diff --git a/addons/board/static/tests/dashboard_tests.js b/addons/board/static/tests/dashboard_tests.js
index ebd8bcdcc5a..db4e76a0749 100644
--- a/addons/board/static/tests/dashboard_tests.js
+++ b/addons/board/static/tests/dashboard_tests.js
@@ -854,7 +854,7 @@ QUnit.test("Views should be loaded in the user's language", async function (asse
                     'The views should be loaded with the correct context');
             }
             if (route === "/web/dataset/search_read") {
-                assert.deepEqual(args.context, {lang: 'fr_FR'},
+                assert.equal(args.context.lang, 'fr_FR',
                     'The data should be loaded with the correct context');
             }
             if (route === '/web/action/load') {
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_model.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_model.js
index 804e6d6d1c9..a79fabd48d6 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_model.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_model.js
@@ -4572,7 +4572,7 @@ var BasicModel = AbstractModel.extend({
                 route: '/web/dataset/search_read',
                 model: list.model,
                 fields: fieldNames,
-                context: list.getContext(),
+                context: _.extend({}, list.getContext(), {bin_size: true}),
                 domain: list.domain || [],
                 limit: list.limit,
                 offset: list.loadMoreOffset + list.offset,
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_tests.js
index 8fbbab8c27b..5e2c4e0a8f6 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_tests.js
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
     QUnit.module('KanbanView');
 
     QUnit.test('basic ungrouped rendering', async function (assert) {
-        assert.expect(5);
+        assert.expect(6);
 
         var kanban = await createView({
             View: KanbanView,
@@ -97,6 +97,11 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
                     '<field name="foo"/>' +
                     '</div>' +
                 '</t></templates></kanban>',
+            mockRPC: function (route, args) {
+                assert.ok(args.context.bin_size,
+                    "should not request direct binary payload");
+                return this._super(route, args);
+            },
         });
 
         assert.hasClass(kanban.$('.o_kanban_view'), 'o_kanban_ungrouped');
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/search_view_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/search_view_tests.js
index 5980ab9211b..2ea9f2f137b 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/search_view_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/search_view_tests.js
@@ -725,8 +725,8 @@ QUnit.module('Search View', {
         await testUtils.dom.click($('.o_menu_item:contains(AAA)'));
 
         assert.verifySteps([
-            "{}",
-            "{\"coucou_1\":1}",
+            "{\"bin_size\":true}",
+            "{\"coucou_1\":1,\"bin_size\":true}",
         ]);
 
         actionManager.destroy();
@@ -998,10 +998,10 @@ QUnit.module('Search View', {
                 if (route === '/web/dataset/search_read') {
                     if (searchRead === 1) {
                         assert.deepEqual(args.domain, [["bar", "=", 1]]);
-                        assert.deepEqual(args.context, {'bar': [1]});
+                        assert.deepEqual(args.context.bar, [1]);
                     } else if (searchRead === 2) {
                         assert.deepEqual(args.domain, ["|", ["bar", "=", 1], ["bar", "=", 2]]);
-                        assert.deepEqual(args.context, { 'bar': [1, 2] });
+                        assert.deepEqual(args.context.bar, [1, 2]);
                     }
                     searchRead++;
                 }
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/view_dialogs_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/view_dialogs_tests.js
index 82d77d76674..847bbd0f3be 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/view_dialogs_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/view_dialogs_tests.js
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
                 if (search === 0 && route === '/web/dataset/search_read') {
                     search++;
                     assert.deepEqual(args, {
-                        context: {},
+                        context: {'bin_size': true},  // not part of the test, may change
                         domain: [["display_name", "like", "a"], "&", ["display_name", "ilike", "piou"], ["foo", "ilike", "piou"]],
                         fields: ["display_name", "foo"],
                         model: "partner",
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
                     }, "should search with the complete domain (domain + search)");
                 } else if (search === 1 && route === '/web/dataset/search_read') {
                     assert.deepEqual(args, {
-                        context: {},
+                        context: {'bin_size': true},  // not part of the test, may change
                         domain: [["display_name", "like", "a"]],
                         fields: ["display_name", "foo"],
                         model: "partner",