diff --git a/web/static/src/scss/app.scss b/web/static/src/scss/app.scss
index d170be59..7ba28c59 100644
--- a/web/static/src/scss/app.scss
+++ b/web/static/src/scss/app.scss
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ body {
     .o_app {
       width: 16.6666667%;
       max-height: 110px;
-      padding: 10px 0;
+      padding: 20px 0;
       text-decoration: none;
       text-align: center;
       color: white;
diff --git a/web/static/src/ts/init.ts b/web/static/src/ts/init.ts
index e829f12d..cba3d05d 100644
--- a/web/static/src/ts/init.ts
+++ b/web/static/src/ts/init.ts
@@ -90,34 +90,34 @@ interface BaseMenuItem {
  * is supposed to be called once at startup.
  */
 export function getMenuInfo(items: BaseMenuItem[]): MenuInfo {
-  const menuMap: { [key: number]: MenuItem | undefined } = {};
-  const actionMap: { [id: number]: number | undefined } = {};
+  const menus: { [key: number]: MenuItem | undefined } = {};
+  const actionMap: { [id: number]: MenuItem | undefined } = {};
   const roots: number[] = [];
 
   // build MenuItems
   for (let root of items) {
     roots.push(root.id);
-    addToMap(root, root.id);
+    addToMap(root);
   }
 
-  function addToMap(m: BaseMenuItem, appId: number): MenuItem {
-    const item: MenuItem = {
+  function addToMap(m: BaseMenuItem, app?: MenuItem): MenuItem {
+    const item: Partial<MenuItem> = {
       id: m.id,
       name: m.name,
       parentId: m.parent_id,
       action: m.action,
       icon: m.icon,
-      appId: appId,
-      actionId: -1, // will be filled later on with correct id
-      children: m.children.map(c => addToMap(c, appId))
+      actionId: -1 // will be filled later on with correct id
     };
-    menuMap[item.id] = item;
-    return item;
+    item.app = app || (item as MenuItem);
+    item.children = m.children.map(c => addToMap(c, item.app as MenuItem));
+    menus[item.id!] = item as MenuItem;
+    return item as MenuItem;
   }
 
   // add proper actionId to every menuitems
-  for (let menuId in menuMap) {
-    const menu = menuMap[menuId]!;
+  for (let menuId in menus) {
+    const menu = menus[menuId]!;
     let menuWithAction = menu && findInTree(menu, m => Boolean(m.action));
     if (menuWithAction) {
       menu.actionId = parseInt(
@@ -125,10 +125,10 @@ export function getMenuInfo(items: BaseMenuItem[]): MenuInfo {
         10
       );
       if (menuWithAction === menu) {
-        actionMap[menu.actionId] = menu.id;
+        actionMap[menu.actionId] = menu;
       }
     }
   }
 
-  return { menuMap, roots, actionMap };
+  return { menus, roots, actionMap };
 }
diff --git a/web/static/src/ts/widgets/Navbar.ts b/web/static/src/ts/widgets/Navbar.ts
index 9b34fabf..b3bedc88 100644
--- a/web/static/src/ts/widgets/Navbar.ts
+++ b/web/static/src/ts/widgets/Navbar.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { MenuItem } from "../misc/menu_helpers";
+import { MenuItem } from "./root";
 import { PureWidget } from "./widget";
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export class Navbar extends PureWidget<Props, {}> {
 
   getUrl(menu: MenuItem) {
     const action_id = String(menu.actionId);
-    const menu_id = String(menu.menuId);
+    const menu_id = String(menu.app.id);
     return this.env.router.formatURL("", { action_id, menu_id });
   }
 
diff --git a/web/static/src/ts/widgets/home_menu.ts b/web/static/src/ts/widgets/home_menu.ts
index ead08e81..c63bfbd0 100644
--- a/web/static/src/ts/widgets/home_menu.ts
+++ b/web/static/src/ts/widgets/home_menu.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { MenuInfo, MenuItem } from "../misc/menu_helpers";
+import { MenuInfo, MenuItem } from "../widgets/root";
 import { Widget } from "./widget";
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export class HomeMenu extends Widget<Props, {}> {
 
   get apps(): MenuItem[] {
     const info = this.props.menuInfo;
-    return info.roots.map(root => info.menuMap[root]!);
+    return info.roots.map(root => info.menus[root]!);
   }
 
   openMenu(app: MenuItem, event: MouseEvent) {
diff --git a/web/static/src/ts/widgets/root.ts b/web/static/src/ts/widgets/root.ts
index d29e1bdb..3306a574 100644
--- a/web/static/src/ts/widgets/root.ts
+++ b/web/static/src/ts/widgets/root.ts
@@ -20,16 +20,15 @@ export interface MenuItem {
   icon: string | false;
 
