diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_model.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_model.js
index 93c0dd7c40c..fd47e931317 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_model.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_model.js
@@ -1119,6 +1119,7 @@ var BasicModel = AbstractModel.extend({
                             list_records[record.id].data = record;
                             self._parseServerData(fieldNames, list.fields, record);
                         });
+                        return self._fetchX2ManysBatched(list);
                     });
                     defs.push(def);
                 }
@@ -1645,11 +1646,21 @@ var BasicModel = AbstractModel.extend({
         var fieldsInfo = view ? view.fieldsInfo : fieldInfo.fieldsInfo;
         var fields = view ? view.fields : fieldInfo.relatedFields;
         var viewType = view ? view.type : fieldInfo.viewType;
+        var data = list._changes || list.data;
+        var x2mRecords = [];
 
         // step 1: collect ids
         var ids = [];
-        _.each(list.data, function (dataPoint) {
+        _.each(data, function (dataPoint) {
             var record = self.localData[dataPoint];
+            if (typeof record.data[fieldName] === 'string') {
+                // in this case, the value is a local ID, which means that the
+                // record has already been processed. It can happen for example
+                // when a user adds a record in a m2m relation, or loads more
+                // records in a kanban column
+                return;
+            }
+            x2mRecords.push(record);
             ids = _.unique(ids.concat(record.data[fieldName] || []));
             var m2mList = self._makeDataPoint({
                 fieldsInfo: fieldsInfo,
@@ -1696,8 +1707,7 @@ var BasicModel = AbstractModel.extend({
                 });
             });
 
-            _.each(list.data, function (dataPoint) {
-                var record = self.localData[dataPoint];
+            _.each(x2mRecords, function (record) {
                 var m2mList = self.localData[record.data[fieldName]];
 
                 m2mList.data = [];
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/fields/relational_fields_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/fields/relational_fields_tests.js
index 0629dfc4da1..4e455b290fa 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/fields/relational_fields_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/fields/relational_fields_tests.js
@@ -3390,6 +3390,79 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
         form.destroy();
     });
 
+    QUnit.test('many2many list with x2many: add a record', function (assert) {
+        assert.expect(18);
+
+        this.data.partner_type.fields.m2m = {
+            string: "M2M", type: "many2many", relation: 'turtle',
+        };
+        this.data.partner_type.records[0].m2m = [1, 2];
+        this.data.partner_type.records[1].m2m = [2, 3];
+
+        var form = createView({
+            View: FormView,
+            model: 'partner',
+            data: this.data,
+            arch:'<form string="Partners">' +
+                    '<field name="timmy"/>' +
+                '</form>',
+            res_id: 1,
+            archs: {
+                'partner_type,false,list': '<tree>' +
+                        '<field name="display_name"/>' +
+                        '<field name="m2m" widget="many2many_tags"/>' +
+                    '</tree>',
+                'partner_type,false,search': '<search>' +
+                        '<field name="display_name" string="Name"/>' +
+                    '</search>',
+            },
+            mockRPC: function (route, args) {
+                assert.step(_.last(route.split('/')) + ' on ' + args.model);
+                if (args.model === 'turtle') {
+                    assert.step(args.args[0]); // the read ids
+                }
+                return this._super.apply(this, arguments);
+            },
+            viewOptions: {
+                mode: 'edit',
+            },
+        });
+
+        form.$('.o_form_field_x2many_list_row_add a').click();
+        $('.modal .o_data_row:first').click(); // add a first record to the relation
+
+        assert.strictEqual(form.$('.o_data_row').length, 1,
+            "the record should have been added to the relation");
+        assert.strictEqual(form.$('.o_data_row:first .o_badge_text').text(), 'leonardodonatello',
+            "inner m2m should have been fetched and correctly displayed");
+
+        form.$('.o_form_field_x2many_list_row_add a').click();
+        $('.modal .o_data_row:first').click(); // add a second record to the relation
+
+        assert.strictEqual(form.$('.o_data_row').length, 2,
+            "the second record should have been added to the relation");
+        assert.strictEqual(form.$('.o_data_row:nth(1) .o_badge_text').text(), 'donatelloraphael',
+            "inner m2m should have been fetched and correctly displayed");
+
+        assert.verifySteps([
+            'read on partner',
+            'search_read on partner_type',
+            'read on turtle',
+            [1, 2, 3],
+            'read on partner_type',
+            'read on turtle',
+            [1, 2],
+            'search_read on partner_type',
+            'read on turtle',
+            [2, 3],
+            'read on partner_type',
+            'read on turtle',
+            [2, 3],
+        ]);
+
+        form.destroy();
+    });
+
     QUnit.module('FieldStatus');
 
     QUnit.test('static statusbar widget on many2one field', function (assert) {