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 d6cda54ef5d..ad9e3fbeed1 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_model.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_model.js
@@ -1851,18 +1851,22 @@ var BasicModel = AbstractModel.extend({
      * @param {string|Object} [options.additionalContext]
      *        another context to evaluate and merge to the returned context
      * @param {string} [options.fieldName]
-     *        the name of the field whose context needs to be added to the
-     *        result (and evaluated)
+     *        if given, this field's context is added to the context, instead of
+     *        the element's context (except if options.full is true)
+     * @param {boolean} [options.full=false]
+     *        if true and fieldName given in options, the element's context
+     *        is added to the context
      * @returns {Object} the evaluated context
      */
     _getContext: function (element, options) {
-        var context = new Context(session.user_context, element.context);
+        options = options || {};
+        var context = new Context(session.user_context);
         context.set_eval_context(this._getEvalContext(element));
 
-        if (options && options.additionalContext) {
-            context.add(options.additionalContext);
+        if (options.full || !options.fieldName) {
+            context.add(element.context);
         }
-        if (options && options.fieldName) {
+        if (options.fieldName) {
             var viewType = options.viewType || element.viewType;
             var fieldInfo = element.fieldsInfo[viewType][options.fieldName];
             if (fieldInfo && fieldInfo.context) {
@@ -1874,6 +1878,9 @@ var BasicModel = AbstractModel.extend({
                 }
             }
         }
+        if (options.additionalContext) {
+            context.add(options.additionalContext);
+        }
         if (element.rawContext) {
             var rawContext = new Context(element.rawContext);
             var evalContext = this._getEvalContext(this.localData[element.parentID]);
@@ -2319,7 +2326,9 @@ var BasicModel = AbstractModel.extend({
         var self = this;
         var onchange_spec = this._buildOnchangeSpecs(record);
         var idList = record.data.id ? [record.data.id] : [];
-        var options = {};
+        var options = {
+            full: true,
+        };
         if (fields.length === 1) {
             fields = fields[0];
             // if only one field changed, add its context to the RPC context
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/form_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/form_tests.js
index 0091ea3e6e6..76ab818809e 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/form_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/form_tests.js
@@ -3612,5 +3612,38 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         $firstModal.find('.modal-footer button:first').click(); // Save & close
         form.destroy();
     });
+
+    QUnit.test('fields and record contexts are not mixed', function (assert) {
+        assert.expect(2);
+
+        var form = createView({
+            View: FormView,
+            model: 'partner',
+            data: this.data,
+            arch: '<form>' +
+                    '<group>' +
+                        '<field name="trululu" context="{\'test\': 1}"/>' +
+                    '</group>' +
+                '</form>',
+            mockRPC: function (route, args) {
+                if (args.method === 'name_search') {
+                    assert.strictEqual(args.kwargs.context.test, 1,
+                        "field's context should be sent");
+                    assert.notOk('mainContext' in args.kwargs.context,
+                        "record's context should not be sent");
+                }
+                return this._super.apply(this, arguments);
+            },
+            res_id: 2,
+            viewOptions: {
+                mode: 'edit',
+                context: {mainContext: 3},
+            },
+        });
+
+        form.$('.o_form_input:first').click(); // trigger the name_search
+
+        form.destroy();
+    });
 });
 });