diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/abstract_field.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/abstract_field.js
index 4ae4eec9c05..fa2f37a123f 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/abstract_field.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/abstract_field.js
@@ -65,9 +65,12 @@ var AbstractField = Widget.extend({
      * @constructor
      * @param {Widget} parent
      * @param {string} name The field name defined in the model
-     * @param {Object} record A record object (result of the get method of a basic model)
+     * @param {Object} record A record object (result of the get method of 
+     *   a basic model)
      * @param {Object} [options]
      * @param {string} [options.mode=readonly] should be 'readonly' or 'edit'
+     * @param {string} [options.standalone=false] this flag indicates that the
+     *   field does not have a controller to delegate to
      */
     init: function (parent, name, record, options) {
         this._super(parent);
@@ -157,6 +160,10 @@ var AbstractField = Widget.extend({
         // calls to the format (resp. parse) function.
         this.formatOptions = {};
         this.parseOptions = {};
+
+        // standalone is a flag indicating that the field does not have a
+        // controller to delegate actions to
+        this.standalone = options.standalone;
     },
     /**
      * When a field widget is appended to the DOM, its start method is called,
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/relational_fields.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/relational_fields.js
index 14512c02912..7522bb3bc37 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/relational_fields.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/relational_fields.js
@@ -223,21 +223,25 @@ var FieldMany2One = AbstractField.extend({
     _quickCreate: function (name) {
         var self = this;
         var slowCreate = this._searchCreatePopup.bind(this, "form", false, this._createContext(name));
+        var action = function () {
+            return self._rpc({
+                model: self.field.relation,
+                method: 'name_create',
+                args: [name],
+                context: self.record.getContext(self.recordParams),
+            }).then(function (result) {
+                if (self.mode === "edit") {
+                    self.reinitialize({id: result[0], display_name: result[1]});
+                }
+            }, slowCreate);
+        };
+
         if (this.nodeOptions.quick_create) {
-            this.trigger_up('mutexify', {
-                action: function () {
-                    return self._rpc({
-                        model: self.field.relation,
-                        method: 'name_create',
-                        args: [name],
-                        context: self.record.getContext(self.recordParams),
-                    }).then(function (result) {
-                        if (self.mode === "edit") {
-                            self.reinitialize({id: result[0], display_name: result[1]});
-                        }
-                    }, slowCreate);
-                },
-            });
+            if (this.standalone) {
+                action();
+            } else {
+                this.trigger_up('mutexify', {action: action});
+            }
         } else {
             slowCreate();
         }
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/fields/relational_fields_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/fields/relational_fields_tests.js
index fdd8ffdd124..1a7badd353f 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/fields/relational_fields_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/fields/relational_fields_tests.js
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 odoo.define('web.relational_fields_tests', function (require) {
 "use strict";
 
+var BasicModel = require('web.BasicModel');
 var concurrency = require('web.concurrency');
 var FormView = require('web.FormView');
 var ListView = require('web.ListView');
 var relationalFields = require('web.relational_fields');
 var testUtils = require('web.test_utils');
+var Widget = require('web.Widget');
 
 var createView = testUtils.createView;
 
@@ -361,7 +363,6 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
         form.destroy();
     });
 
-
     QUnit.test('many2one readonly fields with option "no_open"', function (assert) {
         assert.expect(1);
 
@@ -564,10 +565,71 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
         form.destroy();
     });
 
+    QUnit.test('many2one field with option standalone', function (assert) {
+        assert.expect(3);
+        var done = assert.async();
+
+        var M2O_DELAY = relationalFields.FieldMany2One.prototype.AUTOCOMPLETE_DELAY;
+        relationalFields.FieldMany2One.prototype.AUTOCOMPLETE_DELAY = 0;
+
+        var fixture = $('#qunit-fixture');
+        var self = this;
+
+        var model = testUtils.createModel({
+            Model: BasicModel,
+            data: this.data,
+        });
+
+        model.makeRecord('coucou', [{
+            name: 'partner_id',
+            relation: 'partner',
+            type: 'many2one',
+            value: [1, 'first partner'],
+        }], {
+            partner_id: {
+                options: {
+                    no_open: true,
+                },
+            },
+        }).then(function (recordID) {
+            var record = model.get(recordID);
+            var parent = new Widget();
+            testUtils.addMockEnvironment(parent, {
+                data: self.data,
+                mockRPC: function (route, args) {
+                    assert.step(args.method);
+                    return this._super.apply(this, arguments);
+                },
+            });
+
+            var relField = new relationalFields.FieldMany2One(parent,
+                'partner_id',
+                record,
+                {
+                    mode: 'edit',
+                    standalone: true,
+            });
+
+            relField.appendTo(fixture);
+            $('input.o_input').val('xyzzrot').trigger('input');
+
+            concurrency.delay(0).then(function () {
+                var $dropdown = $('input.o_input').autocomplete('widget');
+                $dropdown.find('.o_m2o_dropdown_option:contains(Create)')
+                    .first().mouseenter().click();
+                assert.verifySteps(['name_search', 'name_create']);
+                parent.destroy();
+                model.destroy();
+                relationalFields.FieldMany2One.prototype.AUTOCOMPLETE_DELAY = M2O_DELAY;
+                done();
+            });
+        });
+    });
+
     // QUnit.test('onchange on a many2one to a different model', function (assert) {
-        // This test is commented because the mock server does not give the correct response.
-        // It should return a couple [id, display_name], but I don't know the logic used
-        // by the server, so it's hard to emulate it correctly
+    // This test is commented because the mock server does not give the correct response.
+    // It should return a couple [id, display_name], but I don't know the logic used
+    // by the server, so it's hard to emulate it correctly
     //     assert.expect(2);
 
     //     this.data.partner.records[0].product_id = 41;