diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/core/debug/debug_menu.xml b/addons/web/static/src/core/debug/debug_menu.xml
index fd69e987256..a65e02ea73d 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/core/debug/debug_menu.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/core/debug/debug_menu.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
             <t t-foreach="elements" t-as="element" t-key="element_index">
                 <DropdownItem
                     t-if="element.type == 'item'"
-                    t-on-dropdown-item-selected.stop="element.callback"
+                    onSelected="element.callback"
                     href="element.href"
                     t-esc="element.description"
                 />
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/core/debug/profiling/profiling_item.xml b/addons/web/static/src/core/debug/profiling/profiling_item.xml
index 940f18131cc..d8c64358da1 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/core/debug/profiling/profiling_item.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/core/debug/profiling/profiling_item.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <templates xml:space="preserve">
 
     <t t-name="web.DebugMenu.ProfilingItem" owl="1">
-        <DropdownItem payload="{}">
+        <DropdownItem>
             <div class="o_debug_profiling_item">
                 <span class="o_profiling_switch">
                     <span class="custom-control custom-switch" t-on-click.stop.prevent="profiling.toggleProfiling()">
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/core/dropdown/dropdown.js b/addons/web/static/src/core/dropdown/dropdown.js
index 27cfd76efea..455006d2e04 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/core/dropdown/dropdown.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/core/dropdown/dropdown.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 import { useBus, useEffect, useService } from "@web/core/utils/hooks";
 import { usePosition } from "../position/position_hook";
 import { useDropdownNavigation } from "./dropdown_navigation_hook";
-import { ParentClosingMode } from "./dropdown_item";
 import { localization } from "../l10n/localization";
 
 const { Component, core, hooks, useState, QWeb } = owl;
@@ -17,6 +16,8 @@ const DIRECTION_CARET_CLASS = {
     right: "dropright",
 };
 
+export const DROPDOWN = Symbol("Dropdown");
+
 /**
  * @typedef DropdownState
  * @property {boolean} open
@@ -66,8 +67,18 @@ export class Dropdown extends Component {
         );
 
         // Set up nested dropdowns ---------------------------------------------
-        this.hasParentDropdown = this.env.inDropdown;
-        useSubEnv({ inDropdown: true });
+        this.parentDropdown = this.env[DROPDOWN];
+        useSubEnv({
+            [DROPDOWN]: {
+                close: this.close.bind(this),
+                closeAllParents: () => {
+                    this.close();
+                    if (this.parentDropdown) {
+                        this.parentDropdown.closeAllParents();
+                    }
+                },
+            },
+        });
 
         // Set up key navigation -----------------------------------------------
         useDropdownNavigation();
@@ -75,7 +86,7 @@ export class Dropdown extends Component {
         // Set up toggler and positioning --------------------------------------
         /** @type {string} **/
         let position =
-            this.props.position || (this.hasParentDropdown ? "right-start" : "bottom-start");
+            this.props.position || (this.parentDropdown ? "right-start" : "bottom-start");
         let [direction, variant = "middle"] = position.split("-");
         if (localization.direction === "rtl") {
             if (["bottom", "top"].includes(direction)) {
@@ -180,25 +191,6 @@ export class Dropdown extends Component {
     // Handlers
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-    /**
-     * Checks if should close on dropdown item selection.
-     *
-     * @param {CustomEvent<import("./dropdown_item").DropdownItemSelectedEventDetail>} ev
-     */
-    onItemSelected(ev) {
-        // Handle parent closing request
-        const { dropdownClosingRequest } = ev.detail;
-        const closeAll = dropdownClosingRequest.mode === ParentClosingMode.AllParents;
-        const closeSelf =
-            dropdownClosingRequest.isFresh &&
-            dropdownClosingRequest.mode === ParentClosingMode.ClosestParent;
-        if (!this.props.manualOnly && (closeAll || closeSelf)) {
-            this.close();
-        }
-        // Mark closing request as started
-        ev.detail.dropdownClosingRequest.isFresh = false;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Dropdowns react to each other state changes through this method.
      *
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/core/dropdown/dropdown.xml b/addons/web/static/src/core/dropdown/dropdown.xml
index cfd9e111e44..d0a98d9d2ec 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/core/dropdown/dropdown.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/core/dropdown/dropdown.xml
@@ -4,14 +4,13 @@
   <t t-name="web.Dropdown" owl="1">
     <div
       class="o-dropdown dropdown"
-      t-att-class="{ show: state.open, 'o-dropdown--no-caret': !hasParentDropdown }"
+      t-att-class="{ show: state.open, 'o-dropdown--no-caret': !parentDropdown }"
       t-attf-class="{{ directionCaretClass || '' }}"
-      t-on-dropdown-item-selected="onItemSelected"
     >
       <button
         t-if="props.toggler !== 'parent'"
         class="dropdown-toggle"
-        t-attf-class="{{props.togglerClass || ''}} {{hasParentDropdown ? 'dropdown-item' : ''}}"
+        t-attf-class="{{props.togglerClass || ''}} {{parentDropdown ? 'dropdown-item' : ''}}"
         t-on-click="onTogglerClick"
         t-on-mouseenter="onTogglerMouseEnter"
         t-att-title="props.title"
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/core/dropdown/dropdown_item.js b/addons/web/static/src/core/dropdown/dropdown_item.js
index 8ee0784773a..e0e6babafad 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/core/dropdown/dropdown_item.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/core/dropdown/dropdown_item.js
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /** @odoo-module **/
-
+import { DROPDOWN } from "./dropdown";
 const { Component, QWeb } = owl;
 
