diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
index 6a20442ed41..8c2da02d969 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
@@ -1248,12 +1248,14 @@
   width: 100%;
 }
 .openerp .oe_view_manager .oe_view_manager_body {
-  display: table-row;
   height: inherit;
 }
 .openerp .oe_view_manager .oe_view_manager_view_kanban:not(:empty) {
   height: inherit;
 }
+.openerp .oe_view_manager[data-view-type=kanban] .oe_view_manager_body {
+  display: table-row;
+}
 .openerp .oe_view_manager table.oe_view_manager_header {
   border-collapse: separate;
   width: 100%;
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
index 38a47eed1c5..b18e4fc65d8 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
@@ -1037,10 +1037,12 @@ $sheet-padding: 16px
         height: inherit
         width: 100%
         .oe_view_manager_body
-            display: table-row
             height: inherit
         .oe_view_manager_view_kanban:not(:empty)
             height: inherit
+        &[data-view-type=kanban]
+            .oe_view_manager_body
+                display: table-row
 
         table.oe_view_manager_header
             border-collapse: separate
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js
index 23390df4bb4..5f85b581cea 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ instance.web.ViewManager =  instance.web.Widget.extend({
         this.$el
             .find('.oe_view_manager_switch a').filter('[data-view-type="' + view_type + '"]')
             .parent().addClass('active');
-
+        this.$el.attr("data-view-type", view_type);
         return $.when(view_promise).done(function () {
             _.each(_.keys(self.views), function(view_name) {
                 var controller = self.views[view_name].controller;