diff --git a/addons/web/controllers/main.py b/addons/web/controllers/main.py
index 71d01e2ef0a..fc1e1eb958e 100644
--- a/addons/web/controllers/main.py
+++ b/addons/web/controllers/main.py
@@ -1344,6 +1344,7 @@ class SearchView(View):
         ctx = common.nonliterals.CompoundContext(context_to_save)
         ctx.session = req.session
         ctx = ctx.evaluate()
+        ctx['dashboard_merge_domains_contexts'] = False # TODO: replace this 6.1 workaround by attribute on <action/>
         domain = common.nonliterals.CompoundDomain(domain)
         domain.session = req.session
         domain = domain.evaluate()
diff --git a/addons/web_dashboard/static/src/js/dashboard.js b/addons/web_dashboard/static/src/js/dashboard.js
index 698d0b7da08..e445bf6c1ed 100644
--- a/addons/web_dashboard/static/src/js/dashboard.js
+++ b/addons/web_dashboard/static/src/js/dashboard.js
@@ -145,13 +145,20 @@ openerp.web.form.DashBoard = openerp.web.form.Widget.extend({
             action = result.result,
             view_mode = action_attrs.view_mode;
 
-        if (action_attrs.context) {
-            action.context = _.extend((action.context || {}), action_attrs.context);
-        }
-        if (action_attrs.domain) {
-            action.domain = action.domain || [];
-            action.domain.unshift.apply(action.domain, action_attrs.domain);
+        if (action_attrs.context && action_attrs.context['dashboard_merge_domains_contexts'] === false) {
+            // TODO: replace this 6.1 workaround by attribute on <action/>
+            action.context = action_attrs.context || {};
+            action.domain = action_attrs.domain || [];
+        } else {
+            if (action_attrs.context) {
+                action.context = _.extend((action.context || {}), action_attrs.context);
+            }
+            if (action_attrs.domain) {
+                action.domain = action.domain || [];
+                action.domain.unshift.apply(action.domain, action_attrs.domain);
+            }
         }
+
         var action_orig = _.extend({ flags : {} }, action);
 
         if (view_mode && view_mode != action.view_mode) {