diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/backend/html_field.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/backend/html_field.js
index 563d7a69b03..10080d5c9ef 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/backend/html_field.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/backend/html_field.js
@@ -420,9 +420,29 @@ export class HtmlField extends Component {
         const strippedPropValue = stripHistoryIds(String(this.props.record.data[this.props.name]));
         const strippedEditingValue = stripHistoryIds(this.getEditingValue());
         const domParser = new DOMParser();
-        const parsedPropValue = domParser.parseFromString(strippedPropValue || '<p><br></p>', 'text/html').body;
-        const parsedEditingValue = domParser.parseFromString(strippedEditingValue, 'text/html').body;
-        return !this.props.readonly && parsedPropValue.innerHTML !== parsedEditingValue.innerHTML;
+        const codeViewEl = this._getCodeViewEl();
+        let parsedPreviousValue;
+        // If the wysiwyg is active, we need to clean the content of the
+        // initialValue as the editingValue will be cleaned.
+        if (!codeViewEl && this.wysiwyg) {
+            const editable = domParser.parseFromString(strippedPropValue || '<p><br></p>', 'text/html').body;
+            // Temporarily append the editable to the DOM because the
+            // wysiwyg.getValue can indirectly call methods that needs to have
+            // access the node.ownerDocument.defaultView.getComputedStyle.
+            // By appending the editable to the dom, the node.ownerDocument will
+            // have a `defaultView`.
+            const div = document.createElement('div');
+            div.style.display = 'none';
+            div.append(editable);
+            document.body.append(div);
+            const editableValue = this.wysiwyg.getValue({ $layout: $(editable) });
+            div.remove();
+            parsedPreviousValue = domParser.parseFromString(editableValue, 'text/html').body;
+        } else {
+            parsedPreviousValue = domParser.parseFromString(strippedPropValue || '<p><br></p>', 'text/html').body;
+        }
+        const parsedNewValue = domParser.parseFromString(strippedEditingValue, 'text/html').body;
+        return !this.props.readonly && parsedPreviousValue.innerHTML !== parsedNewValue.innerHTML;
     }
     _getCodeViewEl() {
         return this.state.showCodeView && this.codeViewRef.el;
diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/OdooEditor.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/OdooEditor.js
index d96b274477b..f79ec8456fe 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/OdooEditor.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/OdooEditor.js
@@ -4330,7 +4330,7 @@ export class OdooEditor extends EventTarget {
             node.replaceChildren();
         }
 
-        sanitize(element, this.editable);
+        sanitize(element);
 
         // Remove contenteditable=false on elements
         for (const el of element.querySelectorAll('[contenteditable="false"]')) {
diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/tests/html_field_tests.js b/addons/web_editor/static/tests/html_field_tests.js
index 3b53e8312c2..941d92d7659 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/tests/html_field_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/tests/html_field_tests.js
@@ -941,4 +941,39 @@ QUnit.module("WebEditor.HtmlField", ({ beforeEach }) => {
         assert.strictEqual(p.innerText.replaceAll('\u200B', ''), 'New label',
             "The link's label should be updated");
     });
+
+    QUnit.module("isDirty");
+
+    QUnit.test("isDirty should be false when the content is being transformed by the wysiwyg", async (assert) => {
+        assert.expect(2);
+
+        serverData.models.partner.records.push({
+            id: 1,
+            txt: "<p>a<span>b</span>c</p>",
+        });
+        let htmlField;
+        const wysiwygPromise = makeDeferred();
+        patchWithCleanup(HtmlField.prototype, {
+            async startWysiwyg() {
+                await super.startWysiwyg(...arguments);
+                htmlField = this;
+                wysiwygPromise.resolve();
+            }
+        });
+        await makeView({
+            type: "form",
+            resId: 1,
+            resModel: "partner",
+            serverData,
+            arch: `
+                <form>
+                    <field name="txt" widget="html"/>
+                </form>`,
+        });
+        await wysiwygPromise;
+
+        assert.strictEqual(htmlField.wysiwyg.getValue(), '<p>abc</p>', 'the value should be sanitized by the wysiwyg');
+        assert.strictEqual(htmlField._isDirty(), false, 'should not be dirty as the content has not changed');
+
+    });
 });