diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
index 18db06c44a1..aa9d5eab36f 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
@@ -515,6 +515,28 @@
 .openerp .oe_webclient .oe_star_on {
   color: gold;
 }
+.openerp header {
+  position: relative;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid #cacaca;
+  padding-left: 2px;
+  background-color: #fcfcfc;
+  background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#fcfcfc), to(#dedede));
+  background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #fcfcfc, #dedede);
+  background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #fcfcfc, #dedede);
+  background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #fcfcfc, #dedede);
+  background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top, #fcfcfc, #dedede);
+  background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #fcfcfc, #dedede);
+}
+.openerp header > span {
+  margin-left: 4px;
+}
+.openerp header ul {
+  display: inline-block;
+  float: right;
+}
+.openerp header .oe_button {
+  margin: 3px 2px 1px;
+}
 .openerp .oe_tag {
   border: 1px solid #afafb6;
   font-size: 11px;
@@ -1176,7 +1198,7 @@
   color: white;
   padding: 2px 4px;
   margin: 1px 6px 0 0;
-  border: 1px solid lightgrey;
+  border: 1px solid lightGray;
   text-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
   -moz-border-radius: 4px;
   -webkit-border-radius: 4px;
@@ -1201,7 +1223,7 @@
   transform: scale(1.1);
 }
 .openerp .oe_secondary_submenu .oe_active {
-  border-top: 1px solid lightgrey;
+  border-top: 1px solid lightGray;
   border-bottom: 1px solid #dedede;
   text-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
   -moz-box-shadow: inset 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2), inset 0 -1px 3px rgba(40, 40, 40, 0.2);
@@ -2009,68 +2031,46 @@
 .openerp .oe_application .oe_form_sheet .oe_notebook_page {
   padding: 0 16px;
 }
-.openerp .oe_form header {
-  position: relative;
-  border-bottom: 1px solid #cacaca;
-  padding-left: 2px;
-  background-color: #fcfcfc;
-  background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#fcfcfc), to(#dedede));
-  background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #fcfcfc, #dedede);
-  background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #fcfcfc, #dedede);
-  background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #fcfcfc, #dedede);
-  background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top, #fcfcfc, #dedede);
-  background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #fcfcfc, #dedede);
-}
-.openerp .oe_form header > span {
-  margin-left: 4px;
-}
-.openerp .oe_form header ul {
-  display: inline-block;
-  float: right;
-}
-.openerp .oe_form header .oe_form_button {
-  margin: 3px 2px 1px;
-}
 .openerp .oe_form header .oe_tags {
   margin: 5px 0 0 5px;
   width: 400px;
   padding-bottom: 0;
 }
-.openerp .oe_form div.oe_chatter {
+.openerp .oe_form header .oe_tags div.oe_chatter {
   min-width: 650px;
   max-width: 860px;
   margin: 0 auto;
   padding: 16px 0 48px;
 }
-.openerp .oe_form .oe_grey {
+.openerp .oe_form header .oe_tags .oe_grey {
   color: #aaaaaa;
   max-width: 650px;
   margin: 0 0 10px 0;
 }
-.openerp .oe_form div.oe_form_configuration p, .openerp .oe_form div.oe_form_configuration ul, .openerp .oe_form div.oe_form_configuration ol {
+.openerp .oe_form header .oe_tags div.oe_form_configuration p, .openerp .oe_form header .oe_tags div.oe_form_configuration ul, .openerp .oe_form header .oe_tags div.oe_form_configuration ol {
   color: #aaaaaa;
   max-width: 650px;
 }
-.openerp .oe_form div.oe_form_configuration label {
+.openerp .oe_form header .oe_tags div.oe_form_configuration label {
   min-width: 150px;
 }
-.openerp .oe_form div.oe_form_configuration .oe_form_group_cell_label {
+.openerp .oe_form header .oe_tags div.oe_form_configuration .oe_form_group_cell_label {
   padding: 1px 0;
 }
-.openerp .oe_form div.oe_form_configuration .oe_form_group_cell div div {
+.openerp .oe_form header .oe_tags div.oe_form_configuration .oe_form_group_cell div div {
   padding: 1px 0;
 }
-.openerp .oe_form .oe_subtotal_footer {
+.openerp .oe_form header .oe_tags .oe_subtotal_footer {
   width: 1% !important;
 }
-.openerp .oe_form .oe_subtotal_footer td.oe_form_group_cell {
+.openerp .oe_form header .oe_tags .oe_subtotal_footer td.oe_form_group_cell {
   text-align: right;
   padding: 0 !important;
 }
-.openerp .oe_form .oe_subtotal_footer td.oe_form_group_cell_label {
+.openerp .oe_form header .oe_tags .oe_subtotal_footer td.oe_form_group_cell_label {
   border-right: none;
 }
-.openerp .oe_form .oe_subtotal_footer .oe_subtotal_footer_separator {
