diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index 3fb468d943..0b38156350 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
     "bootstrap": "~3.3.4",
     "moment": "~2.10.2",
     "eonasdan-bootstrap-datetimepicker": "~4.7.14",
-    "typeahead.js": "~0.11.1",
     "gettext.js": "~0.5.0",
     "d3": "~3.5.0",
     "c3": "~0.4.10"
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 958f7ab8c3..baad555f6a 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -13,14 +13,12 @@ this repository contains the full copyright notices and license terms. -->
         <script type="text/javascript" src="bower_components/bootstrap/dist/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
         <script type="text/javascript" src="bower_components/moment/min/moment.min.js"></script>
         <script type="text/javascript" src="bower_components/eonasdan-bootstrap-datetimepicker/build/js/bootstrap-datetimepicker.min.js"></script>
-        <script type="text/javascript" src="bower_components/typeahead.js/dist/typeahead.bundle.min.js"></script>
         <script type="text/javascript" src="bower_components/gettext.js/dist/gettext.min.js"></script>
         <script type="text/javascript" src="bower_components/d3/d3.min.js"></script>
         <script type="text/javascript" src="bower_components/c3/c3.min.js"></script>
 
         <link rel="stylesheet" href="bower_components/bootstrap/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css">
         <link rel="stylesheet" href="bower_components/eonasdan-bootstrap-datetimepicker/build/css/bootstrap-datetimepicker.min.css">
-        <link rel="stylesheet" href="bower_components/typeahead.js-bootstrap3.less/typeahead.css">
         <link rel="stylesheet" href="bower_components/c3/c3.min.css">
         <link rel="stylesheet" href="offcanvas.css">
 
diff --git a/src/common.js b/src/common.js
index 8e9af9600c..c949a93980 100644
--- a/src/common.js
+++ b/src/common.js
@@ -2935,74 +2935,174 @@
     });
     Sao.common.processing = new Sao.common.Processing();
 
-    Sao.common.get_completion = function(entry, source, match_selected) {
-        entry.attr('autocomplete', 'off');
-        entry.typeahead({
-            'minLength': 1,
-            'highlight': true
-        }, {
-            'limit': Sao.config.limit,
-            'name': 'suggestions',
-            'source': source,
-            'displayKey': 'rec_name',
-        }, {
-            'name': 'actions',
-            'source': function(query, process) {
-                var results = [];
-                if (entry.data('search')) {
-                    results.push({
-                        'id': 'search',
-                        'action': Sao.i18n.gettext('Search...'),
-                        'query': query
-                    });
-                }
-                if (entry.data('create')) {
-                    results.push({
-                        'id': 'create',
-                        'action': Sao.i18n.gettext('Create...'),
-                        'query': query
-                    });
-                }
-                process(results);
-            },
-            'displayKey': 'query',
-            'templates': {
-                'suggestion': function(context) {
-                    return '<p>' + context.action + '</p>';
-                }
-            }
-        });
-        entry.on('typeahead:select', match_selected);
-    };
-    Sao.common.update_completion = function(entry, record, field, model,
-            domain) {
-        var prm = jQuery.Deferred();
-        var update = function(search_text, domain) {
-            if (entry.typeahead('val') != search_text) {
-                return prm.reject();
-            }
-            if (!search_text || !model) {
-                return prm.reject();
-            }
-            if (domain === undefined) {
-                domain = field.get_domain(record);
-            }
-            var context = field.get_context(record);
-            domain = [['rec_name', 'ilike', '%' + search_text + '%'], domain];
+    Sao.common.InputCompletion = Sao.class_(Object, {
+        init: function(el, source, match_selected, format) {
+            el.wrap('<div class="dropdown"/>');
+            this.dropdown = el.parent();
+            this.input = el.find('input').add(el.filter('input')).first();
+            // bootstrap requires an element with data-toggle
+            jQuery('<span/>', {
+                'data-toggle': 'dropdown'
