diff --git a/addons/base/static/src/js/form.js b/addons/base/static/src/js/form.js
index 69185628ffb..0eec8c79ebb 100644
--- a/addons/base/static/src/js/form.js
+++ b/addons/base/static/src/js/form.js
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ openerp.base.FormView =  openerp.base.Controller.extend( /** @lends openerp.base
             self.on_pager_action(action);
         });
 
-        this.$element.find('div.oe_form_buttons button.oe_form_button_save').click(this.do_save);
-        this.$element.find('div.oe_form_buttons button.oe_form_button_save_edit').click(this.do_save_edit);
-        this.$element.find('div.oe_form_buttons button.oe_form_button_cancel').click(this.do_cancel);
-        this.$element.find('div.oe_form_buttons button.oe_form_button_new').click(this.on_button_new);
+        this.$element.find('#' + this.element_id + '_header button.oe_form_button_save').click(this.do_save);
+        this.$element.find('#' + this.element_id + '_header button.oe_form_button_save_edit').click(this.do_save_edit);
+        this.$element.find('#' + this.element_id + '_header button.oe_form_button_cancel').click(this.do_cancel);
+        this.$element.find('#' + this.element_id + '_header button.oe_form_button_new').click(this.on_button_new);
 
         // sidebar stuff
         if (this.view_manager.sidebar) {
@@ -116,10 +116,10 @@ openerp.base.FormView =  openerp.base.Controller.extend( /** @lends openerp.base
         this.dataset.read_index(_.keys(this.fields_view.fields), this.on_record_loaded);
     },
     do_update_pager: function(hide_index) {
-        var $pager = this.$element.find('div.oe_form_pager');
+        var $pager = this.$element.find('#' + this.element_id + '_header div.oe_form_pager').eq(0);
         var index = hide_index ? '-' : this.dataset.index + 1;
-        this.$element.find('span.oe_pager_index').html(index);
-        this.$element.find('span.oe_pager_count').html(this.dataset.count);
+        $pager.find('span.oe_pager_index').html(index);
+        $pager.find('span.oe_pager_count').html(this.dataset.count);
     },
     do_onchange: function(widget, processed) {
         processed = processed || [];
diff --git a/addons/base/static/src/xml/base.xml b/addons/base/static/src/xml/base.xml
index caf463cf4e0..57f9c81559e 100644
--- a/addons/base/static/src/xml/base.xml
+++ b/addons/base/static/src/xml/base.xml
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@
 </tr>
 <t t-name="FormView">
     <h2 class="oe_view_title"><t t-esc="view.fields_view.arch.attrs.string"/></h2>
-    <div class="oe_form_header">
+    <div class="oe_form_header" t-att-id="view.element_id + '_header'">
         <div class="oe_form_buttons">
             <!--<button type="button" class="oe_form_button_save">Save</button>-->
             <button type="button" class="oe_form_button_save_edit">Save &amp; Edit</button>