diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/search.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/search.js
index 82ba081e0de..797bd5de3d6 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/search.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/search.js
@@ -598,6 +598,7 @@ instance.web.SearchView = instance.web.Widget.extend(/** @lends instance.web.Sea
     search_view_loaded: function(data) {
         var self = this;
         this.fields_view = data;
+        this.view_id = this.view_id || data.view_id;
         if (data.type !== 'search' ||
             data.arch.tag !== 'search') {
                 throw new Error(_.str.sprintf(