diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_model.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_model.js
index fd21ed4df86..bfb6f5e0cc9 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_model.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_model.js
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ var KanbanModel = BasicModel.extend({
      * @override
      */
     _load: function (dataPoint, options) {
-        if (dataPoint.progressBar) {
+        if (dataPoint.groupedBy.length && dataPoint.progressBar) {
             return this._readProgressBarGroup(dataPoint, options);
         }
         return this._super.apply(this, arguments);
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_tests.js
index f8f2e232794..84d63fa4f67 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_tests.js
@@ -4232,6 +4232,37 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         kanban.destroy();
     });
 
+    QUnit.test('column progressbars should not crash in non grouped views', function (assert) {
+        assert.expect(3);
+
+        var kanban = createView({
+            View: KanbanView,
+            model: 'partner',
+            data: this.data,
+            arch:
+                '<kanban>' +
+                    '<field name="bar"/>' +
+                    '<field name="int_field"/>' +
+                    '<progressbar field="foo" colors=\'{"yop": "success", "gnap": "warning", "blip": "danger"}\' sum_field="int_field"/>' +
+                    '<templates><t t-name="kanban-box">' +
+                        '<div>' +
+                            '<field name="name"/>' +
+                        '</div>' +
+                    '</t></templates>' +
+                '</kanban>',
+            mockRPC: function (route, args) {
+                assert.step(route)
+                return this._super(route, args);
+            },
+        });
+
+        assert.strictEqual(kanban.$('.o_kanban_record').text(), 'namenamenamename',
+            "should have renderer 4 records");
+
+        assert.verifySteps(['/web/dataset/search_read'], "no read on progress bar data is done");
+        kanban.destroy();
+    });
+
     QUnit.test('column progressbars: creating a new column should create a new progressbar', function (assert) {
         assert.expect(1);