diff --git a/web_ir_actions_act_view_reload/__init__.py b/web_ir_actions_act_view_reload/__init__.py
index e69de29bb2d1..0650744f6bc6 100644
--- a/web_ir_actions_act_view_reload/__init__.py
+++ b/web_ir_actions_act_view_reload/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from . import models
diff --git a/web_ir_actions_act_view_reload/__manifest__.py b/web_ir_actions_act_view_reload/__manifest__.py
index 010c8af5a65b..e751b2f6ce33 100644
--- a/web_ir_actions_act_view_reload/__manifest__.py
+++ b/web_ir_actions_act_view_reload/__manifest__.py
@@ -7,11 +7,15 @@
     "name": "Web Actions View Reload",
     "summary": "Enables reload of the current view via ActionManager",
     "category": "Web",
-    "version": "14.0.1.0.0",
+    "version": "15.0.1.0.0",
     "license": "LGPL-3",
-    "author": "Modoolar, CorporateHub, Odoo Community Association (OCA)",
+    "author": "Modoolar, CorporateHub, Ryan Cole, Odoo Community Association (OCA)",
     "website": "https://github.com/OCA/web",
     "depends": ["web"],
-    "data": ["views/web_ir_actions_act_view_reload.xml"],
     "installable": True,
+    "assets": {
+        "web.assets_backend": [
+            "web_ir_actions_act_view_reload/static/src/*",
+        ],
+    },
 }
diff --git a/web_ir_actions_act_view_reload/models/__init__.py b/web_ir_actions_act_view_reload/models/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..12a5eaf6b500
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web_ir_actions_act_view_reload/models/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from . import ir_actions_act_view_reload
diff --git a/web_ir_actions_act_view_reload/models/ir_actions_act_view_reload.py b/web_ir_actions_act_view_reload/models/ir_actions_act_view_reload.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c93349520b6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web_ir_actions_act_view_reload/models/ir_actions_act_view_reload.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+from odoo import models
+
+
+class IrActionsActViewReload(models.Model):
+    _name = "ir.actions.act_view_reload"
+    _inherit = "ir.actions.actions"
+    _description = "View Reload"
diff --git a/web_ir_actions_act_view_reload/static/src/js/web_ir_actions_act_view_reload.esm.js b/web_ir_actions_act_view_reload/static/src/js/web_ir_actions_act_view_reload.esm.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..99966cd505a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web_ir_actions_act_view_reload/static/src/js/web_ir_actions_act_view_reload.esm.js
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/** @odoo-module **/
+// Copyright 2017 - 2018 Modoolar <info@modoolar.com>
+// Copyright 2018 Modoolar <info@modoolar.com>
+// License LGPL-3.0 or later (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl).
+
+import {registry} from "@web/core/registry";
+const actionHandlersRegistry = registry.category("action_handlers");
+
+function ir_actions_act_view_reload(args) {
+    // Odoo v15 is running in "legacy" mode - some of the JS
+    // is written in Owl, some is still legacy (e.g. controllers
+    // are still written in the old system - hence below hack)
+
+    // TODO: for Odoo v16, this will probably need to be re-written in Owl
+    // REF: https://github.com/odoo/odoo/blob/7054fd6beb4f417efa4b22aafe8b935dd6ade123/addons/web/static/src/webclient/actions/action_service.js#L1257-L1267
+
+    const controller = args.env.services.action.currentController;
+    if (controller) {
+        const {__legacy_widget__} = controller.getLocalState();
+        if (__legacy_widget__) {
+            __legacy_widget__.reload({});
+        }
+    }
+    return Promise.resolve();
+}
+
+actionHandlersRegistry.add("ir.actions.act_view_reload", ir_actions_act_view_reload);
diff --git a/web_ir_actions_act_view_reload/static/src/js/web_ir_actions_act_view_reload.js b/web_ir_actions_act_view_reload/static/src/js/web_ir_actions_act_view_reload.js
deleted file mode 100644
index d096ccd14c27..000000000000
--- a/web_ir_actions_act_view_reload/static/src/js/web_ir_actions_act_view_reload.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2017 - 2018 Modoolar <info@modoolar.com>
-// Copyright 2018 Modoolar <info@modoolar.com>
-// License LGPL-3.0 or later (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl).
-odoo.define("web_ir_actions_act_view_reload.ir_actions_act_view_reload", function (
-    require
-) {
-    "use strict";
-
-    var ActionManager = require("web.ActionManager");
-
-    ActionManager.include({
-        /**
-         * Intercept action handling to detect extra action type
-         * @override
-         */
-        _handleAction: function (action, options) {
-            if (action.type === "ir.actions.act_view_reload") {
-                return this._executeReloadAction(action, options);
-            }
-
-            return this._super.apply(this, arguments);
-        },
-
-        /**
-         * Handle 'ir.actions.act_view_reload' action
-         * @returns {Promise} Resolved promise
-         */
-        _executeReloadAction: function () {
-            var controller = this.getCurrentController();
-            if (controller && controller.widget) {
-                controller.widget.reload();
-            }
-
-            return Promise.resolve();
-        },
-    });
-});
diff --git a/web_ir_actions_act_view_reload/views/web_ir_actions_act_view_reload.xml b/web_ir_actions_act_view_reload/views/web_ir_actions_act_view_reload.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index cd156b0d8eba..000000000000
--- a/web_ir_actions_act_view_reload/views/web_ir_actions_act_view_reload.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
-<!--
-Copyright 2017 - 2018 Modoolar <info@modoolar.com>
-Copyright 2018 Brainbean Apps
-License LGPLv3.0 or later (https://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-3.0.en.html).
--->
-<odoo>
-    <template
-        id="assets_backend"
-        name="web_ir_actions_act_view_reload assets"
-        inherit_id="web.assets_backend"
-    >
-        <xpath expr="." position="inside">
-            <script
-                type="text/javascript"
-                src="/web_ir_actions_act_view_reload/static/src/js/web_ir_actions_act_view_reload.js"
-            />
-        </xpath>
-    </template>
-</odoo>