diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
index 439d8e8d0e8..deb677151a0 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
@@ -107,6 +107,12 @@
 .openerp .oe_wait {
   cursor: wait;
 }
+.openerp .oe_fade {
+  color: #888888;
+}
+.openerp .oe_bold {
+  font-weight: bold;
+}
 .openerp a.button:link, .openerp a.button:visited, .openerp button, .openerp input[type='submit'] {
   display: inline-block;
   border: 1px solid #ababab;
@@ -500,6 +506,7 @@
   background: #f0eeee;
   border-right: 1px solid #afafb6;
   text-shadow: 0 1px 1px white;
+  padding-bottom: 16px;
 }
 .openerp a.oe_logo {
   width: 220px;
@@ -728,7 +735,7 @@
   content: "&darr";
   text-indent: -99999px;
   vertical-align: top;
-  margin-left: -8px;
+  margin-left: -12px;
   margin-top: 4px;
   margin-right: 4px;
   border-top: 4px solid transparent;
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
index 8c726576a79..96025c2461e 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
@@ -133,6 +133,11 @@ $colour4: #8a89ba
         clear: both
     .oe_wait
         cursor: wait
+    .oe_fade
+        color: #888
+        //font-size: 12px
+    .oe_bold
+        font-weight: bold
     // }}}
     // Button style {{{
     a.button:link, a.button:visited, button, input[type='submit']
@@ -408,6 +413,7 @@ $colour4: #8a89ba
         background: #f0eeee
         border-right: 1px solid #afafb6
         text-shadow: 0 1px 1px white
+        padding-bottom: 16px
     a.oe_logo
         width: 220px
         display: block
@@ -580,7 +586,7 @@ $colour4: #8a89ba
             content: "&darr"
             text-indent: -99999px
             vertical-align: top
-            margin-left: -8px
+            margin-left: -12px
             margin-top: 4px
             margin-right: 4px
             border-top: 4px solid transparent
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml b/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
index c1b5e2e598a..1082f84b51b 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
@@ -731,8 +731,7 @@
             <button type="button" class="oe_button oe_form_button_delete">Delete</button>
         </span>
         <span class="oe_form_buttons_edit">
-            <button type="button" class="oe_button oe_form_button_save">Save</button> or
-            <a href="#" class="oe_form_button_cancel">Discard</a>
+            <button type="button" class="oe_button oe_form_button_save">Save</button> <span class="oe_fade">or</span> <a href="#" class="oe_bold oe_form_button_cancel">Discard</a>
         </span>
     </t>
 </div>