diff --git a/src/core/widget.ts b/src/core/widget.ts
index f61bbf0e..87e29e29 100644
--- a/src/core/widget.ts
+++ b/src/core/widget.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ export default class Widget {
   name: string = "widget";
   template: string = "<div></div>";
   vnode: VNode | null = null;
-  _TEMP: Promise<any>[] | null = null;
 
   parent: Widget | null;
   children: Widget[] = [];
@@ -59,6 +58,9 @@ export default class Widget {
 
     if (target) {
       target.appendChild(this.el!);
+      if (document.body.contains(target)) {
+        this.mounted();
+      }
     }
     return vnode;
   }
@@ -89,9 +91,10 @@ export default class Widget {
   //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
   async render(): Promise<VNode> {
-    this._TEMP = [];
+    // localized hack to keep track of deferred list
+    (<any>this)._TEMP = [];
     let vnode = this.env!.qweb.render(this.name, this);
-    await Promise.all(this._TEMP);
+    await Promise.all((<any>this)._TEMP);
     if (!this.el) {
       this.el = document.createElement(vnode.sel!);
     }
diff --git a/tests/widget.test.ts b/tests/widget.test.ts
index 793695d2..cb691b4b 100644
--- a/tests/widget.test.ts
+++ b/tests/widget.test.ts
@@ -91,6 +91,21 @@ describe("lifecycle hooks", () => {
     await widget.mount(target);
     expect(mounted).toBe(false);
   });
+
+  test("mounted hook is called if mounted in DOM", async () => {
+    let mounted = false;
+    class HookWidget extends Widget {
+      async mounted() {
+        mounted = true;
+      }
+    }
+    const widget = makeWidget(HookWidget);
+    const target = document.createElement("div");
+    document.body.appendChild(target);
+    await widget.mount(target);
+    expect(mounted).toBe(true);
+    target.remove()
+  });
 });
 
 describe("destroy method", () => {