diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js
index 7aea1cdd5e3..e49e9ce1cbd 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js
@@ -822,8 +822,8 @@ instance.web.UserMenu =  instance.web.Widget.extend({
                 {text: _t("Change password"), click: function(){ self.change_password(); }},
                 {text: _t("Cancel"), click: function(){ $(this).dialog('destroy'); }},
                 {text: _t("Save"), click: function(){
-                        var inner_viewmanager = action_manager.inner_viewmanager;
-                        inner_viewmanager.views[inner_viewmanager.active_view].controller.do_save()
+                        var inner_widget = action_manager.inner_widget;
+                        inner_widget.views[inner_widget.active_view].controller.do_save()
                         .then(function() {
                             self.dialog.destroy();
                             // needs to refresh interface in case language changed
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_editor.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_editor.js
index 8733a191b21..7c333dccbfc 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_editor.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_editor.js
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ instance.web.ViewEditor =   instance.web.OldWidget.extend({
         this.main_view_id = this.parent.fields_view.view_id;
         this.action_manager = new instance.web.ActionManager(this);
         $.when(this.action_manager.do_action(action)).then(function() {
-            var viewmanager = self.action_manager.inner_viewmanager,
+            var viewmanager = self.action_manager.inner_widget,
                 controller = viewmanager.views[viewmanager.active_view].controller;
             self.action_manager.appendTo(self.view_edit_dialog.$element);
             self.action_manager.renderElement(self.view_edit_dialog);
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ instance.web.ViewEditor =   instance.web.OldWidget.extend({
                     } else {
                         $.when(self.do_save_view(view_values)).then(function() {
                             self.create_view_dialog.close();
-                            var controller = self.action_manager.inner_viewmanager.views[self.action_manager.inner_viewmanager.active_view].controller;
+                            var controller = self.action_manager.inner_widget.views[self.action_manager.inner_widget.active_view].controller;
                             controller.reload_content();
                         });
                     }
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ instance.web.ViewEditor =   instance.web.OldWidget.extend({
     do_delete_view: function() {
         var self = this;
         if (confirm(_t("Do you really want to remove this view?"))) {
-            var controller = this.action_manager.inner_viewmanager.views[this.action_manager.inner_viewmanager.active_view].controller;
+            var controller = this.action_manager.inner_widget.views[this.action_manager.inner_widget.active_view].controller;
             this.dataset.unlink([this.main_view_id]).then(function() {
                 controller.reload_content();
                 self.main_view_id = self.parent.fields_view.view_id;
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ instance.web.ViewEditor =   instance.web.OldWidget.extend({
                     action_manager.do_action(action);
                 }},
                 {text: _t("Close"), click: function(){
-                    self.action_manager.inner_viewmanager.views[self.action_manager.inner_viewmanager.active_view].controller.reload_content();
+                    self.action_manager.inner_widget.views[self.action_manager.inner_widget.active_view].controller.reload_content();
                     self.edit_xml_dialog.close();
                 }}
             ]
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js
index 3b5f3466cf1..640044e1742 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js
@@ -10,10 +10,9 @@ instance.web.ActionManager = instance.web.Widget.extend({
     init: function(parent) {
         this._super(parent);
         this.inner_action = null;
-        this.inner_viewmanager = null;
+        this.inner_widget = null;
         this.dialog = null;
         this.dialog_viewmanager = null;
-        this.client_widget = null;
     },
     start: function() {
         this._super.apply(this, arguments);
@@ -28,14 +27,9 @@ instance.web.ActionManager = instance.web.Widget.extend({
         }
     },
     content_stop: function () {
-        // TODO: problem with bread crumb here. Check if those references are needed
-        if (this.inner_viewmanager) {
-            this.inner_viewmanager.destroy();
-            this.inner_viewmanager = null;
-        }
-        if (this.client_widget) {
-            this.client_widget.destroy();
