diff --git a/addons/base/controllers/main.py b/addons/base/controllers/main.py
index a7782a508fe..ce2fdd531e8 100644
--- a/addons/base/controllers/main.py
+++ b/addons/base/controllers/main.py
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import openerpweb
 import openerpweb.ast
 import openerpweb.nonliterals
 
+import cherrypy
+
 # Should move to openerpweb.Xml2Json
 class Xml2Json:
     # xml2json-direct
@@ -168,6 +170,47 @@ class Session(openerpweb.Controller):
             'domain': domain,
             'group_by': group_by_sequence
         }
+
+    @openerpweb.jsonrequest
+    def save_session_action(self, req, the_action):
+        """
+        This method store an action object in the session object and returns an integer
+        identifying that action. The method get_session_action() can be used to get
+        back the action.
+        
+        :param the_action: The action to save in the session.
+        :type the_action: anything
+        :return: A key identifying the saved action.
+        :rtype: integer
+        """
+        saved_actions = cherrypy.session.get('saved_actions')
+        if not saved_actions:
+            saved_actions = {"next":0, "actions":{}}
+            cherrypy.session['saved_actions'] = saved_actions
+        # we don't allow more than 10 stored actions
+        if len(saved_actions["actions"]) >= 10:
+            del saved_actions["actions"][min(saved_actions["actions"].keys())]
+        key = saved_actions["next"]
+        saved_actions["actions"][key] = the_action
+        saved_actions["next"] = key + 1
+        return key
+
+    @openerpweb.jsonrequest
+    def get_session_action(self, req, key):
+        """
+        Gets back a previously saved action. This method can return None if the action
+        was saved since too much time (this case should be handled in a smart way).
+        
+        :param key: The key given by save_session_action()
+        :type key: integer
+        :return: The saved action or None.
+        :rtype: anything
+        """
+        saved_actions = cherrypy.session.get('saved_actions')
+        if not saved_actions:
+            return None
+        return saved_actions["actions"].get(key)
+        
         
 def load_actions_from_ir_values(req, key, key2, models, meta, context):
     Values = req.session.model('ir.values')
diff --git a/addons/base/static/src/js/views.js b/addons/base/static/src/js/views.js
index 1707a4db54a..2828b832afd 100644
--- a/addons/base/static/src/js/views.js
+++ b/addons/base/static/src/js/views.js
@@ -159,10 +159,13 @@ openerp.base.ViewManagerAction = openerp.base.ViewManager.extend({
                 search_defaults[match[1]] = value;
             }
         });
-        var searchview_loaded = this.setup_search_view(view_id,search_defaults);
+        var searchview_loaded = null;
+        if (view_id) {
+            searchview_loaded = this.setup_search_view(view_id,search_defaults);
+        }
 
         // schedule auto_search
-        if (this.action['auto_search']) {
+        if (searchview_loaded != null && this.action['auto_search']) {
             $.when(searchview_loaded, inital_view_loaded)
                 .then(this.searchview.do_search);
         }
@@ -291,9 +294,10 @@ openerp.base.Sidebar = openerp.base.BaseWidget.extend({
         this.$element.find("a").click(function(e) {
             $this = jQuery(this);
             var i = $this.attr("data-i");
-            var j = $this.attr("data-i");
+            var j = $this.attr("data-j");
             var action = self.sections[i].elements[j];
-            openerp.base.handle_action(self.view_manager.session, action);
+            (new openerp.base.ExternalActionManager(self.view_manager.session, null))
+                .handle_action(action);
             e.stopPropagation();
             e.preventDefault();
         });
@@ -304,19 +308,31 @@ openerp.base.Sidebar = openerp.base.BaseWidget.extend({
     }
 });
 
-openerp.base.handle_action = function(session, action) {
-    if(action.type=="ir.actions.act_window") {
-        if(action.target=="new") {
-            var element_id = _.uniqueId("act_window_dialog");
-            var dialog = $('<div id="'+element_id+'"></div>');
-            dialog.dialog({
-                title: action.name
-            });
-            var viewmanager = new openerp.base.ViewManagerAction(session,element_id, action, false);
-            viewmanager.start();
+openerp.base.ExternalActionManager = openerp.base.Controller.extend({
+    handle_action: function(action) {
+        if(action.type=="ir.actions.act_window") {
+            if(action.target=="new") {
+                var element_id = _.uniqueId("act_window_dialog");
+                var dialog = $('<div id="'+element_id+'"></div>');
+                dialog.dialog({
+                    title: action.name
+                });
+                var viewmanager = new openerp.base.ViewManagerAction(this.session
+                        ,element_id, action, false);
+                viewmanager.start();
+            } else if (action.target == "current") {
+                this.rpc("/base/session/save_session_action", {the_action:action}, function(key) {
+                    debugger;
+                    var url = window.location.href;
+                    //window.open();
+                });
+            }
         }
+        // TODO: show an error like "not implemented" here
+        // since we don't currently have any way to handle errors do you have any better idea
+        // than using todos?
     }
-};
+});
 
 openerp.base.views.add('calendar', 'openerp.base.CalendarView');
 openerp.base.CalendarView = openerp.base.Controller.extend({
diff --git a/addons/base/static/src/xml/base.xml b/addons/base/static/src/xml/base.xml
index 0b3fb9b050a..e96c639769f 100644
--- a/addons/base/static/src/xml/base.xml
+++ b/addons/base/static/src/xml/base.xml
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@
             <t t-set="j" t-value="0"/>
             <t t-foreach="section.elements" t-as="element">
                 <li><a t-att-data-i="i" t-att-data-j="j" href="#"><t t-esc="element.name"/></a></li>
-                <t t-set="j+1" t-value="0"/>
+                <t t-set="j" t-value="j+1"/>
             </t>
         </ul>
         </t>