diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/less/form_view.less b/addons/web/static/src/less/form_view.less
index c0bb80b7a12..b32bca658f0 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/less/form_view.less
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/less/form_view.less
@@ -591,6 +591,9 @@
     &.o_form_readonly .o_field_widget .o_list_view .o_row_handle {
         display: none;  // Hide the handler in non-edit mode
     }
+    .o_field_widget.o_readonly_modifier .o_list_view .o_row_handle {
+        display: none;  // Hide the handler on readonly fields
+    }
 
     // Attachments
     .oe_attachment {
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/fields/relational_fields_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/fields/relational_fields_tests.js
index 421cee8a4b1..25b8e08e46d 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/fields/relational_fields_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/fields/relational_fields_tests.js
@@ -3487,6 +3487,43 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
         form.destroy();
     });
 
+    QUnit.test('embedded readonly one2many with handle widget', function (assert) {
+        assert.expect(4);
+
+        this.data.partner.records[0].turtles = [1, 2, 3];
+
+        var form = createView({
+            View: FormView,
+            model: 'partner',
+            data: this.data,
+            arch:'<form string="Partners">' +
+                    '<sheet>' +
+                        '<field name="turtles" readonly="1">' +
+                            '<tree editable="top">' +
+                                '<field name="turtle_int" widget="handle"/>' +
+                                '<field name="turtle_foo"/>' +
+                            '</tree>' +
+                        '</field>' +
+                    '</sheet>' +
+                 '</form>',
+            res_id: 1,
+        });
+
+        assert.strictEqual(form.$('.o_row_handle').length, 3,
+            "there should be 3 handles (one for each row)");
+        assert.strictEqual(form.$('.o_row_handle:visible').length, 0,
+            "the handles should be hidden in readonly mode");
+
+        form.$buttons.find('.o_form_button_edit').click();
+
+        assert.strictEqual(form.$('.o_row_handle').length, 3,
+            "the handles should still be there");
+        assert.strictEqual(form.$('.o_row_handle:visible').length, 0,
+            "the handles should still be hidden (on readonly fields)");
+
+        form.destroy();
+    });
+
     QUnit.test('onchange for embedded one2many in a one2many with a second page', function (assert) {
         assert.expect(1);