diff --git a/web/static/src/ts/core/Widget.ts b/web/static/src/ts/core/Widget.ts
index 3077079a..01ef8d5d 100644
--- a/web/static/src/ts/core/Widget.ts
+++ b/web/static/src/ts/core/Widget.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ interface Meta<T extends WEnv> {
 
 const patch = init([sdListeners, sdAttrs]);
 
+export interface Type<T> extends Function {
+  new (...args: any[]): T;
+}
+
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Widget
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/web/static/src/ts/core/registry.ts b/web/static/src/ts/core/registry.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8de0ebf7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/static/src/ts/core/registry.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Registry code
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+export class Registry<T> {
+  private map: { [key: string]: T } = {};
+
+  add(key: string, item: T): Registry<T> {
+    if (key in this.map) {
+      throw new Error(`Key ${key} already exists!`);
+    }
+    this.map[key] = item;
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  get(key: string): T {
+    return this.map[key];
+  }
+}
+
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Main registry instance
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+export const registry = new Registry();
diff --git a/web/static/src/ts/env.ts b/web/static/src/ts/env.ts
index 95817859..ae7a1fa4 100644
--- a/web/static/src/ts/env.ts
+++ b/web/static/src/ts/env.ts
@@ -7,11 +7,12 @@ import {
   INotificationManager,
   NotificationManager
 } from "./core/notifications";
-import { registry, Registry } from "./services/registry";
+import { actionRegistry } from "./registries";
+import { Registry } from "./core/registry";
 import { IRouter, Router } from "./core/router";
 import { CRM } from "./widgets/crm";
 import { Discuss } from "./widgets/discuss";
-
+import { Widget, Type } from "./core/widget";
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Types
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -26,9 +27,11 @@ export interface Env extends WEnv {
   actionManager: IActionManager;
   ajax: IAjax;
   notifications: INotificationManager;
-  registry: Registry;
   router: IRouter;
 
+  // registries
+  actionRegistry: Registry<Type<Widget<Env, any>>>;
+
   // data
   menus: Menu[];
 
@@ -56,14 +59,13 @@ export interface Env extends WEnv {
  */
 export const makeEnvironment = memoize(async function(): Promise<Env> {
   // main application registry
-  registry.add("action", "discuss", Discuss);
-  registry.add("action", "crm", CRM);
+  actionRegistry.add("discuss", Discuss).add("crm", CRM);
 
   // services
   const qweb = new QWeb();
   const router = new Router();
   const ajax = new Ajax();
-  const actionManager = new ActionManager(router, registry);
+  const actionManager = new ActionManager(router, actionRegistry);
   const notifications = new NotificationManager();
 
   // demo data
@@ -89,7 +91,7 @@ export const makeEnvironment = memoize(async function(): Promise<Env> {
     actionManager,
     ajax,
     notifications,
-    registry,
+    actionRegistry,
     router,
 
     menus,
diff --git a/web/static/src/ts/main.ts b/web/static/src/ts/main.ts
index 3d9c5f92..7fb2a30c 100644
--- a/web/static/src/ts/main.ts
+++ b/web/static/src/ts/main.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import { debounce } from "./core/utils";
 import { makeEnvironment } from "./env";
-import { Root } from "./root";
+import { Root } from "./widgets/root";
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Application bootstrapping
diff --git a/web/static/src/ts/registries.ts b/web/static/src/ts/registries.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bf97d29e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/static/src/ts/registries.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import { Registry } from "./core/registry";
+import { Widget, Type } from "./core/widget";
+import { Env } from "./env";
+
+export const actionRegistry: Registry<Type<Widget<Env, any>>> = new Registry();
diff --git a/web/static/src/ts/services/action_manager.ts b/web/static/src/ts/services/action_manager.ts
index d682e57f..4d11da5f 100644
--- a/web/static/src/ts/services/action_manager.ts
+++ b/web/static/src/ts/services/action_manager.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import { EventBus } from "../core/event_bus";
-import { Widget } from "../core/widget";
+import { Widget, Type } from "../core/widget";
 import { Env } from "../env";
-import { Registry } from "./registry";
-import { Type } from "../types";
+import { Registry } from "../core/registry";
 import { IRouter, Query } from "../core/router";
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -51,10 +50,10 @@ export interface IActionManager {
 
 export class ActionManager extends EventBus implements IActionManager {
   router: IRouter;
-  registry: Registry;
+  registry: Registry<Type<Widget<Env, any>>>;
   stack: ActionStack;
 
