diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/control_panel/control_panel_model.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/control_panel/control_panel_model.js
index 9353022eacf..67b1a4c64f8 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/control_panel/control_panel_model.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/control_panel/control_panel_model.js
@@ -645,10 +645,7 @@ var ControlPanelModel = mvc.Model.extend({
      * @returns {Object} context
      */
     _getFilterContext: function (filter) {
-        var context = {};
-        if (filter.type === 'favorite') {
-            _.extend(context, filter.context);
-        }
+        var context = filter.context || {};
         // the following code aims to restore this:
         // https://github.com/odoo/odoo/blob/master/addons/web/static/src/js/views/search/search_inputs.js#L498
         // this is required for the helpdesk tour to pass
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/control_panel/control_panel_view.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/control_panel/control_panel_view.js
index 3f89ad9f637..edda0e3c9ac 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/control_panel/control_panel_view.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/control_panel/control_panel_view.js
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ var ControlPanelView = Factory.extend({
                                 'Ω';
         if (filter.type === 'filter') {
             filter.domain = attrs.domain;
+            filter.context = pyUtils.eval('context', attrs.context);
             if (attrs.date) {
                 filter.fieldName = attrs.date;
                 filter.fieldType = this.fields[attrs.date].type;
@@ -198,6 +199,7 @@ var ControlPanelView = Factory.extend({
         var groupOfGroupBys = [];
         var groupNumber = 1;
 
+
         _.each(preFilters, function (preFilter) {
             if (preFilter.attrs && preFilter.attrs.invisible) {
                 return;
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/control_panel_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/control_panel_tests.js
index 08cc1391719..10b1bb79879 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/control_panel_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/control_panel_tests.js
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         assert.deepEqual(
             controlPanelFactory.loadParams.groups,
             [[{
+                context: {},
                 description: "Hello",
                 groupNumber: 2,
                 domain: "[]",
@@ -198,6 +199,7 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
             controlPanelFactory.loadParams.groups,
             [[
                 {
+                  "context": {},
                   "description": "Hello One",
                   "domain": "[]",
                   "groupNumber": 2,
@@ -205,6 +207,7 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
                   "type": "filter"
                 },
                 {
+                  "context": {},
                   "description": "Hello Two",
                   "domain": "[('bar', '=', 3)]",
                   "groupNumber": 2,
@@ -233,6 +236,7 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
             [
                 [
                     {
+                      context: {},
                       description: "Hello One",
                       domain: "[]",
                       groupNumber: 2,
@@ -242,6 +246,7 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
                 ],
                 [
                     {
+                      context: {},
                       description: "Hello Two",
                       domain: "[('bar', '=', 3)]",
                       groupNumber: 4,
@@ -267,6 +272,7 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
             [
                 [
                     {
+                        context: {},
                         description: "Hello",
                         domain: "[]",
                         groupNumber: 2,
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/search_view_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/search_view_tests.js
index fa3fe817c2a..f4b0163ce07 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/search_view_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/search_view_tests.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ odoo.define('web.search_view_tests', function (require) {
 "use strict";
 
 var FormView = require('web.FormView');
+var ListView = require('web.ListView');
 var testUtils = require('web.test_utils');
 
 var createActionManager = testUtils.createActionManager;
@@ -694,6 +695,39 @@ QUnit.module('Search View', {
         window.Date = RealDate;
     });
 
+    QUnit.test('`context` key in <filter> is used', function (assert) {
+        assert.expect(3);
+
+        this.archs['partner,4,search'] = '<search>'+
+            '<filter string="AAA" name="some_filter" context="{\'coucou_1\': 1}"></filter>' +
+        '</search>';
+
+        var actionManager = createActionManager({
+            actions: this.actions,
+            archs: this.archs,
+            data: this.data,
+            mockRPC: function (route, args) {
+                if (route === '/web/dataset/search_read') {
+                    assert.step(JSON.stringify(args.context));
+                }
+                return this._super.apply(this, arguments);
+            },
+        });
+
+        actionManager.doAction(5);
+
+        // select filter
+        testUtils.dom.click($('.o_search_options .fa-filter'));
+        testUtils.dom.click($('.o_menu_item:contains(AAA)'));
+
+        assert.verifySteps([
+            "{}",
+            "{\"coucou_1\":1}",
+        ]);
+
+        actionManager.destroy();
+    });
+
     QUnit.module('Favorites Menu');
 
     QUnit.test('dynamic filters are saved dynamic', function (assert) {