diff --git a/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_ui_view.py b/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_ui_view.py
index cdd23bdfd2d..19448470402 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_ui_view.py
+++ b/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_ui_view.py
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ actual arch.
         return specs_tree
 
     @api.model
-    def apply_inheritance_specs(self, source, specs_tree, inherit_id):
+    def apply_inheritance_specs(self, source, specs_tree, inherit_id, pre_locate=lambda s: True):
         """ Apply an inheriting view (a descendant of the base view)
 
         Apply to a source architecture all the spec nodes (i.e. nodes
@@ -624,6 +624,8 @@ actual arch.
         :param Element source: a parent architecture to modify
         :param Elepect specs_tree: a modifying architecture in an inheriting view
         :param inherit_id: the database id of specs_arch
+        :param (optional) pre_locate: function that is execute before locating a node.
+                                        This function receives an arch as argument.
         :return: a modified source where the specs are applied
         :rtype: Element
         """
@@ -631,7 +633,8 @@ actual arch.
         # changes to apply to some parent architecture).
         try:
             source = apply_inheritance_specs(source, specs_tree,
-                                             inherit_branding=self._context.get('inherit_branding'))
+                                             inherit_branding=self._context.get('inherit_branding'),
+                                             pre_locate=pre_locate)
         except ValueError as e:
             self.raise_view_error(str(e), inherit_id)
         return source
diff --git a/odoo/tools/template_inheritance.py b/odoo/tools/template_inheritance.py
index 347e022d87b..7f84f97d225 100644
--- a/odoo/tools/template_inheritance.py
+++ b/odoo/tools/template_inheritance.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ def locate_node(arch, spec):
     return None
 
 
-def apply_inheritance_specs(source, specs_tree, inherit_branding=False):
+def apply_inheritance_specs(source, specs_tree, inherit_branding=False, pre_locate=lambda s: True):
     """ Apply an inheriting view (a descendant of the base view)
 
     Apply to a source architecture all the spec nodes (i.e. nodes
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ def apply_inheritance_specs(source, specs_tree, inherit_branding=False):
     architecture) given by an inheriting view.
 
     :param Element source: a parent architecture to modify
+    :param pre_locate: function that is executed before locating a node.
+                        This function receives an arch as argument.
+                        This is required by studio to properly handle group_ids.
     :return: a modified source where the specs are applied
     :rtype: Element
     """
@@ -99,6 +102,7 @@ def apply_inheritance_specs(source, specs_tree, inherit_branding=False):
                 _("Invalid specification for moved nodes: '%s'") %
                 etree.tostring(spec)
             )
+        pre_locate(spec)
         to_extract = locate_node(source, spec)
         if to_extract is not None:
             remove_element(to_extract)
@@ -116,6 +120,7 @@ def apply_inheritance_specs(source, specs_tree, inherit_branding=False):
         if spec.tag == 'data':
             specs += [c for c in spec]
             continue
+        pre_locate(spec)
         node = locate_node(source, spec)
         if node is not None:
             pos = spec.get('position', 'inside')