diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
index 7ea01bf3bee..6e5c6117023 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
@@ -2179,15 +2179,18 @@
 .openerp .oe_form .oe_form_field_many2many > .oe_list .oe_list_pager_single_page {
   display: none;
 }
-.openerp .oe_list_buttons .oe_list_save {
+.openerp .oe_list_buttons .oe_list_save, .openerp .oe_list_buttons .oe_list_discard {
   display: none;
 }
-.openerp .oe_list_buttons.oe_editing .oe_list_add, .openerp .oe_list_buttons.oe_editing .oe_alternative {
+.openerp .oe_list_buttons.oe_editing .oe_list_add, .openerp .oe_list_buttons.oe_editing .oe_list_button_import {
   display: none;
 }
 .openerp .oe_list_buttons.oe_editing .oe_list_save {
   display: inline-block;
 }
+.openerp .oe_list_buttons.oe_editing .oe_list_discard {
+  display: inline;
+}
 .openerp .oe_list {
   position: relative;
 }
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
index 0472aa34710..83153cc11d5 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
@@ -1723,13 +1723,15 @@ $sheet-max-width: 860px
     // }}}
     // ListView {{{
     .oe_list_buttons
-        .oe_list_save
+        .oe_list_save, .oe_list_discard
             display: none
         &.oe_editing
-            .oe_list_add, .oe_alternative
+            .oe_list_add, .oe_list_button_import
                 display: none
             .oe_list_save
                 display: inline-block
+            .oe_list_discard
+                display: inline
 
     .oe_list
         position: relative
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list_editable.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list_editable.js
index a78b0fbef97..93b7d38e3bb 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list_editable.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list_editable.js
@@ -102,8 +102,13 @@ openerp.web.list_editable = function (instance) {
             if (this.options.editable) {
                 // FIXME: any hook available to ensure this is only done once?
                 this.$buttons
-                    .off('click', 'button.oe_list_save')
-                    .on('click', 'button.oe_list_save', this.proxy('saveEdition'));
+                    .off('click', '.oe_list_save')
+                    .on('click', '.oe_list_save', this.proxy('saveEdition'))
+                    .off('click', '.oe_list_discard')
+                    .on('click', '.oe_list_discard', function (e) {
+                        e.preventDefault();
+                        self.cancelEdition();
+                    });
                 this.$element
                     .off('click', 'tbody td:not(.oe_list_field_cell)')
                     .on('click', 'tbody td:not(.oe_list_field_cell)', function () {
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml b/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
index a85e8817ad8..a9c8e15bcd7 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
@@ -671,6 +671,9 @@
         <button class="oe_button oe_list_save oe_highlight"
                 type="button">Save Row</button>
     </t>
+    <t t-jquery="a.oe_list_button_import" t-operation="after">
+        <a href="#" class="oe_bold oe_list_discard">discard</a>
+    </t>
 </t>
 
 <t t-name="FormView">