 /**
  * @enum {string}
  */
-export const ParentClosingMode = {
+const ParentClosingMode = {
     None: "none",
     ClosestParent: "closest",
     AllParents: "all",
@@ -26,29 +26,48 @@ export const ParentClosingMode = {
  */
 export class DropdownItem extends Component {
     /**
-     * Triggers a custom DropdownItemSelectedEvent
+     * Tells the parent dropdown that an item was selected and closes the
+     * parent(s) dropdown according the the parentClosingMode prop.
+     *
      * @param {MouseEvent} ev
      */
     onClick(ev) {
-        if (this.props.href){
+        const { href, onSelected, parentClosingMode } = this.props;
+        if (href) {
             ev.preventDefault();
         }
-
-        /** @type DropdownItemSelectedEventDetail */
-        const detail = {
-            payload: this.props.payload,
-            dropdownClosingRequest: {
-                isFresh: true,
-                mode: this.props.parentClosingMode,
-            },
-        };
-        this.trigger("dropdown-item-selected", detail);
+        if (onSelected) {
+            onSelected();
+        }
+        const dropdown = this.env[DROPDOWN];
+        if (!dropdown) {
+            return;
+        }
+        const { ClosestParent, AllParents } = ParentClosingMode;
+        switch (parentClosingMode) {
+            case ClosestParent:
+                dropdown.close();
+                break;
+            case AllParents:
+                dropdown.closeAllParents();
+                break;
+        }
+    }
+    get dataAttributes() {
+        const { dataset } = this.props;
+        if (this.props.dataset) {
+            const attributes = Object.entries(dataset).map(([key, value]) => {
+                return [`data-${key.replace(/[A-Z]/g, (char) => `-${char.toLowerCase()}`)}`, value];
+            });
+            return Object.fromEntries(attributes);
+        }
+        return {};
     }
 }
 DropdownItem.template = "web.DropdownItem";
 DropdownItem.props = {
-    payload: {
-        type: Object,
+    onSelected: {
+        type: Function,
         optional: true,
     },
     parentClosingMode: {
@@ -67,6 +86,10 @@ DropdownItem.props = {
         type: String,
         optional: true,
     },
+    dataset: {
+        type: Object,
+        optional: true,
+    },
 };
 DropdownItem.defaultProps = {
     parentClosingMode: ParentClosingMode.AllParents,
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/core/dropdown/dropdown_item.xml b/addons/web/static/src/core/dropdown/dropdown_item.xml
index 34163198921..c25ecec73e1 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/core/dropdown/dropdown_item.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/core/dropdown/dropdown_item.xml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
       t-on-click="onClick"
       t-att-title="props.title"
       t-att-data-hotkey="props.hotkey"
+      t-att="dataAttributes"
     >
       <t t-slot="default" />
     </t>
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/core/dropdown/dropdown_navigation_hook.js b/addons/web/static/src/core/dropdown/dropdown_navigation_hook.js
index b490a7dda88..055be6cf1e3 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/core/dropdown/dropdown_navigation_hook.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/core/dropdown/dropdown_navigation_hook.js
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@ export function useDropdownNavigation() {
 
     // As this navigation hook relies on clicking ".dropdown-toggle" elements,
     // it is incompatible with a toggler="parent" strategy for subdropdowns.
-    if (comp.hasParentDropdown && comp.props.toggler === "parent") {
+    if (comp.parentDropdown && comp.props.toggler === "parent") {
         throw new Error("A nested Dropdown must use its standard toggler");
     }
 
     // Needed to avoid unwanted mouseclick behavior on a subdropdown toggler.
     const originalOnTogglerClick = comp.onTogglerClick.bind(comp);
     comp.onTogglerClick = (ev) => {
-        if (comp.hasParentDropdown && !ev.__fromDropdownNavigation) {
+        if (comp.parentDropdown && !ev.__fromDropdownNavigation) {
             return;
         }
         originalOnTogglerClick();
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export function useDropdownNavigation() {
     // Needed to avoid unwanted mouseenter behavior on a subdropdown toggler.
     const originalOnTogglerMouseEnter = comp.onTogglerMouseEnter.bind(comp);
     comp.onTogglerMouseEnter = () => {
-        if (comp.hasParentDropdown) {
+        if (comp.parentDropdown) {
             return;
         }
         originalOnTogglerMouseEnter();
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ export function useDropdownNavigation() {
     useEffect(
         (open) => {
             // If we just opened and we are a subdropdown, make active our first menu element.
-            if (open && comp.hasParentDropdown) {
+            if (open && comp.parentDropdown) {
                 setActiveMenuElement("FIRST");
             }
         },
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ export function useDropdownNavigation() {
 
     // Set up keyboard navigation ----------------------------------------------
     const hotkeyService = useService("hotkey");
-    const closeSubDropdown = comp.hasParentDropdown ? comp.close : () => {};
+    const closeSubDropdown = comp.parentDropdown ? comp.close : () => {};
     const openSubDropdown = () => {
         const menuElement = getActiveMenuElement();
         // Active menu element is a sub dropdown
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/legacy/js/control_panel/comparison_menu.js b/addons/web/static/src/legacy/js/control_panel/comparison_menu.js
index fb71d3482b7..d26fa2a3ada 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/legacy/js/control_panel/comparison_menu.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/legacy/js/control_panel/comparison_menu.js
@@ -22,10 +22,9 @@ odoo.define("web.ComparisonMenu", function (require) {
 
