diff --git a/addons/hr_timesheet/static/src/components/task_with_hours/task_with_hours.js b/addons/hr_timesheet/static/src/components/task_with_hours/task_with_hours.js
index 306eec71d59..5ad96dc7b96 100644
--- a/addons/hr_timesheet/static/src/components/task_with_hours/task_with_hours.js
+++ b/addons/hr_timesheet/static/src/components/task_with_hours/task_with_hours.js
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import { Many2OneField, many2OneField } from "@web/views/fields/many2one/many2on
 
 class TaskWithHours extends Many2OneField {
 
-    canCreate(props = this.props) {
-        return Boolean(props.context.default_project_id);
+    canCreate() {
+        return Boolean(this.context.default_project_id);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/views/web/fields/many2one_avatar_user_field/many2one_avatar_user_field.js b/addons/mail/static/src/views/web/fields/many2one_avatar_user_field/many2one_avatar_user_field.js
index 3d9f5ab62f3..0a66779e86c 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/views/web/fields/many2one_avatar_user_field/many2one_avatar_user_field.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/views/web/fields/many2one_avatar_user_field/many2one_avatar_user_field.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export class Many2OneAvatarUserField extends Many2OneAvatarField {
     static template = "mail.Many2OneAvatarUserField";
     static props = {
         ...Many2OneAvatarField.props,
-        context: { type: Object, optional: true },
+        context: { type: String, optional: true },
         domain: { type: [Array, Function], optional: true },
         withCommand: { type: Boolean, optional: true },
     };
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export const many2OneAvatarUserField = {
     additionalClasses: ["o_field_many2one_avatar"],
     extractProps(fieldInfo, dynamicInfo) {
         const props = many2OneAvatarField.extractProps(...arguments);
-        props.context = dynamicInfo.context;
+        props.context = fieldInfo.context;
         props.domain = dynamicInfo.domain;
         props.withCommand = fieldInfo.viewType === "form";
         return props;
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/fields/many2one/many2one_field.js b/addons/web/static/src/views/fields/many2one/many2one_field.js
index 20761709f23..d737d8a9464 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/fields/many2one/many2one_field.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/fields/many2one/many2one_field.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import { browser } from "@web/core/browser/browser";
 import { isMobileOS } from "@web/core/browser/feature_detection";
+import { makeContext } from "@web/core/context";
 import { Dialog } from "@web/core/dialog/dialog";
 import { _lt } from "@web/core/l10n/translation";
 import { evaluateExpr } from "@web/core/py_js/py";
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ export class Many2OneField extends Component {
         canWrite: { type: Boolean, optional: true },
         canQuickCreate: { type: Boolean, optional: true },
         canCreateEdit: { type: Boolean, optional: true },
-        context: { type: Object, optional: true },
+        context: { type: String, optional: true },
         domain: { type: [Array, Function], optional: true },
         nameCreateField: { type: String, optional: true },
         searchLimit: { type: Number, optional: true },
@@ -161,7 +162,11 @@ export class Many2OneField extends Component {
         return this.props.canOpen && !!this.value && !this.state.isFloating;
     }
     get context() {
-        return this.props.context;
+        const { context, record } = this.props;
+        const evalContext = record.getEvalContext
+            ? record.getEvalContext(false)
+            : record.evalContext;
+        return makeContext([context], evalContext);
     }
     get classFromDecoration() {
         const evalContext = this.props.record.evalContext;
@@ -334,7 +339,7 @@ export const many2OneField = {
         },
     ],
     supportedTypes: ["many2one"],
-    extractProps({ attrs, decorations, options, string }, dynamicInfo) {
+    extractProps({ attrs, context, decorations, options, string }, dynamicInfo) {
         const canCreate =
             attrs.can_create && Boolean(JSON.parse(attrs.can_create)) && !options.no_create;
         return {
@@ -344,7 +349,7 @@ export const many2OneField = {
             canWrite: attrs.can_write && Boolean(JSON.parse(attrs.can_write)),
             canQuickCreate: canCreate && !options.no_quick_create,
             canCreateEdit: canCreate && !options.no_create_edit,
-            context: dynamicInfo.context,
+            context: context,
             decorations,
             domain: dynamicInfo.domain,
             nameCreateField: options.create_name_field,
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/fields/many2one_field_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/fields/many2one_field_tests.js
index 51c77c60e08..c69e6fce3b8 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/fields/many2one_field_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/fields/many2one_field_tests.js
@@ -4349,7 +4349,7 @@ QUnit.module("Fields", (hooks) => {
             "partner,false,search": "<search></search>",
             "turtle,false,list": `
                 <tree readonly="1">
-                    <field name="product_id" widget="many2one"/>
+                    <field name="product_id" widget="many2one" context="{'field': 'Yes'}"/>
                 </tree>`,
             "product,false,search": "<search></search>",
             "product,false,form": "<form></form>",
@@ -4361,6 +4361,7 @@ QUnit.module("Fields", (hooks) => {
                 res_id: 1,
                 type: "ir.actions.act_window",
                 views: [[false, "form"]],
+                context: { global: "No" },
             },
         };
         const webClient = await createWebClient({
@@ -4369,6 +4370,8 @@ QUnit.module("Fields", (hooks) => {
             mockRPC: function (route, args) {
                 if (args.method === "get_formview_action") {
                     assert.step("get_formview_action");
+                    assert.strictEqual(args.kwargs.context.field, "Yes");
+                    assert.notOk("global" in args.kwargs.context);
                     return {
                         type: "ir.actions.act_window",
                         res_model: "product",