diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_column.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_column.js
index d22f4fe2fe9..ab071d0e930 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_column.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_column.js
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ var KanbanColumn = Widget.extend({
         for (var i = 0; i < this.data_records.length; i++) {
             this.addRecord(this.data_records[i], {no_update: true});
         }
-        this.$header.tooltip();
+        this.$header.find('.o_kanban_header_title').tooltip();
 
         if (config.device.size_class > config.device.SIZES.XS && this.draggable !== false) {
             // deactivate sortable in mobile mode.  It does not work anyway,
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ var KanbanColumn = Widget.extend({
         this.$el.toggleClass('o_column_folded', this.folded);
         var tooltip = this.size + _t(' records');
         tooltip = '<p>' + tooltip + '</p>' + this.tooltipInfo;
-        this.$header.tooltip({html: true}).attr('data-original-title', tooltip);
+        this.$header.find('.o_kanban_header_title').tooltip({html: true}).attr('data-original-title', tooltip);
         if (!this.remaining) {
             this.$('.o_kanban_load_more').remove();
         } else {
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_renderer.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_renderer.js
index 0bbc7aa2698..5d7be3d3636 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_renderer.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_renderer.js
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ var KanbanRenderer = BasicRenderer.extend({
             this.$el.sortable({
                 axis: 'x',
                 items: '> .o_kanban_group',
-                handle: '.o_kanban_header',
+                handle: '.o_kanban_header_title',
                 cursor: 'move',
                 revert: 150,
                 delay: 100,
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/less/kanban_view.less b/addons/web/static/src/less/kanban_view.less
index 8df393a6d51..e63bd357269 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/less/kanban_view.less
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/less/kanban_view.less
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     padding: 0 @o-kanban-group-padding * 0.5;
     cursor: pointer;
 }
-.o-kanban-header() {
+.o-kanban-header-title() {
     .o-flex-display();
     height: 50px;
     line-height: 2.2;
@@ -485,8 +485,8 @@
         border-width: 0 1px;
         margin-left: -1px;
 
-        .o_kanban_header {
-            .o-kanban-header();
+        .o_kanban_header > .o_kanban_header_title {
+            .o-kanban-header-title();
 
             .o_column_title {
                 .o-flex(1, 1, auto);
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@
         }
     }
 
-    &.ui-sortable .o_kanban_header {
+    &.ui-sortable .o_kanban_header_title {
         cursor: move;
     }
 
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@
             margin-left: 1px;
         }
 
-        .o_kanban_header {
+        .o_kanban_header_title {
             position: relative;
             opacity: 0.5;
 
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@
         .o-kanban-slim-col();
 
         .o_column_header {
-            .o-kanban-header();
+            .o-kanban-header-title();
             position: relative;
             opacity: 0.5;
 
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/xml/kanban.xml b/addons/web/static/src/xml/kanban.xml
index 0da9033a976..c7e7c83e836 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/xml/kanban.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/xml/kanban.xml
@@ -10,26 +10,26 @@
 
 <t t-name="KanbanView.Group">
     <div class="o_kanban_group" t-att-data-id="widget.id">
-        <div class="o_kanban_header" t-att-title="widget.data_records.length + ' records'" data-delay="500">
-            <span class="o_column_title"><t t-esc="widget.title"/></span>
-            <span class="o_column_unfold"><i class="fa fa-arrows-h"/></span>
-            <span class="o_kanban_config dropdown">
-                <a class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" href="#"><i class="fa fa-gear"/></a>
-                <ul class="dropdown-menu" role="menu">
-                    <li><a class="o_kanban_toggle_fold" href="#">Fold</a></li>
-                    <t t-if="widget.grouped_by_m2o">
-                        <li t-if="widget.editable and widget.id"><a class="o_column_edit" href="#">Edit Stage</a></li>
-                        <li t-if="widget.deletable and widget.id"><a class="o_column_delete" href="#">Delete</a></li>
-                    </t>
-                    <t t-if="widget.has_active_field">
-                        <li><a class="o_column_archive" href="#">Archive Records</a></li>
-                        <li><a class="o_column_unarchive" href="#">Restore Records</a></li>
-                    </t>
-                </ul>
-            </span>
-            <t t-if="widget.quick_create">
-                <span class="o_kanban_quick_add"><i class="fa fa-plus"/></span>
-            </t>
+        <div class="o_kanban_header">
+            <div class="o_kanban_header_title" t-att-title="widget.data_records.length + ' records'" data-delay="500">
+                <span class="o_column_title"><t t-esc="widget.title"/></span>
+                <span class="o_column_unfold"><i class="fa fa-arrows-h"/></span>
+                <span class="o_kanban_config dropdown">
+                    <a class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" href="#"><i class="fa fa-gear"/></a>
+                    <ul class="dropdown-menu" role="menu">
+                        <li><a class="o_kanban_toggle_fold" href="#">Fold</a></li>
+                        <t t-if="widget.grouped_by_m2o">
+                            <li t-if="widget.editable and widget.id"><a class="o_column_edit" href="#">Edit Stage</a></li>
+                            <li t-if="widget.deletable and widget.id"><a class="o_column_delete" href="#">Delete</a></li>
+                        </t>
+                        <t t-if="widget.has_active_field">
+                            <li><a class="o_column_archive" href="#">Archive Records</a></li>
+                            <li><a class="o_column_unarchive" href="#">Restore Records</a></li>
+                        </t>
+                    </ul>
+                </span>
+                <span t-if="widget.quick_create" class="o_kanban_quick_add"><i class="fa fa-plus"/></span>
+            </div>
         </div>
         <div t-if="widget.remaining > 0" class="o_kanban_load_more">
             <t t-call="KanbanView.LoadMore"/>
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_tests.js
index 724b080d5f4..6ce6e8ce190 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_tests.js
@@ -1734,13 +1734,13 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
                         "column should contain 1 record(s)");
         assert.ok(kanban.$('.o_kanban_group:first span.o_column_title:contains(Undefined)').length,
             "first column should have a default title for when no value is provided");
-        assert.strictEqual(kanban.$('.o_kanban_group:first .o_kanban_header').data('original-title'),
+        assert.strictEqual(kanban.$('.o_kanban_group:first .o_kanban_header_title').data('original-title'),
             "<p>1 records</p>",
             "first column should have a tooltip with the number of records, but not" +
             "the group_by_tooltip title and the many2one field value since it has no value");
         assert.ok(kanban.$('.o_kanban_group:eq(1) span.o_column_title:contains(hello)').length,
             "second column should have a title with a value from the many2one");
-        assert.strictEqual(kanban.$('.o_kanban_group:eq(1) .o_kanban_header').data('original-title'),
+        assert.strictEqual(kanban.$('.o_kanban_group:eq(1) .o_kanban_header_title').data('original-title'),
             "<p>2 records</p><div>Kikou<br>hello</div>",
             "second column should have a tooltip with the number of records, the group_by_tooltip title and many2one field value");