         /**
          * @private
-         * @param {OwlEvent} ev
+         * @param {number} itemId
          */
-        onComparisonSelected(ev) {
-            const { itemId } = ev.detail.payload;
+        onComparisonSelected(itemId) {
             this.model.dispatch("toggleComparison", itemId);
         }
     }
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/legacy/js/control_panel/favorite_menu.js b/addons/web/static/src/legacy/js/control_panel/favorite_menu.js
index eeb3bcdeb49..9020ecd0c8f 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/legacy/js/control_panel/favorite_menu.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/legacy/js/control_panel/favorite_menu.js
@@ -64,11 +64,10 @@ odoo.define('web.FavoriteMenu', function (require) {
 
         /**
          * @private
-         * @param {OwlEvent} ev
+         * @param {number} itemId
          */
-        onFavoriteSelected(ev) {
-            ev.stopPropagation();
-            this.model.dispatch('toggleFilter', ev.detail.payload.itemId);
+        onFavoriteSelected(itemId) {
+            this.model.dispatch('toggleFilter', itemId);
         }
 
         /**
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/legacy/js/control_panel/filter_menu.js b/addons/web/static/src/legacy/js/control_panel/filter_menu.js
index 1e2a42b4359..329271cffa0 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/legacy/js/control_panel/filter_menu.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/legacy/js/control_panel/filter_menu.js
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ odoo.define('web.FilterMenu', function (require) {
 
         /**
          * @private
-         * @param {OwlEvent} ev
+         * @param {Object} param0
+         * @param {number} param0.itemId
+         * @param {number} [param0.optionId]
          */
-        onFilterSelected(ev) {
-            ev.stopPropagation();
-            const { itemId, optionId } = ev.detail.payload;
+        onFilterSelected({ itemId, optionId }) {
             if (optionId) {
                 this.model.dispatch('toggleFilterWithOptions', itemId, optionId);
             } else {
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/legacy/js/control_panel/groupby_menu.js b/addons/web/static/src/legacy/js/control_panel/groupby_menu.js
index da8bcab99af..307a6d2cd9f 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/legacy/js/control_panel/groupby_menu.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/legacy/js/control_panel/groupby_menu.js
@@ -53,12 +53,11 @@ odoo.define('web.GroupByMenu', function (require) {
         //---------------------------------------------------------------------
 
         /**
-         * @private
-         * @param {OwlEvent} ev
+         * @param {Object} param0
+         * @param {number} param0.itemId
+         * @param {number} [param0.optionId]
          */
-        onGroupBySelected(ev) {
-            ev.stopPropagation();
-            const { itemId, optionId } = ev.detail.payload;
+        onGroupBySelected({ itemId, optionId }) {
             if (optionId) {
                 this.model.dispatch('toggleFilterWithOptions', itemId, optionId);
             } else {
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/legacy/xml/pivot.xml b/addons/web/static/src/legacy/xml/pivot.xml
index 2fc22e428e5..b499d0c597a 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/legacy/xml/pivot.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/legacy/xml/pivot.xml
@@ -98,20 +98,14 @@
                             <t t-esc="item.description"/>
                         </t>
                         <t t-foreach="Object.values(intervalOptions)" t-as="option" t-key="option.id">
-                            <DropdownItem
-                                class="o_item_option dropdown-item"
-                                t-on-dropdown-item-selected.stop="_onClickMenuGroupBy(item.fieldName, option.id)"
-                            >
+                            <DropdownItem class="o_item_option dropdown-item" onSelected="() => this._onClickMenuGroupBy(item.fieldName, option.id)">
                                 <t t-esc="option.description"/>
                             </DropdownItem>
                         </t>
                     </Dropdown>
                 </t>
                 <t t-else="">
-                    <DropdownItem
-                        class="o_menu_item dropdown-item"
-                        t-on-dropdown-item-selected.stop="_onClickMenuGroupBy(item.fieldName, null)"
-                    >
+                    <DropdownItem class="o_menu_item dropdown-item" onSelected="() => this._onClickMenuGroupBy(item.fieldName, null)">
                         <t t-esc="item.description"/>
                     </DropdownItem>
                 </t>
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/search/comparison_menu/comparison_menu.js b/addons/web/static/src/search/comparison_menu/comparison_menu.js
index 450e833932c..0667d4379a1 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/search/comparison_menu/comparison_menu.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/search/comparison_menu/comparison_menu.js
@@ -22,10 +22,9 @@ export class ComparisonMenu extends Component {
     }
 
     /**
-     * @param {CustomEvent}
+     * @param {number} itemId
      */
-    onComparisonSelected(ev) {
-        const { itemId } = ev.detail.payload;
+    onComparisonSelected(itemId) {
         this.env.searchModel.toggleSearchItem(itemId);
     }
 }
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/search/comparison_menu/comparison_menu.xml b/addons/web/static/src/search/comparison_menu/comparison_menu.xml
index 3b938b93260..492497a6906 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/search/comparison_menu/comparison_menu.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/search/comparison_menu/comparison_menu.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <templates xml:space="preserve">
 
     <t t-name="web.ComparisonMenu" owl="1">
-        <Dropdown class="o_comparison_menu btn-group" togglerClass="'btn btn-light'" t-on-dropdown-item-selected="onComparisonSelected">
+        <Dropdown class="o_comparison_menu btn-group" togglerClass="'btn btn-light'">
             <t t-set-slot="toggler">
                 <i class="small mr-1" t-att-class="icon"/>
                 <span class="o_dropdown_title">Comparison</span>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
                 <DropdownItem
                     class="o_menu_item"
                     t-att-class="{ selected: item.isActive }"
-                    payload="{ itemId: item.id }"
+                    onSelected="() => this.onComparisonSelected(item.id)"
                     parentClosingMode="'none'"
                     t-esc="item.description"
                 />
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/search/favorite_menu/favorite_menu.js b/addons/web/static/src/search/favorite_menu/favorite_menu.js
index 38e36f9a515..6667d0fc6d2 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/search/favorite_menu/favorite_menu.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/search/favorite_menu/favorite_menu.js
@@ -39,10 +39,9 @@ export class FavoriteMenu extends Component {
     }
 
