diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/fields/ace/ace_field.js b/addons/web/static/src/views/fields/ace/ace_field.js
index e213fbcba7f..e7c87b0e443 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/fields/ace/ace_field.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/fields/ace/ace_field.js
@@ -25,10 +25,13 @@ export class AceField extends Component {
             return Promise.all(proms);
         });
 
-        useEffect(() => {
-            this.setupAce();
-            return () => this.destroyAce();
-        });
+        useEffect(
+            () => {
+                this.setupAce();
+                return () => this.destroyAce();
+            },
+            () => [this.editorRef.el]
+        );
     }
 
     get aceSession() {
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/fields/ace_editor_field_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/fields/ace_editor_field_tests.js
index ff5056da2fb..d3c4f84a57f 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/fields/ace_editor_field_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/fields/ace_editor_field_tests.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /** @odoo-module **/
 
-import { getFixture } from "@web/../tests/helpers/utils";
+import { getFixture, clickEdit, triggerEvents } from "@web/../tests/helpers/utils";
 import { makeView, setupViewRegistries } from "@web/../tests/views/helpers";
 
 let serverData;
@@ -57,4 +57,22 @@ QUnit.module("Fields", (hooks) => {
 
         assert.ok(target.querySelector(".o_field_ace").textContent.includes("yop"));
     });
+
+    QUnit.test("AceEditorField doesn't crash when editing", async (assert) => {
+        await makeView({
+            type: "form",
+            resModel: "partner",
+            resId: 1,
+            serverData,
+            arch: `
+                <form>
+                    <field name="display_name" />
+                    <field name="foo" widget="ace" />
+                </form>`,
+        });
+
+        await clickEdit(target);
+        await triggerEvents(target, ".ace-view-editor textarea", ["focus", "click"]);
+        assert.hasClass(target.querySelector(".ace-view-editor"), "ace_focus");
+    });
 });