diff --git a/addons/event/static/src/scss/event.scss b/addons/event/static/src/scss/event.scss
index 43dea8de0c6..65afd471c63 100644
--- a/addons/event/static/src/scss/event.scss
+++ b/addons/event/static/src/scss/event.scss
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .o_kanban_view .o_event_kanban_view {
-    .o_kanban_record {
+    .o_kanban_record > div {
         min-height: 140px;
     }
     .o_kanban_content {
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_compiler.js b/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_compiler.js
index 73883b11305..23419b88fbc 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_compiler.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_compiler.js
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ import {
     getTag,
 } from "@web/core/utils/xml";
 import { toStringExpression } from "@web/views/utils";
-import { isTextNode, ViewCompiler } from "@web/views/view_compiler";
-import { KANBAN_BOX_ATTRIBUTE, KANBAN_TOOLTIP_ATTRIBUTE } from "./kanban_arch_parser";
+import { ViewCompiler } from "@web/views/view_compiler";
 
 /**
  * @typedef {Object} DropdownDef
@@ -24,20 +23,11 @@ const INTERP_REGEXP = /\{\{.*?\}\}|#\{.*?\}/g;
 const ACTION_TYPES = ["action", "object"];
 const SPECIAL_TYPES = [...ACTION_TYPES, "edit", "open", "delete", "url", "set_cover"];
 
-function getValidCards(...cardEls) {
-    return cardEls.map((c) => (isValidCard(c) ? [c] : getValidCards(...c.childNodes)));
-}
-
-function isValidCard(el) {
-    return getTag(el, true) !== "t" || el.hasAttribute("t-component");
-}
-
 let currentDropdownId = 1;
 export class KanbanCompiler extends ViewCompiler {
     setup() {
         this.ctx.readonly = "read_only_mode";
         this.compilers.push(
-            { selector: `[t-name='${KANBAN_BOX_ATTRIBUTE}']`, fn: this.compileCard },
             { selector: ".oe_kanban_colorpicker", fn: this.compileColorPicker },
             {
                 selector: ".dropdown,.o_kanban_manage_button_section",
@@ -172,40 +162,6 @@ export class KanbanCompiler extends ViewCompiler {
         return compiled;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @param {Element} el
-     * @param {Object} params
-     * @returns {Element}
-     */
-    compileCard(el, params) {
-        const compiledCard = this.compileGenericNode(el, params);
-        const cards = getValidCards(compiledCard)
-            .flat(Infinity)
-            .filter((card) => card && !isTextNode(card));
-
-        // Add a root ref if we need to use it to add tooltips on the cards
-        // This means that multi-root kanban-box templates cannot have tooltips
-        // WOWL FIXME: always define ref post merge and expose whether the kanban
-        // is grouped or not so that kanban-box can use t-if t-else to avoid
-        // multi-root scenarios in "kanban list" templates.
-        const shouldDefineRef =
-            el.ownerDocument.querySelector(`[t-name='${KANBAN_TOOLTIP_ATTRIBUTE}']`) !== null;
-
-        for (const card of cards) {
-            card.setAttribute("t-att-tabindex", `props.record.model.useSampleModel?-1:0`);
-            card.setAttribute("role", `article`);
-            card.setAttribute("t-att-data-id", `props.canResequence and props.record.id`);
-            card.setAttribute("t-on-click", `onGlobalClick`);
-            if (shouldDefineRef) {
-                card.setAttribute("t-ref", "root");
-            }
-
-            combineAttributes(card, "t-att-class", "getRecordClasses()", "+' '+");
-        }
-
-        return createElement("t", cards);
-    }
-
     /**
      * @returns {Element}
      */
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_controller.scss b/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_controller.scss
index 7b64fb4adba..dd03b4e704d 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_controller.scss
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_controller.scss
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
         padding: 0px!important;
     }
 
