diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome/action_manager.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome/action_manager.js
index d312746578e..b97262079ef 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome/action_manager.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome/action_manager.js
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ var ActionManager = Widget.extend({
                     // communicate its status
                     widget.set_cp_bus(self.controlPanel.get_bus());
                 }
-                return self._startController(controller);
+                return self.dp.add(self._startController(controller));
             })
             .then(function (controller) {
                 if (self.currentDialogController) {
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/chrome/action_manager_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/chrome/action_manager_tests.js
index ff8fe80a523..3308d7325ce 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/chrome/action_manager_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/chrome/action_manager_tests.js
@@ -3065,6 +3065,35 @@ QUnit.module('ActionManager', {
             actionManager.destroy();
         });
     });
+
+    QUnit.test('properly drop client actions after new action is initiated', function (assert) {
+        assert.expect(1);
+
+        var slowWillStartDef = $.Deferred();
+
+        var ClientAction = AbstractAction.extend({
+            willStart: function () {
+                return slowWillStartDef;
+            },
+        });
+
+        core.action_registry.add('slowAction', ClientAction);
+
+        var actionManager = createActionManager({
+            actions: this.actions,
+            archs: this.archs,
+            data: this.data,
+        });
+        actionManager.doAction('slowAction');
+        actionManager.doAction(4);
+        slowWillStartDef.resolve();
+        assert.strictEqual(actionManager.$('.o_kanban_view').length, 1,
+            'should have loaded a kanban view');
+
+        actionManager.destroy();
+        delete core.action_registry.map.slowAction;
+    });
+
 });
 
 });