diff --git a/addons/base/static/src/js/form.js b/addons/base/static/src/js/form.js
index c07f5e6b0e3..a3c46cab584 100644
--- a/addons/base/static/src/js/form.js
+++ b/addons/base/static/src/js/form.js
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ openerp.base.FormView =  openerp.base.Controller.extend({
     on_saved: function() {
         // Check response for exceptions, display error
     },
-    do_search: function (domains, contexts, groupbys) {
+    on_action: function (action) {
     }
 });
 
diff --git a/addons/base/static/src/js/views.js b/addons/base/static/src/js/views.js
index 5acdd44ae65..4419a4ca96e 100644
--- a/addons/base/static/src/js/views.js
+++ b/addons/base/static/src/js/views.js
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ openerp.base.ViewManager =  openerp.base.Controller.extend({
                     break;
             }
             controller.start();
+            // controller.on_action.add(this.on_action); ??
             this.views[view_type].controller = controller;
             if (this.auto_search) {
                 this.searchview.on_loaded.add_last(this.searchview.do_search);
@@ -129,6 +130,11 @@ openerp.base.ViewManager =  openerp.base.Controller.extend({
     },
     on_edit: function() {
     }
+    /**
+     * Called when one of the view want to execute an action
+     */
+    on_action: function(action) {
+    }
 });
 
 openerp.base.ViewManagerRoot = openerp.base.Controller.extend({