diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/model/relational_model/record.js b/addons/web/static/src/model/relational_model/record.js
index be623dc5f73..940a66ea7e8 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/model/relational_model/record.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/model/relational_model/record.js
@@ -37,6 +37,16 @@ export class Record extends DataPoint {
         this._unsetRequiredFields = markRaw(new Set());
         this._closeInvalidFieldsNotification = () => {};
 
+        const parentRecord = this._parentRecord;
+        if (parentRecord) {
+            this.evalContext = {
+                get parent() {
+                    return parentRecord.evalContext;
+                },
+            };
+        } else {
+            this.evalContext = {};
+        }
         const missingFields = this.fieldNames.filter((fieldName) => !(fieldName in data));
         data = { ...this._getDefaultValues(missingFields), ...data };
         const vals = this._parseServerValues(data);
@@ -55,23 +65,12 @@ export class Record extends DataPoint {
         // expose string values (false fallbacks on the empty string) in this.data.
         this._textValues = markRaw({});
         this._setTextValues(data);
+        this._setEvalContext();
         this._savePoint = markRaw({
             dirty: false,
             changes: { ...this._changes },
             textValues: { ...this._textValues },
         });
-
-        const parentRecord = this._parentRecord;
-        if (parentRecord) {
-            this.evalContext = {
-                get parent() {
-                    return parentRecord.evalContext;
-                },
-            };
-        } else {
-            this.evalContext = {};
-        }
-        this._setEvalContext();
     }
 
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/fields/one2many_field_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/fields/one2many_field_tests.js
index 3888e1f21b8..67819ef45db 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/fields/one2many_field_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/fields/one2many_field_tests.js
@@ -7661,6 +7661,50 @@ QUnit.module("Fields", (hooks) => {
         await click(target.querySelector(".o_field_x2many_list_row_add a"));
     });
 
+    QUnit.test("nested x2manys with context referencing parent record", async function (assert) {
+        assert.expect(3);
+
+        serverData.models.partner.records[0].p = [2];
+
+        let onchangeNb = 0;
+        await makeView({
+            type: "form",
+            resModel: "partner",
+            serverData,
+            arch: `
+                <form>
+                    <field name="foo"/>
+                    <field name="p">
+                        <tree>
+                            <field name="display_name"/>
+                        </tree>
+                        <form>
+                            <field name="p" context="{'parent_foo': parent.foo}">
+                                <tree>
+                                    <field name="display_name"/>
+                                </tree>
+                            </field>
+                        </form>
+                    </field>
+                </form>`,
+            mockRPC(route, args) {
+                if (args.method === "onchange2") {
+                    onchangeNb++;
+                    if (onchangeNb === 1) {
+                        assert.deepEqual(args.args[3].p.context, { parent_foo: "yop" });
+                    } else {
+                        assert.strictEqual(args.kwargs.context.parent_foo, "yop");
+                    }
+                }
+            },
+            resId: 1,
+        });
+
+        await click(target.querySelector(".o_field_x2many_list_row_add a"));
+        assert.containsOnce(target, ".o_dialog");
+        await click(target.querySelector(".o_dialog .o_field_x2many_list_row_add a"));
+    });
+
     QUnit.test("resetting invisible one2manys", async function (assert) {
         serverData.models.partner.records[0].turtles = [];
         serverData.models.partner.onchanges.foo = function (obj) {