diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_controller.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_controller.js
index 5293ee6f4b6..7beb15a9d70 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_controller.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_controller.js
@@ -87,6 +87,41 @@ return AbstractController.extend(FieldManagerMixin, {
     // Private
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+    /**
+     * When the user clicks on a 'action button', this function determines what
+     * should happen.
+     *
+     * @private
+     * @param {Object} attrs the attrs of the button clicked
+     * @param {Object} [record] the current state of the view
+     * @returns {Deferred}
+     */
+    _callButtonAction: function (attrs, record) {
+        var self = this;
+        var def = $.Deferred();
+        var reload = function () {
+            if (!self.isDestroyed()) {
+                self.reload();
+            }
+        };
+        record = record || this.model.get(this.handle);
+        var recordID = record.data.id;
+        this.trigger_up('execute_action', {
+            action_data: _.extend({}, attrs, {
+                context: record.getContext({additionalContext: attrs.context}),
+            }),
+            model: record.model,
+            record_id: recordID,
+            on_closed: function (reason) {
+                if (!_.isObject(reason)) {
+                    reload();
+                }
+            },
+            on_fail: reload,
+            on_success: def.resolve.bind(def),
+        });
+        return this.alive(def);
+    },
     /**
      * Called by the field manager mixin to confirm that a change just occured
      * (after that potential onchanges have been applied).
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form/form_controller.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form/form_controller.js
index e833c80e3b2..981d614f52c 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form/form_controller.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form/form_controller.js
@@ -260,41 +260,6 @@ var FormController = BasicController.extend({
     // Private
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-    /**
-     * When the user clicks on a form button, this function determines what
-     * should happen.
-     *
-     * @private
-     * @param {Object} attrs the attrs of the button clicked
-     * @param {Object} [record] the current state of the view
-     * @returns {Deferred}
-     */
-    _callButtonAction: function (attrs, record) {
-        var self = this;
-        var def = $.Deferred();
-        var reload = function () {
-            if (!self.isDestroyed()) {
-                self.reload();
-            }
-        };
-        record = record || this.model.get(this.handle);
-        var recordID = record.data.id;
-        this.trigger_up('execute_action', {
-            action_data: _.extend({}, attrs, {
-                context: record.getContext({additionalContext: attrs.context}),
-            }),
-            model: record.model,
-            record_id: recordID,
-            on_closed: function (reason) {
-                if (!_.isObject(reason)) {
-                    reload();
-                }
-            },
-            on_fail: reload,
-            on_success: def.resolve.bind(def),
-        });
-        return this.alive(def);
-    },
     /**
      * When a save operation has been confirmed from the model, this method is
      * called.
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/list/list_controller.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/list/list_controller.js
index 1f5bb64cac8..d4d1fe9debe 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/list/list_controller.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/list/list_controller.js
@@ -210,11 +210,8 @@ var ListController = BasicController.extend({
      * @param {OdooEvent} event
      */
     _onButtonClicked: function (event) {
-        this.trigger_up('execute_action', {
-            action_data: event.data.attrs,
-            model: this.modelName,
-            record_id: event.data.record.res_id,
-        });
+        event.stopPropagation();
+        this._callButtonAction(event.data.attrs, event.data.record);
     },
     /**
      * This event is triggered when a list renderer goes from mode = readonly to
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/list_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/list_tests.js
index 59a7aa774b8..a3abe59892b 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/list_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/list_tests.js
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
     });
 
     QUnit.test('click on a button in a list view', function (assert) {
-        assert.expect(6);
+        assert.expect(9);
 
         var list = createView({
             View: ListView,
@@ -979,6 +979,10 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
                     '<field name="foo"/>' +
                     '<button string="a button" name="button_action" icon="fa-car" type="object"/>' +
                 '</tree>',
+            mockRPC: function (route) {
+                assert.step(route);
+                return this._super.apply(this, arguments);
+            },
             intercepts: {
                 execute_action: function (event) {
                     assert.strictEqual(event.data.record_id, 1,
@@ -989,6 +993,7 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
                         "should call correct method");
                     assert.strictEqual(event.data.action_data.type, 'object',
                         'should have correct type');
+                    event.data.on_closed();
                 },
             },
         });
@@ -999,6 +1004,8 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
             'buttons should have correct icon');
 
         list.$('.o_list_button:first > button').click(); // click on the button
+        assert.verifySteps(['/web/dataset/search_read', '/web/dataset/search_read'],
+            "should have reloaded the view (after the action is complete)");
         list.destroy();
     });