     /**
-     * @param {CustomEvent} ev
+     * @param {number} itemId
      */
-    onFavoriteSelected(ev) {
-        const { itemId } = ev.detail.payload;
+    onFavoriteSelected(itemId) {
         this.env.searchModel.toggleSearchItem(itemId);
     }
 
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/search/favorite_menu/favorite_menu.xml b/addons/web/static/src/search/favorite_menu/favorite_menu.xml
index 50e359d7b60..d7dcef23a8b 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/search/favorite_menu/favorite_menu.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/search/favorite_menu/favorite_menu.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <templates xml:space="preserve">
 
     <t t-name="web.FavoriteMenu" owl="1">
-        <Dropdown class="o_favorite_menu btn-group" togglerClass="'btn btn-light'" t-on-dropdown-item-selected="onFavoriteSelected">
+        <Dropdown class="o_favorite_menu btn-group" togglerClass="'btn btn-light'">
             <t t-set-slot="toggler">
                 <i class="small mr-1" t-att-class="icon"/>
                 <span class="o_dropdown_title">Favorites</span>
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
                 <t t-if="item.type ==='favorite'">
                     <DropdownItem class="o_menu_item"
                         t-att-class="{ selected: item.isActive }"
-                        payload="{ itemId: item.id }"
                         parentClosingMode="'none'"
+                        onSelected="() => this.onFavoriteSelected(item.id)"
                     >
                         <span class="d-flex p-0 align-items-center justify-content-between">
                             <t t-esc="item.description"/>
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
                     </DropdownItem>
                 </t>
                 <t t-else="">
-                    <t t-component="item.Component" t-on-dropdown-item-selected.stop=""/>
+                    <t t-component="item.Component"/>
                 </t>
                 <t t-set="currentGroup" t-value="item.groupNumber"/>
             </t>
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/search/filter_menu/filter_menu.js b/addons/web/static/src/search/filter_menu/filter_menu.js
index ea450285e57..c1699da06e1 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/search/filter_menu/filter_menu.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/search/filter_menu/filter_menu.js
@@ -23,10 +23,11 @@ export class FilterMenu extends Component {
     }
 
     /**
-     * @param {CustomEvent} ev
+     * @param {Object} param0
+     * @param {number} param0.itemId
+     * @param {number} [param0.optionId]
      */
-    onFilterSelected(ev) {
-        const { itemId, optionId } = ev.detail.payload;
+    onFilterSelected({ itemId, optionId }) {
         if (optionId) {
             this.env.searchModel.toggleDateFilter(itemId, optionId);
         } else {
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/search/filter_menu/filter_menu.xml b/addons/web/static/src/search/filter_menu/filter_menu.xml
index 56949943b31..66071013c8a 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/search/filter_menu/filter_menu.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/search/filter_menu/filter_menu.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <templates xml:space="preserve">
 
     <t t-name="web.FilterMenu" owl="1">
-        <Dropdown class="o_filter_menu btn-group" togglerClass="'btn btn-light'" t-on-dropdown-item-selected="onFilterSelected">
+        <Dropdown class="o_filter_menu btn-group" togglerClass="'btn btn-light'">
             <t t-set-slot="toggler">
                 <i class="small mr-1" t-att-class="icon"/>
                 <span class="o_dropdown_title">Filters</span>
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
                             </t>
                             <DropdownItem class="o_item_option"
                                 t-att-class="{ selected: option.isActive }"
-                                payload="{ itemId: item.id, optionId: option.id }"
                                 parentClosingMode="'none'"
                                 t-esc="option.description"
+                                onSelected="() => this.onFilterSelected({ itemId: item.id, optionId: option.id })"
                             />
                             <t t-set="subGroup" t-value="option.groupNumber"/>
                         </t>
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@
                 <t t-else="">
                     <DropdownItem class="o_menu_item"
                         t-att-class="{ selected: item.isActive }"
-                        payload="{ itemId: item.id }"
                         parentClosingMode="'none'"
                         t-esc="item.description"
+                        onSelected="() => this.onFilterSelected({ itemId: item.id })"
                     />
                 </t>
                 <t t-set="currentGroup" t-value="item.groupNumber"/>
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/search/group_by_menu/group_by_menu.js b/addons/web/static/src/search/group_by_menu/group_by_menu.js
index 16533e0654c..7f1656b9990 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/search/group_by_menu/group_by_menu.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/search/group_by_menu/group_by_menu.js
@@ -45,10 +45,11 @@ export class GroupByMenu extends Component {
     }
 
