diff --git a/addons/web/models/models.py b/addons/web/models/models.py
index 13507e54263..69f0374830d 100644
--- a/addons/web/models/models.py
+++ b/addons/web/models/models.py
@@ -57,10 +57,14 @@ class Base(models.AbstractModel):
                 'length': 0,
                 'records': []
             }
-        if limit and (len(records) == limit or self.env.context.get('force_search_count')):
+        current_length = len(records) + offset
+        limit_reached = len(records) == limit
+        force_search_count = self._context.get('force_search_count')
+        count_limit_reached = count_limit and count_limit <= current_length
+        if limit and ((limit_reached and not count_limit_reached) or force_search_count):
             length = self.search_count(domain, limit=count_limit)
         else:
-            length = len(records) + offset
+            length = current_length
         return {
             'length': length,
             'records': records
diff --git a/addons/web/tests/__init__.py b/addons/web/tests/__init__.py
index 4995f496933..a285835440b 100644
--- a/addons/web/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/addons/web/tests/__init__.py
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ from . import test_read_progress_bar
 from . import test_assets
 from . import test_assets_xml
 from . import test_login
+from . import test_web_search_read
diff --git a/addons/web/tests/test_web_search_read.py b/addons/web/tests/test_web_search_read.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..613ee99c816
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/web/tests/test_web_search_read.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from odoo.tests import common
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+
+@common.tagged('post_install', '-at_install')
+class TestWebSearchRead(common.TransactionCase):
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super().setUpClass()
+        cls.ResCurrency = cls.env['res.currency'].with_context(active_test=False)
+        cls.max = cls.ResCurrency.search_count([])
+
+    def assert_web_search_read(self, expected_length, expected_records_length, expected_search_count_called=True, **kwargs):
+        original_search_count = self.ResCurrency.search_count
+        search_count_called = [False]
+
+        def search_count(obj, *method_args, **method_kwargs):
+            search_count_called[0] = True
+            return original_search_count(*method_args, **method_kwargs)
+
+        with patch('odoo.addons.base.models.res_currency.Currency.search_count', new=search_count):
+            results = self.ResCurrency.web_search_read(domain=[], fields=['id'], **kwargs)
+
+        self.assertEqual(results['length'], expected_length)
+        self.assertEqual(len(results['records']), expected_records_length)
+        self.assertEqual(search_count_called[0], expected_search_count_called)
+
+    def test_web_search_read(self):
+        self.assert_web_search_read(self.max, self.max, expected_search_count_called=False)
+        self.assert_web_search_read(self.max, 2, limit=2)
+        self.assert_web_search_read(self.max, 2, limit=2, offset=10)
+        self.assert_web_search_read(2, 2, limit=2, count_limit=2, expected_search_count_called=False)
+        self.assert_web_search_read(20, 2, limit=2, offset=10, count_limit=20)
+        self.assert_web_search_read(12, 2, limit=2, offset=10, count_limit=12, expected_search_count_called=False)