diff --git a/openerp/addons/test_inherit/models.py b/openerp/addons/test_inherit/models.py
index 466318e22f5..a6d5aa96e9c 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/test_inherit/models.py
+++ b/openerp/addons/test_inherit/models.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ class mother(models.Model):
     _inherit = 'test.inherit.mother'
 
     field_in_mother = fields.Char()
+    partner_id = fields.Many2one('res.partner')
 
     # extend the name field: make it required and change its default value
     name = fields.Char(required=True, default='Bar')
@@ -71,4 +72,11 @@ class daughter(models.Model):
     # change the default value of an inherited field
     name = fields.Char(default='Baz')
 
+
+class res_partner(models.Model):
+    _inherit = 'res.partner'
+
+    # define a one2many field based on the inherited field partner_id
+    daughter_ids = fields.One2many('test.inherit.daughter', 'partner_id')
+
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diff --git a/openerp/addons/test_inherit/tests/test_inherit.py b/openerp/addons/test_inherit/tests/test_inherit.py
index 8867629be61..cda98193473 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/test_inherit/tests/test_inherit.py
+++ b/openerp/addons/test_inherit/tests/test_inherit.py
@@ -65,5 +65,17 @@ class test_inherits(common.TransactionCase):
         self.assertEqual(mother._columns['state'].selection,
                          [('a', 'A'), ('b', 'B'), ('c', 'C'), ('d', 'D')])
 
+    def test_50_search_one2many(self):
+        """ check search on one2many field based on inherited many2one field. """
+        # create a daughter record attached to partner Demo
+        partner_demo = self.env.ref('base.partner_demo')
+        daughter = self.env['test.inherit.daughter'].create({'partner_id': partner_demo.id})
+        self.assertEqual(daughter.partner_id, partner_demo)
+        self.assertIn(daughter, partner_demo.daughter_ids)
+
+        # search the partner from the daughter record
+        partners = self.env['res.partner'].search([('daughter_ids', 'in', daughter.ids)])
+        self.assertIn(partner_demo, partners)
+
 
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diff --git a/openerp/osv/expression.py b/openerp/osv/expression.py
index 7f962c260fa..dedd043ca90 100644
--- a/openerp/osv/expression.py
+++ b/openerp/osv/expression.py
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ import traceback
 
 import openerp.modules
 from . import fields
+from .. import SUPERUSER_ID
 from ..models import MAGIC_COLUMNS, BaseModel
 import openerp.tools as tools
 
@@ -941,11 +942,16 @@ class expression(object):
                             call_null = False
                             push(create_substitution_leaf(leaf, FALSE_LEAF, model))
                     else:
-                        ids2 = select_from_where(cr, column._fields_id, comodel._table, 'id', ids2, operator)
-                        if ids2:
+                        # determine ids1 <-- column._fields_id --- ids2
+                        if comodel._fields[column._fields_id].store:
+                            ids1 = select_from_where(cr, column._fields_id, comodel._table, 'id', ids2, operator)
+                        else:
+                            recs = comodel.browse(cr, SUPERUSER_ID, ids2, {'prefetch_fields': False})
+                            ids1 = recs.mapped(column._fields_id).ids
+                        if ids1:
                             call_null = False
                             o2m_op = 'not in' if operator in NEGATIVE_TERM_OPERATORS else 'in'
-                            push(create_substitution_leaf(leaf, ('id', o2m_op, ids2), model))
+                            push(create_substitution_leaf(leaf, ('id', o2m_op, ids1), model))
 
                 if call_null:
                     o2m_op = 'in' if operator in NEGATIVE_TERM_OPERATORS else 'not in'