diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_record.js b/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_record.js
index 35e099adfc2..b0da1eb49fa 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_record.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_record.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import { KanbanCompiler } from "./kanban_compiler";
 import { KanbanCoverImageDialog } from "./kanban_cover_image_dialog";
 import { KanbanDropdownMenuWrapper } from "./kanban_dropdown_menu_wrapper";
 
-const { Component, onMounted, onWillUpdateProps, useRef, xml } = owl;
+const { Component, onMounted, onWillUpdateProps, useRef } = owl;
 const { COLORS } = ColorList;
 
 const formatters = registry.category("formatters");
@@ -405,13 +405,5 @@ KanbanRecord.props = [
     "record",
     "templates",
 ];
-KanbanRecord.template = xml`
-    <div
-        role="article"
-        t-att-class="getRecordClasses()"
-        t-att-data-id="props.canResequence and props.record.id"
-        t-att-tabindex="props.record.model.useSampleModel ? -1 : 0"
-        t-on-click="onGlobalClick"
-        t-ref="root">
-        <t t-call="{{ templates['${KANBAN_BOX_ATTRIBUTE}'] }}"/>
-    </div>`;
+KanbanRecord.KANBAN_BOX_ATTRIBUTE = KANBAN_BOX_ATTRIBUTE;
+KanbanRecord.template = "web.KanbanRecord";
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_record.xml b/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_record.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..99c3db36dc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_record.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<templates xml:space="preserve">
+
+    <t t-name="web.KanbanRecord" owl="1">
+        <div
+        role="article"
+        t-att-class="getRecordClasses()"
+        t-att-data-id="props.canResequence and props.record.id"
+        t-att-tabindex="props.record.model.useSampleModel ? -1 : 0"
+        t-on-click="onGlobalClick"
+        t-ref="root">
+            <t t-call="{{ templates[this.constructor.KANBAN_BOX_ATTRIBUTE] }}"/>
+        </div>
+    </t>
+</templates>