diff --git a/odoo/addons/base/res/res_partner.py b/odoo/addons/base/res/res_partner.py
index 85e8d719ac8..8e91a0b3ebd 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/base/res/res_partner.py
+++ b/odoo/addons/base/res/res_partner.py
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ class Partner(models.Model, FormatAddress):
     # company_type is only an interface field, do not use it in business logic
     company_type = fields.Selection(string='Company Type',
         selection=[('person', 'Individual'), ('company', 'Company')],
-        compute='_compute_company_type', readonly=False)
+        compute='_compute_company_type', inverse='_write_company_type')
     company_id = fields.Many2one('res.company', 'Company', index=True, default=_default_company)
     color = fields.Integer(string='Color Index', default=0)
     user_ids = fields.One2many('res.users', 'partner_id', string='Users', auto_join=True)
@@ -372,6 +372,10 @@ class Partner(models.Model, FormatAddress):
         for partner in self:
             partner.company_type = 'company' if partner.is_company else 'person'
 
+    def _write_company_type(self):
+        for partner in self:
+            partner.is_company = partner.company_type == 'company'
+
     @api.onchange('company_type')
     def onchange_company_type(self):
         self.is_company = (self.company_type == 'company')