diff --git a/proteus/CHANGELOG b/proteus/CHANGELOG
index eebdfe1b22..e156220393 100644
--- a/proteus/CHANGELOG
+++ b/proteus/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+* Add launch_action helper function
 
 Version 7.4.0 - 2024-11-04
 --------------------------
diff --git a/proteus/proteus/__init__.py b/proteus/proteus/__init__.py
index 8964f24e16..9dd01c1554 100644
--- a/proteus/proteus/__init__.py
+++ b/proteus/proteus/__init__.py
@@ -1312,6 +1312,28 @@ class Report(object):
         return self._proxy.execute(ids, data, self._context)
 
 
+def launch_action(xml_id, records, context=None, config=None):
+    if records:
+        assert len({type(x) for x in records}) == 1
+    if context is None:
+        context = {}
+
+    if isinstance(xml_id, str):
+        ModelData = Model.get('ir.model.data')
+
+        if not config:
+            config = proteus.config.get_config()
+        context = config.context
+
+        action_id = ModelData.get_id(*xml_id.split('.'), context)
+    elif isinstance(xml_id, int):
+        action_id = xml_id
+
+    Action = Model.get('ir.action')
+    action = Action.get_action_value(action_id, context)
+    return _convert_action(action, records, context=context, config=config)
+
+
 def _convert_action(action, data=None, *, context=None, config=None):
     if config is None:
         config = proteus.config.get_config()
diff --git a/proteus/proteus/tests/test_action.py b/proteus/proteus/tests/test_action.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..06096cff3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proteus/proteus/tests/test_action.py
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+# This file is part of Tryton.  The COPYRIGHT file at the top level of
+# this repository contains the full copyright notices and license terms.
+
+import unittest
+
+try:
+    import pydot
+except ImportError:
+    pydot = None
+
+from proteus import Model, Wizard, launch_action
+
+from .common import ProteusTestCase
+
+
+class TestAction(ProteusTestCase):
+
+    def test_act_window(self):
+        IrModel = Model.get('ir.model')
+        actions = IrModel.find([
+                ('name', '=', 'ir.action'),
+                ])
+        model_access = launch_action(
+            'ir.act_model_access_form_relate_model', actions)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            {m.__class__.__name__ for m in model_access},
+            {'ir.model.access'})
+
+    def test_wizard(self):
+        IrModel = Model.get('ir.model')
+        actions = IrModel.find([
+                ('name', '=', 'ir.action'),
+                ])
+        wizard = launch_action('ir.print_model_graph', actions)
+        self.assertIsInstance(wizard, Wizard)
+        self.assertEqual(wizard.name, 'ir.model.print_model_graph')
+
+    @unittest.skipIf(not pydot, 'requires pydot')
+    def test_report(self):
+        IrModel = Model.get('ir.model')
+        actions = IrModel.find([
+                ('name', '=', 'ir.action'),
+                ])
+        ftype, data, direct_print, report_name = launch_action(
+            'ir.report_model_workflow_graph', actions)
+        self.assertIsInstance(ftype, str)
+        self.assertIsInstance(data, bytes)
+        self.assertIsInstance(direct_print, bool)
+        self.assertIsInstance(report_name, str)