diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/model/relational_model/relational_model.js b/addons/web/static/src/model/relational_model/relational_model.js
index e0483b54766..27dfa6a4646 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/model/relational_model/relational_model.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/model/relational_model/relational_model.js
@@ -519,17 +519,24 @@ export class RelationalModel extends Model {
         if (!resIds.length) {
             return [];
         }
-        const kwargs = {
-            context: { bin_size: true, ...context },
-            specification: getFieldsSpec(activeFields, fields, evalContext),
-        };
-        const records = await this.orm.call(resModel, "web_read", [resIds], kwargs);
-        if (!records.length) {
-            throw new FetchRecordError(resIds);
-        }
+        const fieldSpec = getFieldsSpec(activeFields, fields, evalContext);
+        if (Object.keys(fieldSpec).length > 0) {
+            const kwargs = {
+                context: { bin_size: true, ...context },
+                specification: fieldSpec,
+            };
+            const records = await this.orm.call(resModel, "web_read", [resIds], kwargs);
+            if (!records.length) {
+                throw new FetchRecordError(resIds);
+            }
 
-        this._applyProperties(records, config);
-        return records;
+            this._applyProperties(records, config);
+            return records;
+        } else {
+            return resIds.map((resId) => {
+                return { id: resId };
+            });
+        }
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/fields/many2many_checkboxes_field_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/fields/many2many_checkboxes_field_tests.js
index 67483eba35e..34850538727 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/fields/many2many_checkboxes_field_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/fields/many2many_checkboxes_field_tests.js
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 /** @odoo-module **/
 
-import { click, clickSave, editInput, getFixture } from "@web/../tests/helpers/utils";
+import {
+    click,
+    clickSave,
+    editInput,
+    getFixture,
+    getNodesTextContent,
+} from "@web/../tests/helpers/utils";
 import { makeView, setupViewRegistries } from "@web/../tests/views/helpers";
 
 let serverData;
@@ -125,6 +131,50 @@ QUnit.module("Fields", (hooks) => {
         );
     });
 
+    QUnit.test("Many2ManyCheckBoxesField does not read added record", async function (assert) {
+        serverData.models.partner.records[0].timmy = [];
+        await makeView({
+            type: "form",
+            resModel: "partner",
+            resId: 1,
+            serverData,
+            arch: `
+                <form>
+                    <group>
+                        <field name="timmy" widget="many2many_checkboxes" />
+                    </group>
+                </form>`,
+            mockRPC(route, args) {
+                assert.step(args.method);
+            },
+        });
+
+        assert.containsN(target, "div.o_field_widget div.form-check", 2);
+        assert.deepEqual(
+            getNodesTextContent(target.querySelectorAll(".o_field_widget .form-check-label")),
+            ["gold", "silver"]
+        );
+        assert.containsNone(target, "div.o_field_widget div.form-check input:checked");
+
+        await click(target.querySelector("div.o_field_widget div.form-check input"));
+        assert.containsN(target, "div.o_field_widget div.form-check", 2);
+        assert.deepEqual(
+            getNodesTextContent(target.querySelectorAll(".o_field_widget .form-check-label")),
+            ["gold", "silver"]
+        );
+        assert.containsOnce(target, "div.o_field_widget div.form-check input:checked");
+
+        await clickSave(target);
+        assert.containsN(target, "div.o_field_widget div.form-check", 2);
+        assert.deepEqual(
+            getNodesTextContent(target.querySelectorAll(".o_field_widget .form-check-label")),
+            ["gold", "silver"]
+        );
+        assert.containsOnce(target, "div.o_field_widget div.form-check input:checked");
+
+        assert.verifySteps(["get_views", "web_read", "name_search", "write", "web_read"]);
+    });
+
     QUnit.test(
         "Many2ManyCheckBoxesField: start non empty, then remove twice",
         async function (assert) {