diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/list/list_controller.js b/addons/web/static/src/views/list/list_controller.js
index 7aa5462d6b3..800f20b45a1 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/list/list_controller.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/list/list_controller.js
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ export class ListController extends Component {
 
     async createRecord({ group } = {}) {
         const list = (group && group.list) || this.model.root;
-        if (this.editable) {
+        if (this.editable && !list.isGrouped) {
             if (!(list instanceof DynamicRecordList)) {
                 throw new Error("List should be a DynamicRecordList");
             }
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/list/list_controller.xml b/addons/web/static/src/views/list/list_controller.xml
index 6914716996d..a9066f1f0f0 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/list/list_controller.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/list/list_controller.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         <div t-att-class="className" t-ref="root">
             <Layout className="model.useSampleModel ? 'o_view_sample_data' : ''" display="display">
                 <t t-set-slot="control-panel-create-button">
-                    <t t-if="!model.root.editedRecord and activeActions.create and (!model.root.isGrouped or !editable) and !env.inDialog">
+                    <t t-if="!model.root.editedRecord and activeActions.create and !env.inDialog">
                         <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary o_list_button_add" data-hotkey="c" t-on-click="onClickCreate" data-bounce-button="">
                             New
                         </button>
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/list_view_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/list_view_tests.js
index 39dcdfef094..8c1d67ebbb7 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/list_view_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/list_view_tests.js
@@ -2861,10 +2861,10 @@ QUnit.module("Views", (hooks) => {
             await toggleSearchBarMenu(target);
             await toggleMenuItem(target, "candle");
 
-            assert.containsNone(
+            assert.containsOnce(
                 target,
-                ".o_list_button_add",
-                "Create not available as list is grouped"
+                ".o_list_button_add:visible",
+                "Create available as list is grouped"
             );
             assert.containsNone(
                 target,
@@ -2874,6 +2874,47 @@ QUnit.module("Views", (hooks) => {
         }
     );
 
+    QUnit.test(
+        "editable list view: check that add button is present when groupby applied",
+        async function (assert) {
+            assert.expect(4);
+
+            serverData.models.foo.fields.foo = { string: "Foo", type: "char", required: true };
+            serverData.actions = {
+                11: {
+                    id: 11,
+                    name: "Partners Action 11",
+                    res_model: "foo",
+                    type: "ir.actions.act_window",
+                    views: [[3, "list"], [4, "form"]],
+                    search_view_id: [9, "search"],
+                }
+            };
+            serverData.views = {
+                "foo,3,list":
+                    '<tree editable="top"><field name="display_name"/><field name="foo"/></tree>',
+                "foo,4,form":
+                    '<form><field name="display_name"/><field name="foo"/></form>',
+                "foo,9,search": `
+                    <search>
+                        <filter string="candle" name="itsName" context="{'group_by': 'foo'}"/>
+                    </search>`,
+            };
+
+            const webClient = await createWebClient({ serverData });
+            await doAction(webClient, 11);
+
+            assert.containsOnce(target, ".o_list_button_add:visible");
+            await click(target.querySelector(".o_searchview_dropdown_toggler"));
+            await click($(target).find('.o_menu_item:contains("candle")')[0]);
+            assert.containsOnce(target, ".o_list_button_add:visible");
+
+            assert.containsOnce(target, ".o_list_view");
+            await click($(".o_list_button_add:visible").get(0));
+            assert.containsOnce(target, ".o_form_view");
+        }
+    );
+
     QUnit.test("list view not groupable", async function (assert) {
         serverData.views = {
             "foo,false,search": `
@@ -13461,7 +13502,7 @@ QUnit.module("Views", (hooks) => {
         await toggleSearchBarMenu(target);
         await toggleMenuItem(target, "bar");
 
-        assert.containsNone(target, ".o_list_button_add");
+        assert.containsOnce(target, ".o_list_button_add:visible");
 
         // reload without groupby
         await toggleMenuItem(target, "bar");