diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/data.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/data.js
index bbff633c687..c5a2bd10888 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/data.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/data.js
@@ -860,8 +860,16 @@ instance.web.BufferedDataSet = instance.web.DataSetStatic.extend({
         }
         return completion.promise();
     },
-    call_button: function (method, args) {
-        var id = args[0][0], index;
+    /**
+     * Invalidates caching of a record in the dataset to ensure the next read
+     * of that record will hit the server.
+     *
+     * Of use when an action is going to remote-alter a record which will then
+     * need to be reloaded, e.g. action button.
+     *
+     * @param {Object} id record to remove from the BDS's cache
+     */
+    evict_record: function (id) {
         for(var i=0, len=this.cache.length; i<len; ++i) {
             var record = this.cache[i];
             // if record we call the button upon is in the cache
@@ -871,8 +879,15 @@ instance.web.BufferedDataSet = instance.web.DataSetStatic.extend({
                 break;
             }
         }
+    },
+    call_button: function (method, args) {
+        this.evict_record(args[0][0]);
         return this._super(method, args);
     },
+    exec_workflow: function (id, signal) {
+        this.evict_record(id);
+        return this._super(id, signal);
+    },
     alter_ids: function(n_ids) {
         this._super(n_ids);
         this.trigger("dataset_changed", n_ids);