diff --git a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban_view.js b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban_view.js
index f53d008e885..bbfc22f6163 100644
--- a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban_view.js
+++ b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban_view.js
@@ -97,7 +97,13 @@ var KanbanView = View.extend({
      * or into a div of its template
      */
     render_buttons: function($node) {
-        this.$buttons = $(QWeb.render("KanbanView.buttons", {'widget': this}));
+        var display = false;
+        if (this.options.action_buttons !== false) {
+            display = this.is_action_enabled('create');
+        } else if (!this.view_id && !this.options.read_only_mode) {
+            display = this.is_action_enabled('write') || this.is_action_enabled('create');
+        }
+        this.$buttons = $(QWeb.render("KanbanView.buttons", {'widget': this, display: display}));
         this.$buttons
             .on('click', 'button.oe_kanban_button_new', this.do_add_record)
             .on('click', '.oe_kanban_add_column', this.do_add_group);
diff --git a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/xml/web_kanban.xml b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/xml/web_kanban.xml
index 9e42e72c6a0..0a7bbcdcffb 100644
--- a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/xml/web_kanban.xml
+++ b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/xml/web_kanban.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     </div>
 </t>
 <t t-name="KanbanView.buttons">
-    <t t-if="(widget.options.action_buttons !== false and widget.is_action_enabled('create')) or (!widget.view_id and !widget.options.read_only_mode and (widget.is_action_enabled('write') || widget.is_action_enabled('create')))">
+    <t t-if="display">
         <div class="oe_kanban_buttons">
             <button type="button" class="oe_kanban_button_new btn btn-primary btn-sm">
                 <t t-esc="widget.options.create_text || _t('Create')"/>