diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/model/relational_model/record.js b/addons/web/static/src/model/relational_model/record.js
index 978b674008c..9ed2c67129c 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/model/relational_model/record.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/model/relational_model/record.js
@@ -402,6 +402,15 @@ export class Record extends DataPoint {
                     }
                     break;
                 }
+                case "json": {
+                    if (
+                        this._isRequired(fieldName) &&
+                        (!this.data[fieldName] || !Object.keys(this.data[fieldName]).length)
+                    ) {
+                        unsetRequiredFields.push(fieldName);
+                    }
+                    break;
+                }
                 default:
                     if (!this.data[fieldName] && this._isRequired(fieldName)) {
                         unsetRequiredFields.push(fieldName);
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/helpers/mock_server.js b/addons/web/static/tests/helpers/mock_server.js
index 145ace05f26..e22fe96064e 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/helpers/mock_server.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/helpers/mock_server.js
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ const DEFAULT_FIELD_VALUES = {
     selection: false,
     reference: false,
     properties: [],
+    json: false,
 };
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/form/form_view_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/form/form_view_tests.js
index 5fae239f2a1..92a645e8046 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/form/form_view_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/form/form_view_tests.js
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ import { Field } from "@web/views/fields/field";
 import { IntegerField } from "@web/views/fields/integer/integer_field";
 import { useSpecialData } from "@web/views/fields/relational_utils";
 import { X2ManyField, x2ManyField } from "@web/views/fields/x2many/x2many_field";
+import { standardFieldProps } from "@web/views/fields/standard_field_props";
 import { FormController } from "@web/views/form/form_controller";
 import { companyService } from "@web/webclient/company_service";
 
@@ -14541,4 +14542,38 @@ QUnit.module("Views", (hooks) => {
             ".modal:not(.o_inactive_modal) .modal-footer button[name='someothername']"
         );
     });
+
+    QUnit.test("an empty json object does not pass the required check", async function (assert) {
+        assert.expect(3);
+        serverData.models.partner.fields.json_field = { type: "json" };
+        class JsonField extends Component {
+            onChange(ev) {
+                this.props.record.update({ [this.props.name]: JSON.parse(ev.target.value) });
+            }
+        }
+        JsonField.props = standardFieldProps;
+        JsonField.supportedTypes = ["json"];
+        JsonField.template = xml`<span><input t-on-change="onChange"/></span>`;
+
+        fieldRegistry.add("json", { component: JsonField });
+        const form = await makeView({
+            type: "form",
+            resModel: "partner",
+            serverData,
+            arch: `<form><field name="json_field" widget="json" required="1"/></form>`,
+        });
+
+        patchWithCleanup(form.env.services.notification, {
+            add: (message, params) => {
+                assert.strictEqual(message.toString(), "<ul><li>json_field</li></ul>");
+                assert.deepEqual(params, { title: "Invalid fields: ", type: "danger" });
+            },
+        });
+        await editInput(target, ".o_field_widget[name=json_field] input", "{}")
+        await clickSave(target);
+        assert.hasClass(
+            target.querySelector(".o_field_widget[name=json_field]"),
+            "o_field_invalid"
+        );
+    });
 });