diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
index 59c7ec92456ae..2c0e4d3a15b3f 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
@@ -2063,6 +2063,12 @@
   position: relative;
   display: inline-block;
 }
+.openerp .oe_form_editable .oe_form_required.oe_form_field_one2many table.oe_list_content, .openerp .oe_form_editable .oe_form_required.oe_form_field_many2many table.oe_list_content {
+  background-color: #d2d2ff !important;
+}
+.openerp .oe_form_editable .oe_form_invalid.oe_form_field_one2many table.oe_list_content, .openerp .oe_form_editable .oe_form_invalid.oe_form_field_many2many table.oe_list_content {
+  background-color: #ff6666 !important;
+}
 .openerp .oe_form_invalid input, .openerp .oe_form_invalid select, .openerp .oe_form_invalid textarea {
   background-color: #ff6666 !important;
   border: 1px solid #dd0000 !important;
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
index bdc47bac93dd7..4e54954a1b461 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
@@ -1649,6 +1649,15 @@ $sheet-padding: 16px
     .oe_form_dropdown_section
         position: relative
         display: inline-block
+    .oe_form_editable
+        .oe_form_required
+            &.oe_form_field_one2many, &.oe_form_field_many2many
+                table.oe_list_content
+                    background-color: #d2d2ff !important
+        .oe_form_invalid
+            &.oe_form_field_one2many, &.oe_form_field_many2many
+                table.oe_list_content
+                    background-color: #ff6666 !important
     .oe_form_invalid
         input, select, textarea
             background-color: #F66 !important
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
index 2f3d5593bb4fe..173d5a8ea72c0 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
@@ -3501,7 +3501,6 @@ var commands = {
 };
 instance.web.form.FieldOne2Many = instance.web.form.AbstractField.extend({
     multi_selection: false,
-    disable_utility_classes: true,
     init: function(field_manager, node) {
         this._super(field_manager, node);
         lazy_build_o2m_kanban_view();
@@ -3771,6 +3770,9 @@ instance.web.form.FieldOne2Many = instance.web.form.AbstractField.extend({
         }
         return $.when(false);
     },
+    is_false: function() {
+        return this.dataset.ids.length == 0;
+    },
     is_syntax_valid: function() {
         if (! this.viewmanager || ! this.viewmanager.views[this.viewmanager.active_view])
             return true;
@@ -4279,7 +4281,6 @@ instance.web.form.FieldMany2ManyTags = instance.web.form.AbstractField.extend(in
 */
 instance.web.form.FieldMany2Many = instance.web.form.AbstractField.extend(instance.web.form.ReinitializeFieldMixin, {
     multi_selection: false,
-    disable_utility_classes: true,
     init: function(field_manager, node) {
         this._super(field_manager, node);
         this.is_loaded = $.Deferred();