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 418542e062a..1a6e21c4049 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_model.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_model.js
@@ -1701,7 +1701,7 @@ var BasicModel = AbstractModel.extend({
                         model: list.model,
                         method: 'read',
                         args: [_.pluck(data, 'id'), fieldNames],
-                        context: record.context,
+                        context: _.extend({}, record.context, field.context),
                     }).then(function (records) {
                         _.each(records, function (record) {
                             list_records[record.id].data = record;
@@ -2543,7 +2543,7 @@ var BasicModel = AbstractModel.extend({
                 var ids = record.data[fieldName] || [];
                 var list = self._makeDataPoint({
                     count: ids.length,
-                    context: record.context,
+                    context: _.extend({}, record.context, field.context),
                     fieldsInfo: fieldsInfo,
                     fields: view ? view.fields : fieldInfo.relatedFields,
                     limit: fieldInfo.limit,
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/fields/relational_fields_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/fields/relational_fields_tests.js
index 0a5825850d6..3991d499f3d 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/fields/relational_fields_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/fields/relational_fields_tests.js
@@ -10943,6 +10943,39 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
         form.destroy();
     });
 
+    QUnit.test('many2many read, field context is properly sent', function (assert) {
+        assert.expect(4);
+
+        this.data.partner.fields.timmy.context = {hello: 'world'};
+        this.data.partner.records[0].timmy = [12];
+
+        var form = createView({
+            View: FormView,
+            model: 'partner',
+            data: this.data,
+            arch: '<form string="Partners">' +
+                    '<field name="timmy" widget="many2many_tags"/>' +
+                '</form>',
+            res_id: 1,
+            mockRPC: function (route, args) {
+                if (args.method === 'read' && args.model === 'partner_type') {
+                    assert.step(args.kwargs.context.hello);
+                }
+                return this._super.apply(this, arguments);
+            },
+        });
+
+        assert.verifySteps(['world']);
+
+        form.$buttons.find('.o_form_button_edit').click();
+        var $m2mInput = form.$('.o_field_many2manytags input');
+        $m2mInput.click();
+        $m2mInput.autocomplete('widget').find('li:first()').click();
+        assert.verifySteps(['world', 'world']);
+
+        form.destroy();
+    });
+
     QUnit.module('FieldStatus');
 
     QUnit.test('static statusbar widget on many2one field', function (assert) {