diff --git a/addons/project_issue/project_issue.py b/addons/project_issue/project_issue.py
index 838a998bfc3..cc1f6aff1fa 100644
--- a/addons/project_issue/project_issue.py
+++ b/addons/project_issue/project_issue.py
@@ -184,6 +184,9 @@ class project_issue(osv.Model):
         'user_email': fields.related('user_id', 'email', type='char', string='User Email', readonly=True),
         'date_action_last': fields.datetime('Last Action', readonly=1),
         'date_action_next': fields.datetime('Next Action', readonly=1),
+        'legend_blocked': fields.related("stage_id", "legend_blocked", type="char", string='Kanban Blocked Explanation'),
+        'legend_done': fields.related("stage_id", "legend_done", type="char", string='Kanban Valid Explanation'),
+        'legend_normal': fields.related("stage_id", "legend_normal", type="char", string='Kanban Ongoing Explanation'),
     }
 
     _defaults = {
diff --git a/addons/project_issue/project_issue_view.xml b/addons/project_issue/project_issue_view.xml
index 2ea24dffef9..a56eac36289 100644
--- a/addons/project_issue/project_issue_view.xml
+++ b/addons/project_issue/project_issue_view.xml
@@ -19,11 +19,7 @@
                                 options='{"terminology": "archive"}'/>
                         </button>
                     </div>
-                    <field name="kanban_state" class="oe_inline" widget="kanban_state_selection"
-                           options='{
-                               "states_legend_field": "stage_id",
-                               "states_legend": {"normal": "legend_normal", "blocked": "legend_blocked", "done": "legend_done"}
-                           }'/>
+                    <field name="kanban_state" class="oe_inline" widget="kanban_state_selection"/>
                     <div class="oe_title">
                         <h1><field name="name" placeholder="Issue Summary..."/></h1>
                     </div>
@@ -55,6 +51,9 @@
                                     <field name="working_hours_close" widget="float_time"/>
                                     <field name="inactivity_days"/>
                                     <field name="days_since_creation"/>
+                                    <field name="legend_blocked" invisible="1"/>
+                                    <field name="legend_done" invisible="1"/>
+                                    <field name="legend_normal" invisible="1"/>
                                 </group>
                             </group>
                         </page>
@@ -149,6 +148,9 @@
                     <field name="date_deadline"/>
                     <field name="message_needaction_counter"/>
                     <field name="active"/>
+                    <field name="legend_blocked"/>
+                    <field name="legend_done"/>
+                    <field name="legend_normal"/>
                     <templates>
                         <t t-name="kanban-tooltip">
                            <ul class="oe_kanban_tooltip">
@@ -184,8 +186,7 @@
                                     <div class="oe_kanban_bottom_right">
                                         <img t-att-src="kanban_image('res.users', 'image_small', record.user_id.raw_value)" t-att-title="record.user_id.value" width="24" height="24" class="oe_kanban_avatar pull-right"/>
                                         <div class="pull-left" groups="base.group_user">
-                                            <field name="kanban_state" widget="kanban_state_selection"
-                                                options='{"states_legend": {"normal": "legend_normal", "blocked": "legend_blocked", "done": "legend_done"}}'/>
+                                            <field name="kanban_state" widget="kanban_state_selection"/>
                                         </div>
                                     </div>
                                 </div>
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form_widgets.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form_widgets.js
index 074a36e76f7..1f842eb3cb8 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form_widgets.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form_widgets.js
@@ -184,9 +184,9 @@ var KanbanSelection = FieldChar.extend({
         var current_stage_id = self.view.datarecord.stage_id[0];
         var stage_data = {
             id: current_stage_id,
-            legend_normal: self.view.datarecord.legend_normal,
-            legend_blocked : self.view.datarecord.legend_blocked,
-            legend_done: self.view.datarecord.legend_done,
+            legend_normal: self.view.datarecord.legend_normal || undefined,
+            legend_blocked : self.view.datarecord.legend_blocked || undefined,
+            legend_done: self.view.datarecord.legend_done || undefined,
         };
         _.map(self.field.selection || [], function(selection_item) {
             var value = {
diff --git a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban_widgets.js b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban_widgets.js
index 9fe64c3c3ea..5062ccc62e0 100644
--- a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban_widgets.js
+++ b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban_widgets.js
@@ -109,9 +109,9 @@ var KanbanSelection = AbstractField.extend({
         var stage_id = self.parent.values.stage_id.value[0];
         var stage_data = {
             id: stage_id,
-            legend_normal: self.parent.values.legend_normal.value,
-            legend_blocked : self.parent.values.legend_blocked.value, 
-            legend_done: self.parent.values.legend_done.value,
+            legend_normal: self.parent.values.legend_normal ? self.parent.values.legend_normal.value : undefined,
+            legend_blocked: self.parent.values.legend_blocked ? self.parent.values.legend_blocked.value: undefined, 
+            legend_done: self.parent.values.legend_done ? self.parent.values.legend_done.value: undefined,
         };
         _.map(self.field.selection || [], function(res) {
             var value = {