-    .o_kanban_record, .o_kanban_quick_create {
+    .o_kanban_record > div, .o_kanban_quick_create {
         padding: $o-kanban-inside-vgutter $o-kanban-inside-hgutter;
         border: 1px solid $border-color;
         background-color: $o-view-background-color;
@@ -52,9 +52,13 @@
         min-width: 150px;
         margin: 0 0 -1px;
 
+        > div {
+            height: 100%;
+        }
+
         // ------- Kanban Record, v11 Layout -------
         // Records colours
-        &::after {
+        > div::after {
             content: "";
             @include o-position-absolute(0, auto, 0, 0);
             width: $o-kanban-color-border-width;
@@ -155,7 +159,7 @@
         // ---------- Kanban Record, fill image design ----------
         // Records with images that compensate record's padding
         // filling all the available space (eg. hr, partners.. )
-        &.o_kanban_record_has_image_fill {
+        .o_kanban_record_has_image_fill {
             display: flex;
 
             .o_kanban_image_fill_left {
@@ -228,6 +232,8 @@
 
     .o_dragged {
         @extend .shadow;
+        transform: rotate(-3deg);
+        transition: transform 0.6s, box-shadow 0.3s;
     }
 
     // -------  Compatibility of old (<= v10) Generic layouts -------
@@ -331,7 +337,8 @@
         }
 
         // Kanban Record - Utility classes
-        &.oe_kanban_global_click, &.oe_kanban_global_click_edit {
+        &.oe_kanban_global_click, &.oe_kanban_global_click_edit,
+        .oe_kanban_global_click, .oe_kanban_global_click_edit {
             cursor: pointer;
             &:focus, &:focus-within {
                 outline: thin solid mix(theme-color('primary'), gray('400'));
@@ -339,11 +346,6 @@
             }
         }
 
-        &.o_dragged {
-            transform: rotate(-3deg);
-            transition: transform 0.6s, box-shadow 0.3s;
-        }
-
         .o_attachment_image > img {
             width: 100%;
             height: auto;
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_dashboard.scss b/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_dashboard.scss
index 29164928d5b..6e152fc755e 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_dashboard.scss
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_dashboard.scss
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-.o_kanban_dashboard {
+.o_kanban_dashboard:not(.o_legacy_kanban_view) {
     &:not(.o_kanban_grouped) {
         // correctly display the no_content_helper in dashboards
         flex-flow: row wrap;
     }
 
-    .o_kanban_record {
+    .o_kanban_record > div {
         position: relative;
         display: flex;
         flex-flow: column nowrap;
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_record.js b/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_record.js
index 69c751165ee..4428bcad96c 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_record.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_record.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import { KANBAN_BOX_ATTRIBUTE, KANBAN_TOOLTIP_ATTRIBUTE } from "./kanban_arch_pa
 import { KanbanCompiler } from "./kanban_compiler";
 import { KanbanCoverImageDialog } from "./kanban_cover_image_dialog";
 
-const { Component, onWillUpdateProps, xml } = owl;
+const { Component, onMounted, onWillUpdateProps, useRef, xml } = owl;
 const { COLORS } = ColorList;
 
 const formatters = registry.category("formatters");
@@ -169,6 +169,11 @@ export class KanbanRecord extends Component {
         }
 
         this.createRecordAndWidget(this.props);
+        this.rootRef = useRef("root");
+        onMounted(() => {
+            // FIXME: this needs to be changed to an attribute on the root node...
+            this.allowGlobalClick = !!this.rootRef.el.querySelector(ALLOW_GLOBAL_CLICK);
+        });
         onWillUpdateProps(this.createRecordAndWidget);
     }
 
