diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js
index 0ec286fa357..a12b30f0380 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js
@@ -859,10 +859,14 @@ db.web.View = db.web.Widget.extend(/** @lends db.web.View# */{
                     }],
                     domains: []
                 }).pipe(function (results) {
-                    action.context = new db.web.CompoundContext(
-                        results.context, action_data.context);
+                    if (!action_data.context) {
+                        action.context = results.context
+                    } else {
+                        action.context = new db.web.CompoundContext(
+                            results.context, action_data.context);
+                    }
                     return self.do_action(action, result_handler);
-                });
+                }, null);
             } else {
                 return result_handler();
             }