diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_model.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_model.js
index d8bab11884b..adefa997e99 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_model.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_model.js
@@ -1632,6 +1632,12 @@ var BasicModel = AbstractModel.extend({
                 args: [data.display_name],
                 context: this._getContext(record, {fieldName: fieldName, viewType: options.viewType}),
             });
+            // Check if a record is really created. Models without defined
+            // _rec_name cannot create record based on name_create.
+            if (!result) {
+                record._changes[fieldName] = false;
+                return Promise.resolve();
+            }
             data = {id: result[0], display_name: result[1]};
         }
 
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/fields/relational_fields/field_many2one_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/fields/relational_fields/field_many2one_tests.js
index 98ff6a47925..eaccd0e8ee5 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/fields/relational_fields/field_many2one_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/fields/relational_fields/field_many2one_tests.js
@@ -1184,6 +1184,31 @@ QUnit.module('fields', {}, function () {
             form.destroy();
         });
 
+        QUnit.test('form: quick create for field that returns false after name_create call', async function (assert) {
+            assert.expect(3);
+            const form = await createView({
+                View: FormView,
+                model: 'partner',
+                data: this.data,
+                arch: '<form><field name="trululu"/></form>',
+                mockRPC: function (route, args) {
+                    const result = this._super.apply(this, arguments);
+                    if (args.method === 'name_create') {
+                        assert.step('name_create');
+                        // Resolve the name_create call to false. This is possible if
+                        // _rec_name for the model of the field is unassigned.
+                        return Promise.resolve(false);
+                    }
+                    return result;
+                },
+            });
+            await testUtils.fields.many2one.searchAndClickItem('trululu', { search: 'beam' });
+            assert.verifySteps(['name_create'], 'attempt to name_create');
+            assert.strictEqual(form.$(".o_input_dropdown input").val(), "",
+                "the input should contain no text after search and click")
+            form.destroy();
+        });
+
         QUnit.test('list: quick create then save directly', async function (assert) {
             assert.expect(8);