diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
index 0b1ed8fb67c..baf8c151b83 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
@@ -4165,7 +4165,10 @@ instance.web.form.AbstractFormPopup = instance.web.OldWidget.extend({
         this.view_form.appendTo(this.$element.find(".oe_popup_form"));
         this.view_form.on_loaded.add_last(function() {
             var multi_select = self.row_id === null && ! self.options.disable_multiple_selection;
-            self.$buttonpane.html(QWeb.render("AbstractFormPopup.buttons", {multi_select: multi_select}));
+            self.$buttonpane.html(QWeb.render("AbstractFormPopup.buttons", {
+                multi_select: multi_select,
+                readonly: self.row_id !== null && self.options.readonly,
+            }));
             var $snbutton = self.$buttonpane.find(".oe_abstractformpopup-form-save-new");
             $snbutton.click(function() {
                 $.when(self.view_form.do_save()).then(function() {
@@ -4186,11 +4189,6 @@ instance.web.form.AbstractFormPopup = instance.web.OldWidget.extend({
             $cbutton.click(function() {
                 self.check_exit();
             });
-            if (self.row_id !== null && self.options.readonly) {
-                $snbutton.hide();
-                $sbutton.hide();
-                $cbutton.text(_t("Close"));
-            }
             self.view_form.do_show();
         });
     },
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml b/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
index 58f77840e69..c3ba8f79c8e 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
@@ -1230,14 +1230,24 @@
     <a class="oe_button oe_selectcreatepopup-search-close oe_bold oe_form_button_cancel" href="javascript:void(0)">Cancel</a>
 </t>
 <t t-name="AbstractFormPopup.buttons">
-    <t t-if="! multi_select">
-        <button type="button" class="oe_button oe_abstractformpopup-form-save oe_highlight">Save</button>
+    <t t-if="! readonly">
+        <t t-if="! multi_select">
+            <button type="button" class="oe_button oe_abstractformpopup-form-save oe_highlight">Save</button>
+        </t>
+        <t t-if="multi_select">
+            <button type="button" class="oe_button oe_abstractformpopup-form-save-new oe_highlight">Save &amp; New</button>
+            <button type="button" class="oe_button oe_abstractformpopup-form-save oe_highlight">Save &amp; Close</button>
+        </t>
+        or
     </t>
-    <t t-if="multi_select">
-        <button type="button" class="oe_button oe_abstractformpopup-form-save-new oe_highlight">Save &amp; New</button>
-        <button type="button" class="oe_button oe_abstractformpopup-form-save oe_highlight">Save &amp; Close</button>
-    </t>
-    or <a class="oe_button oe_abstractformpopup-form-close oe_bold oe_form_button_cancel" href="javascript:void(0)">Discard</a>
+    <a class="oe_button oe_abstractformpopup-form-close oe_bold oe_form_button_cancel" href="javascript:void(0)">
+        <t t-if="! readonly">
+            Discard
+        </t>
+        <t t-if="readonly">
+            Close
+        </t>
+    </a>
 </t>
 
 <t t-name="One2Many.viewmanager" t-extend="ViewManager">