diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/core/pager/pager.js b/addons/web/static/src/core/pager/pager.js
index 3502201c437..a2dbf4e3621 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/core/pager/pager.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/core/pager/pager.js
@@ -113,6 +113,14 @@ export class Pager extends Component {
         this.state.isEditing = false;
     }
 
+    async updateTotal() {
+        if (!this.state.isDisabled) {
+            this.state.isDisabled = true;
+            await this.props.updateTotal();
+            this.state.isDisabled = false;
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param {MouseEvent} ev
      */
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/core/pager/pager.xml b/addons/web/static/src/core/pager/pager.xml
index 15bf0dff42d..c93c719a2f1 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/core/pager/pager.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/core/pager/pager.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
                 </t>
                 <span> / </span>
                 <t t-if="props.updateTotal">
-                    <span class="o_pager_limit o_pager_limit_fetch" t-on-click.stop="props.updateTotal"><t t-esc="props.total"/>+</span>
+                    <span class="o_pager_limit o_pager_limit_fetch" t-att-class="{ 'disabled': state.isDisabled }" t-on-click.stop="updateTotal"><t t-esc="props.total"/>+</span>
                 </t>
                 <t t-else="">
                     <span class="o_pager_limit" t-esc="props.total"/>
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/search/control_panel/control_panel.scss b/addons/web/static/src/search/control_panel/control_panel.scss
index ee351727c60..543c76e9630 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/search/control_panel/control_panel.scss
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/search/control_panel/control_panel.scss
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@
             padding-left: 5px;
             text-align: center;
             user-select: none;
-            .o_pager_limit_fetch, .o_pager_value {
+            .o_pager_limit_fetch:not(.disabled), .o_pager_value {
                 cursor: pointer;
             }
         }
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/list_view_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/list_view_tests.js
index 79cb61e63b1..0baebd5412e 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/list_view_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/list_view_tests.js
@@ -5734,6 +5734,44 @@ QUnit.module("Views", (hooks) => {
         assert.verifySteps([]);
     });
 
+    QUnit.test("pager, ungrouped, next and fetch count simultaneously", async function (assert) {
+        patchWithCleanup(DynamicRecordList, { WEB_SEARCH_READ_COUNT_LIMIT: 5 });
+        serverData.models.foo.records.push({ id: 11, foo: "r11", bar: true });
+        serverData.models.foo.records.push({ id: 12, foo: "r12", bar: true });
+        serverData.models.foo.records.push({ id: 13, foo: "r13", bar: true });
+
+        let def;
+        await makeView({
+            type: "list",
+            resModel: "foo",
+            serverData,
+            arch: '<tree limit="2"><field name="foo"/><field name="bar"/></tree>',
+            async mockRPC(route, args) {
+                assert.step(args.method);
+                if (args.method === "web_search_read") {
+                    await def;
+                }
+            },
+        });
+
+        assert.containsN(target, ".o_data_row", 2);
+        assert.strictEqual(target.querySelector(".o_pager_value").innerText, "1-2");
+        assert.strictEqual(target.querySelector(".o_pager_limit").innerText, "5+");
+        assert.verifySteps(["get_views", "web_search_read"]);
+
+        def = makeDeferred();
+        await click(target.querySelector(".o_pager_next")); // this request will be pending
+        assert.strictEqual(target.querySelector(".o_pager_value").innerText, "1-2");
+        assert.strictEqual(target.querySelector(".o_pager_limit").innerText, "5+");
+        // can't fetch count simultaneously as it is temporarily disabled while updating
+        assert.hasClass(target.querySelector(".o_pager_limit"), "disabled");
+        assert.verifySteps(["web_search_read"]);
+
+        def.resolve();
+        await nextTick();
+        assert.doesNotHaveClass(target.querySelector(".o_pager_limit"), "disabled");
+    });
+
     QUnit.test("pager, grouped, with groups count limit reached", async function (assert) {
         patchWithCleanup(DynamicRecordList, { WEB_SEARCH_READ_COUNT_LIMIT: 3 });
         serverData.models.foo.records.push({ id: 398, foo: "ozfijz" }); // to have 4 groups