diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/abstract_controller.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/abstract_controller.js
index 58a011599d1..53bcc0d5bad 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/abstract_controller.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/abstract_controller.js
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ var AbstractController = mvc.Controller.extend(ActionMixin, {
         if (this._controlPanel) {
             this._controlPanel.on_attach_callback();
         }
+        if (this._searchPanel) {
+            this._searchPanel.on_attach_callback();
+        }
         this.renderer.on_attach_callback();
     },
     /**
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/search_panel.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/search_panel.js
index 38872e8d381..f09ef071f79 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/search_panel.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/search_panel.js
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ var SearchPanel = Widget.extend({
         });
 
         this.initialState = params.state;
+        this.scrollTop = this.initialState && this.initialState.scrollTop || null;
         this.defaultValues = params.defaultValues || {};
         this.fields = params.fields;
         this.model = params.model;
@@ -123,6 +124,14 @@ var SearchPanel = Widget.extend({
         this._render();
         return this._super.apply(this, arguments);
     },
+    /**
+     * Called each time the searchPanel is attached into the DOM.
+     */
+    on_attach_callback: function () {
+        if (this.scrollTop !== null) {
+            this.el.scrollTop = this.scrollTop;
+        }
+    },
 
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Public
@@ -175,6 +184,7 @@ var SearchPanel = Widget.extend({
         return {
             categories: this.categories,
             filters: this.filters,
+            scrollTop: this.el ? this.el.scrollTop : null,
         };
     },
     /**
@@ -192,8 +202,9 @@ var SearchPanel = Widget.extend({
      * @param {Object} state.categories
      */
     importState: function (state) {
-        this.filters = state.filters || this.filters;
         this.categories = state.categories || this.categories;
+        this.filters = state.filters || this.filters;
+        this.scrollTop = state.scrollTop;
         this._render();
     },
     /**
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/search_panel_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/search_panel_tests.js
index a285c1df81b..0c4ec6fb7bb 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/search_panel_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/search_panel_tests.js
@@ -2042,6 +2042,40 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         actionManager.destroy();
     });
 
+    QUnit.test('scroll position is kept when switching between controllers', async function (assert) {
+        assert.expect(6);
+
+        for (var i = 10; i < 20; i++) {
+            this.data.category.records.push({id: i, name: "Cat " + i});
+        }
+
+        var actionManager = await createActionManager({
+            actions: this.actions,
+            archs: this.archs,
+            data: this.data,
+            services: this.services,
+        });
+        actionManager.$el.css('max-height', 300);
+
+        await actionManager.doAction(1);
+        assert.containsOnce(actionManager, '.o_content .o_kanban_view');
+        assert.strictEqual(actionManager.$('.o_search_panel').scrollTop(), 0);
+
+        // simulate a scroll in the search panel and switch into list
+        actionManager.$('.o_search_panel').scrollTop(50);
+        await testUtils.dom.click(actionManager.$('.o_cp_switch_list'));
+        assert.containsOnce(actionManager, '.o_content .o_list_view');
+        assert.strictEqual(actionManager.$('.o_search_panel').scrollTop(), 50);
+
+        // simulate another scroll and switch back to kanban
+        actionManager.$('.o_search_panel').scrollTop(30);
+        await testUtils.dom.click(actionManager.$('.o_cp_switch_kanban'));
+        assert.containsOnce(actionManager, '.o_content .o_kanban_view');
+        assert.strictEqual(actionManager.$('.o_search_panel').scrollTop(), 30);
+
+        actionManager.destroy();
+    });
+
     QUnit.test('search panel is not instanciated in dialogs', async function (assert) {
         assert.expect(2);