+            }).appendTo(this.dropdown);
+            this.menu = jQuery('<ul/>', {
+                'class': 'dropdown-menu',
+                'role': 'listbox'
+            }).appendTo(this.dropdown);
+            this.separator = jQuery('<li/>', {
+                'role': 'separator',
+                'class': 'divider'
+            }).appendTo(this.menu);
+            this.separator.hide();
 
-            var sao_model = new Sao.Model(model);
-            var search_prm = sao_model.execute('search_read', [domain, 0,
-                    Sao.config.limit, null, ['rec_name']], context);
-            search_prm.then(function(results) {
-                if (entry.typeahead('val') != search_text) {
-                    return prm.reject();
+            this.source = source;
+            this.match_selected = match_selected;
+            this.format = format;
+            this.action_activated = null;
+
+            this._search_text = null;
+
+            this.input.on('input', function() {
+                window.setTimeout(this._input.bind(this), 300,
+                        this.input.val());
+            }.bind(this));
+            this.input.keydown(function(evt) {
+                if (evt.which == Sao.common.DOWN_KEYCODE) {
+                    this.menu.find('a').first().focus();
+                    evt.preventDefault();
+                } else if (evt.which == Sao.common.ESC_KEYCODE) {
+                    if (this.dropdown.hasClass('open')) {
+                        this.menu.dropdown('toggle');
+                    }
+                } else if (evt.which == Sao.common.RETURN_KEYCODE) {
+                    if (!this.dropdown.hasClass('open')) {
+                        this.menu.dropdown('toggle');
+                    }
                 }
-                prm.resolve(results);
-            }, prm.reject);
+            }.bind(this));
+            this.menu.on('hide.bs.dropdown', function() {
+                this.input.focus();
+            }.bind(this));
+        },
+        set_actions: function(actions, action_activated) {
+            if (action_activated !== undefined) {
+                this.action_activated = action_activated;
+            }
+            this.menu.find('li.action').remove();
+            if (jQuery.isEmptyObject(actions)) {
+                this.separator.hide();
+                return;
+            }
+            this.separator.show();
+            actions.forEach(function(action) {
+                var action_id = action[0];
+                var content = action[1];
+                jQuery('<li/>', {
+                    'class': 'action action-' + action_id
+                }).append(jQuery('<a/>', {
+                    'href': '#'
+                }).append(this._format_action(content)))
+                .click(function() {
+                    if (this.action_activated) {
+                        this.action_activated(action_id);
+                    }
+                    this.input.val('');
+                }.bind(this))
+                .appendTo(this.menu);
+            }, this);
+        },
+        _format: function(content) {
+            if (this.format) {
+                return this.format(content);
+            }
+            return content;
+        },
+        _format_action: function(content) {
+            if (this.format_action) {
+                return this.format_action(content);
+            }
+            return content;
+        },
+        _input: function(text) {
+            if (text != this.input.val()) {
+                return;
+            }
+            var prm;
+            if (this.source instanceof Array) {
+                prm = jQuery.when(source.filter(function(value) {
+                    return value.toLowerCase().startsWith(text.toLowerCase());
+                }));
+            } else {
+                prm = this.source(text);
+            }
+            prm.then(function(values) {
+                if (text != this.input.val()) {
+                    return;
+                }
+                this._set_selection(values);
+            }.bind(this));
+        },
+        _set_selection: function(values) {
+            if (values === undefined) {
+                values = [];
+            }
+            this.menu.find('li.completion').remove();
+            values.reverse().forEach(function(value) {
+                jQuery('<li/>', {
+                    'class': 'completion'
+                }).append(jQuery('<a/>', {
