diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/tools/test_menus.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/tools/test_menus.js
index 52891357e5d..694d13d8682 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/tools/test_menus.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/tools/test_menus.js
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
         }).then(function(){
                 // no effect in community
                 var $homeMenu = $("nav.o_main_navbar > a.o_menu_toggle.fa-th");
-                $homeMenu.click();
+                _click($homeMenu);
                 return new Promise(function(resolve){
                     setTimeout(function(){
                       resolve();
@@ -123,13 +123,16 @@
         console.log("Testing menu", element.innerText.trim(), " ", element.dataset.menuXmlid);
         testedMenus.push(element.dataset.menuXmlid);
         var startActionCount = clientActionCount;
-        element.click();
+        _click($(element));
         var isModal = false;
         return waitForCondition(function() {
             // sometimes, the app is just a modal that needs to be closed
             var $modal = $('.modal[role="dialog"][open="open"]');
             if ($modal.length > 0) {
-                $modal.modal('hide');
+                var $closeButton = $('header > button.close');
+                if ($closeButton.length > 0) {
+                  _click($closeButton);
+                } else { $modal.modal('hide'); }
                 isModal = true;
                 return true;
             }
@@ -178,7 +181,7 @@
         setTimeout(function() {
             var $element = $("nav.o_cp_switch_buttons > button[data-view-type=" + viewType + "]");
             console.log('Clicking on: ', $element[0].dataset.viewType,  ' view switcher');
-            $element.click();
+            _click($element);
         },250);
         var waitViewSwitch = waitForCondition(function(){
             return $('.o_action_manager> .o_action.o_view_controller').data('view-type') === viewType;
@@ -198,7 +201,7 @@
         var $filters = $('.o_filters_menu > .o_menu_item');
         console.log("Testing " + $filters.length + " filters");
         var filter_ids = _.compact(_.map($filters, function(f) { return f.dataset.id}));
-        _.each(filter_ids, function(filter_id){
+        filter_ids.forEach(function(filter_id){
             filterProm = filterProm.then(function(){
                 var currentViewCount = viewUpdateCount;
                 var $filter = $('.o_menu_item[data-id="' + filter_id + '"] a');
@@ -208,16 +211,16 @@
                     return Promise.resolve();
                 }
                 console.log('Clicking on filter "', $filter.text().trim(), '"');
-                $filter[0].click();
+                _click($filter);
                 setTimeout(function() {
                     var $filterOption = $('.o_menu_item .o_item_option[data-item_id="' + filter_id + '"]:not(.selected) a');
                     // In case the filter is a date filter, we need to click on the first filter option (like 'today','This week' ...)
                     if ($filterOption.length > 0) {
                         console.log('Clicking on filter option "', $filterOption[0], '"');
-                        $filterOption[0].click();
+                        _click($filterOption);
                         console.log('And now on filter again');
                         $filter = $('.o_menu_item[data-id="' + filter_id + '"] a');
-                        $filter[0].click(); // To avoid that the next view fold the options
+                        _click($filter); // To avoid that the next view fold the options
                     }
                 }, 250);
                 return waitForCondition(function() {
@@ -277,5 +280,24 @@
     }
 
 
+    /*
+     * More realistic click action.
+     * @param {jQueryElement} $element the element on which to perform the click
+     */
+    function _click($element) {
+        triggerMouseEvent($element, "mouseover");
+        triggerMouseEvent($element, "mouseenter");
+        triggerMouseEvent($element, "mousedown");
+        triggerMouseEvent($element, "mouseup");
+        triggerMouseEvent($element, "focus");
+        triggerMouseEvent($element, "click");
+
+        function triggerMouseEvent($el, type, count) {
+            var e = document.createEvent("MouseEvents");
+            e.initMouseEvent(type, true, true, window, count || 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, false, false, false, false, 0, $el[0]);
+            $el[0].dispatchEvent(e);
+        }
+    }
+
     exports.clickEverywhere = clickEverywhere;
 })(window);