diff --git a/addons/base/static/src/js/form.js b/addons/base/static/src/js/form.js
index 20c2012c8e3..c5ea8918552 100644
--- a/addons/base/static/src/js/form.js
+++ b/addons/base/static/src/js/form.js
@@ -654,7 +654,24 @@ openerp.base.form.FieldChar = openerp.base.form.Field.extend({
 openerp.base.form.FieldEmail = openerp.base.form.FieldChar.extend({
     init: function(view, node) {
         this._super(view, node);
+        this.template = "FieldEmail";
         this.validation_regex = /@/;
+    },
+    start: function() {
+        this._super.apply(this, arguments);
+        this.$element.find('button').click(this.on_button_clicked);
+    },
+    on_button_clicked: function() {
+        if (!this.value || this.invalid) {
+            this.notification.warn("E-mail error", "Can't send email to invalid e-mail address");
+        } else {
+            location.href = 'mailto:' + this.value;
+        }
+    },
+    set_value: function(value) {
+        this._super.apply(this, arguments);
+        var show_value = (value != null && value !== false) ? value : '';
+        this.$element.find('a').attr('href', 'mailto:' + show_value);
     }
 });
 
diff --git a/addons/base/static/src/xml/base.xml b/addons/base/static/src/xml/base.xml
index 713dee55036..d6d5d8d5620 100644
--- a/addons/base/static/src/xml/base.xml
+++ b/addons/base/static/src/xml/base.xml
@@ -304,6 +304,20 @@
         t-att-class="'field_' + widget.type" style="width: 100%"
     />
 </t>
+<t t-name="FieldEmail">
+    <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%">
+    <tr>
+        <td width="100%">
+            <t t-call="FieldChar"/>
+        </td>
+        <td width="16">
+            <button class="button" title="Send an e-mail with your default e-mail client">
+                <img src="/base/static/src/img/icons/terp-mail-message-new.png"/>
+            </button>
+        </td>
+    </tr>
+    </table>
+</t>
 <t t-name="FieldText">
     <textarea rows="6" style="width: 100%;"
         t-att-name="widget.name"