diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/legacy/js/views/basic/basic_model.js b/addons/web/static/src/legacy/js/views/basic/basic_model.js
index ee04484b781..8e56448968f 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/legacy/js/views/basic/basic_model.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/legacy/js/views/basic/basic_model.js
@@ -381,6 +381,8 @@ var BasicModel = AbstractModel.extend({
             })
             .then(function () {
                 _.each(records, function (record) {
+                    // discard any changes to prevent creating a new record with auto-save
+                    self.discardChanges(record.id);
                     var parent = record.parentID && self.localData[record.parentID];
                     if (parent && parent.type === 'list') {
                         parent.data = _.without(parent.data, record.id);
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/form/form_view_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/form/form_view_tests.js
index ba3f1b14ee5..8a4d0ad4fc6 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/form/form_view_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/form/form_view_tests.js
@@ -13307,4 +13307,50 @@ QUnit.module("Views", (hooks) => {
             assert.verifySteps(['danger:Please click on the "save" button first']);
         }
     );
+
+    QUnit.test("prevent recreating a deleted record", async (assert) => {
+        serverData.models.partner.records.length = 1;
+
+        serverData.actions[1] = {
+            id: 1,
+            name: "Partner",
+            res_model: "partner",
+            type: "ir.actions.act_window",
+            views: [
+                [false, "list"],
+                [false, "form"],
+            ],
+        };
+        serverData.views = {
+            "partner,false,list": `
+                <tree>
+                    <field name="name"/>
+                </tree>`,
+            "partner,false,form": `
+                <form>
+                    <group>
+                        <field name="name"/>
+                    </group>
+                </form>`,
+            "partner,false,search": "<search></search>",
+        };
+
+        const webClient = await createWebClient({ serverData });
+        await doAction(webClient, 1);
+
+        assert.containsOnce(target, ".o_data_row");
+        assert.strictEqual(target.querySelector(".o_data_row").textContent, "name");
+        await click(target, ".o_data_row .o_data_cell");
+
+        await editInput(target, ".o_field_char .o_input", "now dirty");
+        assert.isVisible(target.querySelector(".o_form_status_indicator_buttons"));
+
+        await click(target, ".o_cp_action_menus .dropdown-toggle");
+        await click(target.querySelectorAll(".o_cp_action_menus .dropdown-item")[1]);
+        assert.containsOnce(target, ".modal");
+
+        await click(target, ".modal-footer button.btn-primary");
+        assert.containsOnce(target, ".o_list_view");
+        assert.containsNone(target, ".o_data_row");
+    });
 });