diff --git a/src/util/const.py b/src/util/const.py
index 2d1ba26c1..5158faec3 100644
--- a/src/util/const.py
+++ b/src/util/const.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     "__modules_auto_discovery_force_upgrades": {},
     "__fix_fk_allowed_cascade": [],
     "__no_model_data_delete": {},
+    "__force_installed_modules": set(),
 }
 
 NEARLYWARN = 25  # between info and warning; appear on runbot build page
diff --git a/src/util/modules.py b/src/util/modules.py
index e3802d1dc..f7bf363e5 100644
--- a/src/util/modules.py
+++ b/src/util/modules.py
@@ -148,6 +148,16 @@ def module_installed(cr, module):
     return modules_installed(cr, module)
 
 
+def module_force_installed(module):
+    """
+    Return whether a module is force installed during the upgrade.
+
+    :param str module: name of the module to check
+    :rtype: bool
+    """
+    return module in ENVIRON["__force_installed_modules"]
+
+
 @_warn_usage_outside_base
 def uninstall_module(cr, module):
     """
@@ -655,6 +665,8 @@ def _force_install_module(cr, module, if_installed=None, reason="it has been exp
     states = dict(cr.fetchall())
     toinstall = [m for m in states if states[m] == "to install"]
 
+    ENVIRON["__force_installed_modules"].update(toinstall)
+
     if module in toinstall:
         _logger.info(
             "force install of module %r (and its dependencies) because %s%s",