diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/core/model_field_selector/model_field_selector_popover.js b/addons/web/static/src/core/model_field_selector/model_field_selector_popover.js
index 0e834559f17..d55ef218fa4 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/core/model_field_selector/model_field_selector_popover.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/core/model_field_selector/model_field_selector_popover.js
@@ -85,12 +85,13 @@ export class ModelFieldSelectorPopover extends Component {
     }
     async onFieldNameChange(ev) {
         this.fullFieldName = ev.target.value.replace(/\s+/g, "");
+        const { resModel } = this.props.chain[0];
         try {
-            this.chain = await this.props.loadChain(this.fullFieldName);
+            this.chain = await this.props.loadChain(resModel, this.fullFieldName);
             this.update();
         } catch (_error) {
             // WOWL TODO: rethrow error when not the expected type
-            this.chain = [{ resModel: this.props.chain[0], field: null }];
+            this.chain = [{ resModel, field: null }];
             await this.props.update([]);
             this.render();
         }
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/core/model_field_selector_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/core/model_field_selector_tests.js
index 50f36a0e6fe..4cd969d5fb6 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/core/model_field_selector_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/core/model_field_selector_tests.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { registry } from "@web/core/registry";
 import { uiService } from "@web/core/ui/ui_service";
 import { viewService } from "@web/views/view_service";
 import { makeTestEnv } from "../helpers/mock_env";
-import { click, getFixture, triggerEvent, mount } from "../helpers/utils";
+import { click, getFixture, triggerEvent, mount, editInput } from "../helpers/utils";
 import { makeFakeLocalizationService } from "../helpers/mock_services";
 
 const { Component, xml } = owl;
@@ -518,4 +518,53 @@ QUnit.module("Components", (hooks) => {
         await click(target, ".o_field_selector_item:last-child");
         assert.containsNone(target, ".o_popover");
     });
+
+    QUnit.test("Edit path in popover debug input", async (assert) => {
+        serverData.models.partner.fields.partner_id = {
+            string: "Partner",
+            type: "many2one",
+            relation: "partner",
+            searchable: true,
+        };
+
+        class Parent extends Component {
+            setup() {
+                this.fieldName = "foo";
+            }
+            onUpdate(value) {
+                this.fieldName = value;
+                this.render();
+            }
+        }
+        Parent.components = { ModelFieldSelector };
+        Parent.template = xml`
+                    <ModelFieldSelector
+                        readonly="false"
+                        resModel="'partner'"
+                        fieldName="fieldName"
+                        isDebugMode="true"
+                        update="(value) => this.onUpdate(value)"
+                    />
+                `;
+
+        await mountComponent(Parent);
+
+        assert.deepEqual(
+            [...target.querySelectorAll(".o_field_selector_value span")].map((el) => el.innerText),
+            ["Foo"]
+        );
+
+        await click(target, ".o_field_selector");
+
+        await editInput(
+            target,
+            ".o_field_selector_popover .o_field_selector_debug",
+            "partner_id.bar"
+        );
+
+        assert.deepEqual(
+            [...target.querySelectorAll(".o_field_selector_value span")].map((el) => el.innerText),
+            ["Partner", "Bar"]
+        );
+    });
 });