diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list.js
index c0231487640..fbbfabcacca 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list.js
@@ -850,7 +850,6 @@ instance.web.ListView = instance.web.View.extend( /** @lends instance.web.ListVi
         this.$el.find('.oe_view_nocontent').click(function() {
             create_nocontent.openerpBounce();
         });
-        this.insert_alias(this.$el.find('.oe_view_nocontent'));
     }
 });
 instance.web.ListView.List = instance.web.Class.extend( /** @lends instance.web.ListView.List# */{
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js
index 4b532e633be..fbe53711c8a 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js
@@ -1306,7 +1306,7 @@ instance.web.View = instance.web.Widget.extend({
         } else if (action_data.type=="action") {
             return this.rpc('/web/action/load', {
                 action_id: action_data.name,
-                context: instance.web.pyeval.eval('context', context),
+                context: _.extend({'active_model': dataset.model, 'active_ids': dataset.ids, 'active_id': record_id}, instance.web.pyeval.eval('context', context)),
                 do_not_eval: true
             }).then(handler);
         } else  {
@@ -1395,26 +1395,6 @@ instance.web.View = instance.web.Widget.extend({
         var attrs = this.fields_view.arch.attrs;
         return (action in attrs) ? JSON.parse(attrs[action]) : true;
     },
-    /**
-     * insert alias into the dom
-     */
-    insert_alias: function ($dom) {
-        var self = this;
-        var context = this.options.action.context || {};
-        if (context && context.help_alias) {
-            new instance.web.Model('mail.alias').call("get_alias", [], {
-                    'model': this.options.action.res_model, 
-                    'alias_defaults': context.help_alias
-                    }).then(function (alias_ids) {
-                if (alias_ids.length && alias_ids[0].email.match(/@.+/)) {
-                    // alias_ids[0].global
-                    var $alias = $(QWeb.render('View.nocontent_alias'));
-                    $alias.append('<a href="mailto:' + alias_ids[0].email + '">' + alias_ids[0].email + '</a>');
-                    $dom.append($alias);
-                }
-            });
-        }
-    },
 });
 
 /**
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml b/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
index 47eb0214616..7604814fe1d 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
@@ -1871,9 +1871,4 @@
         </t>
     </t>
 </t>
-<t t-name="View.nocontent_alias">
-    <p class="oe_view_nocontent_alias">
-        You can also create documents by sending an email to:
-    </p>
-</t>
 </templates>
diff --git a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban.js b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban.js
index 9fac388d7bc..618e3c7e915 100644
--- a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban.js
+++ b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban.js
@@ -456,15 +456,14 @@ instance.web_kanban.KanbanView = instance.web.View.extend({
         var self = this;
         if (this.groups.group_by
             || !this.options.action
-            || !this.options.action.help) {
+            || (!this.options.action.help)) {
             return;
         }
         this.$el.find('table:first').css("position", "absolute");
-        $(QWeb.render('KanbanView.nocontent', { content : this.options.action.help})).insertAfter(this.$('table:first'));
+        $(QWeb.render('KanbanView.nocontent', { content : this.options.action.dynamic_help || this.options.action.help})).insertAfter(this.$('table:first'));
         this.$el.find('.oe_view_nocontent').click(function() {
             self.$buttons.openerpBounce();
         });
-        this.insert_alias(this.$el.find('.oe_view_nocontent_content'));
     },
     remove_no_result: function() {
         this.$el.find('table:first').css("position", false);