diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/legacy/action_adapters.js b/addons/web/static/src/legacy/action_adapters.js
index b841ede875d..e7a1925abdb 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/legacy/action_adapters.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/legacy/action_adapters.js
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@ class ActionAdapter extends ComponentAdapter {
         let originalUpdateControlPanel;
         useEffect(
             () => {
-                this.title.setParts({ action: this.widget.getTitle() });
                 const query = this.widget.getState();
                 Object.assign(query, this.tempQuery);
                 this.tempQuery = null;
                 this.__widget = this.widget;
                 if (!this.wowlEnv.inDialog) {
                     this.pushState(query);
+                    this.title.setParts({ action: this.widget.getTitle() });
                 }
                 this.wowlEnv.bus.on("ACTION_MANAGER:UPDATE", this, () => {
                     this.env.bus.trigger("close_dialogs");
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/webclient/actions/target_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/webclient/actions/target_tests.js
index efe14fb0528..78aa943518e 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/webclient/actions/target_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/webclient/actions/target_tests.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import testUtils from "web.test_utils";
 import core from "web.core";
 import AbstractAction from "web.AbstractAction";
+import { registry } from "@web/core/registry";
 import { legacyExtraNextTick } from "../../helpers/utils";
 import { createWebClient, doAction, getActionManagerServerData } from "./../helpers";
 
@@ -297,6 +298,30 @@ QUnit.module("ActionManager", (hooks) => {
         }
     );
 
+    QUnit.test('actions in target="new" do not update page title', async function (assert) {
+        const mockedTitleService = {
+            start() {
+                return {
+                    setParts({ action }) {
+                        if (action) {
+                            assert.step(action);
+                        }
+                    },
+                };
+            },
+        };
+        registry.category("services").add("title", mockedTitleService);
+        const webClient = await createWebClient({ serverData });
+
+        // sanity check: execute an action in target="current"
+        await doAction(webClient, 1);
+        assert.verifySteps(["Partners Action 1"]);
+
+        // execute an action in target="new"
+        await doAction(webClient, 5);
+        assert.verifySteps([]);
+    });
+
     QUnit.module('Actions in target="inline"');
     QUnit.test(
         'form views for actions in target="inline" open in edit mode',