diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
index c36e8c61a2b..ccfc4568513 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
@@ -231,19 +231,19 @@
   border-right: 4px solid transparent;
   border-top: 4px solid #4c4c4c;
 }
-.openerp2 .oe_dropdown_menu {
+.openerp2 .oe_user_menu {
   float: right;
   padding: 0;
   margin: 0;
 }
-.openerp2 .oe_dropdown_menu li {
+.openerp2 .oe_user_menu li {
   list-style-type: none;
   float: left;
 }
-.openerp2 .oe_dropdown_menu .oe_dropdown {
+.openerp2 .oe_user_menu .oe_dropdown {
   position: relative;
 }
-.openerp2 .oe_dropdown_menu .oe_dropdown_toggle:after {
+.openerp2 .oe_user_menu .oe_dropdown_toggle:after {
   width: 0;
   height: 0;
   display: inline-block;
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@
   -moz-opacity: 0.5;
   opacity: 0.5;
 }
-.openerp2 .oe_dropdown_menu .oe_dropdown_options {
+.openerp2 .oe_user_menu .oe_dropdown_options {
   float: left;
   background: #333333;
   background: rgba(37, 37, 37, 0.9);
@@ -288,12 +288,12 @@
   -moz-background-clip: padding-box;
   background-clip: padding-box;
 }
-.openerp2 .oe_dropdown_menu .oe_dropdown_options li {
+.openerp2 .oe_user_menu .oe_dropdown_options li {
   float: none;
   display: block;
   background-color: none;
 }
-.openerp2 .oe_dropdown_menu .oe_dropdown_options li a {
+.openerp2 .oe_user_menu .oe_dropdown_options li a {
   display: block;
   padding: 4px 15px;
   clear: both;
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@
   line-height: 18px;
   color: #eeeeee;
 }
-.openerp2 .oe_dropdown_menu .oe_dropdown_options li a:hover {
+.openerp2 .oe_user_menu .oe_dropdown_options li a:hover {
   background: #292929;
   background: -moz-linear-gradient(#292929, #191919);
   background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#292929), to(#191919));
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
index f62841896bd..10c6a1ad038 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
@@ -242,8 +242,8 @@ $colour4: #8a89ba
             border-top: 4px solid #4c4c4c
     // }}}
 
-    // DropDown Menu {{{
-    .oe_dropdown_menu
+    // UserMenu {{{
+    .oe_user_menu
         float: right
         padding: 0
         margin: 0
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js
index 1589ede75c1..4b958f5caf0 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js
@@ -784,10 +784,10 @@ openerp.web.Menu =  openerp.web.Widget.extend(/** @lends openerp.web.Menu# */{
     }
 });
 
-openerp.web.DropDownMenu =  openerp.web.Widget.extend(/** @lends openerp.web.DropDownMenu# */{
-    template: "DropDownMenu",
+openerp.web.UserMenu =  openerp.web.Widget.extend(/** @lends openerp.web.UserMenu# */{
+    template: "UserMenu",
     /**
-     * @constructs openerp.web.DropDownMenu
+     * @constructs openerp.web.UserMenu
      * @extends openerp.web.Widget
      *
      * @param parent
@@ -876,7 +876,7 @@ openerp.web.DropDownMenu =  openerp.web.Widget.extend(/** @lends openerp.web.Dro
             $(sc.binding).bind({
                 'add': function (e, attrs) {
                     shortcuts_ds.create(attrs, function (out) {
-                        var shortcut = QWeb.render('DropDownMenu.shortcut', {
+                        var shortcut = QWeb.render('UserMenu.shortcut', {
                             shortcuts : [{
                                 name : attrs.name,
                                 id : out.result,
@@ -904,7 +904,7 @@ openerp.web.DropDownMenu =  openerp.web.Widget.extend(/** @lends openerp.web.Dro
             sc.splice(0, sc.length);
             sc.push.apply(sc, shortcuts);
 
-            $(QWeb.render('DropDownMenu.shortcut', {'shortcuts': shortcuts}))
+            $(QWeb.render('UserMenu.shortcut', {'shortcuts': shortcuts}))
                 .appendTo(self.$element.find('.oe_dropdown_options'));
         });
     },
@@ -1004,7 +1004,7 @@ openerp.web.WebClient = openerp.web.Widget.extend(/** @lends openerp.web.WebClie
         this.session.on_session_valid.add(function() {
             self.show_application();
 
-            self.dropdown_menu.do_update();
+            self.user_menu.do_update();
             self.menu.do_reload();
             if(self.action_manager)
                 self.action_manager.destroy();
@@ -1034,10 +1034,10 @@ openerp.web.WebClient = openerp.web.Widget.extend(/** @lends openerp.web.WebClie
         self.menu = new openerp.web.Menu(self);
         self.menu.replace(this.$element.find('.oe_menu_placeholder'));
         self.menu.on_action.add(this.proxy('on_menu_action'));
-        self.dropdown_menu = new openerp.web.DropDownMenu(self);
-        self.dropdown_menu.replace(this.$element.find('.oe_dropdown_menu_placeholder'));
-        self.dropdown_menu.on_menu_logout.add(this.proxy('on_logout'));
-        self.dropdown_menu.on_action.add(this.proxy('on_menu_action'));
+        self.user_menu = new openerp.web.UserMenu(self);
+        self.user_menu.replace(this.$element.find('.oe_user_menu_placeholder'));
+        self.user_menu.on_menu_logout.add(this.proxy('on_logout'));
+        self.user_menu.on_action.add(this.proxy('on_menu_action'));
     },
     show_common: function() {
         var self = this;
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml b/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
index d1dbf9845c9..7b5643ec8f9 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <div class="oe_webclient">
         <div class="oe_topbar">
             <div class="oe_menu_placeholder"/>
-            <div class="oe_dropdown_menu_placeholder"/>
+            <div class="oe_user_menu_placeholder"/>
         </div>
         <div class="oe_leftbar">
             <a href="#" class="oe_logo"><img t-att-src='_s + "/web/static/src/img/logo.png"'/></a>
@@ -364,8 +364,8 @@
     </a>
 </t>
 
-<t t-name="DropDownMenu">
-    <ul class="oe_dropdown_menu oe_topbar_item">
+<t t-name="UserMenu">
+    <ul class="oe_user_menu oe_topbar_item">
         <li class="oe_dropdown">
             <a href="#" class="oe_dropdown_toggle">
                 <img class="oe_topbar_avatar" t-att-data-default-src="_s + '/web/static/src/img/topbar-avatar.png'"/>
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@
         </li>
     </ul>
 </t>
-<t t-name="DropDownMenu.shortcut">
+<t t-name="UserMenu.shortcut">
     <li t-foreach="shortcuts" t-as="shortcut">
         <a href="#" data-menu="shortcut" t-att-data-id="shortcut.res_id" t-att-data-shortcut-id="shortcut.id">
             <t t-esc="shortcut.name"/>