diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js
index 3c161190334..1dc3d6b461c 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js
@@ -738,6 +738,12 @@ instance.web.ViewManager =  instance.web.Widget.extend({
         this.view_stack.splice(index);
         return this.switch_mode(view_type);
     },
+    /**
+     * @returns {Number|Boolean} the view id of the given type, false if not found
+     */
+    get_view_id: function(view_type) {
+        return this.views[view_type] && this.views[view_type].view_id || false;
+    },    
     /**
      * Sets up the current viewmanager's search view.
      *