     /**
-     * @param {CustomEvent} ev
+     * @param {Object} param0
+     * @param {number} param0.itemId
+     * @param {number} [param0.optionId]
      */
-    onGroupBySelected(ev) {
-        const { itemId, optionId } = ev.detail.payload;
+    onGroupBySelected({ itemId, optionId }) {
         if (optionId) {
             this.env.searchModel.toggleDateGroupBy(itemId, optionId);
         } else {
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/search/group_by_menu/group_by_menu.xml b/addons/web/static/src/search/group_by_menu/group_by_menu.xml
index 9efe09be6f7..d61b0a25154 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/search/group_by_menu/group_by_menu.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/search/group_by_menu/group_by_menu.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
         <Dropdown class="o_group_by_menu btn-group"
             togglerClass="'btn btn-light'"
             t-props="dropdownProps"
-            t-on-dropdown-item-selected="onGroupBySelected"
         >
             <t t-set-slot="toggler">
                 <i class="small mr-1" t-att-class="icon"/>
@@ -28,9 +27,9 @@
                             </t>
                             <DropdownItem class="o_item_option"
                                 t-att-class="{ selected: option.isActive }"
-                                payload="{ itemId: item.id, optionId: option.id }"
                                 parentClosingMode="'none'"
                                 t-esc="option.description"
+                                onSelected="() => this.onGroupBySelected({ itemId: item.id, optionId: option.id})"
                             />
                             <t t-set="subGroup" t-value="option.groupNumber"/>
                         </t>
@@ -39,9 +38,9 @@
                 <t t-else="">
                     <DropdownItem class="o_menu_item"
                         t-att-class="{ selected: item.isActive }"
-                        payload="{ itemId: item.id }"
                         parentClosingMode="'none'"
                         t-esc="item.description"
+                        onSelected="() => this.onGroupBySelected({ itemId: item.id })"
                     />
                 </t>
                 <t t-set="currentGroup" t-value="item.groupNumber"/>
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/graph/graph_view.js b/addons/web/static/src/views/graph/graph_view.js
index a295bb19f4a..366725a3eb2 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/graph/graph_view.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/graph/graph_view.js
@@ -98,10 +98,10 @@ export class GraphView extends Component {
     }
 
     /**
-     * @param {CustomEvent} ev
+     * @param {Object} param0
+     * @param {string} param0.measure
      */
-    onMeasureSelected(ev) {
-        const { measure } = ev.detail.payload;
+    onMeasureSelected({ measure }) {
         this.model.updateMetaData({ measure });
     }
 
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/graph/graph_view.xml b/addons/web/static/src/views/graph/graph_view.xml
index 059c8c03ff0..3e8c0effafa 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/graph/graph_view.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/graph/graph_view.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <templates xml:space="preserve">
 
     <t t-name="web.GraphView.Buttons" owl="1">
-        <div class="btn-group" role="toolbar" aria-label="Main actions" t-on-dropdown-item-selected="onMeasureSelected">
+        <div class="btn-group" role="toolbar" aria-label="Main actions">
             <t t-call="web.ReportViewMeasures">
                 <t t-set="measures" t-value="model.metaData.measures"/>
                 <t t-set="activeMeasures" t-value="[model.metaData.measure]"/>
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/pivot/pivot_group_by_menu.js b/addons/web/static/src/views/pivot/pivot_group_by_menu.js
index f012225aecd..81049f55df6 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/pivot/pivot_group_by_menu.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/pivot/pivot_group_by_menu.js
@@ -44,13 +44,17 @@ export class PivotGroupByMenu extends GroupByMenu {
     }
     /**
      * @override
-     * @param {CustomEvent} ev
+     * @param {Object} param0
+     * @param {number} param0.itemId
+     * @param {number} [param0.optionId]
      */
-    onGroupBySelected(ev) {
-        const { itemId, optionId } = ev.detail.payload;
+    onGroupBySelected({ itemId, optionId }) {
+        // Here, we purposely do not call super.onGroupBySelected as we don't want
+        // to change the group-by on the model, only inside the pivot
         const item = this.items.find(({ id }) => id === itemId);
-        // Augment payload data
-        Object.assign(ev.detail.payload, {
+        this.props.onItemSelected({
+            itemId,
+            optionId,
             fieldName: item.fieldName,
             interval: optionId,
             groupId: this.props.cell.groupId,
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/pivot/pivot_renderer.js b/addons/web/static/src/views/pivot/pivot_renderer.js
index 9b80fe5d77b..a4ea3cb7850 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/pivot/pivot_renderer.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/pivot/pivot_renderer.js
@@ -84,10 +84,10 @@ export class PivotRenderer extends Component {
      * Handle the selection of a groupby dropdown item.
      *
      * @param {"col"|"row"} type
-     * @param {CustomEvent} ev
+     * @param {Object} payload
      */
-    onDropdownItemSelected(type, ev) {
-        this.model.addGroupBy({ ...ev.detail.payload, type });
+    onGroupBySelected(type, payload) {
+        this.model.addGroupBy({ ...payload, type });
     }
     /**
      * Handle a click on a header cell.
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/pivot/pivot_renderer.xml b/addons/web/static/src/views/pivot/pivot_renderer.xml
index 95f357a4990..9f1e033fa0f 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/pivot/pivot_renderer.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/pivot/pivot_renderer.xml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
                     customGroupBys="model.metaData.customGroupBys"
                     showActiveItems="false"
                     t-on-click.stop=""
-                    t-on-dropdown-item-selected="onDropdownItemSelected(isXAxis ? 'col' : 'row')"
+                    onItemSelected="payload => this.onGroupBySelected(isXAxis ? 'col' : 'row', payload)"
                     t-on-add-custom-group-by="onAddCustomGroupBy(isXAxis ? 'col' : 'row')"
                 />
             </t>
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/pivot/pivot_view.js b/addons/web/static/src/views/pivot/pivot_view.js
index a472decf515..1b7412d979c 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/pivot/pivot_view.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/pivot/pivot_view.js
@@ -108,10 +108,11 @@ export class PivotView extends Component {
     /**
      * Toggles the given measure
      *
-     * @param {CustomEvent} ev
+     * @param {Object} param0
+     * @param {string} param0.measure
      */
-    onMeasureSelected(ev) {
-        this.model.toggleMeasure(ev.detail.payload.measure);
+    onMeasureSelected({ measure }) {
+        this.model.toggleMeasure(measure);
     }
     /**
      * @param {CustomEvent} ev
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/pivot/pivot_view.xml b/addons/web/static/src/views/pivot/pivot_view.xml
index 4449ddb9293..42b82a123cb 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/pivot/pivot_view.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/pivot/pivot_view.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <templates xml:space="preserve">
 
