diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/js/views/activity/activity_controller.js b/addons/mail/static/src/js/views/activity/activity_controller.js
index 715f4fdb84b..26e2a8772c5 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/js/views/activity/activity_controller.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/js/views/activity/activity_controller.js
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ var ActivityController = BasicController.extend({
     init: function (parent, model, renderer, params) {
         this._super.apply(this, arguments);
         this.title = params.title;
+        this.searchViewId = params.searchViewId;
     },
 
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ var ActivityController = BasicController.extend({
         var state = this.model.get(this.handle);
         new ViewDialogs.SelectCreateDialog(this, {
             res_model: state.model,
+            searchViewId: this.searchViewId,
             domain: this.model.originalDomain,
             title: _.str.sprintf(_t("Search: %s"), this.title),
             no_create: !this.activeActions.create,
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/js/views/activity/activity_view.js b/addons/mail/static/src/js/views/activity/activity_view.js
index 9a9df857166..44cab433c78 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/js/views/activity/activity_view.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/js/views/activity/activity_view.js
@@ -26,9 +26,11 @@ const ActivityView = BasicView.extend({
     /**
      * @override
      */
-    init: function () {
+    init: function (viewInfo, params) {
         this._super.apply(this, arguments);
 
+        const { search_view_id } = params.action || {};
+        this.controllerParams.searchViewId = search_view_id ? search_view_id[0] : false;
         this.loadParams.type = 'list';
         // limit makes no sense in this view as we display all records having activities
         this.loadParams.limit = false;
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/tests/activity_tests.js b/addons/mail/static/tests/activity_tests.js
index 57990a3c7b9..8ad4b152b08 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/tests/activity_tests.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/tests/activity_tests.js
@@ -7,9 +7,8 @@ import domUtils from 'web.dom';
 
 import { legacyExtraNextTick, patchWithCleanup } from "@web/../tests/helpers/utils";
 import { createWebClient, doAction } from "@web/../tests/webclient/helpers";
-import { patch, unpatch } from 'web.utils';
-import { registry } from "@web/core/registry";
 import { session } from '@web/session';
+import { click } from "@web/../tests/helpers/utils";
 
 let serverData;
 
@@ -621,4 +620,70 @@ QUnit.test("Activity view: on_destroy_callback doesn't crash", async function (a
     activity.destroy();
 });
 
+QUnit.test("Schedule activity dialog uses the same search view as activity view", async function (assert) {
+    assert.expect(8);
+    serverData.models.task.records = [];
+    serverData.views = {
+        "task,false,activity": `
+            <activity string="Task">
+                <templates>
+                    <div t-name="activity-box">
+                        <field name="foo"/>
+                    </div>
+                </templates>
+            </activity>
+        `,
+        "task,false,list": `<list><field name="foo"/></list>`,
+        "task,false,search": `<search/>`,
+        'task,1,search': `<search/>`,
+    };
+
+    function mockRPC(route, args) {
+        if (args.method === "load_views") {
+            assert.step(JSON.stringify(args.kwargs.views));
+        } 
+    }
+
+    const webClient = await createWebClient({ serverData, mockRPC, legacyParams: {withLegacyMockServer: true} });
+
+    // open an activity view (with default search arch)
+    await doAction(webClient, {
+        name: 'Dashboard',
+        res_model: 'task',
+        type: 'ir.actions.act_window',
+        views: [[false, 'activity']],
+    });
+
+    assert.verifySteps([
+        '[[false,"activity"],[false,"search"]]',
+    ])
+
+    // click on "Schedule activity"
+    await click(webClient.el.querySelector(".o_activity_view .o_record_selector"));
+
+    assert.verifySteps([
+        '[[false,"list"],[false,"search"]]',
+    ])
+
+    // open an activity view (with search arch 1)
+    await doAction(webClient, {
+        name: 'Dashboard',
+        res_model: 'task',
+        type: 'ir.actions.act_window',
+        views: [[false, 'activity']],
+        search_view_id: [1,"search"],
+    });
+
+    assert.verifySteps([
+        '[[false,"activity"],[1,"search"]]',
+    ])
+
+    // click on "Schedule activity"
+    await click(webClient.el.querySelector(".o_activity_view .o_record_selector"));
+
+    assert.verifySteps([
+        '[[false,"list"],[1,"search"]]',
+    ])
+});
+
 });
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/legacy/js/views/view_dialogs.js b/addons/web/static/src/legacy/js/views/view_dialogs.js
index 8b9c62b337b..41dcc85c14f 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/legacy/js/views/view_dialogs.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/legacy/js/views/view_dialogs.js
@@ -335,7 +335,8 @@ var SelectCreateDialog = ViewDialog.extend({
         var _super = this._super.bind(this);
         var viewRefID = this.viewType === 'kanban' ?
             (this.options.kanban_view_ref && JSON.parse(this.options.kanban_view_ref) || false) : false;
-        return this.loadViews(this.res_model, this.context, [[viewRefID, this.viewType], [false, 'search']], {load_filters: true})
+        const searchviewId = this.options.searchViewId || false;
+        return this.loadViews(this.res_model, this.context, [[viewRefID, this.viewType], [searchviewId, 'search']], {load_filters: true})
             .then(this.setup.bind(this))
             .then(function (fragment) {
                 self.opened().then(function () {