diff --git a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban.js b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban.js
index 3480418c755..ce56b7a041f 100644
--- a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban.js
+++ b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban.js
@@ -219,7 +219,6 @@ instance.web_kanban.KanbanView = instance.web.View.extend({
             group.destroy();
         });
         this.groups = [];
-        this.$element.find('.oe_kanban_groups_headers, .oe_kanban_groups_records').empty();
     },
     do_add_groups: function(groups) {
         var self = this;
@@ -227,7 +226,7 @@ instance.web_kanban.KanbanView = instance.web.View.extend({
             self.groups[group.undefined_title ? 'unshift' : 'push'](group);
         });
         var groups_started = _.map(this.groups, function(group) {
-            return group.appendTo(self.$element.find('.oe_kanban_groups_headers'));
+            return group.insertBefore(self.$element.find('.oe_kanban_groups_headers td:last'));
         });
         return $.when.apply(null, groups_started).then(function () {
             self.on_groups_started();
@@ -394,7 +393,7 @@ instance.web_kanban.KanbanGroup = instance.web.OldWidget.extend({
             self.quick.replace($(".oe_kanban_no_group_qc_placeholder"));
         }
         this.$records = $(QWeb.render('KanbanView.group_records_container', { widget : this}));
-        this.$records.appendTo(this.view.$element.find('.oe_kanban_groups_records'));
+        this.$records.insertBefore(this.view.$element.find('.oe_kanban_groups_records td:last'));
         this.$element.find(".oe_kanban_fold_icon").click(function() {
             self.do_toggle_fold();
             self.view.compute_groups_width();
diff --git a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/xml/web_kanban.xml b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/xml/web_kanban.xml
index 7eb453371b2..0557f71b85b 100644
--- a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/xml/web_kanban.xml
+++ b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/xml/web_kanban.xml
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@
         <div class="oe_kanban_buttons"/>
         <table class="oe_kanban_groups">
         <tr class="oe_kanban_groups_headers">
+            <td class="oe_kanban_dummy_cell"/>
         </tr>
         <tr class="oe_kanban_groups_records">
+            <td class="oe_kanban_dummy_cell"/>
         </tr>
         </table>
     </div>