diff --git a/addons/website/models/website.py b/addons/website/models/website.py
index ebef7e81729..9eeb0a98589 100644
--- a/addons/website/models/website.py
+++ b/addons/website/models/website.py
@@ -698,14 +698,22 @@ class Website(models.Model):
             raise ValueError('No record found for unique ID %s. It may have been deleted.' % (view_id))
         return view
 
-    @tools.ormcache_context('key', keys=('website_id',))
-    def is_view_active(self, key):
-        """
-            Return True if active, False if not active, None if not found
-        """
-        view = self.viewref(key, raise_if_not_found=False)
-        return view.active if view else None
+    @tools.ormcache_context(keys=('website_id',))
+    def _cache_customize_show_views(self):
+        views = self.env['ir.ui.view'].with_context(active_test=False).search([('customize_show', '=', True)])
+        views = views.filter_duplicate()
+        return {v.key: v.active for v in views}
 
+    @tools.ormcache_context('key', keys=('website_id',))
+    def is_view_active(self, key, raise_if_not_found=False):
+        """
+            Return True if active, False if not active, None if not found or not a customize_show view
+        """
+        views = self._cache_customize_show_views()
+        view = key in views and views[key]
+        if view is None and raise_if_not_found:
+            raise ValueError('No view of type customize_show found for key %s' % key)
+        return view
 
     @api.model
     def get_template(self, template):