diff --git a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban_column.js b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban_column.js
index adfec759068..aa967003578 100644
--- a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban_column.js
+++ b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban_column.js
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ var KanbanColumn = Widget.extend({
         this.record_options = _.extend(_.clone(record_options), {
             group_info: this.values,
         });
+
+        var self = this;
+        this.tooltip_info = _.map(group_data.options.group_by_tooltip, function (key, value, list) {
+            return (self.values && self.values[value] && "<div>" +key + "<br>" + self.values[value] + "</div>") || '';
+        }).join('');
     },
 
     start: function() {
@@ -157,7 +162,8 @@ var KanbanColumn = Widget.extend({
         } else {
             tooltip = this.records.length + _t(' records');
         }
-        this.$header.tooltip().attr('data-original-title', tooltip);
+        tooltip = '<p>' + tooltip + '</p>' + this.tooltip_info;
+        this.$header.tooltip({html: true}).attr('data-original-title', tooltip);
         if (!this.remaining) {
             this.$('.o_kanban_load_more').remove();
         } else {
diff --git a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban_view.js b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban_view.js
index 73ddfa31d55..d0662f424e0 100644
--- a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban_view.js
+++ b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban_view.js
@@ -171,9 +171,11 @@ var KanbanView = View.extend({
             // legends for kanban state management (states_legend) are fetched in
             // one call.
             var group_by_fields_to_read = [];
+            var group_options = {};
             var recurse = function(node) {
-                if (node.tag === "field" && node.attrs && node.attrs.options) {
+                if (node.tag === "field" && node.attrs && node.attrs.options && node.attrs.name === group_by_field) {
                     var options = pyeval.py_eval(node.attrs.options);
+                    group_options = options;
                     var states_fields_to_read = _.map(
                         options && options.states_legend || {},
                         function (value, key, list) { return value; });
@@ -184,6 +186,7 @@ var KanbanView = View.extend({
                         group_by_fields_to_read,
                         states_fields_to_read,
                         tooltip_fields_to_read);
+                    return;
                 }
                 _.each(node.children, function(child) {
                     recurse(child);
@@ -203,6 +206,7 @@ var KanbanView = View.extend({
                             group.title = result ? result.display_name : _t("Undefined");
                             group.values = result;
                             group.id = group_id;
+                            group.options = group_options;
                         });
                         return groups;
                     });
diff --git a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/less/kanban_view.less b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/less/kanban_view.less
index 24d71629b34..31c5bb59c12 100644
--- a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/less/kanban_view.less
+++ b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/less/kanban_view.less
@@ -336,21 +336,6 @@
             visibility: hidden;
         }
 
-        .oe_kanban_status {
-            display: inline-block;
-            height: 12px;
-            width: 12px;
-            border-radius: 6px;
-
-            background-color: @odoo-brand-secondary;
-
-            &.oe_kanban_status_green {
-                background-color: @brand-success;
-            }
-            &.oe_kanban_status_red {
-                background-color: @brand-danger;
-            }
-        }
     }
 
     .o_kanban_group {
@@ -531,6 +516,20 @@
     }
 }
 
+// necessary outside kanban views (for example, edit column form in task kanban view)
+// ideally, it should be made generic (.o_status, .o_status_green, ...)
+.oe_kanban_status {
+    display: inline-block;
+    height: 12px;
+    width: 12px;
+    border-radius: 6px;
 
+    background-color: @odoo-brand-secondary;
 
-
+    &.oe_kanban_status_green {
+        background-color: @brand-success;
+    }
+    &.oe_kanban_status_red {
+        background-color: @brand-danger;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/xml/web_kanban.xml b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/xml/web_kanban.xml
index 1b12787c76e..e2179b56764 100644
--- a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/xml/web_kanban.xml
+++ b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/xml/web_kanban.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 <t t-name="KanbanView.Group">
     <div class="o_kanban_group" t-att-data-id="widget.id">
-        <div class="o_kanban_header" t-att-title="widget.data_records.length + ' records'">
+        <div class="o_kanban_header" t-att-title="widget.data_records.length + ' records'" data-delay="500">
             <span class="o_column_title"><t t-esc="widget.title"/></span>
             <span class="o_column_unfold"><i class="fa fa-arrows-h"/></span>
             <span class="o_kanban_config dropdown">