diff --git a/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/screens.js b/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/screens.js
index b9cf325d0bf..ab52d1a3edd 100644
--- a/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/screens.js
+++ b/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/screens.js
@@ -794,6 +794,49 @@ openerp.point_of_sale.load_screens = function load_screens(instance, module){ //
         },
     });
 
+    /* -------- The Action Buttons -------- */
+
+    // Above the numpad and the actionpad, buttons
+    // for extra actions and controls by point of
+    // sale extensions modules. 
+
+    module.action_button_classes = [];
+    module.define_action_button = function(classe, options){
+        options = options || {};
+
+        var classes = module.action_button_classes;
+        var index   = classes.length;
+
+        if (options.after) {
+            for (var i = 0; i < classes.length; i++) {
+                if (classes[i].name === options.after) {
+                    index = i + 1;
+                }
+            }
+        } else if (options.before) {
+            for (var i = 0; i < classes.length; i++) {
+                if (classes[i].name === options.after) {
+                    index = i;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        classes.splice(i,0,classe);
+    };
+
+    module.ActionButtonWidget = module.PosBaseWidget.extend({
+        template: 'ActionButtonWidget',
+        label: _t('Button'),
+        renderElement: function(){
+            var self = this;
+            this._super();
+            this.$el.click(function(){
+                self.button_click();
+            });
+        },
+        button_click: function(){},
+    });
+
     /* -------- The Product Screen -------- */
     
     module.ProductScreenWidget = module.ScreenWidget.extend({
@@ -824,6 +867,20 @@ openerp.point_of_sale.load_screens = function load_screens(instance, module){ //
                 product_list_widget: this.product_list_widget,
             });
             this.product_categories_widget.replace(this.$('.placeholder-ProductCategoriesWidget'));
+
+            this.action_buttons = {};
+            var classes = module.action_button_classes;
+            for (var i = 0; i < classes.length; i++) {
+                var classe = classes[i];
+                if ( !classe.condition || classe.condition.call(this) ) {
+                    var widget = new classe.widget(this,{});
+                    widget.appendTo(this.$('.control-buttons'));
+                    this.action_buttons[classe.name] = widget;
+                }
+            }
+            if (_.size(this.action_buttons)) {
+                this.$('.control-buttons').removeClass('oe_hidden');
+            }
         },
 
         click_product: function(product) {
diff --git a/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/xml/pos.xml b/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/xml/pos.xml
index 1a68e3ed5f8..f960872abc0 100644
--- a/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/xml/pos.xml
+++ b/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/xml/pos.xml
@@ -93,6 +93,12 @@
         <div>There are pending operations that could not be saved into the database, are you sure you want to exit?</div>
     </t>
 
+    <t t-name="ActionButtonWidget">
+        <div class='control-button'>
+            <t t-esc='widget.label' />
+        </div>
+    </t>
+
     <t t-name="ActionpadWidget">
         <div class="actionpad">
             <button class='button set-customer'>
diff --git a/addons/pos_discount/static/src/js/discount.js b/addons/pos_discount/static/src/js/discount.js
index d68eb59f8bf..df55ea9dbc6 100644
--- a/addons/pos_discount/static/src/js/discount.js
+++ b/addons/pos_discount/static/src/js/discount.js
@@ -5,30 +5,24 @@ openerp.pos_discount = function(instance){
 
     QWeb.add_template('/pos_discount/static/src/xml/discount.xml');
 
-    module.PosWidget.include({
-        build_widgets: function(){
-            var self = this;
-            this._super();
-            
-            if(!this.pos.config.discount_product_id){
-                return;
+    module.DiscountButton = module.ActionButtonWidget.extend({
+        template: 'DiscountButton',
+        button_click: function(){
+            var order    = this.pos.get_order();
+            var product  = this.pos.db.get_product_by_id(this.pos.config.discount_product_id[0]);
+            var discount = - this.pos.config.discount_pc/ 100.0 * order.get_total_with_tax();
+            if( discount < 0 ){
+                order.add_product(product, { price: discount });
             }
-
-            var discount = $(QWeb.render('DiscountButton'));
-
-            discount.click(function(){
-                var order    = self.pos.get_order();
-                var product  = self.pos.db.get_product_by_id(self.pos.config.discount_product_id[0]);
-                var discount = - self.pos.config.discount_pc/ 100.0 * order.get_total_tax_included();
-                if( discount < 0 ){
-                    order.add_product(product, { price: discount });
-                }
-            });
-
-            discount.appendTo(this.$('.control-buttons'));
-            this.$('.control-buttons').removeClass('oe_hidden');
         },
     });
 
+    module.define_action_button({
+        'name': 'discount',
+        'widget': module.DiscountButton,
+        'condition': function(){
+            return this.pos.config.discount_product_id;
+        },
+    });
 };