diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome/action_manager.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome/action_manager.js
index e1c0ddd3e8e..36c94a95c0e 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome/action_manager.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome/action_manager.js
@@ -835,12 +835,27 @@ var ActionManager = Widget.extend({
      * is ready when it will be appended to the DOM. This allows to prevent
      * flickering for widgets doing async stuff in willStart() or start().
      *
+     * Also updates the control panel on any change of the title on controller's
+     * widget.
+     *
      * @private
      * @param {Object} controller
      * @returns {Deferred<Object>} resolved with the controller when it is ready
      */
     _startController: function (controller) {
+        var self = this;
         var fragment = document.createDocumentFragment();
+        // AAB: change this logic to stop using the properties mixin
+        controller.widget.on("change:title", this, function () {
+            if (self.getCurrentController() !== controller) {
+                return;
+            }
+            var action = self.actions[controller.actionID];
+            if (!action.flags || !action.flags.headless) {
+                var breadcrumbs = self._getBreadcrumbs();
+                self.controlPanel.update({breadcrumbs: breadcrumbs}, {clear: false});
+            }
+        });
         return controller.widget.appendTo(fragment).then(function () {
             return controller;
         });
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome/action_manager_act_window.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome/action_manager_act_window.js
index 4e636de6355..2621071731c 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome/action_manager_act_window.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome/action_manager_act_window.js
@@ -202,15 +202,7 @@ ActionManager.include({
                     // the action has been removed, so simply destroy the widget
                     widget.destroy();
                 } else {
-                    // AAB: change this logic to stop using the properties mixin
-                    widget.on("change:title", this, function () {
-                        if (!action.flags.headless) {
-                            var breadcrumbs = self._getBreadcrumbs();
-                            self.controlPanel.update({breadcrumbs: breadcrumbs}, {clear: false});
-                        }
-                    });
                     controller.widget = widget;
-
                     def.resolve(controller);
                 }
             }).fail(def.reject.bind(def));
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/chrome/action_manager_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/chrome/action_manager_tests.js
index 45cd39920a1..e6f97c20bdd 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/chrome/action_manager_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/chrome/action_manager_tests.js
@@ -1532,6 +1532,36 @@ QUnit.module('ActionManager', {
         delete core.action_registry.map.HelloWorldTest;
     });
 
+    QUnit.test('breadcrumb is updated on title change', function (assert) {
+        assert.expect(2);
+
+        var ClientAction = Widget.extend(ControlPanelMixin, {
+            className: 'o_client_action_test',
+            events: {
+                click: function () {
+                    this.set("title", 'new title');
+                },
+            },
+            start: function () {
+                this.set("title", 'initial title');
+                this.$el.text('Hello World');
+            },
+        });
+        var actionManager = createActionManager();
+        core.action_registry.add('HelloWorldTest', ClientAction);
+        actionManager.doAction('HelloWorldTest');
+
+        assert.strictEqual($('ol.breadcrumb').text(), "initial title",
+            "should have initial title as breadcrumb content");
+
+        actionManager.$('.o_client_action_test').click();
+        assert.strictEqual($('ol.breadcrumb').text(), "new title",
+            "should have updated title as breadcrumb content");
+
+        actionManager.destroy();
+        delete core.action_registry.map.HelloWorldTest;
+    });
+
     QUnit.module('Server actions');
 
     QUnit.test('can execute server actions from db ID', function (assert) {