diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/control_panel/search/add_new_favorite_menu.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/control_panel/search/add_new_favorite_menu.js
index 421fec3e04b..07c80d38c29 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/control_panel/search/add_new_favorite_menu.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/control_panel/search/add_new_favorite_menu.js
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ var AddNewFavoriteMenu = Widget.extend({
     // Public
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+    /**
+     * @param {Object} params
+     */
+    update: function (params) {
+        this.favorites = params.favorites;
+    },
     /**
      * Close the menu and re-render the widget.
      */
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/control_panel/search/favorite_menu.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/control_panel/search/favorite_menu.js
index 8b9ae4d44d6..0a536820735 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/control_panel/search/favorite_menu.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/control_panel/search/favorite_menu.js
@@ -48,6 +48,18 @@ var FavoriteMenu = DropdownMenu.extend({
         });
     },
 
+    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Public
+    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    /**
+     * @override
+     */
+    update: function (items) {
+        this._super.apply(this, arguments);
+        _.invoke(this.subMenus, 'update', { favorites: this.items });
+    },
+
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Private
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/search_view_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/search_view_tests.js
index 7fddde6c11a..9e01ebb45c0 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/search_view_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/search_view_tests.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ var createActionManager = testUtils.createActionManager;
 var createControlPanel = testUtils.createControlPanel;
 var createView = testUtils.createView;
 var patchDate = testUtils.mock.patchDate;
+var session = require('web.session');
 
 var controlPanelViewParameters = require('web.controlPanelViewParameters');
 var PERIOD_OPTIONS_IDS = controlPanelViewParameters.PERIOD_OPTIONS.map(function (option) {return option.optionId;});
@@ -1051,6 +1052,80 @@ QUnit.module('Search View', {
         actionManager.destroy();
     });
 
+    QUnit.test('favorites have unique descriptions (the submenus of the favorite menu are correctly updated)', async function (assert) {
+        assert.expect(7);
+
+        const UID = session.uid;
+
+        const actionManager = await createActionManager({
+            actions: this.actions,
+            archs: this.archs,
+            data: this.data,
+            intercepts: {
+                load_filters: function (event) {
+                    return Promise.resolve([{
+                        context: "{}",
+                        domain: "[]",
+                        id: 7,
+                        is_default: false,
+                        name: "My favorite",
+                        sort: "[]",
+                        user_id: [2, "Mitchell Admin"],
+                    }]).then(event.data.on_success);
+                },
+                create_filter: function (event) {
+                    assert.step('create_filter');
+                    assert.deepEqual(event.data.filter, {
+                        "action_id": 1,
+                        "context": {},
+                        "domain": "[]",
+                        "is_default": false,
+                        "model_id": "partner",
+                        "name": "My favorite 2",
+                        "sort": "[]",
+                        "user_id": UID,
+                      });
+                    return Promise.resolve(1).then(event.data.on_success);
+                }
+            },
+        });
+        testUtils.mock.intercept(actionManager, 'call_service', function (ev) {
+            if (ev.data.service === 'notification') {
+                // A notification alerting that another favorite with same name exists
+                // should be triggered
+                assert.step('notification');
+                assert.deepEqual(ev.data.args[0], {
+                    "className": undefined,
+                    "message": "Filter with same name already exists.",
+                    "sticky": undefined,
+                    "title": "Error",
+                    "type": "warning"
+                  });
+            }
+        }, true);
+
+        await actionManager.doAction(1);
+        await testUtils.dom.click($('button .fa-star'));
+        await testUtils.dom.click($('.o_favorites_menu .o_add_favorite'));
+        await testUtils.fields.editInput($('div.o_favorite_name input'), 'My favorite');
+        await testUtils.dom.click($('.o_favorites_menu div.o_save_favorite button'));
+
+        await testUtils.fields.editInput($('div.o_favorite_name input'), 'My favorite 2');
+        await testUtils.dom.click($('.o_favorites_menu div.o_save_favorite button'));
+
+        await testUtils.dom.click($('.o_favorites_menu .o_add_favorite'));
+        await testUtils.fields.editInput($('div.o_favorite_name input'), 'My favorite 2');
+        await testUtils.dom.click($('.o_favorites_menu div.o_save_favorite button'));
+
+        assert.verifySteps([
+            'notification',
+            'create_filter',
+            'notification'
+        ])
+
+        actionManager.destroy();
+    });
+
     QUnit.module('Search Arch');
 
     QUnit.test('arch order of groups of filters preserved', async function (assert) {