diff --git a/addons/base/static/src/js/views.js b/addons/base/static/src/js/views.js
index c7363fbb9c7..a3c235a1aae 100644
--- a/addons/base/static/src/js/views.js
+++ b/addons/base/static/src/js/views.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ openerp.base.ActionManager = openerp.base.Controller.extend({
             search_view : true,
             new_window : false,
             views_switcher : true,
-            toolbar : true,
+            action_buttons : true,
             pager : true
         }, action.flags || {});
         // instantiate the right controllers by understanding the action
@@ -211,6 +211,10 @@ openerp.base.ViewManagerAction = openerp.base.ViewManager.extend({
         this._super(session, element_id, dataset, action.views);
         this.action = action;
         this.flags = this.action.flags || {};
+        if (action.res_model == 'board.board' && action.views.length == 1 && action.views) {
+            // Not elegant but allows to avoid flickering of SearchView#do_hide
+            this.flags.search_view = this.flags.pager = this.flags.action_buttons = false;
+        }
         if (this.flags.sidebar) {
             this.sidebar = new openerp.base.Sidebar(null, this);
         }
diff --git a/addons/base/static/src/xml/base.xml b/addons/base/static/src/xml/base.xml
index 03a3b42ce59..861ffb86001 100644
--- a/addons/base/static/src/xml/base.xml
+++ b/addons/base/static/src/xml/base.xml
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
         <td class="view-manager-main-content">
             <!-- TODO prefix id with the element_id of the controller t-attf-id="#{prefix}_localid" -->
             <div class="oe_vm_switch">
-                <t t-foreach="views" t-as="view">
+                <t t-if="views.length != 1" t-foreach="views" t-as="view">
                     <button type="button" t-att-data-view-type="view[1]">
                         <t t-esc="view[1]"/>
                     </button>
@@ -157,27 +157,31 @@
         <tr t-if="options.selectable">
             <th t-if="actions_span" t-att-colspan="actions_span"
                 class="oe-actions">
-                <button type="button" id="oe-list-add"
-                        t-if="options.addable">
-                    <t t-esc="options.addable"/>
-                </button>
-                <button type="button" id="oe-list-delete"
-                        t-if="options.deletable">
-                    Delete
-                </button>
+                <t t-if="view_manager.action.flags.action_buttons !== false">
+                    <button type="button" id="oe-list-add"
+                            t-if="options.addable">
+                        <t t-esc="options.addable"/>
+                    </button>
+                    <button type="button" id="oe-list-delete"
+                            t-if="options.deletable">
+                        Delete
+                    </button>
+                </t>
             </th>
             <th t-att-colspan="columns_count - actions_span"
                 class="oe-list-pager">
-                <button type="button" data-pager-action="first">First</button>
-                <button type="button" data-pager-action="previous"
-                        >&lt;&lt;</button>
+                <t t-if="view_manager.action.flags.pager !== false">
+                    <button type="button" data-pager-action="first">First</button>
+                    <button type="button" data-pager-action="previous"
+                            >&lt;&lt;</button>
 
-                <span class="oe-pager-first">1</span>
-                to <span class="oe-pager-last">1</span>
-                of <span class="oe-pager-total">1</span>
+                    <span class="oe-pager-first">1</span>
+                    to <span class="oe-pager-last">1</span>
+                    of <span class="oe-pager-total">1</span>
 
-                <button type="button" data-pager-action="next">&gt;&gt;</button>
-                <button type="button" data-pager-action="last">Last</button>
+                    <button type="button" data-pager-action="next">&gt;&gt;</button>
+                    <button type="button" data-pager-action="last">Last</button>
+                </t>
             </th>
         </tr>
         <tr t-if="options.header">
@@ -233,13 +237,13 @@
 <t t-name="FormView">
     <h2 class="oe_view_title"><t t-esc="view.fields_view.arch.attrs.string"/></h2>
     <div class="oe_form_header" t-att-id="view.element_id + '_header'">
-        <div class="oe_form_buttons">
+        <div class="oe_form_buttons" t-if="view.view_manager.action.flags.action_buttons !== false">
             <!--<button type="button" class="oe_form_button_save">Save</button>-->
             <button type="button" class="oe_form_button_save_edit">Save &amp; Edit</button>
             <!--<button type="button" class="oe_form_button_cancel">Cancel</button>-->
             <button type="button" class="oe_form_button_new">New</button>
         </div>
-        <div class="oe_form_pager">
+        <div class="oe_form_pager" t-if="view.view_manager.action.flags.pager !== false">
             <button type="button" data-pager-action="first">First</button>
             <button type="button" data-pager-action="previous">&lt;&lt;</button>
 
diff --git a/addons/base_dashboard/static/src/js/dashboard.js b/addons/base_dashboard/static/src/js/dashboard.js
index ec8cc535bd6..05615317f2e 100644
--- a/addons/base_dashboard/static/src/js/dashboard.js
+++ b/addons/base_dashboard/static/src/js/dashboard.js
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ openerp.base.form.Action = openerp.base.form.Widget.extend({
         action.flags = {
             search_view : false,
             sidebar : false,
-            views_switcher : false
+            views_switcher : false,
+            action_buttons : false
         }
         var node_attrs = this.node.attrs;
         var content_id = 'portlet-content-'+node_attrs.name;