diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
index 3b9cc7570d0..b0cf4df6b78 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
@@ -3223,6 +3223,7 @@ instance.web.form.FieldMany2ManyTags = instance.web.form.AbstractField.extend(_.
  * TODO niv: clean those deferred stuff, it could be better
  */
 instance.web.form.FieldMany2Many = instance.web.form.AbstractField.extend({
+    template: "FieldMany2Many.render",
     multi_selection: false,
     disable_utility_classes: true,
     init: function(field_manager, node) {
@@ -3273,6 +3274,7 @@ instance.web.form.FieldMany2Many = instance.web.form.AbstractField.extend({
                     'addable': self.get("effective_readonly") ? null : _t("Add"),
                     'deletable': self.get("effective_readonly") ? false : true,
                     'selectable': self.multi_selection,
+                    '$buttons': $(".oe_form_view_m2m_buttons", self.$element),
             });
         var embedded = (this.field.views || {}).tree;
         if (embedded) {
@@ -3285,7 +3287,7 @@ instance.web.form.FieldMany2Many = instance.web.form.AbstractField.extend({
             loaded.resolve();
         });
         $.async_when().then(function () {
-            self.list_view.appendTo(self.$element);
+            self.list_view.appendTo($(".oe_form_view_m2m_view", self.$element));
         });
         return loaded;
     },
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml b/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
index ab840bcd9bb..b2af11b7078 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
@@ -1054,6 +1054,12 @@
         </span>
     </t>
 </t>
+<t t-name="FieldMany2Many.render">
+    <div class="oe_form_view_m2m">
+        <div class="oe_form_view_m2m_buttons" />
+        <div class="oe_form_view_m2m_view" />
+    </div>
+</t>
 <t t-name="FieldMany2ManyTags">
     <div class="oe_form_field_many2manytags">
         <t t-if="! widget.get('effective_readonly')">