diff --git a/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml b/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml
index d6ee7ed869c..066ac29c6e3 100644
--- a/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml
@@ -150,7 +150,8 @@
             <field name="model">hr.holidays</field>
             <field name="type">tree</field>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
-                <tree colors="red:state == 'refuse';blue:state == 'draft';black:state in ('confirm','validate','validate1')" string="Allocation Requests">
+                <tree fonts="bold:needaction_pending==True" colors="red:state == 'refuse';blue:state == 'draft';black:state in ('confirm','validate','validate1')" string="Allocation Requests">
+                    <field name="needaction_pending" invisible="1"/>
                     <field name="holiday_type"/>
                     <field name="employee_id"/>
                     <field name="category_id"/>
@@ -205,7 +206,8 @@
             <field name="type">tree</field>
             <field name="priority">20</field>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
-                <tree colors="red:state == 'refuse';blue:state == ' draft';black:state in ('confirm','validate','validate1')" string="Leaves Summary">
+                <tree fonts="bold:needaction_pending==True" colors="red:state == 'refuse';blue:state == ' draft';black:state in ('confirm','validate','validate1')" string="Leaves Summary">
+                    <field name="needaction_pending" invisible="1"/>
                     <field name="employee_id"/>
                     <field name="category_id" invisible="1"/>
                     <field name="department_id" invisible="1"/>
@@ -231,7 +233,8 @@
             <field name="model">hr.holidays</field>
             <field name="type">tree</field>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
-                <tree colors="red:state == 'refuse';blue:state == ' draft';black:state in ('confirm','validate','validate1')" string="Leave Requests">
+                <tree fonts="bold:needaction_pending==True" colors="red:state == 'refuse';blue:state == ' draft';black:state in ('confirm','validate','validate1')" string="Leave Requests">
+                    <field name="needaction_pending" invisible="1"/>
                     <field name="holiday_type"/>
                     <field name="employee_id"/>
                     <field name="category_id"/>
diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml
index 1f7d916c6f3..9e4948eebc6 100644
--- a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@
         <field name="model">hr.applicant</field>
         <field name="type">tree</field>
         <field name="arch" type="xml">
-            <tree string="Applicants" colors="grey:state in ('cancel','done');blue:state=='pending'">
+            <tree string="Applicants" fonts="bold:needaction_pending==True" colors="grey:state in ('cancel','done');blue:state=='pending'">
+                <field name="needaction_pending" invisible="1"/>
                 <field name="create_date" groups="base.group_no_one"/>
                 <field name="name" string="Subject"/>
                 <field name="partner_name"/>
diff --git a/addons/project_issue/project_issue_view.xml b/addons/project_issue/project_issue_view.xml
index 50c79346127..3b47965306c 100644
--- a/addons/project_issue/project_issue_view.xml
+++ b/addons/project_issue/project_issue_view.xml
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
             <field name="model">project.issue</field>
             <field name="type">tree</field>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
-                <tree fonts="bold:needaction_pending==True" string="Issue Tracker Tree" colors="black:state=='open';blue:state=='pending';grey:state in ('cancel', 'done')">
+                <tree string="Issue Tracker Tree" fonts="bold:needaction_pending==True" colors="black:state=='open';blue:state=='pending';grey:state in ('cancel', 'done')">
                     <field name="needaction_pending" invisible="1"/>
                     <field name="id"/>
                     <field name="create_date" groups="base.group_no_one"/>
@@ -291,8 +291,9 @@
             <field name="model">project.issue</field>
             <field name="type">tree</field>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
-                <tree string="Feature Tracker Tree"  colors="red:state=='open';black:state in ('draft', 'cancel','done','pending')">
+                <tree string="Feature Tracker Tree" fonts="bold:needaction_pending==True" colors="red:state=='open';black:state in ('draft', 'cancel','done','pending')">
                     <field name="id"/>
+                    <field name="needaction_pending" invisible="1"/>
                     <field name="name" string="Feature description"/>
                     <field name="partner_id" groups="base.group_extended"/>
                     <field name="priority" string="Priority"/>