+.openerp .oe_form header .oe_tags .oe_subtotal_footer .oe_subtotal_footer_separator {
   width: 108px;
   border-top: 1px solid #cacaca;
   margin-top: 4px;
@@ -2078,14 +2078,14 @@
   font-weight: bold;
   font-size: 18px;
 }
-.openerp .oe_form .oe_subtotal_footer label:after {
+.openerp .oe_form header .oe_tags .oe_subtotal_footer label:after {
   content: ":";
 }
-.openerp .oe_form .oe_subtotal_footer label.oe_subtotal_footer_separator {
+.openerp .oe_form header .oe_tags .oe_subtotal_footer label.oe_subtotal_footer_separator {
   font-weight: bold !important;
   padding: 2px 11px 2px 0px !important;
 }
-.openerp .oe_form .oe_subtotal_footer label.oe_form_label_help {
+.openerp .oe_form header .oe_tags .oe_subtotal_footer label.oe_form_label_help {
   font-weight: normal;
 }
 .openerp .oe_form .oe_form_button {
@@ -2117,7 +2117,7 @@
 }
 .openerp .oe_form .oe_form_label_help[for] span, .openerp .oe_form .oe_form_label[for] span {
   font-size: 80%;
-  color: darkgreen;
+  color: darkGreen;
   vertical-align: top;
   position: relative;
   top: -4px;
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
index 851d0c3f9c9..c56c4d6a3e9 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
@@ -451,6 +451,22 @@ $sheet-max-width: 860px
         .oe_star_on
             color: gold
     // }}}
+
+    // Generic blocks {{{
+    header
+        position: relative
+        border-bottom: 1px solid #cacaca
+        padding-left: 2px
+        @include vertical-gradient(#fcfcfc, #dedede)
+        > span
+            margin-left: 4px
+        ul
+            display: inline-block
+            float: right
+        .oe_button
+            margin: 3px 2px 1px
+    // }}}
+
     // Tags (for many2many tags, among others) {{{
     .oe_tag
         border: 1px solid $tag-border
@@ -1594,23 +1610,10 @@ $sheet-max-width: 860px
                 padding: 0 16px
     // }}}
     // FormView.custom tags and classes {{{
-    .oe_form
-        header
-            position: relative
-            border-bottom: 1px solid #cacaca
-            padding-left: 2px
-            @include vertical-gradient(#fcfcfc, #dedede)
-            > span
-                margin-left: 4px
-            ul
-                display: inline-block
-                float: right
-            .oe_form_button
-                margin: 3px 2px 1px
-            .oe_tags
-                margin: 5px 0 0 5px
-                width: 400px
-                padding-bottom: 0
+    .oe_form header .oe_tags
+        margin: 5px 0 0 5px
+        width: 400px
+        padding-bottom: 0
         div.oe_chatter
             min-width: 650px
             max-width: $sheet-max-width
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml b/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
index fdf39633186..3d979186aa3 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 <!-- vim:fdl=1:
 -->
 <templates id="template" xml:space="preserve">
+<t t-name="ui.Header">
+    <header>
+        <t t-raw="__content__"/>
+    </header>
+</t>
+
 <t t-name="EmptyComponent">
     <div></div>
 </t>
diff --git a/doc/index.rst b/doc/index.rst
index 4aa9dcd3b25..0f0c4bf87f5 100644
--- a/doc/index.rst
+++ b/doc/index.rst
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ Contents:
     list-view
     form-notes
 
+    templates
+
 Indices and tables
 ==================
 
diff --git a/doc/templates.rst b/doc/templates.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3977682399a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/templates.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+.. highlight:: xml
+
+Generic templates
+=================
+
+Generic template names should be prefixed by ``ui.`` to indicate their
+special role.
+
+Global Header: ``ui.Header``
+----------------------------
+
+Role
+++++
+
+This template is mostly dedicated to client actions taking over the
+whole content area, and full-HTML form views (especially those opening
+in the ``inline`` target).
+
+It is used to display a buttons container (and can also be used for
+status bars). The buttons should simply be placed inside the
+``ui.Header`` body.
+
+Arguments
++++++++++
+
+The template only uses its body as argument.
+
+Example
++++++++
+
+::
+
+    <t t-call="ui.Header">
+        <button string="Apply" type="object" name="execute" class="oe_highlight"/>
+        or
+        <button string="Cancel" type="object" name="cancel" class="oe_link"/>
+    </t>
+
+This block demonstrates a common pattern in OpenERP views and widgets:
+a highlighted button, and a discard button styled as a link to cancel
+the action:
+
+.. image:: /images/templates/ui.Header.*
+
+In this case, both buttons are OpenERP action buttons.