diff --git a/addons/web_gantt/static/src/css/gantt.css b/addons/web_gantt/static/src/css/gantt.css
index ea5771cf7c6..d9a9ed06d9e 100644
--- a/addons/web_gantt/static/src/css/gantt.css
+++ b/addons/web_gantt/static/src/css/gantt.css
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 
-.oe-gantt-view-view {
+.openerp .oe-gantt-view-view {
     min-height: 500px;
 }
+
+.openerp .oe-gantt-view-view .oe-gantt-view-create {
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 5px;
+}
diff --git a/addons/web_gantt/static/src/js/gantt.js b/addons/web_gantt/static/src/js/gantt.js
index b0d79d63946..00860894a0d 100644
--- a/addons/web_gantt/static/src/js/gantt.js
+++ b/addons/web_gantt/static/src/js/gantt.js
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ openerp.web_gantt.GanttView = openerp.web.View.extend({
         this.chart_id = _.uniqueId();
     },
     start: function() {
-        $(".oe-gantt-view-create", this.$element).click(this.on_task_create);
         return $.when(this.rpc("/web/view/load", {"model": this.dataset.model, "view_id": this.view_id, "view_type": "gantt"}),
             this.rpc("/web/searchview/fields_get", {"model": this.dataset.model})).pipe(this.on_loaded);
     },
@@ -175,6 +174,12 @@ openerp.web_gantt.GanttView = openerp.web.View.extend({
                 self.on_task_display(task_info.internal_task);
             }
         });
+        
+        // insertion of create button
+        var td = $($("table td", self.$element)[0]);
+        var rendered = QWeb.render("GanttView-create-button");
+        $(rendered).prependTo(td);
+        $(".oe-gantt-view-create", this.$element).click(this.on_task_create);
     },
     on_task_changed: function(task_obj) {
         var self = this;
diff --git a/addons/web_gantt/static/src/xml/web_gantt.xml b/addons/web_gantt/static/src/xml/web_gantt.xml
index dae9da9e67e..787d47a3c1e 100644
--- a/addons/web_gantt/static/src/xml/web_gantt.xml
+++ b/addons/web_gantt/static/src/xml/web_gantt.xml
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@
 <templates>
     <t t-name="GanttView">
         <div>
-            <button class="oe_button oe-gantt-view-create">Create</button>
             <div t-att-id="widget.chart_id" class="oe-gantt-view-view"/>
         </div>
     </t>
+    <t t-name="GanttView-create-button">
+        <button class="oe_button oe-gantt-view-create">Create</button>
+    </t>
 </templates>