diff --git a/addons/web/models/ir_http.py b/addons/web/models/ir_http.py
index cbb83ec40e2..f3a6b1f3921 100644
--- a/addons/web/models/ir_http.py
+++ b/addons/web/models/ir_http.py
@@ -18,4 +18,10 @@ class Http(models.Model):
             "company_id": request.env.user.company_id.id if request.session.uid else None,
             "partner_id": request.env.user.partner_id.id if request.session.uid and request.env.user.partner_id else None,
             "user_companies": {'current_company': (user.company_id.id, user.company_id.name), 'allowed_companies': [(comp.id, comp.name) for comp in user.company_ids]} if display_switch_company_menu else False,
+            "currencies": self.get_currencies(),
         }
+
+    def get_currencies(self):
+        Currency = request.env['res.currency']
+        currencies = Currency.search([]).read(['symbol', 'position', 'decimal_places'])
+        return { c['id']: {'symbol': c['symbol'], 'position': c['position'], 'digits': [69,c['decimal_places']]} for c in currencies} 
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/framework/session.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/framework/session.js
index d882128c67f..06c1303a233 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/framework/session.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/framework/session.js
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ var Session = core.Class.extend(mixins.EventDispatcherMixin, {
             var to_load = _.difference(result, self.module_list).join(',');
             self.module_list = all_modules;
 
-            var loaded = $.when(self.load_currencies(), self.load_translations());
+            var loaded = $.when(self.load_translations());
             var locale = "/web/webclient/locale/" + self.user_context.lang || 'en_US';
             var file_list = [ locale ];
             if(to_load.length) {
@@ -208,16 +208,6 @@ var Session = core.Class.extend(mixins.EventDispatcherMixin, {
             });
         });
     },
-    load_currencies: function() {
-        this.currencies = {};
-        var self = this;
-        return new openerp.web.Model("res.currency").query(["symbol", "position", "decimal_places"]).all()
-                .then(function(value) {
-                    _.each(value, function(k){
-                        self.currencies[k.id] = {'symbol': k.symbol, 'position': k.position, 'digits': [69,k.decimal_places]};
-                    });
-                });
-    },
     load_translations: function() {
         return _t.database.load_translations(this, this.module_list, this.user_context.lang);
     },