3 files changed, 14 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/abstract_field.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/abstract_field.js
index 4767f54d998..ab6f226a66e 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/abstract_field.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/abstract_field.js
@@ -82,6 +82,11 @@ var AbstractField = Widget.extend({
      */
     noLabel: false,
     /**
+     * Currently only used in list view.
+     * If set, this value will be displayed as column name.
+     */
+    label: '',
+    /**
      * Abstract field class
      *
      * @constructor
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/abstract_field_owl.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/abstract_field_owl.js
index fe908e6ce72..f97faae35ed 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/abstract_field_owl.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/abstract_field_owl.js
@@ -627,6 +627,11 @@ odoo.define('web.AbstractFieldOwl', function (require) {
      * If this flag is set to true, the list column name will be empty.
      */
     AbstractField.noLabel = false;
+    /**
+     * Currently only used in list view.
+     * If set, this value will be displayed as column name.
+     */
+    AbstractField.label = "";
 
     return AbstractField;
 });
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/list/list_renderer.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/list/list_renderer.js
index 93576be9348..98febd8efa8 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/list/list_renderer.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/list/list_renderer.js
@@ -812,8 +812,11 @@ var ListRenderer = BasicRenderer.extend({
         var description = string || field.string;
         if (node.attrs.widget) {
             $th.addClass(' o_' + node.attrs.widget + '_cell');
-            if (this.state.fieldsInfo.list[name].Widget.prototype.noLabel) {
+            const FieldWidget = this.state.fieldsInfo.list[name].Widget;
+            if (FieldWidget.prototype.noLabel) {
                 description = '';
+            } else if (FieldWidget.prototype.label) {
+                description = FieldWidget.prototype.label;
             }
         }
         $th.text(description)