diff --git a/odoo/addons/test_new_api/models/test_new_api.py b/odoo/addons/test_new_api/models/test_new_api.py
index 7d292000479..8ff42a51287 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/test_new_api/models/test_new_api.py
+++ b/odoo/addons/test_new_api/models/test_new_api.py
@@ -400,6 +400,7 @@ class ComputeInverse(models.Model):
 
     foo = fields.Char()
     bar = fields.Char(compute='_compute_bar', inverse='_inverse_bar', store=True)
+    baz = fields.Char()
 
     @api.depends('foo')
     def _compute_bar(self):
@@ -412,6 +413,11 @@ class ComputeInverse(models.Model):
         for record in self:
             record.foo = record.bar
 
+    @api.constrains('bar', 'baz')
+    def _check_constraint(self):
+        if self._context.get('log_constraint'):
+            self._context.get('log', []).append('constraint')
+
 
 class MultiComputeInverse(models.Model):
     """ Model with the same inverse method for several fields. """
diff --git a/odoo/addons/test_new_api/tests/test_new_fields.py b/odoo/addons/test_new_api/tests/test_new_fields.py
index 14795e7c868..a2b36650bec 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/test_new_api/tests/test_new_fields.py
+++ b/odoo/addons/test_new_api/tests/test_new_fields.py
@@ -556,7 +556,6 @@ class TestFields(TransactionCaseWithUserDemo):
         self.assertEqual(foo1.name, 'Bar')
         self.assertEqual(foo2.name, 'Bar')
 
-
         # create/write on 'foo' should only invoke the compute method
         log = []
         model = self.env['test_new_api.compute.inverse'].with_context(log=log)
@@ -676,6 +675,38 @@ class TestFields(TransactionCaseWithUserDemo):
             discussion.name = "X"
             discussion.flush()
 
+    def test_15_constraint_inverse(self):
+        """ test constraint method on normal field and field with inverse """
+        log = []
+        model = self.env['test_new_api.compute.inverse'].with_context(log=log, log_constraint=True)
+
+        # create/write with normal field only
+        log.clear()
+        record = model.create({'baz': 'Hi'})
+        self.assertCountEqual(log, ['constraint'])
+
+        log.clear()
+        record.write({'baz': 'Ho'})
+        self.assertCountEqual(log, ['constraint'])
+
+        # create/write with inverse field only
+        log.clear()
+        record = model.create({'bar': 'Hi'})
+        self.assertCountEqual(log, ['inverse', 'constraint'])
+
+        log.clear()
+        record.write({'bar': 'Ho'})
+        self.assertCountEqual(log, ['inverse', 'constraint'])
+
+        # create/write with both fields only
+        log.clear()
+        record = model.create({'bar': 'Hi', 'baz': 'Hi'})
+        self.assertCountEqual(log, ['inverse', 'constraint'])
+
+        log.clear()
+        record.write({'bar': 'Ho', 'baz': 'Ho'})
+        self.assertCountEqual(log, ['inverse', 'constraint'])
+
     def test_16_compute_unassigned(self):
         model = self.env['test_new_api.compute.unassigned']
 
diff --git a/odoo/models.py b/odoo/models.py
index 8ee8b03610f..5aaff716a02 100644
--- a/odoo/models.py
+++ b/odoo/models.py
@@ -1257,10 +1257,15 @@ class BaseModel(MetaModel('DummyModel', (object,), {'_register': False})):
 
             yield dbid, xid, converted, dict(extras, record=stream.index)
 
-    def _validate_fields(self, field_names):
+    def _validate_fields(self, field_names, excluded_names=()):
+        """ Invoke the constraint methods for which at least one field name is
+        in ``field_names`` and none is in ``excluded_names``.
+        """
         field_names = set(field_names)
+        excluded_names = set(excluded_names)
         for check in self._constraint_methods:
-            if not field_names.isdisjoint(check._constrains):
+            if (not field_names.isdisjoint(check._constrains)
+                    and excluded_names.isdisjoint(check._constrains)):
                 check(self)
 
     @api.model
@@ -3681,7 +3686,7 @@ Fields:
 
             # validate non-inversed fields first
             inverse_fields = [f.name for fs in determine_inverses.values() for f in fs]
-            real_recs._validate_fields(set(vals) - set(inverse_fields))
+            real_recs._validate_fields(vals, inverse_fields)
 
             for fields in determine_inverses.values():
                 # inverse records that are not being computed
@@ -3896,7 +3901,7 @@ Fields:
 
         # check Python constraints for non-stored inversed fields
         for data in data_list:
-            data['record']._validate_fields(set(data['inversed']) - set(data['stored']))
+            data['record']._validate_fields(data['inversed'], data['stored'])
 
         if self._check_company_auto:
             records._check_company()