diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/relational_fields.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/relational_fields.js
index c68ac1bd64c..12a249ce605 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/relational_fields.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/relational_fields.js
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ var FieldMany2One = AbstractField.extend({
         }
         const firstValue = this.suggestions.find(s => s.id);
         if (firstValue) {
-            this.reinitialize(firstValue.id);
+            this.reinitialize({ id: firstValue.id, display_name: firstValue.name });
         } else if (this.can_create) {
             new M2ODialog(this, this.string, this.$input.val()).open();
         }
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/fields/relational_fields_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/fields/relational_fields_tests.js
index cf09b08dd45..737e48f76e3 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/fields/relational_fields_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/fields/relational_fields_tests.js
@@ -2036,6 +2036,30 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
         form.destroy();
     });
 
+    QUnit.test("select a many2many value by focusing out", async function (assert) {
+        assert.expect(4);
+
+        const form = await createView({
+            View: FormView,
+            model: 'partner',
+            data: this.data,
+            arch: `<form><field name="timmy" widget="many2many_tags"/></form>`,
+        });
+
+        assert.containsNone(form, '.o_field_many2manytags .badge');
+
+        form.$('.o_field_many2manytags input').focus().val('go').trigger('input').trigger('keyup');
+        await testUtils.nextTick();
+        form.$('.o_field_many2manytags input').trigger('blur');
+        await testUtils.nextTick();
+
+        assert.containsNone(document.body, '.modal');
+        assert.containsOnce(form, '.o_field_many2manytags .badge');
+        assert.strictEqual(form.$('.o_field_many2manytags .badge').text().trim(), 'gold');
+
+        form.destroy();
+    });
+
     QUnit.module('FieldRadio');
 
     QUnit.test('fieldradio widget on a many2one in a new record', async function (assert) {