-            this.client_widget = null;
+        if (this.inner_widget) {
+            this.inner_widget.destroy();
+            this.inner_widget = null;
         }
     },
     do_push_state: function(state) {
@@ -54,7 +48,7 @@ instance.web.ActionManager = instance.web.Widget.extend({
         var self = this,
             action_loaded;
         if (state.action_id) {
-            var run_action = (!this.inner_viewmanager) || this.inner_viewmanager.action.id !== state.action_id;
+            var run_action = (!this.inner_widget && !this.inner_widget.action) || this.inner_widget.action.id !== state.action_id;
             if (run_action) {
                 this.null_action();
                 action_loaded = this.do_action(state.action_id);
@@ -94,8 +88,8 @@ instance.web.ActionManager = instance.web.Widget.extend({
         }
 
         $.when(action_loaded || null).then(function() {
-            if (self.inner_viewmanager) {
-                self.inner_viewmanager.do_load_state(state, warm);
+            if (self.inner_widget && self.inner_widget.do_load_state) {
+                self.inner_widget.do_load_state(state, warm);
             }
         });
     },
@@ -164,10 +158,10 @@ instance.web.ActionManager = instance.web.Widget.extend({
                 });
             }
             this.inner_action = action;
-            var inner_viewmanager = this.inner_viewmanager = new instance.web.ViewManagerAction(this, action);
-            this.breadcrumb.push_viewmanager(inner_viewmanager);
-            this.inner_viewmanager.appendTo(this.$element);
-            this.inner_viewmanager.$element.addClass("oe_view_manager_" + (action.target || 'current'));
+            var inner_widget = this.inner_widget = new instance.web.ViewManagerAction(this, action);
+            this.breadcrumb.push_viewmanager(inner_widget);
+            this.inner_widget.appendTo(this.$element);
+            this.inner_widget.$element.addClass("oe_view_manager_" + (action.target || 'current'));
         }
     },
     ir_actions_act_window_close: function (action, on_closed) {
@@ -190,12 +184,12 @@ instance.web.ActionManager = instance.web.Widget.extend({
         this.dialog_stop();
         this.breadcrumb.hide_items();
         var ClientWidget = instance.web.client_actions.get_object(action.tag);
-        this.client_widget = new ClientWidget(this, action.params);
+        this.inner_widget = new ClientWidget(this, action.params);
         this.breadcrumb.push({
-            widget: this.client_widget,
+            widget: this.inner_widget,
             title: action.name
         });
-        this.client_widget.appendTo(this.$element);
+        this.inner_widget.appendTo(this.$element);
     },
     ir_actions_report_xml: function(action, on_closed) {
         var self = this;
diff --git a/addons/web_dashboard/static/src/js/dashboard.js b/addons/web_dashboard/static/src/js/dashboard.js
index 651c3808c2f..0754bfd7e2b 100644
--- a/addons/web_dashboard/static/src/js/dashboard.js
+++ b/addons/web_dashboard/static/src/js/dashboard.js
@@ -209,8 +209,8 @@ instance.web.form.DashBoard = instance.web.form.FormWidget.extend({
                 }
             });
         }
-        if (am.inner_viewmanager) {
-            am.inner_viewmanager.on_mode_switch.add(function(mode) {
+        if (am.inner_widget) {
+            am.inner_widget.on_mode_switch.add(function(mode) {
                 var new_views = [];
                 _.each(action_orig.views, function(view) {
                     new_views[view[1] === mode ? 'unshift' : 'push'](view);
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ instance.web.form.DashBoard = instance.web.form.FormWidget.extend({
                     new_views.unshift([false, mode]);
                 }
                 action_orig.views = new_views;
-                action_orig.res_id = am.inner_viewmanager.dataset.ids[am.inner_viewmanager.dataset.index];
+                action_orig.res_id = am.inner_widget.dataset.ids[am.inner_widget.dataset.index];
                 self.do_action(action_orig);
             });
         }
diff --git a/addons/web_process/static/src/js/process.js b/addons/web_process/static/src/js/process.js
index 2a2e13ca196..bb32d300be8 100644
--- a/addons/web_process/static/src/js/process.js
+++ b/addons/web_process/static/src/js/process.js
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ openerp.web_process = function (instance) {
                 buttons : [
                     {text: _t("Cancel"), click: function() { $(this).dialog('destroy'); }},
                     {text: _t("Save"), click: function() {
-                        var form_view = action_manager.inner_viewmanager.views.form.controller;
+                        var form_view = action_manager.inner_widget.views.form.controller;
 
                         form_view.do_save(function() {
                             self.initialize_process_view();