diff --git a/bin/addons/base/rng/view.rng b/bin/addons/base/rng/view.rng
index 41f10afa690..37f681de92f 100644
--- a/bin/addons/base/rng/view.rng
+++ b/bin/addons/base/rng/view.rng
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
                     <rng:ref name="image"/>
                     <rng:ref name="form"/>
                     <rng:ref name="vpaned"/>
+                    <rng:ref name="attribute"/>
                     <rng:ref name="filter"/>
                     <rng:element name="newline"><rng:empty/></rng:element>
                     <rng:element name="properties"><rng:empty/></rng:element>
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@
                     <rng:ref name="tree"/>
                     <rng:ref name="group"/>
                     <rng:ref name="button"/>
+                    <rng:ref name="attribute"/>
                     <rng:ref name="filter"/>
                     <rng:element name="newline"><rng:empty/></rng:element>
                 </rng:choice>
@@ -182,6 +184,7 @@
                 <rng:choice>
                     <rng:element name="newline"><rng:empty/></rng:element>
                     <rng:element name="properties"><rng:empty/></rng:element>
+                    <rng:ref name="attribute" />
                     <rng:ref name="label" />
                     <rng:ref name="field"/>
                     <rng:ref name="group"/>
@@ -219,6 +222,7 @@
             <rng:optional><rng:attribute name="orientation"/></rng:optional>
             <rng:zeroOrMore>
                 <rng:choice>
+                    <rng:ref name="attribute"/>
                     <rng:ref name="separator"/>
                     <rng:ref name="button"/>
                     <rng:ref name="field"/>
@@ -265,6 +269,15 @@
         </rng:element>
     </rng:define>
 
+    <rng:define name="attribute">
+        <rng:element name="attribute">
+            <rng:attribute name="name" />
+            <rng:zeroOrMore>
+                <rng:text />
+            </rng:zeroOrMore>
+        </rng:element>
+    </rng:define>
+
 
     <rng:define name="field">
         <rng:element name="field">
@@ -314,6 +327,7 @@
             <rng:optional><rng:attribute name="selection"/></rng:optional>            
             <rng:zeroOrMore>
                 <rng:choice>
+                    <rng:ref name="attribute" />
                     <rng:ref name="form"/>
                     <rng:ref name="data"/>
                     <rng:ref name="tree"/>
@@ -348,6 +362,7 @@
             <rng:optional><rng:attribute name="color" /></rng:optional>
             <rng:zeroOrMore>
                 <rng:choice>
+                    <rng:ref name="attribute"/>
                     <rng:ref name="separator"/>
                     <rng:ref name="button"/>
                     <rng:ref name="field"/>
@@ -413,6 +428,7 @@
             <rng:optional><rng:attribute name="help"/></rng:optional>            
             <rng:zeroOrMore>
                 <rng:choice>
+                    <rng:ref name="attribute" />
                     <rng:ref name="form" />
                     <rng:ref name="field" />
                     <rng:ref name="tree" />
diff --git a/bin/osv/orm.py b/bin/osv/orm.py
index 0ce305c2142..e417d6371c7 100644
--- a/bin/osv/orm.py
+++ b/bin/osv/orm.py
@@ -1242,6 +1242,13 @@ class orm_template(object):
                             for child in node2:
                                 node.addprevious(child)
                             node.getparent().remove(node)
+                    elif pos == 'attributes':
+                        for child in node2.getiterator('attribute'):
+                            attribute = (child.get('name'), child.text and child.text.encode('utf8') or None)
+                            if attribute[1]:
+                                node.set(attribute[0], attribute[1])
+                            else:
+                                del(node.attrib[attribute[0]])
                     else:
                         sib = node.getnext()
                         for child in node2: