diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
index 601133b2e7f..cb7ecddfa82 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
@@ -2711,6 +2711,12 @@
   content: "ö";
   color: #404040;
 }
+.openerp .oe_list_cannot_edit .oe_list_header_handle, .openerp .oe_list_cannot_edit .oe_list_field_handle {
+  display: none !important;
+}
+.openerp .oe_list_cannot_delete .oe_list_record_delete {
+  display: none !important;
+}
 .openerp .tree_header {
   background-color: #f0f0f0;
   border-bottom: 1px solid #cacaca;
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
index 6ee03494e7d..6fb2c8d21c1 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
@@ -2072,6 +2072,13 @@ $sheet-max-width: 860px
             .oe_list_handle
                 @include text-to-icon("ö")
 
+    .oe_list_cannot_edit
+        .oe_list_header_handle, .oe_list_field_handle
+            display: none !important
+    .oe_list_cannot_delete
+        .oe_list_record_delete
+            display: none !important
+
     // }}}
     // Tree view {{{
     .tree_header
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
index a53807a9d79..5f13f1c7a93 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
@@ -141,14 +141,14 @@ instance.web.FormView = instance.web.View.extend(instance.web.form.FieldManagerM
         if (!this.sidebar && this.options.$sidebar) {
             this.sidebar = new instance.web.Sidebar(this);
             this.sidebar.appendTo(this.$sidebar);
-            if(this.fields_view.toolbar) {
+            if (this.fields_view.toolbar) {
                 this.sidebar.add_toolbar(this.fields_view.toolbar);
             }
-            this.sidebar.add_items('other', [
-                { label: _t('Delete'), callback: self.on_button_delete },
-                { label: _t('Duplicate'), callback: self.on_button_duplicate },
+            this.sidebar.add_items('other', _.compact([
+                self.is_action_enabled('delete') && { label: _t('Delete'), callback: self.on_button_delete },
+                self.is_action_enabled('create') && { label: _t('Duplicate'), callback: self.on_button_duplicate },
                 { label: _t('Set Default'), callback: function (item) { self.open_defaults_dialog(); } }
-            ]);
+            ]));
         }
 
         this.has_been_loaded.resolve();
@@ -3473,7 +3473,7 @@ instance.web.form.One2ManyListView = instance.web.ListView.extend({
                 return self.o2m.dataset.read_ids.apply(self.o2m.dataset, arguments);
             },
             form_view_options: {'not_interactible_on_create':true},
-            readonly: self.o2m.get("effective_readonly")
+            readonly: !this.is_action_enabled('edit') || self.o2m.get("effective_readonly")
         });
     },
     do_button_action: function (name, id, callback) {
@@ -3561,7 +3561,11 @@ instance.web.form.One2ManyListView = instance.web.ListView.extend({
 });
 instance.web.form.One2ManyList = instance.web.ListView.List.extend({
     pad_table_to: function (count) {
-        this._super(count > 0 ? count - 1 : 0);
+        if (!this.view.is_action_enabled('create')) {
+            this._super(count);
+        } else {
+            this._super(count > 0 ? count - 1 : 0);
+        }
 
         // magical invocation of wtf does that do
         if (this.view.o2m.get('effective_readonly')) {
@@ -3574,6 +3578,11 @@ instance.web.form.One2ManyList = instance.web.ListView.List.extend({
         }).length;
         if (this.options.selectable) { columns++; }
         if (this.options.deletable) { columns++; }
+
+        if (!this.view.is_action_enabled('create')) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         var $cell = $('<td>', {
             colspan: columns,
             'class': 'oe_form_field_one2many_list_row_add'
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list.js
index 40bdee3a07f..6c46003a380 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list.js
@@ -250,6 +250,12 @@ instance.web.ListView = instance.web.View.extend( /** @lends instance.web.ListVi
 
