diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
index 4426c93c619..3b53cf6f060 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ instance.web.FormView = instance.web.View.extend(instance.web.form.FieldManagerM
         this.has_been_loaded.then(function() {
             self.on("change:actual_mode", self, self.check_actual_mode);
             self.check_actual_mode();
+            self.on("change:actual_mode", self, self.init_pager);
+            self.init_pager();
         });
     },
     destroy: function() {
@@ -136,17 +138,6 @@ instance.web.FormView = instance.web.View.extend(instance.web.form.FieldManagerM
         this.$buttons.on('click','.oe_form_button_save',this.on_button_save);
         this.$buttons.on('click','.oe_form_button_cancel',this.on_button_cancel);
 
-        this.$pager = $(QWeb.render("FormView.pager", {'widget':self}));
-        if (this.options.$pager) {
-            this.$pager.appendTo(this.options.$pager);
-        } else {
-            this.$element.find('.oe_form_pager').replaceWith(this.$pager);
-        }
-        this.$pager.on('click','a[data-pager-action]',function() {
-            var action = $(this).data('pager-action');
-            self.on_pager_action(action);
-        });
-
         this.$sidebar = this.options.$sidebar || this.$element.find('.oe_form_sidebar');
         if (!this.sidebar && this.options.$sidebar) {
             this.sidebar = new instance.web.Sidebar(this);
@@ -396,6 +387,24 @@ instance.web.FormView = instance.web.View.extend(instance.web.form.FieldManagerM
             this.reload();
         }
     },
+    init_pager: function() {
+        var self = this;
+        if (this.$pager)
+            this.$pager.remove();
+        if (this.get("actual_mode") === "create")
+            return;
+        this.$pager = $(QWeb.render("FormView.pager", {'widget':self}));
+        if (this.options.$pager) {
+            this.$pager.appendTo(this.options.$pager);
+        } else {
+            this.$element.find('.oe_form_pager').replaceWith(this.$pager);
+        }
+        this.$pager.on('click','a[data-pager-action]',function() {
+            var action = $(this).data('pager-action');
+            self.on_pager_action(action);
+        });
+        this.do_update_pager();
+    },
     do_update_pager: function(hide_index) {
         var index = hide_index ? '-' : this.dataset.index + 1;
         this.$pager.find('button').prop('disabled', this.dataset.ids.length < 2).end()