diff --git a/addons/base_dashboard/static/src/js/dashboard.js b/addons/base_dashboard/static/src/js/dashboard.js
index 52632444c67..b6831fe28e9 100644
--- a/addons/base_dashboard/static/src/js/dashboard.js
+++ b/addons/base_dashboard/static/src/js/dashboard.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ openerp.base.form.DashBoard = openerp.base.form.Widget.extend({
         this.$element.find('.oe-dashboard-link-reset').click(this.on_reset);
         this.$element.find('.oe-dashboard-link-add_widget').click(this.on_add_widget);
         this.$element.find('.oe-dashboard-link-change_layout').click(this.on_change_layout);
-        this.$element.find('.oe-dashboard-column .ui-icon-minusthick').click(this.on_fold_action);
+        this.$element.find('.oe-dashboard-column .oe-dashboard-fold').click(this.on_fold_action);
         this.$element.find('.oe-dashboard-column .ui-icon-closethick').click(this.on_close_action);
 
         this.actions_attrs = {};
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ openerp.base.form.DashBoard = openerp.base.form.Widget.extend({
             actions = action_manager.viewmanager.views.list.controller.groups.get_selection().ids,
             results = [],
             qdict = { view : this.view };
-            console.log(this.actions_attrs)
         // TODO: should load multiple actions at once
         _.each(actions, function(aid) {
             self.rpc('/base/action/load', {
@@ -180,9 +179,17 @@ openerp.base.form.DashBoard = openerp.base.form.Widget.extend({
         }
     },
     on_fold_action: function(e) {
-        var $e = $(e.currentTarget);
+        var $e = $(e.currentTarget),
+            $action = $e.parents('.oe-dashboard-action:first'),
+            id = parseInt($action.attr('data-id'), 10);
+        if ($e.is('.ui-icon-minusthick')) {
+            this.actions_attrs[id].fold = '1';
+        } else {
+            delete(this.actions_attrs[id].fold);
+        }
         $e.toggleClass('ui-icon-minusthick ui-icon-plusthick');
-        $e.parents('.oe-dashboard-action:first').find('.oe-dashboard-action-content').toggle();
+        $action.find('.oe-dashboard-action-content').toggle();
+        this.do_save_dashboard();
     },
     on_close_action: function(e) {
         $(e.currentTarget).parents('.oe-dashboard-action:first').remove();
diff --git a/addons/base_dashboard/static/src/xml/base_dashboard.xml b/addons/base_dashboard/static/src/xml/base_dashboard.xml
index c752b670f4f..9179985f145 100644
--- a/addons/base_dashboard/static/src/xml/base_dashboard.xml
+++ b/addons/base_dashboard/static/src/xml/base_dashboard.xml
@@ -33,9 +33,10 @@
             <span class="oe-dashboard-action-title"><t t-esc="action.attrs.string"/></span>
             <input class="oe-dashboard-action-input" type="text" name="title" value="" style="display: none"/>
             <span class='ui-icon ui-icon-closethick'></span>
-            <span class='ui-icon ui-icon-minusthick'></span>
+            <span class='ui-icon ui-icon-minusthick oe-dashboard-fold' t-if="!action.attrs.fold"></span>
+            <span class='ui-icon ui-icon-plusthick oe-dashboard-fold' t-if="action.attrs.fold"></span>
         </div>
-        <div t-att-id="view.element_id + '_action_' + action.attrs.name" class="oe-dashboard-action-content"></div>
+        <div t-att-id="view.element_id + '_action_' + action.attrs.name" class="oe-dashboard-action-content" t-att-style="action.attrs.fold ? 'display: none' : null"></div>
     </div>
 </t>
 <t t-name="DashBoard.layouts">