diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
index ee790d8f94a..266092ebdfe 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
@@ -2881,7 +2881,7 @@ instance.web.form.CompletionFieldMixin = {
             self.build_domain(),
             new instance.web.CompoundContext(self.build_context(), context || {})
         );
-        pop.on("select_elements",self,function(element_ids) {
+        pop.on("elements_selected", self, function(element_ids) {
             self.add_id(element_ids[0]);
             self.focus();
         });
@@ -3600,7 +3600,7 @@ instance.web.form.One2ManyViewManager = instance.web.ViewManager.extend({
             form_view_options: {'not_interactible_on_create':true},
             readonly: self.o2m.get("effective_readonly")
         });
-        pop.on("select_elements", self, function() {
+        pop.on("elements_selected", self, function() {
             self.o2m.reload_current_view();
         });
     },
@@ -3686,7 +3686,7 @@ instance.web.form.One2ManyListView = instance.web.ListView.extend({
                 self.o2m.build_domain(),
                 self.o2m.build_context()
             );
-            pop.on("select_elements", self, function() {
+            pop.on("elements_selected", self, function() {
                 self.o2m.reload_current_view();
             });
         }
@@ -4123,7 +4123,7 @@ instance.web.form.Many2ManyListView = instance.web.ListView.extend(/** @lends in
             this.m2m_field.build_context()
         );
         var self = this;
-        pop.on("select_elements", self, function(element_ids) {
+        pop.on("elements_selected", self, function(element_ids) {
             _.each(element_ids, function(one_id) {
                 if(! _.detect(self.dataset.ids, function(x) {return x == one_id;})) {
                     self.dataset.set_ids([].concat(self.dataset.ids, [one_id]));
@@ -4238,7 +4238,7 @@ instance.web.form.FieldMany2ManyKanban = instance.web.form.AbstractField.extend(
                 new instance.web.CompoundDomain(this.build_domain(), ["!", ["id", "in", this.dataset.ids]]),
                 this.build_context()
             );
-            pop.on("select_elements", self, function(element_ids) {
+            pop.on("elements_selected", self, function(element_ids) {
                 _.each(element_ids, function(one_id) {
                     if(! _.detect(self.dataset.ids, function(x) {return x == one_id;})) {
                         self.dataset.set_ids([].concat(self.dataset.ids, [one_id]));
@@ -4458,12 +4458,12 @@ instance.web.form.AbstractFormPopup = instance.web.Widget.extend({
             self.view_form.do_show();
         });
     },
-    elements_selected: function(element_ids) {
-        this.trigger("select_elements",element_ids);
+    select_elements: function(element_ids) {
+        this.trigger("elements_selected", element_ids);
     },
     check_exit: function(no_destroy) {
         if (this.created_elements.length > 0) {
-            this.elements_selected(this.created_elements);
+            this.select_elements(this.created_elements);
             this.created_elements = [];
         }
         this.destroy();
@@ -4574,7 +4574,7 @@ instance.web.form.SelectCreatePopup = instance.web.form.AbstractFormPopup.extend
                 });
                 var $sbutton = self.$buttonpane.find(".oe_selectcreatepopup-search-select");
                 $sbutton.click(function() {
-                    self.elements_selected(self.selected_ids);
+                    self.select_elements(self.selected_ids);
                     self.destroy();
                 });
             });
@@ -4616,7 +4616,7 @@ instance.web.form.SelectCreateListView = instance.web.ListView.extend({
         this.popup.new_object();
     },
     select_record: function(index) {
-        this.popup.elements_selected([this.dataset.ids[index]]);
+        this.popup.select_elements([this.dataset.ids[index]]);
         this.popup.destroy();
     },
     do_select: function(ids, records) {
diff --git a/addons/web_diagram/static/src/js/diagram.js b/addons/web_diagram/static/src/js/diagram.js
index 8672c9a0742..4bae1aed3db 100644
--- a/addons/web_diagram/static/src/js/diagram.js
+++ b/addons/web_diagram/static/src/js/diagram.js
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ instance.web.DiagramView = instance.web.View.extend({
             self.dataset.domain,
             self.context || self.dataset.context
         );
-        pop.on("select_elements", self, function(element_ids) {
+        pop.on("elements_selected", self, function(element_ids) {
             self.dataset.read_index(_.keys(self.fields_view.fields)).pipe(self.on_diagram_loaded);
         });
 
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ instance.web.DiagramView = instance.web.View.extend({
             this.dataset.domain,
             this.context || this.dataset.context
         );
-        pop.on("select_elements", self, function(element_ids) {
+        pop.on("elements_selected", self, function(element_ids) {
             self.dataset.read_index(_.keys(self.fields_view.fields)).pipe(self.on_diagram_loaded);
         });
         // We want to destroy the dummy edge after a creation cancel. This destroys it even if we save the changes.
diff --git a/addons/web_gantt/static/src/js/gantt.js b/addons/web_gantt/static/src/js/gantt.js
index 32bfea8e212..01de4f69b61 100644
--- a/addons/web_gantt/static/src/js/gantt.js
+++ b/addons/web_gantt/static/src/js/gantt.js
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ instance.web_gantt.GanttView = instance.web.View.extend({
     on_task_create: function() {
         var self = this;
         var pop = new instance.web.form.SelectCreatePopup(this);
-        pop.on("select_elements", self, function() {
+        pop.on("elements_selected", self, function() {
             self.reload();
         });
         pop.select_element(
diff --git a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban.js b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban.js
index 37aea87e50e..d884fa6e6a2 100644
--- a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban.js
+++ b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban.js
@@ -1067,7 +1067,7 @@ instance.web_kanban.QuickCreate = instance.web.Widget.extend({
             [],
             {"default_name": self.$input.val()}
         );
-        pop.on("select_elements", self, function(element_ids) {
+        pop.on("elements_selected", self, function(element_ids) {
             self.$input.val("");
             self.trigger('added', element_ids[0]);
         });