diff --git a/addons/board/static/src/js/dashboard.js b/addons/board/static/src/js/dashboard.js
index acf81039dbf..98d169c11e2 100644
--- a/addons/board/static/src/js/dashboard.js
+++ b/addons/board/static/src/js/dashboard.js
@@ -279,25 +279,26 @@ FormRenderer.include({
                 children: []
             });
         }
+
+        // register actions, alongside a generated unique ID
+        _.each(node.children, function (column, column_index) {
+            _.each(column.children, function (action, action_index) {
+                action.attrs.id = 'action_' + column_index + '_' + action_index;
+                self.actionsDescr[action.attrs.id] = action.attrs;
+            });
+        });
+
         var $html = $('<div>').append($(QWeb.render('DashBoard', {node: node})));
 
         // render each view
-        _.each(node.children, function (column, column_index) {
-            _.each(column.children, function (action, action_index) {
-                var attrs = action.attrs;
-                var domain = Domain.prototype.stringToArray(attrs.domain, {});
-                var context = new Context(attrs.context);
-                var actionID = _.str.toNumber(attrs.name);
-                self.actionsDescr[actionID] = attrs;
-                var $node = $html.find('.oe_action[data-id=' + actionID + '] .oe_content');
-                self.defs.push(self._createController({
-                    $node: $node,
-                    actionID: actionID,
-                    context: context,
-                    domain: domain,
-                    viewType: attrs.view_mode,
-                }));
-            });
+        _.each(this.actionsDescr, function (action) {
+            self.defs.push(self._createController({
+                $node: $html.find('.oe_action[data-id=' + action.id + '] .oe_content'),
+                actionID: _.str.toNumber(action.name),
+                context: new Context(action.context),
+                domain: Domain.prototype.stringToArray(action.domain, {}),
+                viewType: action.view_mode,
+            }));
         });
         $html.find('.oe_dashboard_column').sortable({
             connectWith: '.oe_dashboard_column',
@@ -341,7 +342,7 @@ FormRenderer.include({
      */
     _onFoldClick: function (event) {
         var $e = $(event.currentTarget);
-        var $action = $e.parents('.oe_action:first');
+        var $action = $e.closest('.oe_action');
         var id = $action.data('id');
         var actionAttrs = this.actionsDescr[id];
 
diff --git a/addons/board/static/src/less/dashboard.less b/addons/board/static/src/less/dashboard.less
index 72131e2fa2e..6d34b160a5a 100644
--- a/addons/board/static/src/less/dashboard.less
+++ b/addons/board/static/src/less/dashboard.less
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@
             }
             .oe_content {
                 padding: 0 12px 12px 12px;
+                &.oe_folded {
+                    display: none;
+                }
             }
 
             // Override border of many2manytags defined for form_views
diff --git a/addons/board/static/src/xml/board.xml b/addons/board/static/src/xml/board.xml
index 1c40084d13c..13453a945f6 100644
--- a/addons/board/static/src/xml/board.xml
+++ b/addons/board/static/src/xml/board.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     </table>
 </t>
 <t t-name="DashBoard.action">
-    <div t-att-data-id="action.attrs.name" class="oe_action">
+    <div t-att-data-id="action.attrs.id" class="oe_action">
         <h2 t-attf-class="oe_header #{action.attrs.string ? '' : 'oe_header_empty'}">
             <span class="oe_header_txt"> <t t-esc="action.attrs.string"/> </span>
             <input class = "oe_header_text" type="text"/>
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@
             <span class='oe_icon oe_minimize oe_fold' t-if="!action.attrs.fold"></span>
             <span class='oe_icon oe_maximize oe_fold' t-if="action.attrs.fold"></span>
         </h2>
-        
-        <div t-attf-id="#{element_id}_action_#{column_index}_#{action_index}" class="oe_content" t-att-style="action.attrs.fold ? 'display: none' : null"></div>
+        <div t-att-class="'oe_content' + (action.attrs.fold ? ' oe_folded' : '')"/>
     </div>
 </t>
 <t t-name="DashBoard.layouts">
diff --git a/addons/board/static/tests/dashboard_tests.js b/addons/board/static/tests/dashboard_tests.js
index d921cd56a67..1b55551fe2b 100644
--- a/addons/board/static/tests/dashboard_tests.js
+++ b/addons/board/static/tests/dashboard_tests.js
@@ -326,4 +326,55 @@ QUnit.test('can drag and drop a view', function (assert) {
     form.destroy();
 });
 
+QUnit.test('twice the same action in a dashboard', function (assert) {
+    assert.expect(2);
+
+    var form = createView({
+        View: FormView,
+        model: 'board',
+        data: this.data,
+        arch: '<form string="My Dashboard">' +
+                '<board style="2-1">' +
+                    '<column>' +
+                        '<action context="{}" view_mode="list" string="ABC" name="51" domain="[]"></action>' +
+                        '<action context="{}" view_mode="kanban" string="DEF" name="51" domain="[]"></action>' +
+                    '</column>' +
+                '</board>' +
+            '</form>',
+        mockRPC: function (route) {
+            if (route === '/board/static/src/img/layout_1-1-1.png') {
+                return $.when();
+            }
+            if (route === '/web/action/load') {
+                return $.when({
+                    res_model: 'partner',
+                    views: [[4, 'list'],[5, 'kanban']],
+                });
+            }
+            if (route === '/web/view/add_custom') {
+                assert.step('add custom');
+                return $.when(true);
+            }
+            return this._super.apply(this, arguments);
+        },
+        archs: {
+            'partner,4,list':
+                '<tree string="Partner"><field name="foo"/></tree>',
+            'partner,5,kanban':
+                '<kanban><templates><t t-name="kanban-box">' +
+                    '<div><field name="foo"/></div>' +
+                '</t></templates></kanban>',
+        },
+    });
+
+    var $firstAction = form.$('.oe_action:contains(ABC)');
+    assert.strictEqual($firstAction.find('.o_list_view').length, 1,
+        "list view should be displayed in 'ABC' block");
+    var $secondAction = form.$('.oe_action:contains(DEF)');
+    assert.strictEqual($secondAction.find('.o_kanban_view').length, 1,
+        "kanban view should be displayed in 'DEF' block");
+
+    form.destroy();
+});
+
 });