+                    'href': '#'
+                }).append(this._format(value)))
+                .click(function() {
+                    if (this.match_selected) {
+                        this.match_selected(value);
+                    }
+                    this.input.focus();
+                }.bind(this)).prependTo(this.menu);
+            }, this);
+            this.menu.find('a').first().keyup(function(evt) {
+                if (evt.which == Sao.common.UP_KEYCODE) {
+                    this.input.focus();
+                }
+            }.bind(this));
+            if (!this.input.val()) {
+                if (this.dropdown.hasClass('open')) {
+                    this.menu.dropdown('toggle');
+                }
+            } else {
+                if (!this.dropdown.hasClass('open')) {
+                    this.menu.dropdown('toggle');
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    });
+
+    Sao.common.get_completion = function(el, source,
+            match_selected, action_activated) {
+        var format = function(content) {
+            return content.rec_name;
         };
+        var completion = new Sao.common.InputCompletion(
+                el, source, match_selected, format);
+        completion.set_actions([
+                ['search', Sao.i18n.gettext('Search...')],
+                ['create', Sao.i18n.gettext('Create..')]],
+                action_activated);
+    };
 
-        var search_text = entry.typeahead('val');
-        window.setTimeout(update, 300, search_text, domain);
-        return prm.promise();
+    Sao.common.update_completion = function(
+            entry, record, field, model, domain) {
+        var search_text = entry.val();
+        if (!search_text || !model) {
+            return jQuery.when();
+        }
+        if (domain === undefined) {
+            domain = field.get_domain(record);
+        }
+        var context = field.get_context(record);
+        domain = [['rec_name', 'ilike', '%' + search_text + '%'], domain];
+
+        var sao_model = new Sao.Model(model);
+        return sao_model.execute('search_read',
+                [domain, 0, Sao.config.limit, null, ['rec_name']], context);
     };
 }());
diff --git a/src/sao.js b/src/sao.js
index 13f2456dff..59432cda38 100644
--- a/src/sao.js
+++ b/src/sao.js
@@ -347,53 +347,31 @@ var Sao = {};
                 'placeholder': Sao.i18n.gettext('Search...')
             });
             this.el.append(this.search_entry);
-            this.search_entry.typeahead({
-                'highlight': false
-            }, {
-                'limit': Sao.config.limit,
-                'source': this.update.bind(this),
-                'displayKey': 'record_name',
-                'templates': {
-                    'suggestion': function(context) {
-                        var html = jQuery('<div/>');
-                        var img = jQuery('<img/>', {
-                            'class': 'global-search-icon'
-                        });
-                        var img_prm = Sao.common.ICONFACTORY.register_icon(
-                                context.icon);
-                        img_prm.then(function(icon_url) {
-                            img.attr('src', icon_url);
-                        }.bind(this));
-                        html.append(img);
-                        html.append(jQuery('<p/>', {
-                            'class': 'global-search-text'
-                        }).text(context.record_name));
-                        return html;
-                    }
-                }
-            });
-            this.search_entry.on('typeahead:select',
-                    this.match_selected.bind(this));
+            var completion = new Sao.common.InputCompletion(
+                    this.search_entry,
+                    this.update.bind(this),
+                    this.match_selected.bind(this),
+                    this.format.bind(this));
         },
-        query: function(value) {
-            if (!arguments.length) {
-                return this.search_entry.typeahead('val');
-            } else {
-                return this.search_entry.typeahead('val', value);
-            }
+        format: function(content) {
+            var el = jQuery('<div/>');
+            var img = jQuery('<img/>', {
+                'class': 'global-search-icon'
+            }).appendTo(el);
+            Sao.common.ICONFACTORY.register_icon(content.icon).then(
+                    function(icon_url) {
