diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/basic_fields.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/basic_fields.js
index 069e004c702..deb5edfc922 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/basic_fields.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/basic_fields.js
@@ -1202,6 +1202,11 @@ var FieldBinaryFile = AbstractFieldBinary.extend({
                 this.$el.append(" " + this.filename_value);
             }
         }
+        if (!this.res_id) {
+            this.$el.css('cursor', 'not-allowed');
+        } else {
+            this.$el.css('cursor', 'pointer');
+        }
     },
     _renderEdit: function () {
         if (this.value) {
@@ -1226,7 +1231,7 @@ var FieldBinaryFile = AbstractFieldBinary.extend({
         if (!this.value) {
             this.do_warn(_t("Save As..."), _t("The field is empty, there's nothing to save !"));
             ev.stopPropagation();
-        } else {
+        } else if (this.res_id) {
             framework.blockUI();
             var c = crash_manager;
             var filename_fieldname = this.attrs.filename;
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/fields/basic_fields_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/fields/basic_fields_tests.js
index ef555868e94..e18a9e871c8 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/fields/basic_fields_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/fields/basic_fields_tests.js
@@ -1351,6 +1351,51 @@ QUnit.module('basic_fields', {
         session.get_file = oldGetFile;
     });
 
+    QUnit.test('binary fields that are readonly in create mode do not download', function (assert) {
+        assert.expect(2);
+
+        // save the session function
+        var oldGetFile = session.get_file;
+        session.get_file = function (option) {
+            assert.step('We shouldn\'t be getting the file.');
+            return oldGetFile.bind(session)(option);
+        };
+
+        this.data.partner.onchanges = {
+            product_id: function (obj) {
+                obj.document = "onchange==\n";
+            },
+        };
+
+        this.data.partner.fields.document.readonly = true;
+
+        var form = createView({
+            View: FormView,
+            model: 'partner',
+            data: this.data,
+            arch: '<form string="Partners">' +
+                    '<field name="product_id"/>' +
+                    '<field name="document" filename="\'yooo\'"/>' +
+                '</form>',
+            res_id: 1,
+        });
+
+        form.$buttons.find('.o_form_button_create').click();
+        var $dropdown = form.$('.o_field_many2one input').autocomplete('widget');
+
+        form.$('.o_field_many2one input').click();
+        $dropdown.find('li:not(.o_m2o_dropdown_option):contains(xphone)').click();
+
+        assert.strictEqual(form.$('a.o_field_widget[name="document"] > .fa-download').length, 1,
+            'The link to download the binary should be present');
+
+        form.$('a.o_field_widget[name="document"]').click();
+
+        assert.verifySteps([]); // We shoudln't have passed through steps
+
+        form.destroy();
+        session.get_file = oldGetFile;
+    });
 
     QUnit.test('text field rendering in list view', function (assert) {
         assert.expect(1);