diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_renderer.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_renderer.js
index 4236ce74da4..6721f6d446c 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_renderer.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_renderer.js
@@ -301,6 +301,16 @@ var KanbanRenderer = BasicRenderer.extend({
             }
         }
     },
+    /**
+     * @private
+     * @override
+     * adds a specific class to the kanban helper so that it can be targetted by specific css
+     */
+    _renderNoContentHelper: function() {
+        var $el = this._super.apply(this, arguments);
+        $el.toggleClass('o_kanban_view_nocontent',true)
+        return $el;
+    },
     /**
      * Renders an ungrouped kanban view in a fragment.
      *
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/less/views.less b/addons/web/static/src/less/views.less
index 3325bc13415..fa50c2e2bd8 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/less/views.less
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/less/views.less
@@ -46,8 +46,10 @@
 }
 
 .o_view_nocontent {
-    .o-position-absolute(20%, 0, 0, 0);
-    pointer-events: none;
+    &.o_kanban_view_nocontent {
+        .o-position-absolute(20%, 0, 0, 0);        
+        pointer-events: none;
+    }
 
     .o_nocontent_help {
         pointer-events: auto;