diff --git a/addons/report/static/src/js/client_action.js b/addons/report/static/src/js/client_action.js
index 22d53d57eea..4538b9df11b 100644
--- a/addons/report/static/src/js/client_action.js
+++ b/addons/report/static/src/js/client_action.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ var QWeb = core.qweb;
 var AUTHORIZED_MESSAGES = [
     'report.editor:save_ok',
     'report.editor:discard_ok',
+    'report:do_action',
 ];
 
 var ReportAction = Widget.extend(ControlPanelMixin, {
@@ -124,6 +125,9 @@ var ReportAction = Widget.extend(ControlPanelMixin, {
 
             // Check the syntax of the received message.
             var message = ev.originalEvent.data;
+            if (_.isObject(message)) {
+                message = message.message;
+            }
             if (! _.isString(message) || (_.isString(message) && ! _.contains(AUTHORIZED_MESSAGES, message))) {
                 return;
             }
@@ -141,6 +145,8 @@ var ReportAction = Widget.extend(ControlPanelMixin, {
                     this.in_edit_mode = false;
                     this._update_control_panel_buttons();
                     break;
+                case 'report:do_action':
+                    return this.do_action(ev.originalEvent.data.action);
                 default:
             }
         }
diff --git a/addons/report/static/src/js/report.editor.js b/addons/report/static/src/js/report.editor.js
index 21c8500b6ed..5b58793bbf5 100644
--- a/addons/report/static/src/js/report.editor.js
+++ b/addons/report/static/src/js/report.editor.js
@@ -63,6 +63,29 @@ if (window.self !== window.top) {
             }
         }
     }, false);
+
+    // Allow to send commands to the webclient when the editor is disabled.
+    if (window.location.search.indexOf('enable_editor') === -1) {
+        // `do_action` command
+        $('[res-id][res-model][view-type]')
+            .wrap('<a/>')
+                .attr('href', '#')
+            .on('click', function (ev) {
+                ev.preventDefault();
+                var action = {
+                    'type': 'ir.actions.act_window',
+                    'view_type': $(this).attr('view-type'),
+                    'view_mode': $(this).attr('view-mode') || $(this).attr('view-type'),
+                    'res_id': Number($(this).attr('res-id')),
+                    'res_model': $(this).attr('res-model'),
+                    'views': [[$(this).attr('view-id') || false, $(this).attr('view-type')]],
+                };
+                window.parent.postMessage({
+                    'message': 'report:do_action',
+                    'action': action,
+                }, trusted_origin);
+            });
+    }
 }
 
 options.registry.many2one.include({