diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list_editable.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list_editable.js
index 6be83e7af52..f1bd7c4325e 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list_editable.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list_editable.js
@@ -132,6 +132,15 @@ openerp.web.list_editable = function (instance) {
             var self = this;
             // tree/@editable takes priority on everything else if present.
             var result = this._super(data, grouped);
+
+            // In case current editor was started previously, also has to run
+            // when toggling from editable to non-editable in case form widgets
+            // have setup global behaviors expecting themselves to exist
+            // somehow.
+            this.editor.destroy();
+            // Editor is not restartable due to formview not being restartable
+            this.editor = this.make_editor();
+
             if (this.editable()) {
                 this.$el.addClass('oe_list_editable');
                 // FIXME: any hook available to ensure this is only done once?
@@ -143,10 +152,6 @@ openerp.web.list_editable = function (instance) {
                         e.preventDefault();
                         self.cancel_edition();
                     });
-                this.editor.destroy();
-                // Editor is not restartable due to formview not being
-                // restartable
-                this.editor = this.make_editor();
                 var editor_ready = this.editor.prependTo(this.$el)
                     .done(this.proxy('setup_events'));