diff --git a/addons/web/controllers/main.py b/addons/web/controllers/main.py
index ad5dd21d0d8..99cd6711d33 100644
--- a/addons/web/controllers/main.py
+++ b/addons/web/controllers/main.py
@@ -1034,6 +1034,10 @@ class Menu(openerpweb.Controller):
     def load(self, req):
         return {'data': self.do_load(req)}
 
+    @openerpweb.jsonrequest
+    def load_needaction(self, req, menu_ids):
+        return {'data': self.do_load_needaction(req, menu_ids)}
+
     @openerpweb.jsonrequest
     def get_user_roots(self, req):
         return self.do_get_user_roots(req)
@@ -1071,13 +1075,13 @@ class Menu(openerpweb.Controller):
         context = req.session.eval_context(req.context)
         Menus = req.session.model('ir.ui.menu')
 
-        menu_roots = Menus.read(self.do_get_user_roots(req), ['name', 'sequence', 'parent_id', 'action', 'needaction_enabled', 'needaction_counter'], context)
-        menu_root = {'id': False, 'name': 'root', 'parent_id': [-1, ''], 'children' : menu_roots}
+        menu_roots = Menus.read(self.do_get_user_roots(req), ['name', 'sequence', 'parent_id', 'action', 'needaction_enabled'], context)
+        menu_root = {'id': False, 'name': 'root', 'parent_id': [-1, ''], 'children': menu_roots}
 
         # menus are loaded fully unlike a regular tree view, cause there are a
         # limited number of items (752 when all 6.1 addons are installed)
         menu_ids = Menus.search([], 0, False, False, context)
-        menu_items = Menus.read(menu_ids, ['name', 'sequence', 'parent_id', 'action', 'needaction_enabled', 'needaction_counter'], context)
+        menu_items = Menus.read(menu_ids, ['name', 'sequence', 'parent_id', 'action', 'needaction_enabled'], context)
         # adds roots at the end of the sequence, so that they will overwrite
         # equivalent menu items from full menu read when put into id:item
         # mapping, resulting in children being correctly set on the roots.
@@ -1101,6 +1105,23 @@ class Menu(openerpweb.Controller):
 
         return menu_root
 
+    def do_load_needaction(self, req, menu_ids=False):
+        """ Loads needaction counters for all or some specific menu ids.
+
+            :param req: A request object, with an OpenERP session attribute
+            :type req: < session -> OpenERPSession >
+            :return: the menu root
+            :rtype: dict('children': menu_nodes)
+        """
+        context = req.session.eval_context(req.context)
+        Menus = req.session.model('ir.ui.menu')
+
+        if menu_ids == False:
+            menu_ids = Menus.search([('needaction_enabled', '=', True)], context=context)
+
+        menu_needaction_data = Menus.get_needaction_data(menu_ids, context)
+        return menu_needaction_data
+
     @openerpweb.jsonrequest
     def action(self, req, menu_id):
         actions = load_actions_from_ir_values(req,'action', 'tree_but_open',
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js
index 1bca6bf94cd..c1a506fd107 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js
@@ -835,6 +835,21 @@ instance.web.Menu =  instance.web.Widget.extend({
         }
         this.trigger('menu_loaded', data);
         this.has_been_loaded.resolve();
+        // Now launch the fetch of needaction counters, asynchronous
+        this.rpc("web/menu/load_needaction", {menu_ids: false}).done(function(r) {
+            self.on_needaction_loaded(r);
+        });
+    },
+    on_needaction_loaded: function(data) {
+        var self = this;
+        this.needaction_data = data;
+        _.each(this.needaction_data.data, function (item, menu_id) {
+            var $item = self.$secondary_menus.find('a[data-menu="' + menu_id + '"]');
+            $item.remove('oe_menu_counter');
+            if (item.needaction_counter && item.needaction_counter > 0) {
+                $item.append('<div class="oe_tag oe_tag_dark oe_menu_counter">' + item.needaction_counter + '</div>');
+            }
+        });
     },
     limit_entries: function() {
         var maximum_visible_links = this.maximum_visible_links;
diff --git a/addons/web/tests/test_menu.py b/addons/web/tests/test_menu.py
index c5e1b948b67..5e1d61708e1 100644
--- a/addons/web/tests/test_menu.py
+++ b/addons/web/tests/test_menu.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class LoadTest(unittest2.TestCase):
             [], 0, False, False, self.request.session.eval_context())
         self.MockMenus.read.assert_called_with(
             [], ['name', 'sequence', 'parent_id',
-                 'action', 'needaction_enabled', 'needaction_counter'],
+                 'action', 'needaction_enabled'],
             self.request.session.eval_context())
 
         self.assertListEqual(
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class LoadTest(unittest2.TestCase):
 
         self.MockMenus.read.assert_called_with(
             [1, 2, 3], ['name', 'sequence', 'parent_id',
-                        'action', 'needaction_enabled', 'needaction_counter'],
+                        'action', 'needaction_enabled'],
             self.request.session.eval_context())
 
         self.assertEqual(