diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
index 69feb2757d0..23101465849 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
@@ -3920,6 +3920,8 @@ instance.web.form.FieldMany2ManyTags = instance.web.form.AbstractField.extend(in
         return this.get("value");
     },
     render_value: function() {
+        if (this.get("effective_readonly"))
+            return;
         var self = this;
         var dataset = new instance.web.DataSetStatic(this, this.field.relation, self.build_context());
         var values = self.get("value")