diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/js/tools/debug_manager.js b/addons/mail/static/src/js/tools/debug_manager.js
index 4c768e8bb2d..452a062806f 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/js/tools/debug_manager.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/js/tools/debug_manager.js
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ DebugManager.include({
             views: [[false, 'list'], [false, 'form']],
             type: 'ir.actions.act_window',
             domain: [['res_id', '=', selectedIDs[0]], ['model', '=', this._controller.modelName]],
+            context: {
+                default_res_model: this._controller.modelName,
+                default_res_id: selectedIDs[0],
+            },
         });
     },
 });
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/tests/tools/debug_manager_tests.js b/addons/mail/static/tests/tools/debug_manager_tests.js
index 71314e244fc..5617ce1b658 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/tests/tools/debug_manager_tests.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/tests/tools/debug_manager_tests.js
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ QUnit.module('Mail DebugManager', {}, function () {
             intercepts: {
                 do_action: function (event) {
                     assert.deepEqual(event.data.action, {
+                      context: {
+                        default_res_model: "testModel",
+                        default_res_id: 5,
+                      },
                         res_model: 'mail.message',
                         name: "Manage Messages",
                         views: [[false, 'list'], [false, 'form']],
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/tools/debug_manager.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/tools/debug_manager.js
index 391d8613aac..e4134d18afc 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/tools/debug_manager.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/tools/debug_manager.js
@@ -365,6 +365,10 @@ DebugManager.include({
             views: [[false, 'list'], [false, 'form']],
             type: 'ir.actions.act_window',
             domain: [['res_model', '=', this._action.res_model], ['res_id', '=', selectedIDs[0]]],
+            context: {
+                default_res_model: this._action.res_model,
+                default_res_id: selectedIDs[0],
+            },
         });
     },
     get_metadata: function() {
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/tools/debug_manager_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/tools/debug_manager_tests.js
index cf31d085a50..d8804e88882 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/tools/debug_manager_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/tools/debug_manager_tests.js
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ QUnit.module('DebugManager', {}, function () {
             intercepts: {
                 do_action: function (event) {
                     assert.deepEqual(event.data.action, {
+                      context: {
+                        default_res_model: "test.model",
+                        default_res_id: 5,
+                      },
                       domain: [["res_model", "=", "test.model"],["res_id", "=", 5]],
                       name: "Manage Attachments",
                       res_model: "ir.attachment",