diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/data.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/data.js
index fcf6a65dcf5..dc0e21cf796 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/data.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/data.js
@@ -721,26 +721,42 @@ openerp.web.BufferedDataSet = openerp.web.DataSetStatic.extend({
 openerp.web.BufferedDataSet.virtual_id_regex = /^one2many_v_id_.*$/;
 
 openerp.web.ReadOnlyDataSetSearch = openerp.web.DataSetSearch.extend({
+    init: function() {
+        this._super.apply(this, arguments);
+        this.create_function = null;
+        this.write_function = null;
+    },
     default_get: function(fields, callback) {
         return this._super(fields, callback).then(this.on_default_get);
     },
     on_default_get: function(result) {},
     create: function(data, callback, error_callback) {
         this.on_create(data);
-        var to_return = $.Deferred().then(callback);
-        setTimeout(function () {to_return.resolve({"result": undefined});}, 0);
-        return to_return.promise();
+        if (this.create_function) {
+            return this.create_function(data, callback, error_callback);
+        } else {
+            console.warn("trying to create a record using read only dataset");
+            var to_return = $.Deferred().then(callback);
+            setTimeout(function () {to_return.resolve({"result": undefined});}, 0);
+            return to_return.promise();
+        }
     },
     on_create: function(data) {},
     write: function (id, data, options, callback) {
         this.on_write(id, data);
-        var to_return = $.Deferred().then(callback);
-        setTimeout(function () {to_return.resolve({"result": true});}, 0);
-        return to_return.promise();
+        if (this.write_function) {
+            return this.write_function(id, data, options, callback);
+        } else {
+            console.warn("trying to write a record using read only dataset");
+            var to_return = $.Deferred().then(callback);
+            setTimeout(function () {to_return.resolve({"result": true});}, 0);
+            return to_return.promise();
+        }
     },
     on_write: function(id, data) {},
     unlink: function(ids, callback, error_callback) {
         this.on_unlink(ids);
+        console.warn("trying to unlink a record using read only dataset");
         var to_return = $.Deferred().then(callback);
         setTimeout(function () {to_return.resolve({"result": true});}, 0);
         return to_return.promise();
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
index aecb7e534ea..b697d1a5a22 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
@@ -2226,8 +2226,20 @@ openerp.web.form.SelectCreatePopup = openerp.web.OldWidget.extend(/** @lends ope
     },
     start: function() {
         this._super();
+        var self = this;
         this.dataset = new openerp.web.ReadOnlyDataSetSearch(this, this.model,
             this.context);
+        this.dataset.create_function = function() {
+            return self.options.create_function.apply(null, arguments).then(function(r) {
+                self.created_elements.push(r.result);
+                if (self._created) {
+                    self._created.resolve();
+                }
+            });
+        }
+        this.dataset.write_function = function() {
+            return self.write_row.apply(null, arguments);
+        }
         this.dataset.parent_view = this.options.parent_view;
         this.dataset.on_default_get.add(this.on_default_get);
         if (this.options.initial_view == "search") {
@@ -2292,11 +2304,17 @@ openerp.web.form.SelectCreatePopup = openerp.web.OldWidget.extend(/** @lends ope
             self.view_list.do_search(results.domain, results.context, results.group_by);
         });
     },
-    create_row: function(data) {
+    create_row: function() {
         var self = this;
         var wdataset = new openerp.web.DataSetSearch(this, this.model, this.context, this.domain);
         wdataset.parent_view = this.options.parent_view;
-        return wdataset.create(data);
+        return wdataset.create.apply(wdataset, arguments);
+    },
+    write_row: function() {
+        var self = this;
+        var wdataset = new openerp.web.DataSetSearch(this, this.model, this.context, this.domain);
+        wdataset.parent_view = this.options.parent_view;
+        return wdataset.write.apply(wdataset, arguments);
     },
     on_select_elements: function(element_ids) {
     },
@@ -2346,14 +2364,6 @@ openerp.web.form.SelectCreatePopup = openerp.web.OldWidget.extend(/** @lends ope
                 self.check_exit();
             });
         });
-        this.dataset.on_create.add(function(data) {
-            self.options.create_function(data).then(function(r) {
-                self.created_elements.push(r.result);
-                if (self._created) {
-                    self._created.resolve();
-                }
-            });
-        });
         this.view_form.do_show();
     },
     check_exit: function() {