diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/fields/relational_utils.js b/addons/web/static/src/views/fields/relational_utils.js
index 30b25d893b2..7cd890f2573 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/fields/relational_utils.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/fields/relational_utils.js
@@ -146,7 +146,15 @@ export class Many2XAutocomplete extends Component {
             fieldString,
             onClose: () => {
                 const autoCompleteInput = autoCompleteContainer.el.querySelector("input");
-                autoCompleteInput.value = "";
+
+                // There are two cases:
+                // 1. Value is the same as the input: it means the autocomplete has re-rendered with the right value
+                //    This is in case we saved the record, triggering all the interface to update.
+                // 2. Value is different from the input: it means the input has a manually entered value and nothing
+                //    happened, that is, we discarded the changes
+                if (this.props.value !== autoCompleteInput.value) {
+                    autoCompleteInput.value = "";
+                }
                 autoCompleteInput.focus();
             },
         });
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/fields/many2one_field_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/fields/many2one_field_tests.js
index 2bf3046c82d..fbb9a585ccb 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/fields/many2one_field_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/fields/many2one_field_tests.js
@@ -669,6 +669,54 @@ QUnit.module("Fields", (hooks) => {
         assert.strictEqual($("tr.o_data_row").length, 0, "should display 0 records");
     });
 
+    QUnit.test(
+        "many2ones in list views: create in dialog keeps the input",
+        async function (assert) {
+            serverData.views = {
+                "partner,false,form": `
+                <form>
+                    <field name="name" />
+                </form>`,
+            };
+
+            await makeView({
+                type: "list",
+                resModel: "partner",
+                serverData,
+                arch: `
+                <tree editable="top">
+                    <field name="trululu" />
+                </tree>`,
+                mockRPC(route, args) {
+                    if (args.method === "create" || args.method === "write") {
+                        assert.step(`${args.method}: ${JSON.stringify(args.args)}`);
+                    }
+                },
+            });
+
+            await click(target.querySelectorAll(".o_data_cell")[0]);
+            const input = target.querySelector(".o_field_widget[name=trululu] input");
+            input.value = "yy";
+            await triggerEvent(input, null, "input");
+            await click(target, ".o_field_widget[name=trululu] input");
+            await selectDropdownItem(target, "trululu", "Create and edit...");
+
+            await clickSave(target.querySelector(".modal"));
+            assert.verifySteps([`create: [{"name":"yy"}]`]);
+            assert.strictEqual(
+                target.querySelector(".o_field_widget[name=trululu] input").value,
+                "yy"
+            );
+
+            await click(target);
+            assert.verifySteps([`write: [[1],{"trululu":5}]`]);
+            assert.strictEqual(
+                target.querySelector(".o_data_cell[name=trululu]").textContent,
+                "yy"
+            );
+        }
+    );
+
     QUnit.test(
         "onchanges on many2ones trigger when editing record in form view",
         async function (assert) {