diff --git a/trytond/trytond/model/fields/many2one.py b/trytond/trytond/model/fields/many2one.py
index c6406ff8d2..6394efe9e2 100644
--- a/trytond/trytond/model/fields/many2one.py
+++ b/trytond/trytond/model/fields/many2one.py
@@ -284,7 +284,10 @@ class Many2One(Field):
                 if use_subquery:
                     expression = column.in_(query)
                 else:
-                    query.where &= target_id == column
+                    if query.where is None:
+                        query.where = target_id == column
+                    else:
+                        query.where &= target_id == column
                     expression = Exists(query)
                 if operator.startswith('not'):
                     return ~expression
diff --git a/trytond/trytond/tests/test_field_many2one.py b/trytond/trytond/tests/test_field_many2one.py
index fb94fa4eaa..e85b8b528b 100644
--- a/trytond/trytond/tests/test_field_many2one.py
+++ b/trytond/trytond/tests/test_field_many2one.py
@@ -332,6 +332,27 @@ class SearchTestCaseMixin:
                 ], query=True)
         self.assertIn(self._strategy, str(query))
 
+    @with_transaction()
+    def test_search_where_target_union(self):
+        "Test search on Many2One using where and UNION-ed query on target"
+        pool = Pool()
+        Target = pool.get('test.many2one_target')
+        Many2One = pool.get('test.many2one')
+        target1, target2 = Target.create([
+                {'value': 1},
+                {'value': 2},
+                ])
+        many2one1, many2one2 = Many2One.create([
+                {'many2one': target1},
+                {'many2one': target2},
+                ])
+
+        many2ones = Many2One.search([
+                ('many2one', 'where',
+                    ['OR', ('value', '=', 1), ('write_uid.id', '=', -1)]),
+                ])
+        self.assertListEqual(many2ones, [many2one1])
+
 
 class FieldMany2OneTestCase(
         TestCase, CommonTestCaseMixin, SearchTestCaseMixin):