diff --git a/addons/web_editor/models/ir_ui_view.py b/addons/web_editor/models/ir_ui_view.py
index 37228224971..612abc1596a 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/models/ir_ui_view.py
+++ b/addons/web_editor/models/ir_ui_view.py
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ class IrUiView(models.Model):
     @api.model
     def _view_obj(self, view_id):
         if isinstance(view_id, pycompat.string_types):
-            return self.env.ref(view_id)
+            return self.search([('key', '=', view_id)]) or self.env.ref(view_id)
         elif isinstance(view_id, pycompat.integer_types):
             return self.browse(view_id)
         # assume it's already a view object (WTF?)
diff --git a/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_ui_view.py b/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_ui_view.py
index 569c33ac92b..11a8fdb9a12 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_ui_view.py
+++ b/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_ui_view.py
@@ -1126,7 +1126,8 @@ actual arch.
             return template
         if '.' not in template:
             raise ValueError('Invalid template id: %r' % template)
-        return self.env['ir.model.data'].xmlid_to_res_id(template, raise_if_not_found=True)
+        view = self.search([('key', '=', template)])
+        return view and view.id or self.env['ir.model.data'].xmlid_to_res_id(template, raise_if_not_found=True)
 
     def clear_cache(self):
         """ Deprecated, use `clear_caches` instead. """