diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
index 835527b3135..f8f09ae2762 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
@@ -2818,10 +2818,11 @@ instance.web.form.FieldMany2One = instance.web.form.AbstractField.extend(instanc
                 if (follow)
                     link += "<br />";
             }
-            this.$element.find('a')
+            var $link = this.$element.find('.oe_form_uri')
                  .unbind('click')
-                 .html(link)
-                 .click(function () {
+                 .html(link);
+            if (! this.get_definition_options().no_open)
+                $link.click(function () {
                     self.do_action({
                         type: 'ir.actions.act_window',
                         res_model: self.field.relation,
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml b/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
index 5d55a0ece15..4ce36fe86d4 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
@@ -955,11 +955,13 @@
 <t t-name="FieldMany2One">
     <span class="oe_form_field oe_form_field_many2one oe_form_field_with_button" t-att-style="widget.node.attrs.style">
         <t t-if="widget.get('effective_readonly')">
-            <a href="#" class="oe_form_uri"/>
+            <a t-if="! widget.get_definition_options().no_open" href="#" class="oe_form_uri"/>
+            <span t-if="widget.get_definition_options().no_open" href="#" class="oe_form_uri"/>
             <span class="oe_form_m2o_follow"/>
         </t>
         <t t-if="!widget.get('effective_readonly')">
-            <a href="#" tabindex="-1" class="oe_m2o_cm_button oe_e oe_right">/</a>
+            <a t-if="! widget.get_definition_options().no_open" href="#" tabindex="-1"
+                class="oe_m2o_cm_button oe_e oe_right">/</a>
             <div>
                 <input type="text"
                     t-att-id="widget.id_for_label"