@@ -252,7 +257,7 @@ export class KanbanRecord extends Component {
                     record.model.notify();
                 },
             });
-        } else if (forceGlobalClick || ev.target.closest(ALLOW_GLOBAL_CLICK)) {
+        } else if (forceGlobalClick || this.allowGlobalClick) {
             openRecord(record);
         }
     }
@@ -393,4 +398,13 @@ KanbanRecord.props = [
     "record",
     "templates",
 ];
-KanbanRecord.template = xml`<t t-call="{{ templates['${KANBAN_BOX_ATTRIBUTE}'] }}" />`;
+KanbanRecord.template = xml`
+    <div
+        role="article"
+        t-att-class="getRecordClasses()"
+        t-att-data-id="props.canResequence and props.record.id"
+        t-att-tabindex="props.record.model.useSampleModel ? -1 : 0"
+        t-on-click="onGlobalClick"
+        t-ref="root">
+        <t t-call="{{ templates['${KANBAN_BOX_ATTRIBUTE}'] }}"/>
+    </div>`;
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/fields/image_field_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/fields/image_field_tests.js
index 70c30e1d9b3..b6f81e42d33 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/fields/image_field_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/fields/image_field_tests.js
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ QUnit.module("Fields", (hooks) => {
         });
 
         assert.containsOnce(target, `img[data-src="data:image/png;base64,${MY_IMAGE}"]`);
-        assert.containsOnce(target, ".o_kanban_record.oe_kanban_global_click");
+        assert.containsOnce(target, ".o_kanban_record .oe_kanban_global_click");
 
         // Actual flow: click on an element of the m2m to get its form view
         await click(target, ".oe_kanban_global_click");
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/fields/image_url_field_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/fields/image_url_field_tests.js
index a6723fbeac3..3be54ccd62d 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/fields/image_url_field_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/fields/image_url_field_tests.js
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ QUnit.module("Fields", (hooks) => {
         );
         assert.containsOnce(
             target,
-            ".o_kanban_record.oe_kanban_global_click",
+            ".o_kanban_record .oe_kanban_global_click",
             "There should be one record in the many2many"
         );
 
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_view_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_view_tests.js
index af8e5872f31..e4462ec544b 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_view_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_view_tests.js
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ QUnit.module("Views", (hooks) => {
                 [...target.querySelectorAll(".o_kanban_group")].map((el) =>
                     el.innerText.replace(/\s/g, " ")
                 ),
-                ["None (1)", "gold yopblip", "silver yopgnap"]
+                ["None (1)", "gold yop blip", "silver yop gnap"]
             );
 
             await click(getColumn(0));
@@ -707,6 +707,31 @@ QUnit.module("Views", (hooks) => {
         );
     });
 
+    QUnit.test("kanban with t-set outside card", async (assert) => {
+        await makeView({
+            type: "kanban",
+            resModel: "partner",
+            serverData,
+            arch: `
+                <kanban>
+                    <field name="int_field"/>
+                    <templates>
+                        <t t-name="kanban-box">
+                            <t t-set="x" t-value="record.int_field.value"/>
+                            <div>
+                                <t t-esc="x"/>
+                            </div>
+                        </t>
+                    </templates>
+                </kanban>`,
+        });
+
+        assert.deepEqual(
+            getNodesTextContent(target.querySelectorAll(".o_kanban_record:not(.o_kanban_ghost)")),
+            ["10", "9", "17", "-4"]
+        );
+    });
+
     QUnit.test("kanban with t-if/t-else on field", async (assert) => {
         await makeView({
             type: "kanban",
@@ -3537,7 +3562,7 @@ QUnit.module("Views", (hooks) => {
 
         assert.containsN(target, ".o_kanban_record:not(.o_kanban_ghost)", 4);
 
-        await click(target, ".oe_kanban_global_click:first-child .o_field_monetary[name=salary]");
+        await click(target.querySelector(".oe_kanban_global_click .o_field_monetary[name=salary]"));
     });
 
     QUnit.test("o2m loaded in only one batch", async (assert) => {
diff --git a/odoo/addons/base/static/src/css/modules.css b/odoo/addons/base/static/src/css/modules.css
index 5d69f55de13..2582847255b 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/base/static/src/css/modules.css
+++ b/odoo/addons/base/static/src/css/modules.css
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     width: 77%;
 }
 
-.o_kanban_view .oe_module_vignette.o_kanban_record {
+.o_kanban_view .o_modules_kanban .oe_module_vignette {
     align-items: center;
     display: flex;
 }