diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js
index d08ff3c7491..7a4b59bc68e 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js
@@ -837,7 +837,8 @@ openerp.web.Menu =  openerp.web.Widget.extend(/** @lends openerp.web.Menu# */{
     init: function(parent, element_id, secondary_menu_id) {
         this._super(parent, element_id);
         this.secondary_menu_id = secondary_menu_id;
-        this.$secondary_menu = $("#" + secondary_menu_id).hide();
+        this.$secondary_menu = $("#" + secondary_menu_id);
+        this.$secondary_menu.hide();
         this.menu = false;
         this.folded = false;
         if (window.localStorage) {
@@ -911,7 +912,10 @@ openerp.web.Menu =  openerp.web.Widget.extend(/** @lends openerp.web.Menu# */{
         sub_menu_visible = $sub_menu.is(':visible');
         this.$secondary_menu.find('.oe_secondary_menu').hide();
 
-        $('.active', this.$element.add(this.$secondary_menu.show())).removeClass('active');
+        if (this.$secondary_menu.hasClass('oe_folded')) {
+            this.$secondary_menu.show();
+        }
+        $('.active', this.$element.add(this.$secondary_menu)).removeClass('active');
         $main_menu.add($clicked_menu).add($sub_menu).addClass('active');
 
         if (!(this.folded && manual)) {
diff --git a/addons/web_dashboard/static/src/js/dashboard.js b/addons/web_dashboard/static/src/js/dashboard.js
index e79ccf7b4b6..07c9f83ef1f 100644
--- a/addons/web_dashboard/static/src/js/dashboard.js
+++ b/addons/web_dashboard/static/src/js/dashboard.js
@@ -376,8 +376,13 @@ openerp.web_dashboard.ApplicationTiles = openerp.web.View.extend({
     template: 'ApplicationTiles',
     start: function () {
         this._super();
+        $('.secondary_menu', this.$element.closest('.openerp')).hide();
         return this.do_display_root_menu();
     },
+    stop: function () {
+        $('.secondary_menu', this.$element.closest('.openerp')).show();
+        this._super();
+    },
     do_display_root_menu: function() {
         var self = this;
         return  new openerp.web.DataSetSearch( this, 'ir.ui.menu', null, [['parent_id', '=', false]])