diff --git a/addons/base/static/src/js/form.js b/addons/base/static/src/js/form.js
index 84d7fe0babd..ea2b377078b 100644
--- a/addons/base/static/src/js/form.js
+++ b/addons/base/static/src/js/form.js
@@ -896,6 +896,22 @@ openerp.base.form.FieldMany2Many = openerp.base.form.Field.extend({
     init: function(view, node) {
         this._super(view, node);
         this.template = "FieldMany2Many";
+        this.list_id = _.uniqueId("many2many");
+    },
+    start: function() {
+        debugger;
+        this._super.apply(this, arguments);
+        this.dataset = new openerp.base.DataSetSearch(this.session, this.field.relation);
+        this.list_view = new openerp.base.ListView(undefined, this.view.session,
+                this.list_id, this.dataset, false, undefined);
+        this.list_view.start();
+    },
+    set_value: function(value) {
+        if (value != false) {
+            this.dataset.ids = value;
+            this.dataset.count = value.length;
+            this.list_view.do_update();
+        }
     }
 });
 
diff --git a/addons/base/static/src/js/list.js b/addons/base/static/src/js/list.js
index 8035616e59a..aa9882aed36 100644
--- a/addons/base/static/src/js/list.js
+++ b/addons/base/static/src/js/list.js
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ openerp.base.ListView = openerp.base.Controller.extend(
         return this.rpc("/base/listview/load", {
             model: this.model,
             view_id: this.view_id,
-            toolbar: !!this.view_manager.sidebar
+            toolbar: this.view_manager ? !!this.view_manager.sidebar : false
         }, this.on_loaded);
     },
     /**
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ openerp.base.ListView = openerp.base.Controller.extend(
                 'tr', 'click', this.on_select_row);
 
         // sidebar stuff
-        if (this.view_manager.sidebar) {
+        if (this.view_manager && this.view_manager.sidebar) {
             this.view_manager.sidebar.set_toolbar(data.fields_view.toolbar);
         }
     },
@@ -262,7 +262,9 @@ openerp.base.ListView = openerp.base.Controller.extend(
         view = view || 'form';
         this.dataset.index = index;
         _.delay(_.bind(function () {
-            this.view_manager.on_mode_switch(view);
+            if(this.view_manager) {
+                this.view_manager.on_mode_switch(view);
+            }
         }, this));
     },
     /**
diff --git a/addons/base/static/src/xml/base.xml b/addons/base/static/src/xml/base.xml
index b49ef2c7d6a..4804f34d785 100644
--- a/addons/base/static/src/xml/base.xml
+++ b/addons/base/static/src/xml/base.xml
@@ -353,6 +353,7 @@
 <t t-name="FieldMany2Many">
     <div style="background: #ccc; padding: 20px">
         Many2Many widget
+        <div t-attr-id="widget.list_id"></div>
     </div>
 </t>
 <t t-name="FieldReference">