diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/core/registry.js b/addons/web/static/src/core/registry.js
index ec88c0fd4a555..4936cdd3a6747 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/core/registry.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/core/registry.js
@@ -80,11 +80,12 @@ export class Registry extends EventBus {
      * @param {string} key
      * @returns {any}
      */
-    get(key) {
-        if (!(key in this.content)) {
+    get(key, defaultValue) {
+        if (arguments.length < 2 && !(key in this.content)) {
             throw new KeyNotFoundError(`Cannot find ${key} in this registry!`);
         }
-        return this.content[key][1];
+        const info = this.content[key];
+        return info ? info[1] : defaultValue;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/webclient/actions/action_service.js b/addons/web/static/src/webclient/actions/action_service.js
index eb6121ddff852..324ff6672bbff 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/webclient/actions/action_service.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/webclient/actions/action_service.js
@@ -946,15 +946,8 @@ function makeActionManager(env) {
             case "ir.actions.server":
                 return _executeServerAction(action, options);
             default: {
-                let handler;
-                try {
-                    handler = actionHandlersRegistry.get(action.type);
-                } catch (e) {
-                    if (!(e instanceof KeyNotFoundError)) {
-                        throw e;
-                    }
-                }
-                if (handler) {
+                let handler = actionHandlersRegistry.get(action.type, null);
+                if (handler !== null) {
                     return handler({ env, action, options });
                 }
                 throw new Error(
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/core/registry_test.js b/addons/web/static/tests/core/registry_test.js
index f868cb227daa0..5b2e60ca02dd4 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/core/registry_test.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/core/registry_test.js
@@ -13,6 +13,46 @@ QUnit.test("key set and get", function (assert) {
     assert.strictEqual(registry.get("foo"), foo);
 });
 
+QUnit.test("can set and get falsy values", function (assert) {
+    const registry = new Registry();
+    registry.add("foo1", false);
+    registry.add("foo2", 0);
+    registry.add("foo3", "");
+    registry.add("foo4", undefined);
+    registry.add("foo5", null);
+    assert.strictEqual(registry.get("foo1"), false);
+    assert.strictEqual(registry.get("foo2"), 0);
+    assert.strictEqual(registry.get("foo3"), "");
+    assert.strictEqual(registry.get("foo4"), undefined);
+    assert.strictEqual(registry.get("foo5"), null);
+});
+
+QUnit.test("can set and get falsy values with default value", function (assert) {
+    const registry = new Registry();
+    registry.add("foo1", false);
+    registry.add("foo2", 0);
+    registry.add("foo3", "");
+    registry.add("foo4", undefined);
+    registry.add("foo5", null);
+    assert.strictEqual(registry.get("foo1", 1), false);
+    assert.strictEqual(registry.get("foo2", 1), 0);
+    assert.strictEqual(registry.get("foo3", 1), "");
+    assert.strictEqual(registry.get("foo4", 1), undefined);
+    assert.strictEqual(registry.get("foo5", 1), null);
+});
+
+QUnit.test("can get a default value when missing key", function (assert) {
+    const registry = new Registry();
+    assert.strictEqual(registry.get("missing", "default"), "default");
+    assert.strictEqual(registry.get("missing", null), null);
+    assert.strictEqual(registry.get("missing", false), false);
+});
+
+QUnit.test("throws if key is missing", function (assert) {
+    const registry = new Registry();
+    assert.throws(() => registry.get("missing"));
+});
+
 QUnit.test("contains method", function (assert) {
     const registry = new Registry();