+                        img.attr('src', icon_url);
+                    });
+            jQuery('<span/>', {
+                'class': 'global-search-text'
+            }).text(content.record_name).appendTo(el);
+            return el;
         },
-        update: function(query, sync, async) {
-            if (query != this.query()) {
-                return;
-            }
+        update: function(text) {
             var ir_model = new Sao.Model('ir.model');
-            var search_prm = ir_model.execute('global_search',
-                    [query, Sao.config.limit, Sao.main_menu_screen.model_name],
-                    Sao.main_menu_screen.context);
-            search_prm.then(function(s_results) {
-                if (query != this.query()) {
-                    return;
-                }
+            return ir_model.execute('global_search',
+                    [text, Sao.config.limit, Sao.main_menu_screen.model_name],
+                    Sao.main_menu_screen.context).then(function(s_results) {
                 var results = [];
                 for (var i=0, len=s_results.length; i < len; i++) {
                     results.push({
@@ -404,10 +382,10 @@ var Sao = {};
                         'icon': s_results[i][5],
                     });
                 }
-                async(results);
+                return results;
             }.bind(this));
         },
-        match_selected: function(event_, item, name) {
+        match_selected: function(item) {
             if (item.model == Sao.main_menu_screen.model_name) {
                 Sao.Action.exec_keyword('tree_open', {
                     'model': item.model,
@@ -422,7 +400,7 @@ var Sao = {};
                 };
                 Sao.Tab.create(params);
             }
-            this.query('');
+            this.search_entry.val('');
         }
     });
 
diff --git a/src/sao.less b/src/sao.less
index e2c70c6c0d..4f1a3ee439 100644
--- a/src/sao.less
+++ b/src/sao.less
@@ -246,3 +246,8 @@ input[type='color'] {
     width: 100%;
     z-index: 1000;
 }
+
+img.global-search-icon {
+    width: 2em;
+    height: 2em;
+}
diff --git a/src/screen.js b/src/screen.js
index e83d4738eb..a2c92cd86a 100644
--- a/src/screen.js
+++ b/src/screen.js
@@ -28,7 +28,12 @@
                 'class': 'form-control',
                 'placeholder': Sao.i18n.gettext('Search')
             });
+            this.search_list = jQuery('<datalist/>');
+            this.search_list.uniqueId();
+            this.search_entry.attr('list', this.search_list.attr('id'));
             this.search_entry.keypress(this.key_press.bind(this));
+            this.search_entry.on('input', this.update.bind(this));
+
             this.but_bookmark = jQuery('<button/>', {
                 type: 'button',
                 'class': 'btn btn-default dropdown-toggle',
@@ -78,6 +83,7 @@
                 'class': 'input-group-btn'
             }).append(this.filter_button))
             .append(this.search_entry)
+            .append(this.search_list)
             .append(jQuery('<span/>', {
                 'class': 'input-group-btn'
             }).append(this.but_star)
@@ -87,12 +93,6 @@
                 'class': 'col-md-8'
             }).appendTo(this.filter_box));
 
-            this.search_entry.attr('autocomplete', 'off');
-            this.search_entry.typeahead({
-                'highlight': false
-            }, {
-                'source': this.update.bind(this),
-            });
 
             this.but_prev = jQuery('<button/>', {
                 type: 'button',
@@ -166,15 +166,15 @@
             this.search_entry.val(value);
             this.bookmark_match();
         },
-        update: function(query, process) {
-            var completions = this.screen.domain_parser().completion(query);
-            var suggestions = [];
+        update: function() {
+            var completions = this.screen.domain_parser().completion(
+                    this.get_text());
+            this.search_list.children().remove();
             completions.forEach(function(e) {
-                suggestions.push({
+                jQuery('<option/>', {
                     'value': e.trim()
-                });
-            });
-            process(suggestions);
+                }).appendTo(this.search_list);
+            }, this);
         },
         set_star: function(star) {
             var glyphicon = this.but_star.children('span.glyphicon');
@@ -257,18 +257,11 @@
