1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/corelib.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/corelib.js
index ff193605033..7a9af79b4fb 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/corelib.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/corelib.js
@@ -121,6 +121,10 @@ openerp.web.corelib = function(instance) {
 
         // The dummy class constructor
         function Class() {
+            if(this.constructor !== instance.web.Class){
+                throw new Error("You can only instanciate objects with the 'new' operator");
+                return null;
+            }
             // All construction is actually done in the init method
             if (!initializing && this.init) {
                 var ret = this.init.apply(this, arguments);