diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_ui_menu.py b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_ui_menu.py
index 94b5c8ab7b6..80e084502e5 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_ui_menu.py
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_ui_menu.py
@@ -269,17 +269,33 @@ class ir_ui_menu(osv.osv):
 
         return res
 
-    def _get_needaction(self, cr, uid, ids, field_names, args, context=None):
+    def _get_needaction_enabled(self, cr, uid, ids, field_names, args, context=None):
+        """ needaction_enabled: tell whether the menu has a related action
+            that uses the needaction mechanism. """
+        res = dict.fromkeys(ids, False)
+        for menu in self.browse(cr, uid, ids, context=context):
+            if menu.action and menu.action.type in ('ir.actions.act_window', 'ir.actions.client') and menu.action.res_model:
+                obj = self.pool.get(menu.action.res_model)
+                if obj and obj._needaction:
+                    res[menu.id] = True
+        return res
+
+    def get_needaction_data(self, cr, uid, ids, context=None):
+        """ Return for each menu entry of ids :
+            - if it uses the needaction mechanism (needaction_enabled)
+            - the needaction counter of the related action, taking into account
+              the action domain
+        """
         res = {}
         for menu in self.browse(cr, uid, ids, context=context):
             res[menu.id] = {
                 'needaction_enabled': False,
                 'needaction_counter': False,
             }
-            if menu.action and menu.action.type in ('ir.actions.act_window','ir.actions.client') and menu.action.res_model:
+            if menu.action and menu.action.type in ('ir.actions.act_window', 'ir.actions.client') and menu.action.res_model:
                 obj = self.pool.get(menu.action.res_model)
                 if obj and obj._needaction:
-                    if menu.action.type=='ir.actions.act_window':
+                    if menu.action.type == 'ir.actions.act_window':
                         dom = menu.action.domain and eval(menu.action.domain, {'uid': uid}) or []
                     else:
                         dom = eval(menu.action.params_store or '{}', {'uid': uid}).get('domain')
@@ -290,7 +306,7 @@ class ir_ui_menu(osv.osv):
     _columns = {
         'name': fields.char('Menu', size=64, required=True, translate=True),
         'sequence': fields.integer('Sequence'),
-        'child_id' : fields.one2many('ir.ui.menu', 'parent_id','Child IDs'),
+        'child_id': fields.one2many('ir.ui.menu', 'parent_id', 'Child IDs'),
         'parent_id': fields.many2one('ir.ui.menu', 'Parent Menu', select=True),
         'groups_id': fields.many2many('res.groups', 'ir_ui_menu_group_rel',
             'menu_id', 'gid', 'Groups', help="If you have groups, the visibility of this menu will be based on these groups. "\
@@ -300,11 +316,14 @@ class ir_ui_menu(osv.osv):
         'icon': fields.selection(tools.icons, 'Icon', size=64),
         'icon_pict': fields.function(_get_icon_pict, type='char', size=32),
         'web_icon': fields.char('Web Icon File', size=128),
-        'web_icon_hover':fields.char('Web Icon File (hover)', size=128),
+        'web_icon_hover': fields.char('Web Icon File (hover)', size=128),
         'web_icon_data': fields.function(_get_image_icon, string='Web Icon Image', type='binary', readonly=True, store=True, multi='icon'),
-        'web_icon_hover_data':fields.function(_get_image_icon, string='Web Icon Image (hover)', type='binary', readonly=True, store=True, multi='icon'),
-        'needaction_enabled': fields.function(_get_needaction, string='Target model uses the need action mechanism', type='boolean', help='If the menu entry action is an act_window action, and if this action is related to a model that uses the need_action mechanism, this field is set to true. Otherwise, it is false.', multi='_get_needaction'),
-        'needaction_counter': fields.function(_get_needaction, string='Number of actions the user has to perform', type='integer', help='If the target model uses the need action mechanism, this field gives the number of actions the current user has to perform.', multi='_get_needaction'),
+        'web_icon_hover_data': fields.function(_get_image_icon, string='Web Icon Image (hover)', type='binary', readonly=True, store=True, multi='icon'),
+        'needaction_enabled': fields.function(_get_needaction_enabled,
+            type='boolean',
+            store=True,
+            string='Target model uses the need action mechanism',
+            help='If the menu entry action is an act_window action, and if this action is related to a model that uses the need_action mechanism, this field is set to true. Otherwise, it is false.'),
         'action': fields.function(_action, fnct_inv=_action_inv,
             type='reference', string='Action',
             selection=[
@@ -321,12 +340,12 @@ class ir_ui_menu(osv.osv):
         return _('Error ! You can not create recursive Menu.')
 
     _constraints = [
-        (osv.osv._check_recursion, _rec_message , ['parent_id'])
+        (osv.osv._check_recursion, _rec_message, ['parent_id'])
     ]
     _defaults = {
-        'icon' : 'STOCK_OPEN',
-        'icon_pict': ('stock', ('STOCK_OPEN','ICON_SIZE_MENU')),
-        'sequence' : 10,
+        'icon': 'STOCK_OPEN',
+        'icon_pict': ('stock', ('STOCK_OPEN', 'ICON_SIZE_MENU')),
+        'sequence': 10,
     }
     _order = "sequence,id"