diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
index 1c95542e4b6..b3cd216d199 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
@@ -816,6 +816,7 @@ openerp.web.FormRenderingEngine = openerp.web.Class.extend({
     process_form: function($form) {
         var $new_form = this.render_element('FormRenderingForm', $form.getAttributes());
             $dst = this.legacy_mode ? $new_form.find('group:first') : $new_form;
+        $new_form.attr("modifiers", $form.attr("modifiers"));
         $form.children().appendTo($dst);
         if ($form[0] === this.$form[0]) {
             // If root element, replace it