diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form_widgets.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form_widgets.js
index 450025ee06b..70a11214901 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form_widgets.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form_widgets.js
@@ -501,6 +501,8 @@ var FieldCharDomain = common.AbstractField.extend(common.ReinitializeFieldMixin,
                 }
             }
         }).open();
+        this.trigger("dialog_opened", dialog);
+        return dialog;
     },
 });