diff --git a/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/models.js b/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/models.js
index 6da476552db..20a55452a10 100644
--- a/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/models.js
+++ b/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/models.js
@@ -339,35 +339,42 @@ export class PosGlobalState extends PosModel {
 
     // reload the list of partner, returns as a promise that resolves if there were
     // updated partners, and fails if not
-    load_new_partners() {
-        return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-            var domain = this.prepare_new_partners_domain();
-            this.env.services
-                .rpc(
-                    {
-                        model: "pos.session",
-                        method: "get_pos_ui_res_partner_by_params",
-                        args: [[odoo.pos_session_id], { domain }],
-                    },
-                    {
-                        timeout: 3000,
-                        shadow: true,
-                    }
-                )
-                .then(
-                    (partners) => {
-                        if (this.addPartners(partners)) {
-                            // check if the partners we got were real updates
-                            resolve();
-                        } else {
-                            reject("Failed in updating partners.");
-                        }
-                    },
-                    function (type, err) {
-                        reject();
-                    }
-                );
-        });
+    async load_new_partners() {
+        let search_params = { domain: this.prepare_new_partners_domain() };
+        if (this.env.pos.config.limited_partners_loading) {
+            search_params['order'] = 'write_date desc';
+            if (this.env.pos.config.partner_load_background) {
+                search_params['limit'] = this.env.pos.config.limited_partners_amount || 1;
+            }
+            else {
+                search_params['limit'] = 1;
+            }
+        }
+        const partners = await this.env.services
+            .rpc(
+                {
+                    model: 'pos.session',
+                    method: 'get_pos_ui_res_partner_by_params',
+                    args: [[odoo.pos_session_id], search_params],
+                },
+                {
+                    timeout: 3000,
+                    shadow: true,
+                }
+            )
+        if (this.env.pos.config.partner_load_background) {
+            this.loadPartnersBackground(
+                search_params['domain'],
+                this.env.pos.config.limited_partners_amount || 1,
+                'write_date desc'
+            );
+        }
+        if (this.addPartners(partners)) {
+            return true
+        }
+        else {
+            return false
+        }
     }
 
     setSelectedCategoryId(categoryId) {
@@ -540,7 +547,7 @@ export class PosGlobalState extends PosModel {
             page += 1;
         } while (products.length == this.config.limited_products_amount);
     }
-    async loadPartnersBackground() {
+    async loadPartnersBackground(domain=[], offset=0, order=false) {
         // Start at the first page since the first set of loaded partners are not actually in the
         // same order as this background loading procedure.
         let i = 0;
@@ -553,8 +560,10 @@ export class PosGlobalState extends PosModel {
                     args: [
                         [odoo.pos_session_id],
                         {
+                            domain: domain,
                             limit: this.config.limited_partners_amount,
-                            offset: this.config.limited_partners_amount * i,
+                            offset: offset + this.config.limited_partners_amount * i,
+                            order: order,
                         },
                     ],
                     context: this.env.session.user_context,