diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/search.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/search.js
index c2a472b3ea6..cf253c3d54b 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/search.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/search.js
@@ -13,25 +13,35 @@ openerp.web.SearchView = openerp.web.Widget.extend(/** @lends openerp.web.Search
      * @param view_id
      * @param defaults
      */
-    init: function(parent, dataset, view_id, defaults) {
+    init: function(parent, dataset, view_id, defaults, hidden) {
         this._super(parent);
         this.dataset = dataset;
         this.model = dataset.model;
         this.view_id = view_id;
 
         this.defaults = defaults || {};
+        this.has_defaults = !_.isEmpty(this.defaults);
 
         this.inputs = [];
         this.enabled_filters = [];
 
         this.has_focus = false;
 
+        this.hidden = !!hidden;
+        this.headless = this.hidden && !this.has_defaults;
+
         this.ready = $.Deferred();
     },
     start: function() {
         this._super();
-        this.$element.hide();
-        this.rpc("/web/searchview/load", {"model": this.model, "view_id":this.view_id}, this.on_loaded);
+        if (this.hidden) {
+            this.$element.hide();
+        }
+        if (this.headless) {
+            this.ready.resolve();
+        } else {
+            this.rpc("/web/searchview/load", {"model": this.model, "view_id":this.view_id}, this.on_loaded);
+        }
         return this.ready.promise();
     },
     show: function () {
@@ -244,10 +254,13 @@ openerp.web.SearchView = openerp.web.Widget.extend(/** @lends openerp.web.Search
      * @param e jQuery event object coming from the "Search" button
      */
     do_search: function (e) {
+        if (this.headless && !this.has_defaults) {
+            return this.on_search([], [], []);
+        }
         // reset filters management
         var select = this.$element.find(".oe_search-view-filters-management");
         select.val("_filters");
-        
+
         if (e && e.preventDefault) { e.preventDefault(); }
 
         var data = this.build_search_data();
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js
index eb8dfe7a2a0..6049989c568 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js
@@ -166,7 +166,6 @@ db.web.ViewManager =  db.web.Widget.extend(/** @lends db.web.ViewManager# */{
         this.model = dataset.model;
         this.dataset = dataset;
         this.searchview = null;
-        this.searchview_visible = false;
         this.active_view = null;
         this.views_src = _.map(views, function(x) {return x instanceof Array? {view_id: x[0], view_type: x[1]} : x;});
         this.views = {};
@@ -235,12 +234,8 @@ db.web.ViewManager =  db.web.Widget.extend(/** @lends db.web.ViewManager# */{
         }
 
 
-        if (this.searchview) {
-            if (this.searchview_visible === false || view.controller.searchable === false) {
-                this.searchview.hide();
-            } else {
-                this.searchview.show();
-            }
+        if (this.searchview && !this.searchview.hidden) {
+            this.searchview[view.controller.searchable === false ? 'hide' : 'show']();
         }
 
         this.$element
@@ -268,27 +263,6 @@ db.web.ViewManager =  db.web.Widget.extend(/** @lends db.web.ViewManager# */{
      */
     on_controller_inited: function(view_type, view) {
     },
-    /**
-     * Sets up the current viewmanager's search view.
-     *
-     * @param {Number|false} view_id the view to use or false for a default one
-     * @returns {jQuery.Deferred} search view startup deferred
-     */
-    setup_search_view: function(view_id, search_defaults) {
-        var self = this;
-        if (this.searchview) {
-            this.searchview.stop();
-        }
-        this.searchview = new db.web.SearchView(
-                this, this.dataset,
-                view_id, search_defaults);
-
-        this.searchview.on_search.add(function(domains, contexts, groupbys) {
-            var controller = self.views[self.active_view].controller;
-            controller.do_search.call(controller, domains, contexts, groupbys);
-        });
-        return this.searchview.appendTo($("#" + this.element_id + "_search"));
-    },
     /**
      * Called when one of the view want to execute an action
      */
@@ -333,7 +307,7 @@ db.web.ViewManagerAction = db.web.ViewManager.extend(/** @lends oepnerp.web.View
             // buttons, sidebar, ...) displaying
             this.flags.search_view = this.flags.pager = this.flags.sidebar = this.flags.action_buttons = false;
         }
-        this.searchview_visible = !!this.flags.search_view;
+        this.last_search = false;
 
         // setup storage for session-wise menu hiding
         if (this.session.hidden_menutips) {
@@ -408,10 +382,38 @@ db.web.ViewManagerAction = db.web.ViewManager.extend(/** @lends oepnerp.web.View
         return $.when(
             this._super(view_type),
             this.shortcut_check(this.views[view_type])).then(function () {
+                self.do_searchview_search();
                 var view_id = self.views[self.active_view].controller.fields_view.view_id;
                 self.$element.find('.oe_get_xml_view span').text(view_id);
         });
     },
+    /**
+     * Sets up the current viewmanager's search view.
+     *
+     * @param {Number|false} view_id the view to use or false for a default one
+     * @returns {jQuery.Deferred} search view startup deferred
+     */
+    setup_search_view: function(view_id, search_defaults) {
+        var self = this;
+        if (this.searchview) {
+            this.searchview.stop();
+        }
+        this.searchview = new db.web.SearchView(
+                this, this.dataset,
+                view_id, search_defaults, this.flags.search_view === false);
+
+        this.searchview.on_search.add(this.do_searchview_search);
+        return this.searchview.appendTo($("#" + this.element_id + "_search"));
+    },
+    do_searchview_search: function(domains, contexts, groupbys) {
+        if (domains) {
+            this.last_search = [domains, contexts, groupbys];
+        }
+        if (this.last_search) {
+            var controller = this.views[this.active_view].controller;
+            controller.do_search.apply(controller, this.last_search);
+        }
+    },
     shortcut_check : function(view) {
         var self = this;
         var grandparent = this.widget_parent && this.widget_parent.widget_parent;