   // root menu id
-  appId: number;
+  app: MenuItem;
   actionId: number;
   children: MenuItem[];
 }
 
 export interface MenuInfo {
-  menuMap: { [key: number]: MenuItem | undefined };
+  menus: { [key: number]: MenuItem | undefined };
 
-  // mapping from action id to menu id
-  actionMap: { [id: number]: number | undefined };
+  actionMap: { [id: number]: MenuItem | undefined };
   roots: number[];
 }
 
@@ -100,13 +99,14 @@ export class Root extends Widget<Props, State> {
     const newApp = app || this.state.currentApp;
     if (actionId) {
       const query: Query = { action_id: String(actionId) };
-      const menuId = newApp ? newApp.appId : false;
+      const menuId = newApp ? newApp.app.id : false;
       if (menuId) {
         query.menu_id = String(menuId);
       }
       if (app) {
         this.updateState({ currentApp: app });
       }
+      debugger;
       this.env.router.navigate(query);
       this.env.actionManager.doAction(actionId);
     } else {
@@ -119,8 +119,7 @@ export class Root extends Widget<Props, State> {
   }
 
   openMenu(menu: MenuItem) {
-    const app = this.props.menuInfo.menuMap[menu.appId]!;
-    this.updateAppState(app, menu.actionId);
+    this.updateAppState(menu.app, menu.actionId);
   }
 
   private getAppAndAction(
@@ -132,16 +131,15 @@ export class Root extends Widget<Props, State> {
     if ("action_id" in query) {
       actionId = parseInt(query.action_id, 10);
       if (menuInfo.actionMap[actionId]) {
-        const menuId = menuInfo.actionMap[actionId]!;
-        const appId = menuInfo.menuMap[menuId]!.appId;
-        app = menuInfo.menuMap[appId]!;
+        const menu = menuInfo.actionMap[actionId]!;
+        app = menu.app;
       }
     }
     if ("menu_id" in query) {
       const menuId = parseInt(query.menu_id, 10);
-      const menu = menuInfo.menuMap[menuId];
+      const menu = menuInfo.menus[menuId];
       if (menu) {
-        app = menuInfo.menuMap[menu.appId] || null;
+        app = menu.app;
         if (!actionId) {
           actionId = menu.actionId;
         }
diff --git a/web/static/src/xml/templates.xml b/web/static/src/xml/templates.xml
index 409b9242..86d895d4 100644
--- a/web/static/src/xml/templates.xml
+++ b/web/static/src/xml/templates.xml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 
   <div t-name="web.home_menu" class="o_home_menu">
     <div class="o_apps">
-      <a t-foreach="apps" t-as="app" t-att-href="'#menu_id=' + app.menuId + '&amp;action_id=' + app.actionId" class="o_app" t-on-click="openMenu(app)">
+      <a t-foreach="apps" t-as="app" t-att-href="'#menu_id=' + app.id + '&amp;action_id=' + app.actionId" class="o_app" t-on-click="openMenu(app)">
         <i t-att-class="app.icon + ' o_app_icon fa-3x fa-fw'"/>
         <div class="o_caption">
           <t t-esc="app.name"/>
diff --git a/web/static/tests/widgets/home_menu.test.ts b/web/static/tests/widgets/home_menu.test.ts
index 63f675b7..0c227e6d 100644
--- a/web/static/tests/widgets/home_menu.test.ts
+++ b/web/static/tests/widgets/home_menu.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { HomeMenu, Props } from "../../src/ts/widgets/home_menu";
 import { makeTestEnv, makeTestFixture, loadTemplates } from "../helpers";
+import { MenuItem } from "../../src/ts/widgets/root";
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Setup and helpers
@@ -18,20 +19,22 @@ beforeEach(() => {
   fixture = makeTestFixture();
   env = makeTestEnv();
   env.qweb.loadTemplates(templates);
+  const demoItem: MenuItem = <any>{
+    id: 14,
+    name: "Demo",
+    parentId: false,
+    action: false,
+    icon: "fa fa-test",
+    children: [],
+    actionId: 43
+  };
+  demoItem.app = demoItem;
   props = {
     menuInfo: {
-      menuMap: {
-        14: {
-          id: 14,
-          name: "Demo",
-          parent_id: false,
-          action: false,
-          icon: "fa fa-test",
-          children: [],
-          menuId: 14,
-          actionId: 43
-        }
+      menus: {
+        14: demoItem
       },
+      actionMap: { 43: demoItem },
       roots: [14]
     }
   };