     <t t-name="web.PivotView.Buttons" owl="1">
-        <div class="btn-group" role="toolbar" aria-label="Main actions"  t-on-dropdown-item-selected="onMeasureSelected">
+        <div class="btn-group" role="toolbar" aria-label="Main actions">
             <t t-call="web.ReportViewMeasures">
                 <t t-set="measures" t-value="model.metaData.measures"/>
                 <t t-set="activeMeasures" t-value="model.metaData.activeMeasures"/>
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/view.xml b/addons/web/static/src/views/view.xml
index 427bb2f4316..47d764f9f13 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/view.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/view.xml
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
                 <div t-if="!measure_first and measure == '__count'" role="separator" class="dropdown-divider"/>
                 <DropdownItem class="o_menu_item dropdown-item"
                     t-att-class="{ selected: activeMeasures.includes(measure) }"
-                    payload="{ measure: measure_value.name }"
                     parentClosingMode="'none'"
+                    onSelected="() => this.onMeasureSelected({ measure: measure_value.name })"
                     >
                     <t t-esc="measures[measure].string"/>
                 </DropdownItem>
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/webclient/navbar/navbar.js b/addons/web/static/src/webclient/navbar/navbar.js
index ad96358f9e9..60a9a05faf5 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/webclient/navbar/navbar.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/webclient/navbar/navbar.js
@@ -31,23 +31,6 @@ MenuDropdown.props.xmlid = {
     optional: true,
 };
 
-export class MenuItem extends DropdownItem {
-    setup() {
-        super.setup();
-        useEffect(
-            () => {
-                if (this.props.payload.id) {
-                    this.el.dataset.section = this.props.payload.id;
-                }
-                if (this.props.payload.xmlid) {
-                    this.el.dataset.menuXmlid = this.props.payload.xmlid;
-                }
-            },
-            () => []
-        );
-    }
-}
-
 export class NavBar extends Component {
     setup() {
         this.currentAppSectionsExtra = [];
@@ -68,7 +51,12 @@ export class NavBar extends Component {
         useBus(this.env.bus, "MENUS:APP-CHANGED", renderAndAdapt);
         // We don't want to adapt every time we are patched
         // rather, we adapt only when menus or systrays have changed.
-        useEffect(() => {this.adapt();}, () => [adaptCounter]);
+        useEffect(
+            () => {
+                this.adapt();
+            },
+            () => [adaptCounter]
+        );
     }
 
     handleItemError(error, item) {
@@ -140,7 +128,10 @@ export class NavBar extends Component {
         // use getBoundingClientRect to get unrounded values for width in order to avoid rounding problem
         // with offsetWidth.
         const sectionsAvailableWidth = getBoundingClientRect.call(sectionsMenu).width;
-        const sectionsTotalWidth = sections.reduce((sum, s) => sum + getBoundingClientRect.call(s).width, 0);
+        const sectionsTotalWidth = sections.reduce(
+            (sum, s) => sum + getBoundingClientRect.call(s).width,
+            0
+        );
         if (sectionsAvailableWidth < sectionsTotalWidth) {
             // Sections are overflowing
             // Initial width is harcoded to the width the more menu dropdown will take
@@ -180,8 +171,7 @@ export class NavBar extends Component {
         return this.render();
     }
 
-    onNavBarDropdownItemSelection(ev) {
-        const { payload: menu } = ev.detail;
+    onNavBarDropdownItemSelection(menu) {
         if (menu) {
             this.menuService.selectMenu(menu);
         }
@@ -196,4 +186,4 @@ export class NavBar extends Component {
     }
 }
 NavBar.template = "web.NavBar";
-NavBar.components = { MenuDropdown, MenuItem, NotUpdatable, ErrorHandler };
+NavBar.components = { MenuDropdown, DropdownItem, NotUpdatable, ErrorHandler };
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/webclient/navbar/navbar.xml b/addons/web/static/src/webclient/navbar/navbar.xml
index fcc108e6ef2..844a919167d 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/webclient/navbar/navbar.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/webclient/navbar/navbar.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
     <header>
       <nav
         class="o_main_navbar"
-        t-on-dropdown-item-selected="onNavBarDropdownItemSelection"
         data-command-category="navbar"
       >
         <!-- Apps Menu -->
@@ -14,13 +13,14 @@
         </t>
 
         <!-- App Brand -->
-        <MenuItem
+        <DropdownItem
           t-if="currentApp and !env.isSmall"
           href="getMenuItemHref(currentApp)"
-          payload="currentApp"
           t-esc="currentApp.name"
           class="o_menu_brand"
           t-ref="menuBrand"
+          dataset="{ menuXmlid: currentApp.xmlid, section: currentApp.id }"
+          onSelected="() => this.onNavBarDropdownItemSelection(currentApp)"
         />
 
