diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/legacy/js/fields/relational_fields.js b/addons/web/static/src/legacy/js/fields/relational_fields.js
index ba22f2c73789c9ba0ce91a6fceffe2c94151af6c..e16e66a3774e9d45ca763a940a10cec5d5a5fc13 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/legacy/js/fields/relational_fields.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/legacy/js/fields/relational_fields.js
@@ -312,6 +312,10 @@ var FieldMany2One = AbstractField.extend({
             open: function (event) {
                 self._onScroll = function (ev) {
                     if (ev.target !== self.$input.get(0) && self.$input.hasClass('ui-autocomplete-input')) {
+                        if (ev.target.id === self.$input.autocomplete('widget').get(0).id) {
+                            ev.stopPropagation();
+                            return;
+                        }
                         self.$input.autocomplete('close');
                     }
                 };
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/helpers/utils.js b/addons/web/static/tests/helpers/utils.js
index 0770f8a721709138db400fb619955a1f60e4c0b2..30e090427cd9f6ad80f952e9b54e8038dff77a57 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/helpers/utils.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/helpers/utils.js
@@ -248,6 +248,56 @@ export async function triggerEvents(el, querySelector, events) {
     }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Triggers a scroll event on the given target
+ *
+ * If the target cannot be scrolled or an axis has reached
+ * the end of the scrollable area, the event can be transmitted
+ * to its nearest parent until it can be triggered
+ *
+ * @param {HTMLElement} target target of the scroll event
+ * @param {Object} coordinates
+ * @param {Number} coordinates[left] coordinates to scroll horizontally
+ * @param {Number} coordinates[top] coordinates to scroll vertically
+ * @param {Boolean} canPropagate states if the scroll can propagate to a scrollable parent
+ */
+export async function triggerScroll(
+    target,
+    coordinates = { left: null, top: null },
+    canPropagate = true
+) {
+    const isScrollable =
+        (target.scrollHeight > target.clientHeight && target.clientHeight > 0) ||
+        (target.scrollWidth > target.clientWidth && target.clientWidth > 0);
+    if (!isScrollable && !canPropagate) return;
+    if (isScrollable) {
+        const canScrollFrom = {
+            left:
+                coordinates.left > target.scrollLeft
+                    ? target.scrollLeft + target.clientWidth < target.scrollWidth
+                    : target.scrollLeft > 0,
+            top:
+                coordinates.top > target.scrollTop
+                    ? target.scrollTop + target.clientHeight < target.scrollHeight
+                    : target.scrollTop > 0,
+        };
+        const scrollCoordinates = {};
+        Object.entries(coordinates).forEach(([key, value]) => {
+            if (value !== null && canScrollFrom[key]) {
+                scrollCoordinates[key] = value;
+                delete coordinates[key];
+            }
+        });
+        target.scrollTo(scrollCoordinates);
+        target.dispatchEvent(new UIEvent("scroll"));
+        if (!canPropagate || !Object.entries(coordinates).length) return;
+    }
+    target.parentElement
+        ? triggerScroll(target.parentElement, coordinates)
+        : window.dispatchEvent(new UIEvent("scroll"));
+    await nextTick();
+}
+
 export function click(el, selector) {
     return triggerEvent(el, selector, "click", { bubbles: true, cancelable: true });
 }
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/legacy/fields/relational_fields/field_many2one_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/legacy/fields/relational_fields/field_many2one_tests.js
index 9adb4e9b548af3824140a5324091dcdc371f72c9..03bfa5ee4210d6a2cbb53067f54a7df995e5bf4a 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/legacy/fields/relational_fields/field_many2one_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/legacy/fields/relational_fields/field_many2one_tests.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ var StandaloneFieldManagerMixin = require('web.StandaloneFieldManagerMixin');
 var testUtils = require('web.test_utils');
 var Widget = require('web.Widget');
 
+const { triggerScroll } = require("@web/../tests/helpers/utils");
 const { browser } = require('@web/core/browser/browser');
 const { patchWithCleanup } = require('@web/../tests/helpers/utils');
 const cpHelpers = require('@web/../tests/search/helpers');
@@ -3348,7 +3349,9 @@ QUnit.module('fields', {}, function () {
         });
 
         QUnit.test('many2one dropdown disappears on scroll', async function (assert) {
-            assert.expect(2);
+            assert.expect(4);
+
+            this.data.partner.records[0].display_name = "Veeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeery Loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong Naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaame";
 
             var form = await createView({
                 View: FormView,
@@ -3366,12 +3369,17 @@ QUnit.module('fields', {}, function () {
             await testUtils.form.clickEdit(form);
 
             var $input = form.$('.o_field_many2one input');
+            var dropdown = document.querySelector(".dropdown-menu.ui-front");
 
             await testUtils.dom.click($input);
             assert.isVisible($input.autocomplete('widget'), "dropdown should be opened");
 
-            form.el.dispatchEvent(new Event('scroll'));
-            assert.isNotVisible($input.autocomplete('widget'), "dropdown should be closed");
+            await triggerScroll(dropdown, { left: 50 }, false);
+            assert.strictEqual(dropdown.scrollLeft, 50, "a scroll happened");
+            assert.isVisible($input.autocomplete('widget'), "dropdown stays open if the scroll is inside the dropdown");
+
+            await triggerScroll(window, { top: 50 });
+            assert.isNotVisible($input.autocomplete('widget'), "dropdown closes if the scroll is outside the dropdown");
 
             form.destroy();
         });