diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_arch_parser.js b/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_arch_parser.js
index 333623b5eab..fd684b44d9d 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_arch_parser.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_arch_parser.js
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 /** @odoo-module **/
 
+import { extractAttributes, XMLParser } from "@web/core/utils/xml";
+import { Field } from "@web/views/fields/field";
 import {
     addFieldDependencies,
     archParseBoolean,
     getActiveActions,
+    processButton,
     stringToOrderBy,
 } from "@web/views/utils";
-import { extractAttributes, XMLParser } from "@web/core/utils/xml";
-import { Field } from "@web/views/fields/field";
 import { Widget } from "@web/views/widgets/widget";
 
 /**
@@ -57,12 +58,25 @@ export class KanbanArchParser extends XMLParser {
         const openAction = action && type ? { action, type } : null;
         const templateDocs = {};
         const activeFields = {};
+        let headerButtons = [];
+        let buttonId = 0;
         // Root level of the template
         this.visitXML(xmlDoc, (node) => {
             if (node.hasAttribute("t-name")) {
                 templateDocs[node.getAttribute("t-name")] = node;
                 return;
             }
+            if (node.tagName === "header") {
+                headerButtons = [...node.children]
+                    .filter((node) => node.tagName === "button")
+                    .map((node) => ({
+                        ...processButton(node),
+                        type: "button",
+                        id: buttonId++,
+                    }))
+                    .filter((button) => button.modifiers.invisible !== true);
+                return false;
+            }
             // Case: field node
             if (node.tagName === "field") {
                 // In kanban, we display many2many fields as tags by default
@@ -145,6 +159,7 @@ export class KanbanArchParser extends XMLParser {
             defaultGroupBy,
             fieldNodes,
             handleField,
+            headerButtons,
             colorField,
             defaultOrder,
             onCreate,
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_controller.js b/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_controller.js
index bce6c0e24d8..b861ed2d96d 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_controller.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_controller.js
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ import { Layout } from "@web/search/layout";
 import { usePager } from "@web/search/pager_hook";
 import { useModel } from "@web/views/model";
 import { standardViewProps } from "@web/views/standard_view_props";
-import { useSetupView } from "@web/views/view_hook";
+import { MultiRecordViewButton } from "@web/views/view_button/multi_record_view_button";
 import { useViewButtons } from "@web/views/view_button/view_button_hook";
+import { useSetupView } from "@web/views/view_hook";
 import { KanbanRenderer } from "./kanban_renderer";
 
 import { Component, useRef } from "@odoo/owl";
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ export class KanbanController extends Component {
             tooltipInfo: archInfo.tooltipInfo,
             rootState,
         });
+        this.headerButtons = archInfo.headerButtons;
 
         this.rootRef = useRef("root");
         useViewButtons(this.model, this.rootRef, {
@@ -128,7 +130,7 @@ export class KanbanController extends Component {
 }
 
 KanbanController.template = `web.KanbanView`;
-KanbanController.components = { Layout, KanbanRenderer };
+KanbanController.components = { Layout, KanbanRenderer, MultiRecordViewButton };
 KanbanController.props = {
     ...standardViewProps,
     defaultGroupBy: { validate: (dgb) => !dgb || typeof dgb === "string", optional: true },
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_controller.xml b/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_controller.xml
index 05aa60d05db..ebdcb614255 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_controller.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_controller.xml
@@ -29,6 +29,19 @@
                     New
                 </button>
             </t>
+            <t t-foreach="headerButtons" t-as="button" t-key="button.id">
+                <MultiRecordViewButton
+                    t-if="button.display === 'always'"
+                    list="model.root"
+                    className="button.className"
+                    clickParams="button.clickParams"
+                    defaultRank="'btn-secondary'"
+                    domain="props.domain"
+                    icon="button.icon"
+                    string="button.string"
+                    title="button.title"
+                />
+            </t>
         </div>
     </t>
 
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/list/list_controller.js b/addons/web/static/src/views/list/list_controller.js
index 44ac7af1ec4..3cf91d143fb 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/list/list_controller.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/list/list_controller.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { session } from "@web/session";
 import { useModel } from "@web/views/model";
 import { DynamicRecordList } from "@web/views/relational_model";
 import { standardViewProps } from "@web/views/standard_view_props";
+import { MultiRecordViewButton } from "@web/views/view_button/multi_record_view_button";
 import { ViewButton } from "@web/views/view_button/view_button";
 import { useViewButtons } from "@web/views/view_button/view_button_hook";
 import { ExportDataDialog } from "@web/views/view_dialogs/export_data_dialog";
@@ -19,30 +20,6 @@ import { useSetupView } from "@web/views/view_hook";
 
 import { Component, onMounted, onWillStart, useEffect, useRef, useSubEnv } from "@odoo/owl";
 
