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 11e2347eba7..d7d91a65405 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_model.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_model.js
@@ -375,11 +375,12 @@ var BasicModel = AbstractModel.extend({
     duplicateRecord: function (recordID) {
         var self = this;
         var record = this.localData[recordID];
+        var context = this._getContext(record);
         return this._rpc({
                 model: record.model,
                 method: 'copy',
                 args: [record.data.id],
-                context: this._getContext(record),
+                context: context,
             })
             .then(function (res_id) {
                 var index = record.res_ids.indexOf(record.res_id);
@@ -391,6 +392,7 @@ var BasicModel = AbstractModel.extend({
                     res_id: res_id,
                     res_ids: record.res_ids.slice(0),
                     viewType: record.viewType,
+                    context: context,
                 });
             });
     },
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/form_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/form_tests.js
index fd70eef18a4..8acae55b915 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/form_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/form_tests.js
@@ -1623,6 +1623,37 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         form.destroy();
     });
 
+    QUnit.test('duplicating a record preserve the context', function (assert) {
+        assert.expect(2);
+
+        var form = createView({
+            View: FormView,
+            model: 'partner',
+            data: this.data,
+            arch: '<form string="Partners">' +
+                        '<field name="foo"/>' +
+                '</form>',
+            res_id: 1,
+            viewOptions: {sidebar: true, context: {hey: 'hoy'}},
+            mockRPC: function (route, args) {
+                if (args.method === 'read') {
+                    // should have 2 read, one for initial load, second for
+                    // read after duplicating
+                    assert.strictEqual(args.kwargs.context.hey, 'hoy',
+                        "should have send the correct context");
+                }
+                if (args.method === 'search_read' && args.model === 'ir.attachment') {
+                    return $.when([]);
+                }
+                return this._super.apply(this, arguments);
+            },
+        });
+
+        form.sidebar.$('a:contains(Duplicate)').click();
+
+        form.destroy();
+    });
+
     QUnit.test('cannot duplicate a record', function (assert) {
         assert.expect(2);