diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form/form_controller.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form/form_controller.js
index f83fdd78bcd..45b85a86612 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form/form_controller.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form/form_controller.js
@@ -133,13 +133,14 @@ var FormController = BasicController.extend({
      * @param {jQueryElement} $node
      */
     renderButtons: function ($node) {
-        var $footer = this.$('footer');
-        if (!this.defaultButtons && (!this.footerToButtons || !$footer.length)) {
+        var $footer = this.footerToButtons ? this.$('footer') : null;
+        var mustRenderFooterButtons = $footer && $footer.length;
+        if (!this.defaultButtons && !mustRenderFooterButtons) {
             return;
         }
         this.$buttons = $('<div/>');
-        if (this.footerToButtons && $footer.length) {
-            this.$buttons.append($footer.detach().contents());
+        if (mustRenderFooterButtons) {
+            this.$buttons.append($footer);
         } else {
             this.$buttons.append(qweb.render("FormView.buttons", {widget: this}));
             this.$buttons.on('click', '.o_form_button_edit', this._toEditMode.bind(this));
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/form_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/form_tests.js
index b777fde31c6..a511ba29b10 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/form_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/form_tests.js
@@ -3047,5 +3047,47 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         form.destroy();
     });
 
+    QUnit.test('modifiers are considered on multiple <footer/> tags', function (assert) {
+        assert.expect(2);
+
+        var form = createView({
+            View: FormView,
+            model: 'partner',
+            data: this.data,
+            arch:
+                '<form>' +
+                    '<field name="bar"/>' +
+                    '<footer attrs="{\'invisible\': [(\'bar\',\'=\',False)]}">' +
+                        '<button>Hello</button>' +
+                        '<button>World</button>' +
+                    '</footer>' +
+                    '<footer attrs="{\'invisible\': [(\'bar\',\'!=\',False)]}">' +
+                        '<button>Foo</button>' +
+                    '</footer>' +
+                '</form>',
+            res_id: 1,
+            viewOptions: {
+                footer_to_buttons: true,
+                mode: 'edit',
+            },
+        });
+
+        assert.deepEqual(getVisibleButtonTexts(), ["Hello", "World"],
+            "only the first button section should be visible");
+
+        form.$(".o_field_boolean input").click();
+
+        assert.deepEqual(getVisibleButtonTexts(), ["Foo"],
+            "only the second button section should be visible");
+
+        form.destroy();
+
+        function getVisibleButtonTexts() {
+            var $visibleButtons = form.$buttons.find('button').not('.o_form_invisible *');
+            return _.map($visibleButtons, function (el) {
+                return el.innerHTML.trim();
+            });
+        }
+    });
 });
 });