         this.$el.html(QWeb.render(this._template, this));
         this.$el.addClass(this.fields_view.arch.attrs['class']);
+
+        // add css classes that reflect the (absence of) access rights
+        this.$el.toggleClass('oe_list_cannot_create', !this.is_action_enabled('create'))
+                .toggleClass('oe_list_cannot_edit', !this.is_action_enabled('edit'))
+                .toggleClass('oe_list_cannot_delete', !this.is_action_enabled('delete'));
+
         // Head hook
         // Selecting records
         this.$el.find('.oe_list_record_selector').click(function(){
@@ -351,11 +357,11 @@ instance.web.ListView = instance.web.View.extend( /** @lends instance.web.ListVi
         if (!this.sidebar && this.options.$sidebar) {
             this.sidebar = new instance.web.Sidebar(this);
             this.sidebar.appendTo(this.options.$sidebar);
-            this.sidebar.add_items('other', [
-                { label: _t("Import"), callback: this.on_sidebar_import },
+            this.sidebar.add_items('other', _.compact([
+                self.is_action_enabled('create') && { label: _t("Import"), callback: this.on_sidebar_import },
                 { label: _t("Export"), callback: this.on_sidebar_export },
-                { label: _t('Delete'), callback: this.do_delete_selected }
-            ]);
+                self.is_action_enabled('delete') && { label: _t('Delete'), callback: this.do_delete_selected }
+            ]));
             this.sidebar.add_toolbar(this.fields_view.toolbar);
             this.sidebar.$el.hide();
         }
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list_editable.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list_editable.js
index bdd266454dd..892221a347b 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list_editable.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list_editable.js
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ openerp.web.list_editable = function (instance) {
 
     instance.web.ListView.List.include(/** @lends instance.web.ListView.List# */{
         row_clicked: function (event) {
-            if (!this.view.editable()) {
+            if (!this.view.editable() || ! this.view.is_action_enabled('edit')) {
                 return this._super.apply(this, arguments);
             }
             var record_id = $(event.currentTarget).data('id');
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js
index 0cd729fa733..95693ca9c50 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js
@@ -1235,6 +1235,15 @@ instance.web.View = instance.web.Widget.extend({
      */
     reload: function () {
         return $.when();
+    },
+    /**
+     * Return whether the user can perform the action ('create', 'edit', 'delete') in this view.
+     * An action is disabled by setting the corresponding attribute in the view's main element,
+     * like: <form string="" create="false" edit="false" delete="false">
+     */
+    is_action_enabled: function(action) {
+        var attrs = this.fields_view.arch.attrs;
+        return (action in attrs) ? JSON.parse(attrs[action]) : true;
     }
 });
 
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml b/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
index 28f98a7b4cd..d206c538e1c 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@
                     <t t-if="column.tag !== 'button'"><t t-esc="column.string"/></t>
                 </th>
             </t>
-            <th t-if="options.deletable" width="13px"/>
+            <th t-if="options.deletable" class="oe_list_record_delete" width="13px"/>
         </tr>
     </thead>
     <tfoot>
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@
     </tfoot>
 </table>
 <div t-name="ListView.buttons" class="oe_list_buttons">
-    <t t-if="!widget.no_leaf and widget.options.action_buttons !== false and widget.options.addable">
+    <t t-if="!widget.no_leaf and widget.options.action_buttons !== false and widget.options.addable and widget.is_action_enabled('create')">
         <button type="button" class="oe_button oe_list_add oe_highlight">
             <t t-esc="widget.options.addable"/>
         </button>
@@ -726,10 +726,12 @@
 <div t-name="FormView.buttons" class="oe_form_buttons">
     <t t-if="widget.options.action_buttons !== false">
         <span class="oe_form_buttons_view">
-            <div style="display: inline-block;"> <!-- required for the bounce effect on button -->
-              <button type="button" class="oe_button oe_form_button_edit" accesskey="E">Edit</button>
+            <!-- required for the bounce effect on button -->
+            <div t-if="widget.is_action_enabled('edit')" style="display: inline-block;">
+                <button type="button" class="oe_button oe_form_button_edit" accesskey="E">Edit</button>
             </div>
-            <button type="button" class="oe_button oe_form_button_create" accesskey="C">Create</button>
+            <button t-if="widget.is_action_enabled('create')"
+                type="button" class="oe_button oe_form_button_create" accesskey="C">Create</button>
         </span>
         <span class="oe_form_buttons_edit">
             <button type="button" class="oe_button oe_form_button_save oe_highlight" accesskey="S">Save</button>
diff --git a/addons/web_diagram/static/src/js/diagram.js b/addons/web_diagram/static/src/js/diagram.js
index 657e68d6f06..543cc6a9c12 100644
--- a/addons/web_diagram/static/src/js/diagram.js
+++ b/addons/web_diagram/static/src/js/diagram.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ instance.web.DiagramView = instance.web.View.extend({
             return label.tag == "label";
         });
 
-        this.$el.html(QWeb.render("DiagramView", this));
+        this.$el.html(QWeb.render("DiagramView", {'widget': this}));
         this.$el.addClass(this.fields_view.arch.attrs['class']);
 
