diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/search.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/search.js
index 2859c30b3e5..148f46677f5 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/search.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/search.js
@@ -415,6 +415,7 @@ instance.web.SearchView = instance.web.Widget.extend(/** @lends instance.web.Sea
     view_loaded: function (r) {
         var self = this;
         this.fields_view_get = r;
+        this.view_id = this.view_id || r.view_id;
         this.prepare_search_inputs();
         if (this.$buttons) {
 
diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_actions.py b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_actions.py
index 168537f334c..943fa09f277 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_actions.py
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_actions.py
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ class actions(osv.osv):
         'name': fields.char('Name', required=True),
         'type': fields.char('Action Type', required=True),
         'usage': fields.char('Action Usage'),
+        'xml_id': fields.function(osv.osv.get_external_id, type='char', string="External ID"),
         'help': fields.text('Action description',
             help='Optional help text for the users with a description of the target view, such as its usage and purpose.',
             translate=True),
diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_actions.xml b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_actions.xml
index bd5ede5464d..bf73b65d2fd 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_actions.xml
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_actions.xml
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@
                     <group>
                         <group>
                             <field name="name"/>
+                            <field name="xml_id" string="External ID"/>
                             <field name="res_model" string="Object"/>
                             <field name="src_model" string="Source Object"/>
                         </group>