diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome/action_manager.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome/action_manager.js
index 1651e5d72d9..236d7517d04 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome/action_manager.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome/action_manager.js
@@ -140,9 +140,10 @@ var ActionManager = Widget.extend({
      *   is useful when we come from a loadState())
      * @param {boolean} [options.replace_last_action=false] set to true to
      *   replace last part of the breadcrumbs with the action
-     * @return {Deferred} resolved when the action is loaded and appended to the
-     *   DOM ; rejected if the action can't be executed (e.g. if doAction has
-     *   been called to execute another action before this one was complete).
+     * @return {$.Deferred<Object>} resolved with the action when the action is
+     *   loaded and appended to the DOM ; rejected if the action can't be
+     *   executed (e.g. if doAction has been called to execute another action
+     *   before this one was complete).
     */
     doAction: function (action, options) {
         var self = this;
@@ -179,7 +180,9 @@ var ActionManager = Widget.extend({
 
             self._preprocessAction(action, options);
 
-            return self._handleAction(action, options);
+            return self._handleAction(action, options).then(function () {
+                return action;
+            });
         });
     },
     /**
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/chrome/action_manager_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/chrome/action_manager_tests.js
index 90b3c1bf510..4d682b8994c 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/chrome/action_manager_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/chrome/action_manager_tests.js
@@ -2525,6 +2525,35 @@ QUnit.module('ActionManager', {
 
         actionManager.destroy();
     });
+
+    QUnit.test('doAction resolved with an action', function (assert) {
+        assert.expect(4);
+        var done = assert.async();
+
+        this.actions.push({
+            id: 21,
+            name: 'A Close Action',
+            type: 'ir.actions.act_window_close',
+        });
+
+        var actionManager = createActionManager({
+            actions: this.actions,
+            archs: this.archs,
+            data: this.data,
+        });
+
+        actionManager.doAction(21).then(function (action) {
+            assert.ok(action, "doAction should be resolved with an action");
+            assert.strictEqual(action.id, 21,
+                "should be resolved with correct action id");
+            assert.strictEqual(action.name, 'A Close Action',
+                "should be resolved with correct action name");
+            assert.strictEqual(action.type, 'ir.actions.act_window_close',
+                "should be resolved with correct action type");
+            actionManager.destroy();
+            done();
+        });
+    });
 });
 
 });