diff --git a/addons/website/models/ir_http.py b/addons/website/models/ir_http.py
index 5a47615d1e5..6b95bf57ca1 100644
--- a/addons/website/models/ir_http.py
+++ b/addons/website/models/ir_http.py
@@ -5,11 +5,10 @@ import werkzeug.routing
 
 import openerp
 from openerp.addons.base import ir
+from openerp.addons.website.models.website import slug
 from openerp.http import request
 from openerp.osv import orm
 
-from ..utils import slugify
-
 class ir_http(orm.AbstractModel):
     _inherit = 'ir.http'
 
@@ -112,12 +111,7 @@ class ModelConverter(ir.ir_http.ModelConverter):
         self.regex = r'(?:[A-Za-z0-9-_]+?-)?(\d+)(?=$|/)'
 
     def to_url(self, value):
-        if isinstance(value, orm.browse_record):
-            [(id, name)] = value.name_get()
-        else:
-            # assume name_search result tuple
-            id, name = value
-        return "%s-%d" % (slugify(name), id)
+        return slug(value)
 
     def generate(self, cr, uid, query=None, context=None):
         return request.registry[self.model].name_search(
diff --git a/addons/website/models/website.py b/addons/website/models/website.py
index a48e93e2808..533a1dd2e79 100644
--- a/addons/website/models/website.py
+++ b/addons/website/models/website.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import werkzeug.exceptions
 import werkzeug.wrappers
 
 import openerp
-from openerp.osv import osv, fields
+from openerp.osv import orm, osv, fields
 from openerp.tools.safe_eval import safe_eval
 
 from openerp.addons.web import http
@@ -58,6 +58,15 @@ def url_for(path_or_uri, lang=None, keep_query=None):
 
     return location
 
+def slug(value):
+    if isinstance(value, orm.browse_record):
+        # [(id, name)] = value.name_get()
+        id, name = value.id, value[value._rec_name]
+    else:
+        # assume name_search result tuple
+        id, name = value
+    return "%s-%d" % (slugify(name), id)
+
 def urlplus(url, params):
     if not params:
         return url
@@ -198,6 +207,7 @@ class website(osv.osv):
             json=simplejson,
             website=request.website,
             url_for=url_for,
+            slug=slug,
             res_company=request.website.company_id,
             user_id=user.browse(cr, uid, uid),
         )