diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/form/form_group/form_group.js b/addons/web/static/src/views/form/form_group/form_group.js
index b7c783dceb2..760348d2b66 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/form/form_group/form_group.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/form/form_group/form_group.js
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ export class OuterGroup extends Group {
     }
 }
 OuterGroup.template = "web.Form.OuterGroup";
+OuterGroup.defaultProps = {
+    ...Group.defaultProps,
+    slots: [],
+};
 
 export class InnerGroup extends Group {
     getRows() {
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/form/form_view_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/form/form_view_tests.js
index 666823b4a12..b6fc9378e9e 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/form/form_view_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/form/form_view_tests.js
@@ -299,6 +299,27 @@ QUnit.module("Views", (hooks) => {
         assert.containsNone(target, "label.o_form_label_empty:contains(timmy)");
     });
 
+    QUnit.test("form view with a group that contains an invisible group", async function (assert) {
+        await makeView({
+            type: "form",
+            resModel: "partner",
+            serverData,
+            arch: `
+                <form>
+                    <sheet>
+                        <group>
+                            <group invisible="1">
+                                <field name="foo"/>
+                            </group>
+                        </group>
+                    </sheet>
+                </form>`,
+            resId: 2,
+        });
+
+        assert.containsOnce(target, ".o_form_view .o_group");
+    });
+
     QUnit.test("status bar rendering without buttons", async (assert) => {
         await makeView({
             type: "form",