             }
             this.set_star(false);
         },
-        search_val: function(value) {
-            if (!arguments.length) {
-                return this.search_entry.typeahead('val');
-            } else {
-                return this.search_entry.typeahead('val', value);
-            }
-        },
         search_prev: function() {
-            this.screen.search_prev(this.search_val());
+            this.screen.search_prev(this.get_text());
         },
         search_next: function() {
-            this.screen.search_next(this.search_val());
+            this.screen.search_next(this.get_text());
         },
         get_tab_domain: function() {
             if (!this.tab) {
@@ -278,7 +271,7 @@
             return this.tab_domain[i][1];
         },
         do_search: function() {
-            return this.screen.search_filter(this.search_val());
+            return this.screen.search_filter(this.get_text());
         },
         key_press: function(e) {
             if (e.which == Sao.common.RETURN_KEYCODE) {
@@ -319,7 +312,7 @@
             }
         },
         get_text: function() {
-            return this.search_val();
+            return this.search_entry.val();
         },
         search_box: function() {
             var domain_parser = this.screen.domain_parser();
diff --git a/src/typeahead.less b/src/typeahead.less
deleted file mode 100644
index f6b84a3408..0000000000
--- a/src/typeahead.less
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,82 +0,0 @@
-@import "variables";
-
-.twitter-typeahead {
-  width: 100%;
-  .input-group &{
-    //overwrite `display:inline-block` style
-    display: table-cell!important;
-    float: left;
-  }
-
-  & .tt-hint {
-      background-color: transparent !important;
-  }
-
-  & img.global-search-icon {
-      width: 2em;
-      height: 2em;
-      float: left;
-  }
-
-  & p.global-search-text {
-      overflow: hidden;
-      white-space: nowrap;
-      text-overflow: ellipsis;
-  }
-}
-
-.tt-dataset-actions {
-    font-style: italic;
-    font-variant: small-caps;
-    border-top: 1px #ddd solid;
-}
-
-.tt-menu {
-  //dropdown menu
-  position: absolute;
-  top: 100%;
-  left: 0;
-  z-index: @zindex-dropdown;
-  min-width: 160px;
-  width: 100%;
-  padding: 5px 0;
-  margin: 0;
-  list-style: none;
-  font-size: @font-size-base;
-  background-color: @dropdown-bg;
-  border: 1px solid @dropdown-fallback-border;
-  border: 1px solid @dropdown-border;
-  border-bottom-right-radius: @border-radius-base;
-  border-bottom-left-radius: @border-radius-base;
-  box-shadow: 0 6px 12px rgba(0,0,0,.175);
-  background-clip: padding-box;
-  *border-right-width: 2px;
-  *border-bottom-width: 2px;
-
-  .tt-suggestion {
-    //item
-    display: block;
-    padding: 3px 20px;
-    clear: both;
-    font-weight: normal;
-    line-height: @line-height-base;
-    color: @dropdown-link-color;
-    white-space: nowrap;
-
-    &.tt-cursor {
-      //item selected
-      text-decoration: none;
-      outline: 0;
-      background-color: @dropdown-link-hover-bg;
-      color: @dropdown-link-hover-color;
-      a {
-        //link in item selected
-        color: @dropdown-link-hover-color;
-      }
-    }
-    p {
-      margin: 0;
-    }
-  }
-}
-
diff --git a/src/view.js b/src/view.js
index ed11e3ab3c..7bc7c73d83 100644
--- a/src/view.js
+++ b/src/view.js
@@ -2759,11 +2759,13 @@
             })).appendTo(buttons);
             this.but_open.click(this.edit.bind(this));
             if (!attributes.completion || attributes.completion == "1") {
-                Sao.common.get_completion(this.entry,
-                        this._update_completion.bind(this),
-                        this._completion_match_selected.bind(this));
+                Sao.common.get_completion(group,
+                    this._update_completion.bind(this),
+                    this._completion_match_selected.bind(this),
+                    this._completion_action_activated.bind(this));
                 this.wid_completion = true;
             }
+            this.el.change(this.focus_out.bind(this));
             this._readonly = false;
         },
         get_screen: function() {
@@ -2782,27 +2784,7 @@
             if (jQuery.isEmptyObject(value)) {
                 value = '';
             }
-            this.value(value);
-        },
-        // This function is required because once typeahead is activated on an
-        // entry then .val() function should not be used anymore.
