--- a/sat_frontends/quick_frontend/quick_app.py	Mon May 15 16:20:38 2023 +0200
+++ b/sat_frontends/quick_frontend/quick_app.py	Mon May 15 16:20:45 2023 +0200
@@ -742,8 +742,10 @@
         self.sync = False
         self.set_presence_status(C.PRESENCE_UNAVAILABLE, "", profile=profile)
 
-    def action_new_handler(self, action_data, id_, security_limit, profile):
-        self.action_manager(action_data, user_action=False, profile=profile)
+    def action_new_handler(self, action_data_s, id_, security_limit, profile):
+        self.action_manager(
+            data_format.deserialise(action_data_s), user_action=False, profile=profile
+        )
 
     def contact_new_handler(self, jid_s, attributes, groups, profile):
         entity = jid.JID(jid_s)
@@ -1298,18 +1300,6 @@
                 self.register_progress_cbs(progress_id, progress_cb, progress_eb)
             self.progress_id_handler(progress_id, profile)
 
-        # we ignore metadata
-        action_data = {
-            k: v for k, v in action_data.items() if not k.startswith("meta_")
-        }
-
-        if action_data:
-            raise exceptions.DataError(
-                "Not all keys in action_data are managed ({keys})".format(
-                    keys=", ".join(list(action_data.keys()))
-                )
-            )
-
     def _action_cb(self, data, callback, callback_id, profile):
         if callback is None:
             self.action_manager(data, profile=profile)
@@ -1334,9 +1324,12 @@
         """
         if data is None:
             data = dict()
-        action_cb = lambda data: self._action_cb(data, callback, callback_id, profile)
+        action_cb = lambda data: self._action_cb(
+            data_format.deserialise(data), callback, callback_id, profile
+        )
         self.bridge.action_launch(
-            callback_id, data, profile, callback=action_cb, errback=self.dialog_failure
+            callback_id, data_format.serialise(data), profile, callback=action_cb,
+            errback=self.dialog_failure
         )
 
     def launch_menu(