diff --git a/web/modules/custom/figli_compta_ledger/js/home.js b/web/modules/custom/figli_compta_ledger/js/home.js
index c194392..4fef4b2 100644
--- a/web/modules/custom/figli_compta_ledger/js/home.js
+++ b/web/modules/custom/figli_compta_ledger/js/home.js
@@ -816,6 +816,13 @@
           const result = await updateLigneField(item.nid, field, newValue);
           const row = this.rows.find((r) => r.id === item.id);
           if (row) row[field] = result.value;
+          // A client name with no existing match gets created on the fly
+          // (server-side) rather than rejected -- reflect it in the
+          // filter dropdown/datalist immediately instead of only after a
+          // reload picks up the new taxonomy term via fetchClientNames().
+          if (field === 'client' && result.value && !this.allClientsList.includes(result.value)) {
+            this.allClientsList = [...this.allClientsList, result.value].sort();
+          }
         } catch (err) {
           this.typeUpdateError = err.message;
         }
diff --git a/web/modules/custom/figli_compta_ledger/src/Controller/LedgerActionsController.php b/web/modules/custom/figli_compta_ledger/src/Controller/LedgerActionsController.php
index 9c3c406..3047ed3 100644
--- a/web/modules/custom/figli_compta_ledger/src/Controller/LedgerActionsController.php
+++ b/web/modules/custom/figli_compta_ledger/src/Controller/LedgerActionsController.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use Drupal\Core\Access\CsrfRequestHeaderAccessCheck;
 use Drupal\Core\Controller\ControllerBase;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityStorageException;
 use Drupal\node\NodeInterface;
+use Drupal\taxonomy\Entity\Term;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\JsonResponse;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
 
@@ -137,20 +138,24 @@ class LedgerActionsController extends ControllerBase {
     $fieldName = self::INLINE_EDITABLE_FIELDS[$field];
 
     if ($field === 'client') {
-      // Only an existing "Client" term is accepted -- the front-end
-      // offers this as a datalist of known names, not free text, so a
-      // non-match almost certainly means a typo rather than a genuinely
-      // new client that should be created on the fly.
       if ($value === '') {
         $node->set('field_client', NULL);
       }
       else {
         $terms = $this->entityTypeManager()->getStorage('taxonomy_term')
           ->loadByProperties(['vid' => 'client', 'name' => $value]);
-        if (!$terms) {
-          return new JsonResponse(['error' => 'Client inconnu : "' . $value . '". Utilisez un nom existant dans la liste.'], 400);
+        if ($terms) {
+          $node->set('field_client', reset($terms)->id());
+        }
+        else {
+          // No existing term matches -- create one rather than reject,
+          // same "autocreate" behavior as a standard Drupal entity
+          // reference autocomplete widget. The front-end's datalist only
+          // *suggests* known names, it doesn't restrict input to them.
+          $term = Term::create(['vid' => 'client', 'name' => $value]);
+          $term->save();
+          $node->set('field_client', $term->id());
         }
-        $node->set('field_client', reset($terms)->id());
       }
     }
     else {