diff --git a/bin/osv/orm.py b/bin/osv/orm.py
index 4e19ecf4574..95914a2d020 100644
--- a/bin/osv/orm.py
+++ b/bin/osv/orm.py
@@ -2694,6 +2694,32 @@ class orm(orm_template):
         self._inherit_fields = res
         self._inherits_reload_src()
 
+    def __getattr__(self, name):
+        """
+        Proxies attribute accesses to the `inherits` parent so we can call methods defined on the inherited parent
+        (though inherits doesn't use Python inheritance).
+        Handles translating between local ids and remote ids.
+        Known issue: doesn't work correctly when using python's own super(), don't involve inherit-based inheritance
+                     when you have inherits.
+        """
+        for model, field in self._inherits.iteritems():
+            proxy = self.pool.get(model)
+            if hasattr(proxy, name):
+                attribute = getattr(proxy, name)
+                if not hasattr(attribute, '__call__'):
+                    return attribute
+                break
+        else:
+            return super(orm, self).__getattr__(name)
+
+        def _proxy(cr, uid, ids, *args, **kwargs):
+            objects = self.browse(cr, uid, ids, kwargs.get('context', None))
+            lst = [obj[field].id for obj in objects if obj[field]]
+            return getattr(proxy, name)(cr, uid, lst, *args, **kwargs)
+
+        return _proxy
+        
+
     def fields_get(self, cr, user, fields=None, context=None):
         """
         Get the description of list of fields
diff --git a/bin/osv/osv.py b/bin/osv/osv.py
index 6f85cd6d2ca..5f583b894c9 100644
--- a/bin/osv/osv.py
+++ b/bin/osv/osv.py
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ class osv_pool(netsvc.Service):
                     raise except_osv('Access Denied', 'Private methods (such as %s) cannot be called remotely.' % (method,))
                 res = pool.execute_cr(cr, uid, obj, method, *args, **kw)
                 if res is None:
-                    self.logger.warning('RPC methods cannot return `None` at the moment!')
+                    self.logger.warning('The method %s of the object %s can not return `None` at the moment!', method, obj )
                 cr.commit()
             except Exception:
                 cr.rollback()