         _.each(self.labels,function(label){
diff --git a/addons/web_diagram/static/src/xml/base_diagram.xml b/addons/web_diagram/static/src/xml/base_diagram.xml
index 96e32f59648..388092b3d23 100644
--- a/addons/web_diagram/static/src/xml/base_diagram.xml
+++ b/addons/web_diagram/static/src/xml/base_diagram.xml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <template>
 <t t-name="DiagramView">
-    <div class="oe_diagram_header" t-att-id="element_id + '_header'">
+    <div class="oe_diagram_header" t-att-id="widget.element_id + '_header'">
         <h3 class="oe_diagram_title"/>
-        <div class="oe_diagram_buttons">
+        <div t-if="widget.is_action_enabled('create')" class="oe_diagram_buttons">
             <button type="button" id="new_node" class="oe_button oe_diagram_button_new">New Node</button>
         </div>
         <div class="oe_diagram_pager">
diff --git a/addons/web_gantt/static/src/js/gantt.js b/addons/web_gantt/static/src/js/gantt.js
index 5b29be07450..8d782c5fd51 100644
--- a/addons/web_gantt/static/src/js/gantt.js
+++ b/addons/web_gantt/static/src/js/gantt.js
@@ -183,12 +183,13 @@ instance.web_gantt.GanttView = instance.web.View.extend({
                 self.on_task_display(task_info.internal_task);
             }
         });
-        
-        // insertion of create button
-        var td = $($("table td", self.$el)[0]);
-        var rendered = QWeb.render("GanttView-create-button");
-        $(rendered).prependTo(td);
-        $(".oe_gantt_button_create", this.$el).click(this.on_task_create);
+        if (this.is_action_enabled('create')) {        
+            // insertion of create button
+            var td = $($("table td", self.$el)[0]);
+            var rendered = QWeb.render("GanttView-create-button");
+            $(rendered).prependTo(td);
+            $(".oe_gantt_button_create", this.$el).click(this.on_task_create);
+        }
     },
     on_task_changed: function(task_obj) {
         var self = this;
diff --git a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban.js b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban.js
index e18b7c33d96..0cef134d95b 100644
--- a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban.js
+++ b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban.js
@@ -74,18 +74,16 @@ instance.web_kanban.KanbanView = instance.web.View.extend({
         return $.when();
     },
     _is_quick_create_enabled: function() {
-        if (! this.options.quick_creatable)
+        if (!this.options.quick_creatable || !this.is_action_enabled('create'))
             return false;
         if (this.fields_view.arch.attrs.quick_create !== undefined)
             return JSON.parse(this.fields_view.arch.attrs.quick_create);
         return !! this.group_by;
     },
-    _is_create_enabled: function() {
-        if (! this.options.creatable)
+    is_action_enabled: function(action) {
+        if (action === 'create' && !this.options.creatable)
             return false;
-        if (this.fields_view.arch.attrs.create !== undefined)
-            return JSON.parse(this.fields_view.arch.attrs.create);
-        return true;
+        return this._super(action);
     },
     add_qweb_template: function() {
         for (var i=0, ii=this.fields_view.arch.children.length; i < ii; i++) {
@@ -738,16 +736,19 @@ instance.web_kanban.KanbanRecord = instance.web.Widget.extend({
             trigger: 'hover'
         });
 
-        // If no draghandle is found, make the whole card as draghandle
+        // If no draghandle is found, make the whole card as draghandle (provided one can edit)
         if (!this.$el.find('.oe_kanban_draghandle').length) {
-            this.$el.children(':first').addClass('oe_kanban_draghandle');
+            this.$el.children(':first')
+                .toggleClass('oe_kanban_draghandle', this.view.is_action_enabled('edit'));
         }
 
         this.$el.find('.oe_kanban_action').click(function() {
             var $action = $(this),
                 type = $action.data('type') || 'button',
                 method = 'do_action_' + (type === 'action' ? 'object' : type);
-            if (_.str.startsWith(type, 'switch_')) {
+            if ((type === 'edit' || type === 'delete') && ! self.view.is_action_enabled(type)) {
+                self.view.open_record(self.id);
+            } else if (_.str.startsWith(type, 'switch_')) {
                 self.view.do_switch_view(type.substr(7));
             } else if (typeof self[method] === 'function') {
                 self[method]($action);
diff --git a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/xml/web_kanban.xml b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/xml/web_kanban.xml
index d7e12f02b2b..0f0ab52b77b 100644
--- a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/xml/web_kanban.xml
+++ b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/xml/web_kanban.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 </t>
 <div t-name="KanbanView.buttons" class="oe_kanban_buttons">
     <t t-if="widget.options.action_buttons !== false">
-        <t t-if="widget._is_create_enabled()">
+        <t t-if="widget.is_action_enabled('create')">
             <button type="button" class="oe_kanban_button_new oe_highlight">
                 <t t-esc="widget.options.create_text || _t('Create')"/>
             </button>