diff --git a/addons/web/controllers/main.py b/addons/web/controllers/main.py
index c159929ead0..2dc1c32f88f 100644
--- a/addons/web/controllers/main.py
+++ b/addons/web/controllers/main.py
@@ -875,13 +875,13 @@ class Menu(openerpweb.Controller):
         context = req.session.eval_context(req.context)
         Menus = req.session.model('ir.ui.menu')
 
-        menu_roots = Menus.read(self.do_get_user_roots(req), ['name', 'sequence', 'parent_id', 'action'], context)
+        menu_roots = Menus.read(self.do_get_user_roots(req), ['name', 'sequence', 'parent_id', 'action', 'needaction_uid_ctr', 'uses_needaction'], context)
         menu_root = {'id': False, 'name': 'root', 'parent_id': [-1, ''], 'children' : menu_roots}
 
         # menus are loaded fully unlike a regular tree view, cause there are a
         # limited number of items (752 when all 6.1 addons are installed)
         menu_ids = Menus.search([], 0, False, False, context)
-        menu_items = Menus.read(menu_ids, ['name', 'sequence', 'parent_id', 'action'], context)
+        menu_items = Menus.read(menu_ids, ['name', 'sequence', 'parent_id', 'action', 'needaction_uid_ctr', 'uses_needaction'], context)
         # adds roots at the end of the sequence, so that they will overwrite
         # equivalent menu items from full menu read when put into id:item
         # mapping, resulting in children being correctly set on the roots.
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
index b0a2b7945b9..3f44d6f6cda 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
@@ -264,6 +264,17 @@
   border-right: 4px solid transparent;
   border-top: 4px solid #4c4c4c;
 }
+.oe_menu_counter {
+  float:right;
+  background: #eeeeee;
+  color: #8a89ba;
+  font-weight: bold;
+  border-width:1px;
+  padding-top:2px;
+  padding-right:4px;
+  padding-left:4px;
+  border-radius:2px;
+}
 .openerp2 .oe_dropdown {
   position: relative;
 }
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml b/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
index 894f7353c1a..fdef85aae5d 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
@@ -368,6 +368,11 @@
         t-att-data-action-model="menu.action ? menu.action.split(',')[0] : ''"
         t-att-data-action-id="menu.action ? menu.action.split(',')[1] : ''">
         <t t-esc="menu.name"/>
+        <t t-if="menu.uses_needaction == true">
+            <div class="oe_menu_counter">
+                <t t-esc="menu.needaction_uid_ctr"/>
+            </div>
+        </t>
     </a>
 </t>