diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
index dc599874909..433cdd2e638 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
@@ -989,6 +989,7 @@ label.error {
     width: 100%;
 }
 .openerp .oe-view-manager-header blockquote {
+    display: none;
     font-size: 85%;
     margin: 0;
     background: #fff;
@@ -1000,6 +1001,19 @@ label.error {
     margin: 0;
     padding: 6px 1px 4px;
 }
+.openerp .oe-view-manager-header blockquote div {
+    text-align: right;
+}
+.openerp .oe-view-manager-header blockquote div button {
+    border: none;
+    background: none;
+    padding: 0 4px;
+    margin: 0;
+    display: inline;
+    text-decoration: underline;
+    color: inherit;
+}
+
 .openerp .view-manager-main-sidebar {
     width: 180px;
     padding: 0;
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/data.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/data.js
index 1eb57241fa6..e5d323c8a96 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/data.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/data.js
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ openerp.web.DataSet =  openerp.web.Widget.extend( /** @lends openerp.web.DataSet
      * @returns {$.Deferred}
      */
     write: function (id, data, options, callback, error_callback) {
-        var options = options || {};
+        options = options || {};
         return this.rpc('/web/dataset/save', {
             model: this.model,
             id: id,
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js
index c8b7b69a577..5ecf462870b 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js
@@ -336,12 +336,6 @@ openerp.web.ViewManagerAction = openerp.web.ViewManager.extend(/** @lends oepner
      */
     start: function() {
         var self = this;
-        this.$element.find('.oe_get_xml_view').click(function () {
-            // TODO: add search view?
-            $('<pre>').text(openerp.web.json_node_to_xml(
-                self.views[self.active_view].controller.fields_view.arch, true))
-                    .dialog({ width: '95%'});
-        });
 
         var searchview_loaded;
         if (this.flags.search_view !== false) {
@@ -366,6 +360,35 @@ openerp.web.ViewManagerAction = openerp.web.ViewManager.extend(/** @lends oepner
             // schedule auto_search
             manager_ready.then(this.searchview.do_search);
         }
+
+        this.$element.find('.oe_get_xml_view').click(function () {
+            // TODO: add search view?
+            $('<pre>').text(openerp.web.json_node_to_xml(
+                self.views[self.active_view].controller.fields_view.arch, true))
+                    .dialog({ width: '95%'});
+        });
+        if (this.action.help) {
+            var Users = new openerp.web.DataSet(self, 'res.users'),
+                header = this.$element.find('.oe-view-manager-header');
+            header.delegate(' blockquote button', 'click', function () {
+                var $this = $(this);
+                //noinspection FallthroughInSwitchStatementJS
+                switch($this.attr('name')) {
+                case 'disable':
+                    Users.write(self.session.uid, {menu_tips: false});
+                case 'hide':
+                    $this.closest('blockquote').hide();
+                }
+            });
+            Users.read_ids([this.session.uid], ['menu_tips'], function (users) {
+                var user = users[0];
+                if (!(user && user.id === self.session.uid)) {
+                    return;
+                }
+                header.find('blockquote').toggle(user.menu_tips);
+            });
+        }
+
         return manager_ready;
     },
     on_mode_switch: function (view_type) {
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml b/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
index 750a42451a8..9007955b056 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
@@ -445,9 +445,13 @@
 
 <t t-extend="ViewManager" t-name="ViewManagerAction">
     <t t-jquery=".oe-view-manager-header" t-operation="prepend">
-        <blockquote t-if="self.action.help"><p>
-            <t t-esc="self.action.help"/>
-        </p></blockquote>
+        <blockquote t-if="self.action.help">
+            <p><t t-esc="self.action.help"/></p>
+            <div>
+                <button type="button" name="hide">Hide this tip</button>
+                <button type="button" name="disable">Disable all tips</button>
+            </div>
+        </blockquote>
     	<a class="oe-shortcut-toggle" title="Add / Remove Shortcut..."
     	   href="javascript: void(0)"> </a>
         <h2 class="oe_view_title">