diff --git a/addons/web/models/ir_http.py b/addons/web/models/ir_http.py
index 2b4b7509b52..0c3aacc09c9 100644
--- a/addons/web/models/ir_http.py
+++ b/addons/web/models/ir_http.py
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ class Http(models.AbstractModel):
         return {
             "session_id": request.session_id,
             "uid": request.session.uid,
-            "is_admin": request.env.uid == openerp.SUPERUSER_ID,
+            "is_admin": request.env.user.has_group('base.group_system'),
+            "is_superuser": request.env.user._is_superuser(),
             "user_context": request.session.get_context() if request.session.uid else {},
             "db": request.session.db,
             "server_version": version_info.get('server_version'),
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/web_client.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/web_client.js
index 99237dccc6c..5fc1f3f2796 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/web_client.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/web_client.js
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ return AbstractWebClient.extend({
         var company = session.company_id;
         var img = session.url('/web/binary/company_logo' + '?db=' + session.db + (company ? '&company=' + company : ''));
         this.$('.oe_logo img').attr('src', '').attr('src', img);
-        this.$('.oe_logo_edit').toggleClass('oe_logo_edit_admin', session.uid === 1);
+        this.$('.oe_logo_edit').toggleClass('oe_logo_edit_admin', session.is_superuser);
     },
     logo_edit: function(ev) {
         var self = this;
diff --git a/addons/web_tour/models/ir_http.py b/addons/web_tour/models/ir_http.py
index c337d75f14e..38c2c876d46 100644
--- a/addons/web_tour/models/ir_http.py
+++ b/addons/web_tour/models/ir_http.py
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ class Http(models.AbstractModel):
 
     def session_info(self):
         result = super(Http, self).session_info()
-        if result['is_admin']:
+        if result['is_superuser']:
             result['web_tours'] = request.env['web_tour.tour'].get_consumed_tours()
         return result
diff --git a/addons/web_tour/static/src/js/tour_service.js b/addons/web_tour/static/src/js/tour_service.js
index c5fe6c786ef..8fd07845201 100644
--- a/addons/web_tour/static/src/js/tour_service.js
+++ b/addons/web_tour/static/src/js/tour_service.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ return session.is_bound.then(function () {
     // Load the list of consumed tours and the tip template only if we are admin, in the frontend,
     // tours being only available for the admin. For the backend, the list of consumed is directly
     // in the page source.
-    if (session.is_frontend && session.is_admin) {
+    if (session.is_frontend && session.is_superuser) {
         defs.push(new Model('web_tour.tour').call('get_consumed_tours'));
         defs.push(ajax.loadXML('/web_tour/static/src/xml/tip.xml', QWeb));
     }
@@ -61,11 +61,11 @@ return session.is_bound.then(function () {
         };
 
         // Enable the MutationObserver for the admin or if a tour is running, when the DOM is ready
-        if (session.is_admin || tour.running_tour) {
+        if (session.is_superuser || tour.running_tour) {
             observe();
         }
         // Override the TourManager so that it enables/disables the observer when necessary
-        if (!session.is_admin) {
+        if (!session.is_superuser) {
             var run = tour.run;
             tour.run = function () {
                 run.apply(this, arguments);
diff --git a/addons/website/views/website_templates.xml b/addons/website/views/website_templates.xml
index fbcbe77aa67..514f1f75963 100644
--- a/addons/website/views/website_templates.xml
+++ b/addons/website/views/website_templates.xml
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
                 var odoo = {
                     csrf_token: "<t t-esc="request.csrf_token(None)"/>",
                     session_info: {
-                        is_admin: <t t-esc="json.dumps(request.env.user.has_group('base.group_system'))"/>,
+                        is_superuser: <t t-esc="json.dumps(request.env.user._is_superuser())"/>,
                         is_frontend: true,
                     },
                 };
diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/res/res_users.py b/openerp/addons/base/res/res_users.py
index 15bb150c35e..c4849cc1fd0 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/res/res_users.py
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/res/res_users.py
@@ -569,7 +569,12 @@ class Users(models.Model):
     @api.multi
     def _is_admin(self):
         self.ensure_one()
-        return self.id == SUPERUSER_ID or self.has_group('base.group_erp_manager')
+        return self._is_superuser() or self.has_group('base.group_erp_manager')
+
+    @api.multi
+    def _is_superuser(self):
+        self.ensure_one()
+        return self.id == SUPERUSER_ID
 
     @api.model
     def get_company_currency_id(self):