diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_model.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_model.js
index 186d0798e8f4d..7742c95040b4a 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_model.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_model.js
@@ -1231,10 +1231,17 @@ var BasicModel = AbstractModel.extend({
         var resIDs = _.map(recordIDs, function (recordID) {
             return self.localData[recordID].res_id;
         });
+        var write_dict;
+        if (parent.fields.x_active) {
+            write_dict = { x_active: value };
+        } else {
+            write_dict = { active: value };
+        }
+
         return this._rpc({
                 model: parent.model,
                 method: 'write',
-                args: [resIDs, { active: value }],
+                args: [resIDs, write_dict],
             })
             .then(function () {
                 // optionally clear the DataManager's cache
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_view.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_view.js
index 7bc5e95bfc841..580e4ace65aa4 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_view.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_view.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ var BasicView = AbstractView.extend({
         this.rendererParams.viewType = this.viewType;
 
         this.controllerParams.confirmOnDelete = true;
-        this.controllerParams.archiveEnabled = 'active' in this.fields;
+        this.controllerParams.archiveEnabled = 'active' in this.fields || 'x_active' in this.fields;
         this.controllerParams.hasButtons =
                 'action_buttons' in params ? params.action_buttons : true;