diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/corelib.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/corelib.js
index a7ef3eb9b23..94c748f839c 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/corelib.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/corelib.js
@@ -331,6 +331,9 @@ instance.web.EventDispatcherMixin = _.extend({}, instance.web.ParentedMixin, {
     },
     on: function(events, dest, func) {
         var self = this;
+        if (!(func instanceof Function)) {
+            throw new Error("Event handler must be a function.");
+        }
         events = events.split(/\s+/);
         _.each(events, function(eventName) {
             self.__edispatcherEvents.on(eventName, func, dest);
diff --git a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban.js b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban.js
index d5fd73bf23d..60ff0891525 100644
--- a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban.js
+++ b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban.js
@@ -39,29 +39,16 @@ instance.web_kanban.KanbanView = instance.web.View.extend({
         var self = this;
         this._super.apply(this, arguments);
         // Bind kanban cards dropdown menus
-        this.$element.on('click', '.oe_kanban_menuaction', function() {
-            var $menu = $(this).next('.oe_kanban_menu');
-            var show = !$menu.is(':visible');
-            self.$element.find('.oe_kanban_menu').hide();
-            var doc_width = $(document).width();
-            $menu.toggle(show);
-            if (show) {
-                var offset = $menu.offset();
-                var menu_width = $menu.width();
-                var x = doc_width - offset.left - menu_width - 15;
-                if (x < 0) {
-                    $menu.offset({ left: offset.left + x }).width(menu_width);
-                }
-            }
-            return false;
+        $('html').on('click.kanban', function() {
+            self.trigger('hide_menus');
         });
-        $('html').on('click', function() {
+        this.on('hide_menus', this, function() {
             self.$element.find('.oe_kanban_menu').hide();
         });
     },
     destroy: function() {
         this._super.apply(this, arguments);
-        $('html').off('click');
+        $('html').off('click.kanban');
     },
     on_loaded: function(data) {
         this.fields_view = data;
@@ -599,8 +586,8 @@ instance.web_kanban.KanbanRecord = instance.web.OldWidget.extend({
             this.$element.children(':first').addClass('oe_kanban_draghandle');
         }
 
-        this.$element.find('.oe_kanban_action').click(function(ev) {
-            ev.preventDefault();
+        this.$element.find('.oe_kanban_action').click(function() {
+            self.view.trigger('hide_menus');
             var $action = $(this),
                 type = $action.data('type') || 'button',
                 method = 'do_action_' + (type === 'action' ? 'object' : type);
@@ -611,14 +598,31 @@ instance.web_kanban.KanbanRecord = instance.web.OldWidget.extend({
             } else {
                 self.do_warn("Kanban: no action for type : " + type);
             }
+            return false;
         });
 
-        this.$element.on('click', function(ev) {
-            var tag = ev.target.tagName.toLowerCase();
-            if (!$(ev.target).data('events')) {
-                console.log(tag);
+        this.$element.on('click', '.oe_kanban_menuaction', function() {
+            var $menu = $(this).next('.oe_kanban_menu');
+            var show = !$menu.is(':visible');
+            self.view.trigger('hide_menus');
+            var doc_width = $(document).width();
+            $menu.toggle(show);
+            if (show) {
+                var offset = $menu.offset();
+                var menu_width = $menu.width();
+                var x = doc_width - offset.left - menu_width - 15;
+                if (x < 0) {
+                    $menu.offset({ left: offset.left + x }).width(menu_width);
+                }
             }
+            return false;
         });
+
+        this.$element.on('click', this.on_card_clicked);
+    },
+    on_card_clicked: function() {
+        this.view.trigger('hide_menus');
+        this.view.open_record(this.id);
     },
     setup_color_picker: function() {
         var self = this;
@@ -627,8 +631,8 @@ instance.web_kanban.KanbanRecord = instance.web.OldWidget.extend({
             $el.html(QWeb.render('KanbanColorPicker', {
                 widget: this
             }));
-            $el.on('click', 'a', function(ev) {
-                ev.preventDefault();
+            $el.on('click', 'a', function() {
+                self.view.trigger('hide_menus');
                 var color_field = $(this).parents('.oe_kanban_colorpicker').first().data('field') || 'color';
                 var data = {};
                 data[color_field] = $(this).data('color');
@@ -636,6 +640,7 @@ instance.web_kanban.KanbanRecord = instance.web.OldWidget.extend({
                     self.record[color_field] = $(this).data('color');
                     self.do_reload();
                 });
+                return false;
             });
         }
     },