         <!-- Current App Sections -->
@@ -47,15 +47,16 @@
       <t t-set-slot="toggler">
         <i class="fa fa-th-large" />
       </t>
-      <MenuItem
+      <DropdownItem
         t-foreach="apps"
         t-as="app"
         t-key="app.id"
         class="o_app"
         t-att-class="{ focus: menuService.getCurrentApp() === app }"
         href="getMenuItemHref(app)"
-        payload="app"
-        t-esc="app.name" 
+        t-esc="app.name"
+        dataset="{ menuXmlid: app.xmlid, section: app.id }"
+        onSelected="() => this.onNavBarDropdownItemSelection(app)"
       />
     </Dropdown>
   </t>
@@ -77,13 +78,14 @@
         </t>
 
         <t t-if="!section.childrenTree.length">
-          <MenuItem
+          <DropdownItem
             title="section.name"
             class="o_nav_entry"
-            payload="section"
             href="getMenuItemHref(section)"
             hotkey="hotkey"
             t-esc="section.name"
+            dataset="{ menuXmlid: section.xmlid, section: section.id }"
+            onSelected="() => this.onNavBarDropdownItemSelection(section)"
           />
         </t>
         <t t-else="">
@@ -114,24 +116,26 @@
 
   <t t-name="web.NavBar.SectionsMenu.Dropdown.MenuSlot" owl="1">
     <t t-foreach="items" t-as="item" t-key="item.id">
-      <MenuItem
+      <DropdownItem
         t-if="!item.childrenTree.length"
-        payload="item"
         href="getMenuItemHref(item)"
         class="dropdown-item"
         t-esc="item.name" 
+        dataset="{ menuXmlid: item.xmlid, section: item.id }"
+        onSelected="() => this.onNavBarDropdownItemSelection(item)"
       />
 
       <t t-else="">
         <div class="dropdown-menu_group dropdown-header" t-esc="item.name" />
-        <MenuItem
+        <DropdownItem
           t-foreach="item.childrenTree"
           t-as="subItem"
           t-key="subItem.id"
           class="o_dropdown_menu_group_entry dropdown-item"
-          payload="subItem"
           href="getMenuItemHref(subItem)"
           t-esc="subItem.name"
+          dataset="{ menuXmlid: subItem.xmlid, section: subItem.id }"
+          onSelected="() => this.onNavBarDropdownItemSelection(subItem)"
         />
       </t>
     </t>
@@ -145,11 +149,12 @@
       <t t-foreach="sections" t-as="section" t-key="section.id">
 
         <t t-if="!section.childrenTree.length">
-          <MenuItem
+          <DropdownItem
             class="o_more_dropdown_section"
-            payload="section"
             href="getMenuItemHref(section)"
             t-esc="section.name"
+            dataset="{ menuXmlid: section.xmlid, section: section.id }"
+            onSelected="() => this.onNavBarDropdownItemSelection(section)"
           />
         </t>
         <t t-else="">
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/webclient/user_menu/user_menu.js b/addons/web/static/src/webclient/user_menu/user_menu.js
index ef95b98c126..0ef5cf84f64 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/webclient/user_menu/user_menu.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/webclient/user_menu/user_menu.js
@@ -3,26 +3,12 @@
 import { browser } from "@web/core/browser/browser";
 import { DropdownItem } from "@web/core/dropdown/dropdown_item";
 import { registry } from "@web/core/registry";
-import { useEffect, useService } from "@web/core/utils/hooks";
+import { useService } from "@web/core/utils/hooks";
 
 const { Component } = owl;
 
 const userMenuRegistry = registry.category("user_menuitems");
 
-class UserMenuItem extends DropdownItem {
-    setup() {
-        super.setup();
-        useEffect(
-            () => {
-                if (this.props.payload.id) {
-                    this.el.dataset.menu = this.props.payload.id;
-                }
-            },
-            () => []
-        );
-    }
-}
-
 export class UserMenu extends Component {
     setup() {
         this.user = useService("user");
@@ -42,13 +28,9 @@ export class UserMenu extends Component {
             });
         return sortedItems;
     }
-
-    onDropdownItemSelected(ev) {
-        ev.detail.payload.callback();
-    }
 }
 UserMenu.template = "web.UserMenu";
-UserMenu.components = { UserMenuItem };
+UserMenu.components = { DropdownItem };
 
 export const systrayItem = {
     Component: UserMenu,
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/webclient/user_menu/user_menu.xml b/addons/web/static/src/webclient/user_menu/user_menu.xml
index 11d267ff90f..c4f3dd15d48 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/webclient/user_menu/user_menu.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/webclient/user_menu/user_menu.xml
@@ -2,17 +2,18 @@
 <templates xml:space="preserve">
 
     <t t-name="web.UserMenu" owl="1">
-        <Dropdown class="o_user_menu" t-on-dropdown-item-selected.stop="onDropdownItemSelected">
+        <Dropdown class="o_user_menu">
             <t t-set-slot="toggler">
                 <img class="rounded-circle o_user_avatar" t-att-src="source" alt="User"/> <span class="oe_topbar_name"><t t-esc="user.name"/><t t-if="env.debug" t-esc="' (' + user.db.name + ')'"/></span>
             </t>
             <t t-foreach="getElements()" t-as="element" t-key="element_index">
                 <t t-if="!element.hide">
-                    <UserMenuItem
+                    <DropdownItem
                         t-if="element.type == 'item'"
-                        payload="{ callback: element.callback, id: element.id }"
                         href="element.href"
                         t-esc="element.description"
+                        dataset="{ menu: element.id }"
+                        onSelected="element.callback"
                     />
                     <div t-if="element.type == 'separator'" role="separator" class="dropdown-divider"/>
                 </t>
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/core/dropdown_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/core/dropdown_tests.js
index 6a25295cda5..31ea7b83c88 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/core/dropdown_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/core/dropdown_tests.js
@@ -192,13 +192,13 @@ QUnit.module("Components", ({ beforeEach }) => {
 
