diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
index 7cf6cbe54e8..6f4fcde3e95 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
@@ -1698,6 +1698,10 @@
   height: inherit !important;
   font-size: inherit;
 }
+.openerp .oe_form_nosheet > *:not(.oe_form_topbar) {
+  margin-left: 10px !important;
+  margin-right: 10px !important;
+}
 .openerp .oe_form .oe_form_label_help[for], .openerp .oe_form .oe_form_label[for] {
   font-weight: bold;
   white-space: nowrap;
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
index 1dc4f15c90b..4283a9633b3 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
@@ -1348,6 +1348,9 @@ $colour4: #8a89ba
             input
                 height: inherit !important
                 font-size: inherit
+    .oe_form_nosheet > *:not(.oe_form_topbar)
+        margin-left: 10px !important
+        margin-right: 10px !important
 
     // }}}
     // FormView.label {{{
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
index e92d5cf7635..6bc708527af 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
@@ -1004,6 +1004,9 @@ instance.web.form.FormRenderingEngine = instance.web.form.FormRenderingEngineInt
         this.process($new_sheet);
     },
     process_form: function($form) {
+        if ($form.find('> sheet').length == 0) {
+            $form.addClass('oe_form_nosheet');
+        }
         var $new_form = this.render_element('FormRenderingForm', $form.getAttributes());
         this.handle_common_properties($new_form, $form);
         $form.contents().appendTo($new_form);