diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/list/list_renderer.js b/addons/web/static/src/views/list/list_renderer.js
index 29bc25129b8..c90410a7494 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/list/list_renderer.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/list/list_renderer.js
@@ -1119,6 +1119,17 @@ export class ListRenderer extends Component {
                 await recordAfterResequence();
                 await this.props.list.enterEditMode(record);
                 this.cellToFocus = { column, record };
+                if (
+                    record.fields[column.name].type === "boolean" &&
+                    (!column.widget || column.widget === "boolean")
+                ) {
+                    if (
+                        !this.isCellReadonly(column, record) &&
+                        !this.evalInvisible(column.invisible, record)
+                    ) {
+                        await record.update({ [column.name]: !record.data[column.name] });
+                    }
+                }
             }
         } else if (this.props.list.editedRecord && this.props.list.editedRecord !== record) {
             this.props.list.leaveEditMode();
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/fields/boolean_field_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/fields/boolean_field_tests.js
index b424d7048ae..54c20f64ece 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/fields/boolean_field_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/fields/boolean_field_tests.js
@@ -190,9 +190,10 @@ QUnit.module("Fields", (hooks) => {
             "the row is now selected, in edition"
         );
         assert.ok(
-            !cell.querySelector(".o-checkbox input:checked").disabled,
-            "input should now be enabled"
+            !cell.querySelector(".o-checkbox input:not(:checked)").disabled,
+            "input should now be enabled and unchecked"
         );
+        await click(cell, ".o-checkbox");
         await click(cell);
         assert.notOk(
             cell.querySelector(".o-checkbox input:checked").disabled,
@@ -220,10 +221,9 @@ QUnit.module("Fields", (hooks) => {
             "should now have only 3 checked input"
         );
 
-        // Re-Edit the line and fake-check the checkbox
+        // Fake-check the checkbox
         await click(cell);
         await click(cell, ".o-checkbox");
-        await click(cell, ".o-checkbox");
 
         // Save
         await clickSave(target);
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/fields/one2many_field_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/fields/one2many_field_tests.js
index 8c7d4739c79..57a0400d7f4 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/fields/one2many_field_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/fields/one2many_field_tests.js
@@ -3759,6 +3759,35 @@ QUnit.module("Fields", (hooks) => {
         assert.containsNone(target, "td.o_list_record_remove button");
     });
 
+    QUnit.test("boolean field in a one2many must be directly editable", async function (assert) {
+        serverData.models.partner.records[0].p = [2, 4];
+        await makeView({
+            type: "form",
+            resModel: "partner",
+            serverData,
+            arch: `
+                <form>
+                    <field name="p">
+                        <tree editable="top">
+                            <field name="bar"/>
+                            <field name="name"/>
+                        </tree>
+                    </field>
+                </form>`,
+            resId: 1,
+        });
+        assert.deepEqual(
+            [...target.querySelectorAll(".o_data_cell[name='bar'] input")].map((el) => el.checked),
+            [true, false]
+        );
+
+        await click(target.querySelector('[name="bar"] .o-checkbox'));
+        assert.deepEqual(
+            [...target.querySelectorAll(".o_data_cell[name='bar'] input")].map((el) => el.checked),
+            [false, false]
+        );
+    });
+
     QUnit.test("many2many list: unlink two records", async function (assert) {
         assert.expect(4);
         serverData.models.partner.records[0].p = [1, 2, 4];