/static/src/js/list.js b/addons/base/static/src/js/list.js
index 70ab1110baa..8261725cf72 100644
--- a/addons/base/static/src/js/list.js
+++ b/addons/base/static/src/js/list.js
@@ -251,6 +251,9 @@ openerp.base.ListView = openerp.base.View.extend( /** @lends openerp.base.ListVi
             this.do_reload();
             this.hidden = false;
         }
+        if (this.view_manager && this.view_manager.sidebar) {
+            this.view_manager.sidebar.refresh(true);
+        }
     },
     do_hide: function () {
         this.$element.hide();
diff --git a/addons/base/static/src/js/views.js b/addons/base/static/src/js/views.js
index a3c235a1aae..c99da8fb66d 100644
--- a/addons/base/static/src/js/views.js
+++ b/addons/base/static/src/js/views.js
@@ -295,17 +295,31 @@ openerp.base.Sidebar = openerp.base.BaseWidget.extend({
             var section = {elements:toolbar[type[0]], label:type[1]};
             self.sections.push(section);
         });
-        this.refresh();
+        this.refresh(true);
     },
-    refresh: function() {
-        this.$element.html(QWeb.render("ViewManager.sidebar.internal", _.extend({_:_}, this)));
+    refresh: function(new_view) {
+        var view = this.view_manager.active_view;
+        the_condition = this.sections.length > 0 && _.detect(this.sections,
+            function(x) {return x.elements.length > 0;}) != undefined
+            && (!new_view || view != 'list');
+        if (!the_condition) {
+            this.$element.addClass('closed-sidebar');
+            this.$element.removeClass('open-sidebar');
+        } else {
+            this.$element.addClass('open-sidebar');
+            this.$element.removeClass('closed-sidebar');
+        }
+        
+        this.$element.html(QWeb.render("ViewManager.sidebar.internal",this));
+        
         var self = this;
         this.$element.find(".toggle-sidebar").click(function(e) {
             self.$element.toggleClass('open-sidebar closed-sidebar');
             e.stopPropagation();
             e.preventDefault();
         });
-        this.$element.find("a").click(function(e) {
+        
+        this.$element.find("a.oe_sidebar_action_a").click(function(e) {
             var $this = jQuery(this);
             var i = $this.attr("data-i");
             var j = $this.attr("data-j");
@@ -320,7 +334,7 @@ openerp.base.Sidebar = openerp.base.BaseWidget.extend({
     },
     start: function() {
         this._super();
-        this.refresh();
+        this.refresh(false);
     }
 });
 
diff --git a/addons/base/static/src/xml/base.xml b/addons/base/static/src/xml/base.xml
index 5242a0ee523..eb177195411 100644
--- a/addons/base/static/src/xml/base.xml
+++ b/addons/base/static/src/xml/base.xml
@@ -557,37 +557,31 @@
     <input t-att-id="element_id"/>
 </t>
 <t t-name="ViewManager.sidebar">
-    <div t-att-id="element_id" class="sidebar-main-div open-sidebar">
+    <div t-att-id="element_id" class="sidebar-main-div closed-sidebar">
 
     </div>
 </t>
 <t t-name="ViewManager.sidebar.internal">
-    <t t-js="d">
-        d.the_condition = d.sections.length &gt; 0 &amp;&amp; d._.detect(d.sections, function(x) {
-            return x.elements.length &gt; 0;
-        }) != undefined
-    </t>
-    <t t-if="the_condition">
-        <a class="toggle-sidebar"></a>
-        <div t-att-id="element_id" class="sidebar-sub-div">
-            <div class="sidebar-displaying-div">
-                <t t-set="i" t-value="1-1"/> <!-- al do stupid things -->
-                <t t-foreach="sections" t-as="section">
-                    <t t-if="section.elements.length &gt; 0">
-                    <h2><t t-esc="section.label"/></h2>
-                    <ul>
-                        <t t-set="j" t-value="1-1"/>
-                        <t t-foreach="section.elements" t-as="element">
-                            <li><a t-att-data-i="i" t-att-data-j="j" href="#"><t t-esc="element.name"/></a></li>
-                            <t t-set="j" t-value="j+1"/>
-                        </t>
-                    </ul>
+    <a class="toggle-sidebar"></a>
+    <div t-att-id="element_id" class="sidebar-sub-div">
+        <div class="sidebar-displaying-div">
+            <t t-set="i" t-value="1-1"/> <!-- al do stupid things -->
+            <t t-foreach="sections" t-as="section">
+                <t t-if="section.elements.length &gt; 0">
+                <h2><t t-esc="section.label"/></h2>
+                <ul>
+                    <t t-set="j" t-value="1-1"/>
+                    <t t-foreach="section.elements" t-as="element">
+                        <li><a class="oe_sidebar_action_a" t-att-data-i="i" t-att-data-j="j" href="#">
+                            <t t-esc="element.name"/></a></li>
+                        <t t-set="j" t-value="j+1"/>
                     </t>
-                    <t t-set="i" t-value="i+1"/>
+                </ul>
                 </t>
-            </div>
+                <t t-set="i" t-value="i+1"/>
+            </t>
         </div>
-    </t>
+    </div>
 </t>
 <t t-name="DialogWarning">
     <div id="dialog-message" t-att-title="title">