diff --git a/addons/hr_expense/models/hr_expense.py b/addons/hr_expense/models/hr_expense.py
index 5d505bbc4cc..fd62bc344a1 100644
--- a/addons/hr_expense/models/hr_expense.py
+++ b/addons/hr_expense/models/hr_expense.py
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ class HrExpense(models.Model):
         if self.product_id and self.product_uom_id.category_id != self.product_id.uom_id.category_id:
             raise UserError(_('Selected Unit of Measure does not belong to the same category as the product Unit of Measure.'))
 
-    def create_expense_from_attachments(self, attachment_ids=None):
+    def create_expense_from_attachments(self, attachment_ids=None, view_type='tree'):
         ''' Create the expenses from files.
          :return: An action redirecting to hr.expense tree/form view.
         '''
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ class HrExpense(models.Model):
             'domain': [('id', 'in', expenses.ids)],
             'res_model': 'hr.expense',
             'type': 'ir.actions.act_window',
-            'views': [[False, "tree"], [False, "form"]],
+            'views': [[False, view_type], [False, "form"]],
         }
 
     # ----------------------------------------
diff --git a/addons/hr_expense/static/src/js/documents_upload.js b/addons/hr_expense/static/src/js/documents_upload.js
index ef7fef75601..515c34bb013 100644
--- a/addons/hr_expense/static/src/js/documents_upload.js
+++ b/addons/hr_expense/static/src/js/documents_upload.js
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 odoo.define('hr_expense.expenses.tree', function (require) {
 "use strict";
+    var DocumentUploadMixin = require('hr_expense.documents.upload.mixin');
+    var KanbanController = require('web.KanbanController');
+    var KanbanView = require('web.KanbanView');
     var ListController = require('web.ListController');
     var ListView = require('web.ListView');
-    var DocumentUploadMixin = require('hr_expense.documents.upload.mixin');
     var viewRegistry = require('web.view_registry');
 
     var ExpensesListController = ListController.extend(DocumentUploadMixin, {
@@ -19,5 +21,20 @@ odoo.define('hr_expense.expenses.tree', function (require) {
         }),
     });
 
+    var ExpensesKanbanController = KanbanController.extend(DocumentUploadMixin, {
+        buttons_template: 'ExpensesKanbanView.buttons',
+        events: _.extend({}, KanbanController.prototype.events, {
+            'click .o_button_upload_expense': '_onUpload',
+            'change .o_expense_documents_upload .o_form_binary_form': '_onAddAttachment',
+        }),
+    });
+
+    var ExpensesKanbanView = KanbanView.extend({
+        config: _.extend({}, KanbanView.prototype.config, {
+            Controller: ExpensesKanbanController,
+        }),
+    });
+
     viewRegistry.add('hr_expense_tree', ExpensesListView);
+    viewRegistry.add('hr_expense_kanban', ExpensesKanbanView);
 });
diff --git a/addons/hr_expense/static/src/js/upload_mixin.js b/addons/hr_expense/static/src/js/upload_mixin.js
index f3c1718201c..c94df1c6616 100644
--- a/addons/hr_expense/static/src/js/upload_mixin.js
+++ b/addons/hr_expense/static/src/js/upload_mixin.js
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ var DocumentUploadMixin = {
         return this._rpc({
             model: 'hr.expense',
             method: 'create_expense_from_attachments',
-            args: ["", attachent_ids],
+            args: ["", attachent_ids, this.viewType],
             context: this.initialState.context,
         }).then(function(result) {
             self.do_action(result);
diff --git a/addons/hr_expense/static/src/xml/documents_upload_views.xml b/addons/hr_expense/static/src/xml/documents_upload_views.xml
index 38c2ba0bda1..8f2dc880d07 100644
--- a/addons/hr_expense/static/src/xml/documents_upload_views.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_expense/static/src/xml/documents_upload_views.xml
@@ -25,4 +25,17 @@
             </button>
         </t>
     </t>
+
+    <t t-extend="KanbanView.buttons" t-name="ExpensesKanbanView.buttons">
+        <t t-jquery="button" t-operation="after">
+            <t t-js="ctx">
+                if (window.odoo._modules.indexOf("base_import") >= 0) {
+                    r.push(context.engine.tools.call(context, 'ImportView.import_button', dict));
+                };
+            </t>
+            <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary o_button_upload_expense">
+                Upload
+            </button>
+        </t>
+    </t>
 </templates>
diff --git a/addons/hr_expense/views/hr_expense_views.xml b/addons/hr_expense/views/hr_expense_views.xml
index 0d028032770..165f84ec53d 100644
--- a/addons/hr_expense/views/hr_expense_views.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_expense/views/hr_expense_views.xml
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
             <field name="name">hr.expense.kanban</field>
             <field name="model">hr.expense</field>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
-                <kanban class="o_kanban_mobile">
+                <kanban class="o_kanban_mobile" js_class="hr_expense_kanban">
                     <field name="name"/>
                     <field name="employee_id"/>
                     <field name="total_amount"/>