diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
index 3d54aef0fa2..44fcadbf9cc 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
     display: none !important;
   }
 }
-
 .openerp.openerp_webclient_container {
   height: 100%;
   position: relative;
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@
   text-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
   /* http://www.quirksmode.org/dom/inputfile.html
    * http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2855589/replace-input-type-file-by-an-image
-   */ */
+   */
 }
 .openerp :-moz-placeholder {
   color: #afafb6 !important;
@@ -2294,16 +2293,16 @@
   margin-bottom: 32px;
   text-align: justify;
 }
-.openerp .oe_form_editable .oe_form .oe_form_field_integer {
+.openerp .oe_form_editable .oe_form .oe_form_field_integer input {
   width: 6em !important;
 }
-.openerp .oe_form_editable .oe_form .oe_form_field_float {
+.openerp .oe_form_editable .oe_form .oe_form_field_float input {
   width: 7em !important;
 }
-.openerp .oe_form_editable .oe_form .oe_form_field_date {
+.openerp .oe_form_editable .oe_form .oe_form_field_date input {
   width: 7.5em !important;
 }
-.openerp .oe_form_editable .oe_form .oe_form_field_datetime {
+.openerp .oe_form_editable .oe_form .oe_form_field_datetime input {
   width: 11.5em !important;
 }
 .openerp .oe_hidden_input_file {
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
index 0567d31b1eb..1ab41aa400f 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
@@ -1822,13 +1822,13 @@ $sheet-max-width: 860px
             
     .oe_form_editable
         .oe_form
-            .oe_form_field_integer
+            .oe_form_field_integer input
                 width: 6em !important
-            .oe_form_field_float
+            .oe_form_field_float input
                 width: 7em !important
-            .oe_form_field_date
+            .oe_form_field_date input
                 width: 7.5em !important
-            .oe_form_field_datetime
+            .oe_form_field_datetime input
                 width: 11.5em !important
     // }}}
     // FormView.fields_binary {{{
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
index 5638d95a3a9..e23510c02f4 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
@@ -2165,11 +2165,12 @@ instance.web.form.ReinitializeWidgetMixin =  {
         this.initialize_field();
     },
     initialize_field: function() {
-        this.on("change:effective_readonly", this, function() {
-            this.destroy_content();
-            this.renderElement();
-            this.initialize_content();
-        });
+        this.on("change:effective_readonly", this, this.reinitialize);
+        this.initialize_content();
+    },
+    reinitialize: function() {
+        this.destroy_content();
+        this.renderElement();
         this.initialize_content();
     },
     /**
@@ -2190,9 +2191,10 @@ instance.web.form.ReinitializeWidgetMixin =  {
 instance.web.form.ReinitializeFieldMixin =  _.extend({}, instance.web.form.ReinitializeWidgetMixin, {
     initialize_field: function() {
         instance.web.form.ReinitializeWidgetMixin.initialize_field.call(this);
-        this.on("change:effective_readonly", this, function() {
-            this.render_value();
-        });
+        this.render_value();
+    },
+    reinitialize: function() {
+        instance.web.form.ReinitializeWidgetMixin.reinitialize.call(this);
         this.render_value();
     },
     /**
@@ -2228,7 +2230,7 @@ instance.web.form.FieldChar = instance.web.form.AbstractField.extend(instance.we
             if (this.password) {
                 show_value = new Array(show_value.length + 1).join('*');
             }
-            this.$el.text(show_value);
+            this.$(".oe_form_char_content").text(show_value);
         }
     },
     is_syntax_valid: function() {
@@ -4990,6 +4992,37 @@ instance.web.form.FieldStatus = instance.web.form.AbstractField.extend({
     },
 });
 
+instance.web.form.FieldMonetary = instance.web.form.FieldFloat.extend({
+    template: "FieldMonetary",
+    init: function() {
+        this._super.apply(this, arguments);
+        this.set({"currency": false});
+        if (this.options.currency_field) {
+            this.field_manager.on("field_changed:" + this.options.currency_field, this, function() {
+                this.set({"currency": this.field_manager.get_field_value(this.options.currency_field)});
+            });
+        }
+        this.on("change:currency", this, this.get_currency_info);
+        this.get_currency_info();
+        this.ci_dm = new instance.web.DropMisordered();
+    },
+    start: function() {
+        var tmp = this._super();
+        this.on("change:currency_info", this, this.reinitialize);
+        return tmp;
+    },
+    get_currency_info: function() {
+        var self = this;
+        if (this.get("currency") === false) {
+            this.set({"currency_info": null});
+            return;
+        }
+        return this.ci_dm.add(new instance.web.Model("res.currency").query(["symbol", "position"]).first()).pipe(function(res) {
+            self.set({"currency_info": res});
+        });
+    },
+});
+
 /**
  * Registry of form fields, called by :js:`instance.web.FormView`.
  *
@@ -5020,7 +5053,8 @@ instance.web.form.widgets = new instance.web.Registry({
     'progressbar': 'instance.web.form.FieldProgressBar',
     'image': 'instance.web.form.FieldBinaryImage',
     'binary': 'instance.web.form.FieldBinaryFile',
-    'statusbar': 'instance.web.form.FieldStatus'
+    'statusbar': 'instance.web.form.FieldStatus',
+    'monetary': 'instance.web.form.FieldMonetary',
 });
 
 /**
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml b/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
index bf55db8d7c2..5e8e430e771 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
@@ -916,7 +916,7 @@
 </t>
 <t t-name="FieldChar">
     <span t-att-class="'oe_form_field '+widget.widget_class" t-att-style="widget.node.attrs.style">
-        <t  t-if="!widget.get('effective_readonly')">
+        <t t-if="!widget.get('effective_readonly')">
             <input t-att-type="widget.password ? 'password' : 'text'"
                 t-att-id="widget.id_for_label"
                 t-att-tabindex="widget.node.attrs.tabindex"
@@ -925,6 +925,9 @@
                 t-att-maxlength="widget.field.size"
             /><img class="oe_field_translate oe_input_icon" t-if="widget.field.translate" t-att-src='_s + "/web/static/src/img/icons/terp-translate.png"' width="16" height="16" border="0"/>
         </t>
+        <t t-if="widget.get('effective_readonly')">
+            <span class="oe_form_char_content"></span>
+        </t>
     </span>
 </t>
 <t t-name="FieldEmail">
@@ -1717,4 +1720,16 @@
     <button class="oe_form_m2o_sc_button oe_button">Add All Info...</button>
     <button class="oe_form_m2o_cancel_button oe_button">Cancel</button>
 </t>
+<t t-name="FieldMonetary" t-extend="FieldChar">
+    <t t-jquery="t:first" t-operation="before">
+        <t t-if="widget.get('currency_info') and widget.get('currency_info').position === 'before'">
+            <t t-esc="widget.get('currency_info').symbol"/>
+        </t>
+    </t>
+    <t t-jquery="t:last" t-operation="after">
+        <t t-if="widget.get('currency_info') and widget.get('currency_info').position === 'after'">
+            <t t-esc="widget.get('currency_info').symbol"/>
+        </t>
+    </t>
+</t>
 </templates>