diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/list/list_editable_renderer.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/list/list_editable_renderer.js
index 2ff25108795..73f59e5d13c 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/list/list_editable_renderer.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/list/list_editable_renderer.js
@@ -933,23 +933,34 @@ ListRenderer.include({
     _renderHeader: function () {
         var $thead = this._super.apply(this, arguments);
 
-        if (this.editable && !this._hasVisibleRecords(this.state) && !this.columnWidths) {
-            // we compute the sum of the weights for each columns, excluding
-            // those with an absolute width.
-            var totalWidth = this.columns.reduce(function (acc, column) {
-                return acc + (column.attrs.relativeWidth || 0);
-            }, 0);
-            this.columns.forEach(function (column) {
-                let width;
-                if (column.attrs.absoluteWidth) {
-                    width = column.attrs.absoluteWidth;
-                } else if (column.attrs.relativeWidth) {
-                    width = ((column.attrs.relativeWidth / totalWidth * 100) + '%');
-                }
-                if (width) {
-                    $thead.find('th[data-name=' + column.attrs.name + ']').css('width', width);
-                }
-            });
+        if (this.editable && !this.columnWidths) {
+            if (!this._hasVisibleRecords(this.state)) {
+                // we compute the sum of the weights for each columns, excluding
+                // those with an absolute width.
+                var totalWidth = this.columns.reduce(function (acc, column) {
+                    return acc + (column.attrs.relativeWidth || 0);
+                }, 0);
+                this.columns.forEach(function (column) {
+                    let width;
+                    if (column.attrs.absoluteWidth) {
+                        width = column.attrs.absoluteWidth;
+                    } else if (column.attrs.relativeWidth) {
+                        width = ((column.attrs.relativeWidth / totalWidth * 100) + '%');
+                    }
+                    if (width) {
+                        $thead.find('th[data-name=' + column.attrs.name + ']').css('width', width);
+                    }
+                });
+            } else {
+                // if there are records, we force a min-width for fields with an
+                // absolute width to ensure a correct rendering in edition
+                this.columns.forEach(function (column) {
+                    if (column.attrs.absoluteWidth) {
+                        let width = column.attrs.absoluteWidth;
+                        $thead.find('th[data-name=' + column.attrs.name + ']').css('min-width', width);
+                    }
+                });
+            }
         }
 
         if (this.addTrashIcon) {
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/list_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/list_tests.js
index fa78f98ee23..05791ad9d74 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/list_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/list_tests.js
@@ -1605,6 +1605,32 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         list.destroy();
     });
 
+    QUnit.test('columns with an absolute width are never narrower than that width', async function (assert) {
+        assert.expect(2);
+
+        this.data.foo.records[0].text = 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, ' +
+            'sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim ' +
+            'veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo ' +
+            'consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum ' +
+            'dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, ' +
+            'sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum';
+        var list = await createView({
+            View: ListView,
+            model: 'foo',
+            data: this.data,
+            arch: '<tree editable="bottom">' +
+                        '<field name="datetime"/>' +
+                        '<field name="int_field" width="200px"/>' +
+                        '<field name="text"/>' +
+                    '</tree>',
+        });
+
+        assert.strictEqual(list.$('th[data-name="datetime"]')[0].offsetWidth, 146);
+        assert.strictEqual(list.$('th[data-name="int_field"]')[0].offsetWidth, 200);
+
+        list.destroy();
+    });
+
     QUnit.test('column widths are kept when editing multiple records', async function (assert) {
         assert.expect(4);