     QUnit.test("payload received on item selection", async (assert) => {
         class Parent extends owl.Component {
-            onItemSelected(ev) {
-                assert.deepEqual(ev.detail.payload, { answer: 42 });
+            onItemSelected(value) {
+                assert.equal(value, 42);
             }
         }
         Parent.template = owl.tags.xml`
-        <Dropdown t-on-dropdown-item-selected="onItemSelected">
-            <DropdownItem payload="{ answer: 42 }"/>
+        <Dropdown>
+            <DropdownItem onSelected="() => onItemSelected(42)"/>
         </Dropdown>
       `;
         env = await makeTestEnv();
@@ -323,29 +323,6 @@ QUnit.module("Components", ({ beforeEach }) => {
         assert.containsNone(parent.el, ".dropdown-menu");
     });
 
-    QUnit.test("multi-level dropdown: payload bubbles on item selection", async (assert) => {
-        assert.expect(2);
-        class Parent extends owl.Component {
-            onItemSelected(ev) {
-                assert.deepEqual(ev.detail.payload, { answer: 42 });
-            }
-        }
-        Parent.template = owl.tags.xml`
-        <Dropdown t-on-dropdown-item-selected="onItemSelected">
-            <Dropdown t-on-dropdown-item-selected="onItemSelected">
-                <DropdownItem payload="{ answer: 42 }" />
-            </Dropdown>
-        </Dropdown>
-      `;
-        env = await makeTestEnv();
-        parent = await mount(Parent, { env, target });
-        await click(parent.el, "button.dropdown-toggle:last-child");
-        await mouseEnter(parent.el, "button.dropdown-toggle:last-child");
-        // As two listeners are defined in the template,
-        // clicking once the item would execute the handler twice.
-        await click(parent.el, ".dropdown-menu > .dropdown-item");
-    });
-
     QUnit.test("multi-level dropdown: recursive template can be rendered", async (assert) => {
         const recursiveTemplate = `
         <Dropdown startOpen="true">
@@ -572,16 +549,15 @@ QUnit.module("Components", ({ beforeEach }) => {
     QUnit.test("dropdowns keynav", async (assert) => {
         assert.expect(26);
         class Parent extends owl.Component {
-            onItemSelected(ev) {
-                const { payload } = ev.detail;
-                assert.step(payload.val.toString());
+            onItemSelected(value) {
+                assert.step(value.toString());
             }
         }
         Parent.template = owl.tags.xml`
-        <Dropdown hotkey="'m'" t-on-dropdown-item-selected="onItemSelected">
-            <DropdownItem class="item1" payload="{val:1}">item1</DropdownItem>
-            <DropdownItem class="item2" hotkey="'2'" payload="{val:2}">item2</DropdownItem>
-            <DropdownItem class="item3" payload="{val:3}">item3</DropdownItem>
+        <Dropdown hotkey="'m'">
+            <DropdownItem class="item1" onSelected="() => onItemSelected(1)">item1</DropdownItem>
+            <DropdownItem class="item2" hotkey="'2'" onSelected="() => onItemSelected(2)">item2</DropdownItem>
+            <DropdownItem class="item3" onSelected="() => onItemSelected(3)">item3</DropdownItem>
         </Dropdown>
       `;
         env = await makeTestEnv();
@@ -689,23 +665,22 @@ QUnit.module("Components", ({ beforeEach }) => {
     QUnit.test("multi-level dropdown: keynav", async (assert) => {
         assert.expect(125);
         class Parent extends owl.Component {
-            onItemSelected(ev) {
-                const { payload } = ev.detail;
-                assert.step(payload.val);
+            onItemSelected(value) {
+                assert.step(value);
             }
         }
         Parent.template = owl.tags.xml`
-            <Dropdown class="first" hotkey="'1'" t-on-dropdown-item-selected="onItemSelected">
-                <DropdownItem class="first-first" payload="{val:'first-first'}">O</DropdownItem>
+            <Dropdown class="first" hotkey="'1'">
+                <DropdownItem class="first-first" onSelected="() => onItemSelected('first-first')">O</DropdownItem>
                 <Dropdown class="second">
-                    <DropdownItem class="second-first" payload="{val:'second-first'}">O</DropdownItem>
+                    <DropdownItem class="second-first" onSelected="() => onItemSelected('second-first')">O</DropdownItem>
                     <Dropdown class="third">
-                        <DropdownItem class="third-first" payload="{val:'third-first'}">O</DropdownItem>
-                        <DropdownItem class="third-last" payload="{val:'third-last'}">O</DropdownItem>
+                        <DropdownItem class="third-first" onSelected="() => onItemSelected('third-first')">O</DropdownItem>
+                        <DropdownItem class="third-last" onSelected="() => onItemSelected('third-last')">O</DropdownItem>
                     </Dropdown>
-                    <DropdownItem class="second-last" payload="{val:'second-last'}">O</DropdownItem>
+                    <DropdownItem class="second-last" onSelected="() => onItemSelected('second-last')">O</DropdownItem>
                 </Dropdown>
-                <DropdownItem class="first-last" payload="{val:'first-last'}">O</DropdownItem>
+                <DropdownItem class="first-last" onSelected="() => onItemSelected('first-last')">O</DropdownItem>
             </Dropdown>
         `;
         env = await makeTestEnv();