-  constructor(router: IRouter, registry: Registry) {
+  constructor(router: IRouter, registry: Registry<Type<Widget<Env, any>>>) {
     super();
     this.router = router;
     this.registry = registry;
@@ -71,7 +70,7 @@ export class ActionManager extends EventBus implements IActionManager {
       // this is an action ID
       let name = request === 1 ? "discuss" : "crm";
       let title = request === 1 ? "Discuss" : "CRM";
-      let Widget = this.registry.getAction(name);
+      let Widget = this.registry.get(name);
       this.stack = [
         {
           id: 1,
diff --git a/web/static/src/ts/services/registry.ts b/web/static/src/ts/services/registry.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 6a251510..00000000
--- a/web/static/src/ts/services/registry.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-import { Widget } from "../core/widget";
-import { Env } from "../env";
-import { Type } from "../types";
-
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Types
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-type ActionWidget = Type<Widget<Env, {}>>;
-
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Registry code
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-export class Registry {
-  registries: { [key: string]: { [key: string]: any } } = {
-    action: {}
-  };
-
-  add(type: "action", name: string, action: ActionWidget): Registry {
-    if (name in this.registries[type]) {
-      throw new Error(`Key ${name} already exists!`);
-    }
-    this.registries[type][name] = action;
-    return this;
-  }
-
-  getAction(name: string): ActionWidget {
-    return this.registries.action[name];
-  }
-}
-
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Main registry instance
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-export const registry = new Registry();
diff --git a/web/static/src/ts/types.ts b/web/static/src/ts/types.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 3a5628f4..00000000
--- a/web/static/src/ts/types.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-export interface Type<T> extends Function {
-  new (...args: any[]): T;
-}
diff --git a/web/static/src/ts/root.ts b/web/static/src/ts/widgets/root.ts
similarity index 75%
rename from web/static/src/ts/root.ts
rename to web/static/src/ts/widgets/root.ts
index fa22545b..684e2ac5 100644
--- a/web/static/src/ts/root.ts
+++ b/web/static/src/ts/widgets/root.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-import { Widget } from "./core/widget";
-import { Env } from "./env";
-import { ActionStack } from "./services/action_manager";
-import { INotification } from "./core/notifications";
-import { Action } from "./widgets/action";
-import { HomeMenu } from "./widgets/home_menu";
-import { Navbar } from "./widgets/navbar";
-import { Notification } from "./widgets/notification";
+import { Widget } from "../core/widget";
+import { Env } from "../env";
+import { ActionStack } from "../services/action_manager";
+import { INotification } from "../core/notifications";
+import { Action } from "./action";
+import { HomeMenu } from "./home_menu";
+import { Navbar } from "./navbar";
+import { Notification } from "./notification";
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Types
diff --git a/web/static/tests/helpers.ts b/web/static/tests/helpers.ts
index 7f164322..0d6fb86e 100644
--- a/web/static/tests/helpers.ts
+++ b/web/static/tests/helpers.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { idGenerator } from "../src/ts/core/utils";
 import { WEnv } from "../src/ts/core/widget";
 import { Env } from "../src/ts/env";
 import { IAjax, RPCQuery } from "../src/ts/core/ajax";
-import { Registry } from "../src/ts/services/registry";
+import { Registry } from "../src/ts/core/registry";
 import { NotificationManager } from "../src/ts/core/notifications";
 
 import { IActionManager, ActionEvent } from "../src/ts/services/action_manager";
@@ -30,11 +30,10 @@ export function makeTestEnv(): Env {
   const router = new MockRouter();
   const notifications = new NotificationManager();
   let { qweb, getID } = makeTestWEnv();
-  const registry = new Registry();
   return {
     qweb,
     getID,
-    registry,
+    actionRegistry: new Registry(),
     ajax,
     actionManager,
     notifications,