diff --git a/addons/board/static/src/js/favorite_menu.js b/addons/board/static/src/js/favorite_menu.js
index 77cd3df4967..701ebef2801 100644
--- a/addons/board/static/src/js/favorite_menu.js
+++ b/addons/board/static/src/js/favorite_menu.js
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ FavoriteMenu.include({
         var am = this.findAncestor(function (a) {
             return a instanceof ActionManager;
         });
+        // with options 'keepSearchView', it may happen that the action_id of
+        // the searchview (received in init) is not the one of the current
+        // action, which corresponds to the one we want to add to dashboard
+        var currentAction = am.getCurrentAction();
         var controller = am.getCurrentController();
         context.add(controller.widget.getContext());
         var c = pyeval.eval('context', context);
@@ -86,7 +90,7 @@ FavoriteMenu.include({
         return self._rpc({
                 route: '/board/add_to_dashboard',
                 params: {
-                    action_id: self.action_id || false,
+                    action_id: currentAction.id || false,
                     context_to_save: c,
                     domain: domain,
                     view_mode: controller.viewType,
diff --git a/addons/board/static/tests/dashboard_tests.js b/addons/board/static/tests/dashboard_tests.js
index 1211fc5da05..9afb88e5648 100644
--- a/addons/board/static/tests/dashboard_tests.js
+++ b/addons/board/static/tests/dashboard_tests.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ var ListController = require('web.ListController');
 var testUtils = require('web.test_utils');
 var ListRenderer = require('web.ListRenderer');
 
+var createActionManager = testUtils.createActionManager;
 var createView = testUtils.createView;
 
 QUnit.module('Dashboard', {
@@ -556,4 +557,93 @@ QUnit.test('dashboard intercepts custom events triggered by sub controllers', fu
     board.destroy();
 });
 
+QUnit.test('save actions to dashboard', function (assert) {
+    assert.expect(4);
+
+    var actionManager = createActionManager({
+        data: this.data,
+        archs: {
+            'partner,false,list': '<list><field name="foo"/></list>',
+            'partner,false,search': '<search></search>',
+        },
+        mockRPC: function (route, args) {
+            if (route === '/board/add_to_dashboard') {
+                assert.strictEqual(args.action_id, 1,
+                    "should save the correct action");
+                assert.strictEqual(args.view_mode, 'list',
+                    "should save the correct view type");
+                return $.when(true);
+            }
+            return this._super.apply(this, arguments);
+        },
+    });
+
+    actionManager.doAction({
+        id: 1,
+        res_model: 'partner',
+        type: 'ir.actions.act_window',
+        views: [[false, 'list']],
+    });
+
+    assert.strictEqual(actionManager.$('.o_list_view').length, 1,
+        "should display the list view");
+    assert.strictEqual($('.o_add_to_dashboard_link').length, 1,
+        "should allow the 'Add to dashboard' feature");
+
+    // add this action to dashboard
+    $('.o_add_to_dashboard_button').click();
+
+    actionManager.destroy();
+});
+
+QUnit.test('save to dashboard actions with flag keepSearchView', function (assert) {
+    assert.expect(4);
+
+    var actionManager = createActionManager({
+        data: this.data,
+        archs: {
+            'partner,false,graph': '<graph><field name="foo"/></graph>',
+            'partner,false,list': '<list><field name="foo"/></list>',
+            'partner,false,search': '<search></search>',
+        },
+        mockRPC: function (route, args) {
+            if (route === '/board/add_to_dashboard') {
+                assert.strictEqual(args.action_id, 2,
+                    "should save the correct action");
+                assert.strictEqual(args.view_mode, 'graph',
+                    "should save the correct view type");
+                return $.when(true);
+            }
+            return this._super.apply(this, arguments);
+        },
+    });
+
+    // execute a first action
+    actionManager.doAction({
+        id: 1,
+        res_model: 'partner',
+        type: 'ir.actions.act_window',
+        views: [[false, 'list']],
+    });
+
+    // execute another action with flag 'keepSearchView' and add it to dashboard
+    var options = {keepSearchView: true};
+    actionManager.doAction({
+        id: 2,
+        res_model: 'partner',
+        type: 'ir.actions.act_window',
+        views: [[false, 'graph']],
+    }, options);
+
+    assert.strictEqual(actionManager.$('.o_graph').length, 1,
+        "should display the graph view");
+    assert.strictEqual($('.o_add_to_dashboard_link').length, 1,
+        "should allow the 'Add to dashboard' feature (this is the same searchview)");
+
+    // add this action to dashboard
+    $('.o_add_to_dashboard_button').click();
+
+    actionManager.destroy();
+});
+
 });