diff --git a/addons/board/static/src/js/dashboard.js b/addons/board/static/src/js/dashboard.js
index 6606ffe5569..87ff74f826a 100644
--- a/addons/board/static/src/js/dashboard.js
+++ b/addons/board/static/src/js/dashboard.js
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ var DashBoard = form_common.FormWidget.extend({
                 }
             });
             am.do_action = self.do_action.bind(self);
+            am.current_action_updated = function() {};
         });
     },
     renderElement: function() {
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/abstract_web_client.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/abstract_web_client.js
index c3985f4cf5c..e6dab38f61c 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/abstract_web_client.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/abstract_web_client.js
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ var WebClient = Widget.extend({
         toggle_fullscreen: function (event) {
             this.toggle_fullscreen(event.data.fullscreen);
         },
+        current_action_updated: function (e) {
+            this.current_action_updated(e.data.action);
+        },
     },
     init: function(parent) {
         this.client_options = {};
@@ -220,6 +223,9 @@ var WebClient = Widget.extend({
             this.connection_notification = false;
         }
     },
+    // Handler to be overwritten
+    current_action_updated: function () {
+    },
     // --------------------------------------------------------------
     // Scrolltop handling
     // --------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/action_manager.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/action_manager.js
index 4a03fadc543..0206e4cd25e 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/action_manager.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/action_manager.js
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ var ActionManager = Widget.extend({
                 self.clear_action_stack(actions_to_destroy);
             }
             self.toggle_fullscreen();
+            self.trigger_up('current_action_updated', {action: new_action});
         }).fail(function () {
             // Destroy failed action and restore internal state
             new_action.destroy();
@@ -408,6 +409,7 @@ var ActionManager = Widget.extend({
                         callbacks: [{widget: action.widget}],
                     });
                 }
+                self.trigger_up('current_action_updated', {action: action});
             });
         }).fail(function() {
             return $.Deferred().reject();
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/widgets/debug_manager.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/widgets/debug_manager.js
index f191eb739ea..f7ddd008e1d 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/widgets/debug_manager.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/widgets/debug_manager.js
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ var DebugManager = Widget.extend({
         }
     },
     start: function () {
-        core.bus.on('current_action_updated', this, this.update.bind(this, 'action'));
         core.bus.on('rpc:result', this, function (req, resp) {
             this._debug_events(resp.debug);
         });
@@ -647,26 +646,12 @@ if (core.debug) {
     SystrayMenu.Items.push(DebugManager);
 
     WebClient.include({
-        start: function() {
-            var self = this;
-            return this._super().then(function () {
-                // Override push_action and select_action so that it triggers
-                // an event each time a new action is pushed.
-                // The DebugManager listens to this event to keep itself up-to-date
-                var push_action = self.action_manager.push_action;
-                self.action_manager.push_action = function(widget, descr) {
-                    return push_action.apply(self.action_manager, arguments).then(function () {
-                        core.bus.trigger('current_action_updated', descr, widget);
-                    });
-                };
-                var select_action = self.action_manager.select_action;
-                self.action_manager.select_action = function() {
-                    return select_action.apply(self.action_manager, arguments).then(function () {
-                        var action = self.action_manager.get_inner_action();
-                        core.bus.trigger('current_action_updated', action.action_descr, action.widget);
-                    });
-                };
-            });
+        current_action_updated: function(action) {
+            this._super.apply(this, arguments);
+            var action_descr = action && action.action_descr;
+            var action_widget = action && action.widget;
+            var debug_manager = _.find(this.systray_menu.widgets, function(item) {return item instanceof DebugManager; });
+            debug_manager.update('action', action_descr, action_widget);
         },
     });
 
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/widgets/systray_menu.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/widgets/systray_menu.js
index 025d8c83970..0d0e18476b0 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/widgets/systray_menu.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/widgets/systray_menu.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ var SystrayMenu = Widget.extend({
     init: function(parent) {
         this._super(parent);
         this.items = [];
+        this.widgets = [];
         this.load = $.Deferred();
     },
     start: function() {
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ var SystrayMenu = Widget.extend({
         });
         _.each(SystrayMenu.Items, function(widgetCls) {
             var cur_systray_item = new widgetCls(self);
+            self.widgets.push(cur_systray_item);
             self.items.push(cur_systray_item.prependTo(self.$el));
         });
     },