1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_controller.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_controller.js
index 44275de7a43..1c8060a6fe1 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_controller.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_controller.js
@@ -447,7 +447,11 @@ var BasicController = AbstractController.extend(FieldManagerMixin, {
      */
     _setMode: function (mode, recordID) {
         if ((recordID || this.handle) === this.handle) {
-            return this.update({mode: mode}, {reload: false});
+            return this.update({mode: mode}, {reload: false}).then(function () {
+                // necessary to allow all sub widgets to use their dimensions in
+                // layout related activities, such as autoresize on fieldtexts
+                core.bus.trigger('DOM_updated');
+            });
         }
         return $.when();
     },