diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/list/list_arch_parser.js b/addons/web/static/src/views/list/list_arch_parser.js
index d697c0649fb..fe415739c4e 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/list/list_arch_parser.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/list/list_arch_parser.js
@@ -163,6 +163,11 @@ export class ListArchParser extends XMLParser {
                 treeAttr.noOpen = archParseBoolean(node.getAttribute("no_open") || "");
                 treeAttr.expand = archParseBoolean(xmlDoc.getAttribute("expand") || "");
                 treeAttr.decorations = getDecoration(xmlDoc);
+
+                // custom open action when clicking on record row
+                const action = xmlDoc.getAttribute("action");
+                const type = xmlDoc.getAttribute("type");
+                treeAttr.openAction = action && type ? { action, type } : null;
             }
         });
 
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/list/list_controller.js b/addons/web/static/src/views/list/list_controller.js
index 9af25c26907..fb985f67b13 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/list/list_controller.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/list/list_controller.js
@@ -167,8 +167,23 @@ export class ListController extends Component {
     }
 
     async openRecord(record) {
-        const activeIds = this.model.root.records.map((datapoint) => datapoint.resId);
-        this.props.selectRecord(record.resId, { activeIds });
+        if (this.archInfo.openAction) {
+            this.actionService.doActionButton({
+                name: this.archInfo.openAction.action,
+                type: this.archInfo.openAction.type,
+                resModel: record.resModel,
+                resId: record.resId,
+                resIds: record.resIds,
+                context: record.context,
+                onClose: async () => {
+                    await record.model.root.load();
+                    record.model.notify();
+                },
+            });
+        } else {
+            const activeIds = this.model.root.records.map((datapoint) => datapoint.resId);
+            this.props.selectRecord(record.resId, { activeIds });
+        }
     }
 
     onClickCreate() {
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/list_view_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/list_view_tests.js
index c99a27a3f06..6c70921fb00 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/list_view_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/list_view_tests.js
@@ -1799,6 +1799,52 @@ QUnit.module("Views", (hooks) => {
         assert.verifySteps(["openRecord", "openRecord"]);
     });
 
+    QUnit.test("action/type attributes on tree arch, type='object'", async (assert) => {
+        const list = await makeView({
+            type: "list",
+            resModel: "foo",
+            serverData,
+            arch: '<tree action="a1" type="object"><field name="foo"/></tree>',
+            mockRPC(route, args) {
+                assert.step(args.method);
+            },
+        });
+
+        patchWithCleanup(list.env.services.action, {
+            doActionButton(params) {
+                assert.step(`doActionButton type ${params.type} name ${params.name}`);
+                params.onClose();
+            },
+        });
+
+        assert.verifySteps(["get_views", "web_search_read"]);
+        await click(target.querySelector(".o_data_cell"));
+        assert.verifySteps(["doActionButton type object name a1", "web_search_read"]);
+    });
+
+    QUnit.test("action/type attributes on tree arch, type='action'", async (assert) => {
+        const list = await makeView({
+            type: "list",
+            resModel: "foo",
+            serverData,
+            arch: '<tree action="a1" type="action"><field name="foo"/></tree>',
+            mockRPC(route, args) {
+                assert.step(args.method);
+            },
+        });
+
+        patchWithCleanup(list.env.services.action, {
+            doActionButton(params) {
+                assert.step(`doActionButton type ${params.type} name ${params.name}`);
+                params.onClose();
+            },
+        });
+
+        assert.verifySteps(["get_views", "web_search_read"]);
+        await click(target.querySelector(".o_data_cell"));
+        assert.verifySteps(["doActionButton type action name a1", "web_search_read"]);
+    });
+
     QUnit.test("editable list view: readonly fields cannot be edited", async function (assert) {
         serverData.models.foo.fields.foo.readonly = true;
 
diff --git a/odoo/addons/base/rng/tree_view.rng b/odoo/addons/base/rng/tree_view.rng
index 8985ea827ea..6caca915e2e 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/base/rng/tree_view.rng
+++ b/odoo/addons/base/rng/tree_view.rng
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@
             <rng:optional><rng:attribute name="decoration-warning"/></rng:optional>
             <rng:optional><rng:attribute name="banner_route"/></rng:optional>
             <rng:optional><rng:attribute name="sample"/></rng:optional>
+            <rng:optional><rng:attribute name="action"/></rng:optional>
+            <rng:optional><rng:attribute name="type"/></rng:optional>
             <rng:optional>
                 <rng:attribute name="limit">
                     <rng:data type="int"/>