diff --git a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban.js b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban.js
index 6c70ecfb8ec..155f03b8aae 100644
--- a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban.js
+++ b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban.js
@@ -68,11 +68,11 @@ instance.web_kanban.KanbanView = instance.web.View.extend({
             return JSON.parse(this.fields_view.arch.attrs.quick_create);
         return !! this.group_by;
     },
-    _is_create_enabled: function() {
+    _is_action_enabled: function(action) {
         if (! this.options.creatable)
             return false;
-        if (this.fields_view.arch.attrs.create !== undefined)
-            return JSON.parse(this.fields_view.arch.attrs.create);
+        if (_.has(this.fields_view.arch.attrs, action))
+            return JSON.parse(this.fields_view.arch.attrs[action]);
         return true;
     },
     add_qweb_template: function() {
diff --git a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/xml/web_kanban.xml b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/xml/web_kanban.xml
index 4bcc9a709a3..7aba4d6ee87 100644
--- a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/xml/web_kanban.xml
+++ b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/xml/web_kanban.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 </t>
 <div t-name="KanbanView.buttons" class="oe_kanban_buttons">
     <t t-if="widget.options.action_buttons !== false">
-        <t t-if="widget._is_create_enabled()">
+        <t t-if="widget._is_action_enabled('create')">
             <button type="button" class="oe_kanban_button_new oe_highlight">
                 <t t-esc="widget.options.create_text || _t('Create')"/>
             </button>