diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_controller.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_controller.js
index 8d35e7f8fcd..f58b858db9e 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_controller.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_controller.js
@@ -388,18 +388,19 @@ var BasicController = AbstractController.extend(FieldManagerMixin, {
         // Note: it is the model's job to do nothing if there is nothing to save
         if (this.canBeSaved(recordID)) {
             var self = this;
-            var def = this.model.save(recordID, { // Save then leave edit mode
+            var saveDef = this.model.save(recordID, { // Save then leave edit mode
                 reload: options.reload,
                 savePoint: options.savePoint,
             });
             if (!options.stayInEdit) {
-                def = def.then(function (fieldNames) {
-                    return self._confirmSave(recordID).then(function () {
+                saveDef = saveDef.then(function (fieldNames) {
+                    var def = fieldNames.length ? self._confirmSave(recordID) : self._setMode('readonly');
+                    return def.then(function () {
                         return fieldNames;
                     });
                 });
             }
-            return def;
+            return saveDef;
         } else {
             return $.Deferred().reject(); // Cannot be saved
         }
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/form_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/form_tests.js
index 3d3d90614e8..3b2e634809a 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/form_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/form_tests.js
@@ -4529,5 +4529,51 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
 
         form.destroy();
     });
+
+    QUnit.test('multiple clicks on save should reload only once', function (assert) {
+        assert.expect(4);
+
+        var def = $.Deferred();
+
+        var form = createView({
+            View: FormView,
+            model: 'partner',
+            data: this.data,
+            arch: '<form string="Partners">' +
+                    '<sheet>' +
+                        '<group>' +
+                            '<field name="foo"/>' +
+                        '</group>' +
+                    '</sheet>' +
+                '</form>',
+            res_id: 1,
+            mockRPC: function (route, args) {
+                var result = this._super.apply(this, arguments);
+                assert.step(args.method);
+                if (args.method === "write") {
+                    return def.then(function () {
+                        return result;
+                    });
+                } else {
+                    return result;
+                }
+            },
+        });
+
+        form.$buttons.find('.o_form_button_edit').click();
+        form.$('input[name="foo"]').val("test").trigger("input");
+        form.$buttons.find('.o_form_button_save').click();
+        form.$buttons.find('.o_form_button_save').click();
+
+        def.resolve();
+
+        assert.verifySteps([
+            'read', // initial read to render the view
+            'write', // write on save
+            'read' // read on reload
+        ]);
+
+        form.destroy();
+    });
 });
 });