diff --git a/addons/spreadsheet/static/src/chart/odoo_menu/figure_component.js b/addons/spreadsheet/static/src/chart/odoo_menu/figure_component.js
index acb94540798..096c962e38f 100644
--- a/addons/spreadsheet/static/src/chart/odoo_menu/figure_component.js
+++ b/addons/spreadsheet/static/src/chart/odoo_menu/figure_component.js
@@ -3,18 +3,29 @@
 import { patch } from "@web/core/utils/patch";
 import * as spreadsheet from "@odoo/o-spreadsheet";
 import { useService } from "@web/core/utils/hooks";
+import { _t } from "@web/core/l10n/translation";
 
 patch(spreadsheet.components.FigureComponent.prototype, {
     setup() {
         super.setup();
         this.menuService = useService("menu");
         this.actionService = useService("action");
+        this.notificationService = useService("notification");
     },
     async navigateToOdooMenu() {
         const menu = this.env.model.getters.getChartOdooMenu(this.props.figure.id);
         if (!menu) {
             throw new Error(`Cannot find any menu associated with the chart`);
         }
+        if (!menu.actionID) {
+            this.notificationService.add(
+                _t(
+                    "The menu linked to this chart doesn't have an corresponding action. Please link the chart to another menu."
+                ),
+                { type: "danger" }
+            );
+            return;
+        }
         await this.actionService.doAction(menu.actionID);
     },
     get hasOdooMenu() {
diff --git a/addons/spreadsheet/static/tests/charts/ui/link_chart_figure_test.js b/addons/spreadsheet/static/tests/charts/ui/link_chart_figure_test.js
index bc701e3ce06..ac303c78ddc 100644
--- a/addons/spreadsheet/static/tests/charts/ui/link_chart_figure_test.js
+++ b/addons/spreadsheet/static/tests/charts/ui/link_chart_figure_test.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { menuService } from "@web/webclient/menus/menu_service";
 import { actionService } from "@web/webclient/actions/action_service";
 import { mountSpreadsheet } from "@spreadsheet/../tests/utils/ui";
 import { createModelWithDataSource } from "@spreadsheet/../tests/utils/model";
+import { makeFakeNotificationService } from "@web/../tests/helpers/mock_services";
 
 const chartId = "uuid1";
 
@@ -80,6 +81,13 @@ QUnit.module(
                     appID: 1,
                     actionID: "menuAction2",
                 },
+                3: {
+                    id: 3,
+                    children: [],
+                    name: "test menu 2",
+                    xmlid: "documents_spreadsheet.test.menu_without_action",
+                    appID: 1,
+                },
             };
             this.serverData.actions = {
                 menuAction: {
@@ -328,5 +336,41 @@ QUnit.module(
 
             assert.verifySteps(["doAction"]);
         });
+
+        QUnit.test(
+            "Trying to open a menu without an action sends a notification to the user",
+            async function (assert) {
+                mockActionService(assert, "doAction");
+                const notificationMock = (message) => {
+                    assert.step(message);
+                    return () => {};
+                };
+                const notificationService = makeFakeNotificationService(notificationMock);
+                registry.category("services").add("notification", notificationService, {
+                    force: true,
+                });
+
+                const model = await createModelWithDataSource({
+                    serverData: this.serverData,
+                });
+                const fixture = await mountSpreadsheet(model);
+
+                createBasicChart(model, chartId);
+                model.dispatch("LINK_ODOO_MENU_TO_CHART", {
+                    chartId,
+                    odooMenuId: "documents_spreadsheet.test.menu_without_action",
+                });
+                await nextTick();
+
+                await clickChartExternalLink(fixture);
+
+                const expectedNotificationMessage =
+                    "The menu linked to this chart doesn't have an corresponding action. Please link the chart to another menu.";
+                assert.verifySteps(
+                    [expectedNotificationMessage],
+                    "Notification was send and doAction wasn't called"
+                );
+            }
+        );
     }
 );
diff --git a/addons/spreadsheet/tests/validate_spreadsheet_data.py b/addons/spreadsheet/tests/validate_spreadsheet_data.py
index 265370bb792..e2ad23dba48 100644
--- a/addons/spreadsheet/tests/validate_spreadsheet_data.py
+++ b/addons/spreadsheet/tests/validate_spreadsheet_data.py
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ def fields_in_spreadsheet(data):
     return dict(fields_by_model)
 
 
-def xml_ids_in_spreadsheet(data):
+def menus_xml_ids_in_spreadsheet(data):
 
     return set(data.get("chartOdooMenusReferences", {}).values()) | {
         url[len(xml_id_url_prefix):]
@@ -212,9 +212,14 @@ class ValidateSpreadsheetData(TransactionCase):
                     if field.relational:
                         field_model = field.comodel_name
 
-        for xml_id in xml_ids_in_spreadsheet(data):
+        for xml_id in menus_xml_ids_in_spreadsheet(data):
             record = self.env.ref(xml_id, raise_if_not_found=False)
             if not record:
                 raise AssertionError(
                     f"xml id '{xml_id}' used in spreadsheet '{spreadsheet_name}' does not exist"
                 )
+            # check that the menu has an action. Root menus always have an action.
+            if not record.action and record.parent_id.id:
+                raise AssertionError(
+                    f"menu with xml id '{xml_id}' used in spreadsheet '{spreadsheet_name}' does not have an action"
+                )