diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/webclient/actions/action_service.js b/addons/web/static/src/webclient/actions/action_service.js
index 9d1e0aec976..9776c354612 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/webclient/actions/action_service.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/webclient/actions/action_service.js
@@ -463,12 +463,12 @@ function makeActionManager(env) {
             resModel: action.res_model,
             type: view.type,
             selectRecord: async (resId, { activeIds, mode }) => {
-                if (_getView("form")) {
+                if (target !== "new" && _getView("form")) {
                     await switchView("form", { mode, resId, resIds: activeIds });
                 }
             },
             createRecord: async () => {
-                if (_getView("form")) {
+                if (target !== "new" && _getView("form")) {
                     await switchView("form", { resId: false });
                 }
             },
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/webclient/actions/target_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/webclient/actions/target_tests.js
index 01929b6c0cb..5eb98e69bff 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/webclient/actions/target_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/webclient/actions/target_tests.js
@@ -475,6 +475,26 @@ QUnit.module("ActionManager", (hooks) => {
         assert.hasClass(target.querySelector(".o_dialog .modal-dialog"), "modal-xl");
     });
 
+    QUnit.test('click on record in list view action in target="new"', async function (assert) {
+        const webClient = await createWebClient({ serverData });
+        await doAction(webClient, 1001);
+        await doAction(webClient, {
+            name: "Favorite Ponies",
+            res_model: "pony",
+            type: "ir.actions.act_window",
+            target: "new",
+            views: [[false, "list"], [false, "form"]],
+        });
+
+        // The list view has been opened in a dialog
+        assert.containsOnce(target, ".o_dialog .modal-dialog .o_list_view");
+
+        // click on a record in the dialog -> should do nothing as we can't switch view in the dialog
+        await click(target.querySelector(".modal .o_data_row .o_data_cell"));
+        assert.containsOnce(target, ".o_dialog .modal-dialog .o_list_view");
+        assert.containsNone(target, ".o_form_view");
+    });
+
     QUnit.module('Actions in target="fullscreen"');
 
     QUnit.test(