diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_model.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_model.js
index ced26fb7cb2..304f7e475f7 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_model.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_model.js
@@ -612,6 +612,15 @@ var BasicModel = AbstractModel.extend({
             // make sure we don't write an undefined id
             delete changes.id;
 
+            // remove readonly fields from the list of changes
+            if (method === 'write') {
+                for (var fieldName in changes) {
+                    if (record.fields[fieldName].readonly) {
+                        delete changes[fieldName];
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
             // in the case of a write, only perform the RPC if there are changes to save
             if (method === 'create' || Object.keys(changes).length) {
                 var args = method === 'write' ? [[record.data.id], changes] : [changes];
diff --git a/addons/web/static/test/views/basic_model_tests.js b/addons/web/static/test/views/basic_model_tests.js
index cda5e044e08..026a9d18c0f 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/test/views/basic_model_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/test/views/basic_model_tests.js
@@ -983,4 +983,64 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         });
         model.destroy();
     });
+
+    QUnit.test('dont write on readonly fields (except if create)', function (assert) {
+        assert.expect(6);
+
+        this.params.fieldNames = ['foo', 'bar'];
+        this.data.partner.onchanges.foo = function (obj) {
+            obj.bar = obj.foo.length;
+        };
+        this.data.partner.fields.bar.readonly = true;
+
+        var model = createModel({
+            Model: BasicModel,
+            data: this.data,
+            mockRPC: function (route, args) {
+                if (args.method === 'write') {
+                    assert.deepEqual(args.args[1], {foo: "verylongstring"},
+                        "should only save foo field");
+                }
+                if (args.method === 'create') {
+                    assert.deepEqual(args.args[0], {
+                        foo: "anotherverylongstring",
+                        bar: 21,
+                    }, "should also save bar field in create mode");
+                }
+                return this._super(route, args);
+            },
+        });
+
+        model.load(this.params).then(function (resultID) {
+            var record = model.get(resultID);
+            assert.strictEqual(record.data.bar, 2,
+                "should be initialized with correct value");
+
+            model.notifyChanges(resultID, {foo: "verylongstring"});
+
+            record = model.get(resultID);
+            assert.strictEqual(record.data.bar, 14,
+                "should be changed with correct value");
+
+            model.save(resultID);
+        });
+
+        // start again, but with a new record
+        delete this.params.res_id;
+        model.load(this.params).then(function (resultID) {
+            var record = model.get(resultID);
+            assert.strictEqual(record.data.bar, false,
+                "should be initialized with correct value");
+
+            model.notifyChanges(resultID, {foo: "anotherverylongstring"});
+
+            record = model.get(resultID);
+            assert.strictEqual(record.data.bar, 21,
+                "should be changed with correct value");
+
+            model.save(resultID);
+        });
+        model.destroy();
+    });
+
 });});