diff --git a/addons/website/static/src/css/website.css b/addons/website/static/src/css/website.css
index 6f69f554bd1..5e198c4de38 100644
--- a/addons/website/static/src/css/website.css
+++ b/addons/website/static/src/css/website.css
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ ul.nav-stacked > li > a {
   display: none;
 }
 
-[data-publish='off'] {
+[data-publish='off'] > *:not(.css_options) {
   filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(Opacity=50);
   opacity: 0.5;
 }
diff --git a/addons/website/static/src/css/website.sass b/addons/website/static/src/css/website.sass
index 200401023a6..75d2afb0bd0 100644
--- a/addons/website/static/src/css/website.sass
+++ b/addons/website/static/src/css/website.sass
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ ul.nav-stacked > li > a
     .btn-success, .css_unpublish
         display: none
 
-[data-publish='off']
+[data-publish='off']>*:not(.css_options)
     +opacity(0.5)
 
 /* ---- END of PUBLISH ---- */