diff --git a/addons/sale/i18n/sale.pot b/addons/sale/i18n/sale.pot
index b9152fe8547..43960af1000 100644
--- a/addons/sale/i18n/sale.pot
+++ b/addons/sale/i18n/sale.pot
@@ -3538,6 +3538,17 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "The fixed amount to be invoiced in advance, taxes excluded."
 msgstr ""
 
+#. module: sale
+#: code:addons/sale/models/product_template.py:0
+msgid ""
+"The following products cannot be restricted to the company"
+" %s because they have already been used in quotations or "
+"sales orders in another company:\n%s\n"
+"You can archive these products and recreate them "
+"with your company restriction instead, or leave them as "
+"shared product."
+msgstr ""
+
 #. module: sale
 #: model:ir.model.fields,help:sale.field_res_config_settings__automatic_invoice
 msgid ""
diff --git a/addons/sale/models/product_template.py b/addons/sale/models/product_template.py
index b32a8a5442c..35f59dbb205 100644
--- a/addons/sale/models/product_template.py
+++ b/addons/sale/models/product_template.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import logging
 
 from odoo import api, fields, models, _
 from odoo.addons.base.models.res_partner import WARNING_MESSAGE, WARNING_HELP
+from odoo.exceptions import ValidationError
 from odoo.tools.float_utils import float_round
 
 _logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -47,6 +48,25 @@ class ProductTemplate(models.Model):
         for product in self:
             product.sales_count = float_round(sum([p.sales_count for p in product.with_context(active_test=False).product_variant_ids]), precision_rounding=product.uom_id.rounding)
 
+
+    @api.constrains('company_id')
+    def _check_sale_product_company(self):
+        """Ensure the product is not being restricted to a single company while
+        having been sold in another one in the past, as this could cause issues."""
+        target_company = self.company_id
+        if target_company:  # don't prevent writing `False`, should always work
+            product_data = self.env['product.product'].sudo().with_context(active_test=False).search_read([('product_tmpl_id', 'in', self.ids)], fields=['id'])
+            product_ids = list(map(lambda p: p['id'], product_data))
+            so_lines = self.env['sale.order.line'].sudo().search_read([('product_id', 'in', product_ids), ('company_id', '!=', target_company.id)], fields=['id', 'product_id'])
+            used_products = list(map(lambda sol: sol['product_id'][1], so_lines))
+            if so_lines:
+                raise ValidationError(_('The following products cannot be restricted to the company'
+                                        ' %s because they have already been used in quotations or '
+                                        'sales orders in another company:\n%s\n'
+                                        'You can archive these products and recreate them '
+                                        'with your company restriction instead, or leave them as '
+                                        'shared product.') % (target_company.name, ', '.join(used_products)))
+
     def action_view_sales(self):
         action = self.env.ref('sale.report_all_channels_sales_action').read()[0]
         action['domain'] = [('product_tmpl_id', 'in', self.ids)]