diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js
index 6b4bc44df64..10f44a54f11 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js
@@ -214,21 +214,30 @@ instance.web.ActionManager = instance.web.Widget.extend({
         this.dialog_stop();
         this.clear_breadcrumbs();
     },
-    ir_actions_act_window: function (action, on_close) {
-        var self = this;
-        if (_(['base.module.upgrade', 'base.setup.installer'])
-                .contains(action.res_model)) {
-            var old_close = on_close;
-            on_close = function () {
-                instance.webclient.do_reload().then(old_close);
-            };
+
+    do_ir_actions_common: function(action, on_close) {
+        var self = this, klass, widget, add_breadcrumb;
+        if (action.type === 'ir.actions.client') {
+            var ClientWidget = instance.web.client_actions.get_object(action.tag);
+            widget = new ClientWidget(this, action.params);
+            klass = 'oe_act_client';
+            add_breadcrumb = function() {
+                self.push_breadcrumb({
+                    widget: widget,
+                    title: action.name
+                });
+            }
+        } else {
+            widget = new instance.web.ViewManagerAction(this, action);
+            klass = 'oe_act_window';
+            add_breadcrumb = widget.add_breadcrumb
         }
         if (action.target === 'new') {
             if (this.dialog === null) {
                 // These buttons will be overwrited by <footer> if any
                 this.dialog = new instance.web.Dialog(this, {
                     buttons: { "Close": function() { $(this).dialog("close"); }},
-                    dialogClass: 'oe_act_window'
+                    dialogClass: klass
                 });
                 if(on_close)
                     this.dialog.on_close.add(on_close);
@@ -236,7 +245,7 @@ instance.web.ActionManager = instance.web.Widget.extend({
                 this.dialog_widget.destroy();
             }
             this.dialog.dialog_title = action.name;
-            this.dialog_widget = new instance.web.ViewManagerAction(this, action);
+            this.dialog_widget = widget;
             this.dialog_widget.appendTo(this.dialog.$element);
             this.dialog.open();
         } else  {
@@ -247,11 +256,34 @@ instance.web.ActionManager = instance.web.Widget.extend({
                 });
             }
             this.inner_action = action;
-            var inner_widget = this.inner_widget = new instance.web.ViewManagerAction(this, action);
-            inner_widget.add_breadcrumb();
+            this.inner_widget = widget;
+            add_breadcrumb();
             this.inner_widget.appendTo(this.$element);
         }
     },
+
+    ir_actions_act_window: function (action, on_close) {
+        var self = this;
+        if (_(['base.module.upgrade', 'base.setup.installer'])
+                .contains(action.res_model)) {
+            var old_close = on_close;
+            on_close = function () {
+                instance.webclient.do_reload().then(old_close);
+            };
+        }
+        if (action.target !== 'new') {
+            if(action.menu_id) {
+                this.dialog_stop();
+                return this.getParent().do_action(action, function () {
+                    instance.webclient.menu.open_menu(action.menu_id);
+                });
+            }
+        }
+        return this.do_ir_actions_common(action, on_close);
+    },
+    ir_actions_client: function (action, on_close) {
+        return this.do_ir_actions_common(action, on_close);
+    },
     ir_actions_act_window_close: function (action, on_closed) {
         if (!this.dialog && on_closed) {
             on_closed();
@@ -267,18 +299,6 @@ instance.web.ActionManager = instance.web.Widget.extend({
             self.do_action(action, on_closed)
         });
     },
-    ir_actions_client: function (action) {
-        this.dialog_stop();
-        var ClientWidget = instance.web.client_actions.get_object(action.tag);
-        this.inner_widget = new ClientWidget(this, action.params);
-        this.push_breadcrumb({
-            widget: this.inner_widget,
-            title: action.name
-        });
-        this.inner_action = action;
-        this.do_push_state({});
-        this.inner_widget.appendTo(this.$element);
-    },
     ir_actions_report_xml: function(action, on_closed) {
         var self = this;
         instance.web.blockUI();