-        // In order to keep the same semantics as .val() we use the same
-        // signature
-        value: function(value) {
-            if (this.wid_completion) {
-                if (!arguments.length) {
-                    return this.entry.typeahead('val');
-                } else {
-                    return this.entry.typeahead('val', value);
-                }
-            } else {
-                if (!arguments.length) {
-                    return this.entry.val();
-                } else {
-                    return this.entry.val(value);
-                }
-            }
-
+            this.entry.val(value);
         },
         get_text: function() {
             var record = this.record();
@@ -2811,43 +2793,19 @@
             }
             return '';
         },
-        _set_completion: function() {
-            this.entry.data('search', this.read_access());
-            this.entry.data('create', this.create_access());
-        },
-        _update_completion: function(query, sync, async) {
-            var record = this.record();
-            if (!record) {
-                return;
-            }
-            var field = this.field();
-            var value = field.get(record);
-            if (this.has_target(value)) {
-                var id = this.id_from_value(value);
-                if ((id !== undefined) && (id > 0)) {
+        focus_out: function() {
+            if (!this.attributes.completion ||
+                    this.attributes.completion == "1") {
+                if (this.el.find('.dropdown').hasClass('open')) {
                     return;
                 }
             }
-            var model = this.get_model();
-
-            var prm = Sao.common.update_completion(this.entry, record, field,
-                    model);
-            prm.done(async);
+            Sao.View.Form.Many2One._super.focus_out.call(this);
         },
-        _completion_match_selected: function(event_, selected_item, name) {
-            if (selected_item.id == 'search') {
-                // it's necessary to set the value so that edit() can get it
-                // and make the search on the user provided content
-                this.value(selected_item.query);
-                this.edit();
-                this.value('');
-            } else if (selected_item.id == 'create') {
-                this.new_();
-                this.value('');
-            } else {
-                this.record().field_set_client(this.field_name,
-                        this.value_from_id(selected_item.id,
-                            selected_item.rec_name), true);
+        set_value: function(record, field) {
+            if (field.get_client(record) != this.entry.val()) {
+                field.set_client(record, this.value_from_id(null, ''));
+                this.entry.val('');
             }
         },
         display: function(record, field) {
@@ -2863,7 +2821,7 @@
             this._set_completion();
 
             if (!record) {
-                this.value('');
+                this.entry.val('');
                 return;
             }
             this.set_text(field.get_client(record));
@@ -3018,9 +2976,9 @@
             } else if (this.has_target(this.record().field_get(
                             this.field_name)) && editable) {
                 var value = this.get_text();
-                if ((value != this.value()) ||
+                if ((value != this.entry.val()) ||
                         ~delete_keys.indexOf(event_.which)) {
-                    this.value('');
+                    this.entry.val('');
                     this.record().field_set_client(this.field_name,
                         this.value_from_id(null, ''));
                 }
@@ -3036,7 +2994,7 @@
             var sao_model = new Sao.Model(model);
 
             if (model && !this.has_target(value)) {
-                var text = this.value();
+                var text = this.entry.value();
                 if (!this._readonly && (text ||
                             this.field().get_state_attrs(this.record())
                             .required)) {
@@ -3069,6 +3027,50 @@
                             });
                 }
             }
+        },
+        _set_completion: function() {
+            var search = this.el.find('.action-search');
+            if (this.read_access()) {
+                search.removeClass('disabled');
+            } else {
+                search.addClass('disabled');
+            }
+            var create = this.el.find('.action-create');
+            if (this.create_access()) {
+                create.removeClass('disabled');
+            } else {
+                create.addClass('disabled');
+            }
+        },
+        _update_completion: function(text) {
+            var record = this.record();
+            if (!record) {
+                return;
+            }
+            var field = this.field();
+            var value = field.get(record);
+            if (this.has_target(value)) {
+                var id = this.id_from_value(value);
+                if ((id !== undefined) && (id > 0)) {
+                    return jQuery.when();
+                }
+            }
+            var model = this.get_model();
+
+            return Sao.common.update_completion(
+                    this.entry, record, field, model);
+        },
+        _completion_match_selected: function(value) {
+            this.record().field_set_client(this.field_name,
+                    this.value_from_id(
+                        value.id, value.rec_name), true);
+        },
+        _completion_action_activated: function(action) {
+            if (action == 'search') {
+                this.edit();
+            } else if (action == 'create') {
+                this.new_();
+            }
         }
     });