diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome/control_panel.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome/control_panel.js
index 03b9e756bb7..558dde933e9 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome/control_panel.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome/control_panel.js
@@ -252,9 +252,6 @@ var ControlPanel = Widget.extend({
      */
     _update_search_view: function (searchview, isHidden, groupable) {
         if (searchview) {
-            // Set the $buttons div (in the DOM) of the searchview as the $buttons
-            // have been appended to a jQuery node not in the DOM at SearchView initialization
-            searchview.$buttons = this.nodes.$searchview_buttons;
             searchview.toggle_visibility(!isHidden);
             if (groupable !== undefined){
                 searchview.groupby_menu.do_toggle(groupable);
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/abstract_controller.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/abstract_controller.js
index f1356f72a81..1007aa6c720 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/abstract_controller.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/abstract_controller.js
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ var AbstractController = Widget.extend(ControlPanelMixin, {
         if (this.searchView) {
             _.extend(cpContent, {
                 $searchview: this.searchView.$el,
-                $searchview_buttons: this.searchView.$buttons.contents(),
+                $searchview_buttons: this.searchView.$buttons,
             });
         }
         this.update_control_panel({
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/chrome/action_manager_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/chrome/action_manager_tests.js
index 26c5f0af537..46b613a4cfe 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/chrome/action_manager_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/chrome/action_manager_tests.js
@@ -2658,6 +2658,31 @@ QUnit.module('ActionManager', {
         actionManager.destroy();
     });
 
+    QUnit.test("search menus are still available when switching between actions", function (assert) {
+        assert.expect(3);
+
+        var actionManager = createActionManager({
+            actions: this.actions,
+            archs: this.archs,
+            data: this.data,
+        });
+
+        actionManager.doAction(1);
+        assert.strictEqual($('.o_search_options .o_dropdown:visible .o_filters_menu').length, 1,
+            "the search options should be available");
+
+        actionManager.doAction(3);
+        assert.strictEqual($('.o_search_options .o_dropdown:visible .o_filters_menu').length, 1,
+            "the search options should be available");
+
+        // go back using the breadcrumbs
+        $('.o_control_panel .breadcrumb a:first').click();
+        assert.strictEqual($('.o_search_options .o_dropdown:visible .o_filters_menu').length, 1,
+            "the search options should be available");
+
+        actionManager.destroy();
+    });
+
     QUnit.module('Actions in target="new"');
 
     QUnit.test('can execute act_window actions in target="new"', function (assert) {
@@ -2839,7 +2864,6 @@ QUnit.module('ActionManager', {
 
     QUnit.test('doAction resolved with an action', function (assert) {
         assert.expect(4);
-        var done = assert.async();
 
         this.actions.push({
             id: 21,
@@ -2862,7 +2886,6 @@ QUnit.module('ActionManager', {
             assert.strictEqual(action.type, 'ir.actions.act_window_close',
                 "should be resolved with correct action type");
             actionManager.destroy();
-            done();
         });
     });
 });