diff --git a/addons/board/static/src/js/dashboard.js b/addons/board/static/src/js/dashboard.js
index b1cbe86d5fa..3009edd4c78 100644
--- a/addons/board/static/src/js/dashboard.js
+++ b/addons/board/static/src/js/dashboard.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ var FormController = require('web.FormController');
 var FormRenderer = require('web.FormRenderer');
 var FormView = require('web.FormView');
 var pyUtils = require('web.pyeval'); // do not forwardport this to 12.0
+var session  = require('web.session');
 var viewRegistry = require('web.view_registry');
 
 var _t = core._t;
@@ -253,7 +254,9 @@ FormRenderer.include({
                     // the action does not exist anymore
                     return $.when();
                 }
-                var rawContext = new Context(params.context, action.context);
+                // tz and lang are saved in the custom view
+                // override the language to take the current one
+                var rawContext = new Context(params.context, action.context, {lang: session.user_context.lang});
                 var context = pyUtils.eval('context', rawContext);
                 var domain = params.domain || pyUtils.eval('domain', action.domain || '[]', action.context);
                 var viewType = params.viewType || action.views[0][1];
diff --git a/addons/board/static/tests/dashboard_tests.js b/addons/board/static/tests/dashboard_tests.js
index 08a22237a93..939fb7e721d 100644
--- a/addons/board/static/tests/dashboard_tests.js
+++ b/addons/board/static/tests/dashboard_tests.js
@@ -595,4 +595,49 @@ QUnit.test('subviews are aware of attach in or detach from the DOM', function (a
     form.destroy();
 });
 
+QUnit.test("Views should be loaded in the user's language", function (assert) {
+    assert.expect(2);
+
+    var form = createView({
+        View: FormView,
+        model: 'board',
+        data: this.data,
+        session: {user_context: {lang: 'fr_FR'}},
+        arch: '<form string="My Dashboard">' +
+                '<board style="2-1">' +
+                    '<column>' +
+                        '<action context="{\'lang\': \'en_US\'}" view_mode="list" string="ABC" name="51" domain="[]"></action>' +
+                    '</column>' +
+                '</board>' +
+            '</form>',
+        mockRPC: function (route, args) {
+            if (route === "/web/dataset/search_read") {
+                assert.deepEqual(args.context, {lang: 'fr_FR'},
+                    'The data should be loaded with the correct context');
+            }
+
+            if (route === '/web/action/load') {
+                return $.when({
+                    res_model: 'partner',
+                    views: [[4, 'list']],
+                });
+            }
+            return this._super.apply(this, arguments);
+        },
+        archs: {
+            'partner,4,list':
+                '<list string="Partner"><field name="foo"/></list>',
+        },
+
+        interceptsPropagate: {
+            load_views: function (ev) {
+                assert.deepEqual(ev.data.context.eval(), {lang: 'fr_FR'},
+                    'The views should be loaded with the correct context');
+            }
+        },
+    });
+
+    form.destroy();
+});
+
 });
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/helpers/test_utils.js b/addons/web/static/tests/helpers/test_utils.js
index fc26aa80713..3db879ce957 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/helpers/test_utils.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/helpers/test_utils.js
@@ -171,6 +171,12 @@ function createAsyncView(params) {
         });
     }
 
+    if (params.interceptsPropagate) {
+        _.each(params.interceptsPropagate, function (cb, name) {
+            intercept(widget, name, cb, true);
+        });
+    }
+
     return view.getController(widget).then(function (view) {
         // override the view's 'destroy' so that it calls 'destroy' on the widget
         // instead, as the widget is the parent of the view and the mockServer.