diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
index 977f72fc1e0..9e77fc316b5 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
@@ -1432,7 +1432,7 @@
   display: table-row;
   height: inherit;
 }
-.openerp .oe_view_manager .oe_view_manager_view_kanban {
+.openerp .oe_view_manager .oe_view_manager_view_kanban:not(:empty) {
   height: inherit;
 }
 .openerp .oe_view_manager table.oe_view_manager_header {
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
index 75b81487743..b2cca813331 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
@@ -1150,7 +1150,7 @@ $sheet-padding: 16px
         .oe_view_manager_body
             display: table-row
             height: inherit
-        .oe_view_manager_view_kanban
+        .oe_view_manager_view_kanban:not(:empty)
             height: inherit
 
         table.oe_view_manager_header