-export class ListViewHeaderButton extends ViewButton {
-    async onClick() {
-        const { clickParams, list } = this.props;
-        const resIds = await list.getResIds(true);
-        clickParams.buttonContext = {
-            active_domain: this.props.domain,
-            // active_id: resIds[0], // FGE TODO
-            active_ids: resIds,
-            active_model: list.resModel,
-        };
-
-        this.env.onClickViewButton({
-            clickParams,
-            getResParams: () => ({
-                context: list.context,
-                evalContext: list.evalContext,
-                resModel: list.resModel,
-                resIds,
-            }),
-        });
-    }
-}
-ListViewHeaderButton.props = [...ViewButton.props, "list", "domain"];
-
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 export class ListController extends Component {
@@ -518,7 +495,7 @@ export class ListController extends Component {
 }
 
 ListController.template = `web.ListView`;
-ListController.components = { ActionMenus, ListViewHeaderButton, Layout, ViewButton };
+ListController.components = { ActionMenus, Layout, ViewButton, MultiRecordViewButton };
 ListController.props = {
     ...standardViewProps,
     allowSelectors: { type: Boolean, optional: true },
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/list/list_controller.xml b/addons/web/static/src/views/list/list_controller.xml
index cac502b6734..ba1558ca953 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/list/list_controller.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/list/list_controller.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
                     </button>
                 </t>
                 <t t-foreach="archInfo.headerButtons" t-as="button" t-key="button.id">
-                    <ListViewHeaderButton
+                    <MultiRecordViewButton
                         t-if="nbSelected || (button.display === 'always')"
                         list="model.root"
                         className="button.className"
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/view_button/multi_record_view_button.js b/addons/web/static/src/views/view_button/multi_record_view_button.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8a18aeb9930
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/view_button/multi_record_view_button.js
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/** @odoo-module */
+
+import { ViewButton } from "./view_button";
+
+export class MultiRecordViewButton extends ViewButton {
+    async onClick() {
+        const { clickParams, list } = this.props;
+        const resIds = await list.getResIds(true);
+        clickParams.buttonContext = {
+            active_domain: this.props.domain,
+            active_ids: resIds,
+            active_model: list.resModel,
+        };
+
+        this.env.onClickViewButton({
+            clickParams,
+            getResParams: () => ({
+                context: list.context,
+                evalContext: list.evalContext,
+                resModel: list.resModel,
+                resIds,
+            }),
+        });
+    }
+}
+
+MultiRecordViewButton.props = [...ViewButton.props, "list", "domain"];
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_view_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_view_tests.js
index ff302cffca1..ccf8df834e5 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_view_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_view_tests.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
     triggerHotkey,
 } from "@web/../tests/helpers/utils";
 import {
+    getButtons,
     getFacetTexts,
     getPagerLimit,
     getPagerValue,
@@ -12356,4 +12357,66 @@ QUnit.module("Views", (hooks) => {
         await click(column1);
         assert.verifySteps(["scrolled"]);
     });
+
+    QUnit.test(
+        "kanban view: action button in controlPanel with display='always'",
+        async (assert) => {
+            const domain = [["id", "=", 1]];
+            const kanban = await makeView({
+                type: "kanban",
+                resModel: "partner",
+                serverData,
+                arch: `
+                <kanban class="o_kanban_test">
+                    <header>
+                        <button name="display" type="object" class="display" string="display" display="always"/>
+                        <button name="default-selection" type="object" class="default-selection" string="default-selection"/>
+                    </header>
+                    <field name="bar" />
+                    <templates>
+                        <t t-name="kanban-box">
+                            <div>
+                                <field name="foo" />
+                            </div>
+                        </t>
+                    </templates>
+                </kanban>`,
+                domain,
+            });
+            patchWithCleanup(kanban.env.services.action, {
+                doActionButton: async (params) => {
+                    const { buttonContext, context, name, resModel, resIds, type } = params;
+                    assert.step("execute_action");
+                    // Action's own properties
+                    assert.strictEqual(name, "display");
+                    assert.strictEqual(type, "object");
+
+                    // The action's execution context
+                    assert.deepEqual(buttonContext, {
+                        active_domain: domain,
+                        active_ids: [],
+                        active_model: "partner",
+                    });
+
+                    assert.deepEqual(context, {
+                        lang: "en",
+                        tz: "taht",
+                        uid: 7,
+                    });
+                    assert.strictEqual(resModel, "partner");
+                    assert.deepEqual([...resIds], []);
+                },
+            });
+
+            const cpButtons = getButtons(target);
+            assert.deepEqual(
+                [...cpButtons].map((button) => button.textContent.trim()),
+                ["New", "display"]
+            );
+            assert.hasClass(cpButtons[1], "display");
+
+            await click(cpButtons[1]);
+            assert.verifySteps(["execute_action"]);
+        }
+    );
 });