diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/list/list_controller.js b/addons/web/static/src/views/list/list_controller.js
index e922beb61fc..3d774eebbcc 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/list/list_controller.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/list/list_controller.js
@@ -494,7 +494,11 @@ export class ListController extends Component {
         });
     }
 
-    async beforeExecuteActionButton(clickParams) {}
+    async beforeExecuteActionButton(clickParams) {
+        if (clickParams.special !== "cancel" && this.model.root.editedRecord) {
+            return this.model.root.editedRecord.save();
+        }
+    }
 
     async afterExecuteActionButton(clickParams) {}
 }
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/list/list_renderer.xml b/addons/web/static/src/views/list/list_renderer.xml
index 2e14e73f315..ced2c91d4b3 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/list/list_renderer.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/list/list_renderer.xml
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@
                                 className="button.className"
                                 clickParams="button.clickParams"
                                 defaultRank="button.defaultRank"
-                                disabled="record.isVirtual || button.disabled"
+                                disabled="button.disabled"
                                 icon="button.icon"
                                 record="record"
                                 string="button.string"
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/list_view_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/list_view_tests.js
index 130657ac183..261d0d2acfb 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/list_view_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/list_view_tests.js
@@ -7365,8 +7365,8 @@ QUnit.module("Views", (hooks) => {
         );
         assert.strictEqual(
             target.querySelector(".o_list_button button").disabled,
-            true,
-            "buttons should be disabled while the record is not yet created"
+            false,
+            "buttons should not be disabled while the record is not yet created"
         );
 
         await clickSave(target);
@@ -7394,6 +7394,14 @@ QUnit.module("Views", (hooks) => {
                     <field name="foo"/>
                     <button string="abc" icon="fa-phone" type="object" name="schedule_another_phonecall"/>
                 </tree>`,
+            mockRPC(route, { method }) {
+                if (method === "create") {
+                    assert.step("create");
+                } else if (route === "/web/dataset/call_button") {
+                    assert.step("call_button");
+                    return true;
+                }
+            },
         });
 
         await click(target.querySelector(".o_list_button_add"));
@@ -7403,6 +7411,16 @@ QUnit.module("Views", (hooks) => {
             "table button i.o_button_icon.fa-phone",
             "should have rendered a button"
         );
+        assert.notOk(
+            target.querySelector("table button").disabled,
+            "button should not be disabled when creating the record"
+        );
+
+        await click(target, "table button");
+        assert.verifySteps(
+            ["create", "call_button"],
+            "clicking the button should save the record and then execute the action"
+        );
     });
 
     QUnit.test("list view with a button without icon", async function (assert) {