diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
index 2c3150188db..c43e98a174a 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
@@ -2731,6 +2731,10 @@
 .openerp .oe_list_content > tbody > tr > td.oe_list_checkbox:first-child:after, .openerp .oe_list_content > tbody > tr th.oe_list_checkbox:first-child:after {
   border-width: 0;
 }
+.openerp .oe_list_content > tbody > tr > td.oe_list_field_boolean input {
+  filter: alpha(opacity=50);
+  opacity: 0.5;
+}
 .openerp .oe_list_content > tbody > tr:nth-child(odd) {
   background-color: #f0f0fa;
   background-color: #f0f0fa;
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
index 07f5c3eb666..e201bf94b9b 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
@@ -2165,6 +2165,8 @@ $sheet-padding: 16px
                     width: 17px
                     &:after
                         border-width: 0
+                > td.oe_list_field_boolean input
+                    @include opacity()
             > tr:nth-child(odd)
                 background-color: #f0f0fa
                 @include vertical-gradient(#f0f0fa, #eeeef6)
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list.js
index 321faf40c0f..700c126d68d 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list.js
@@ -2156,7 +2156,7 @@ instance.web.list.Boolean = instance.web.list.Column.extend({
      * @private
      */
     _format: function (row_data, options) {
-        return _.str.sprintf('<input type="checkbox" %s disabled="disabled"/>',
+        return _.str.sprintf('<input type="checkbox" %s readonly="readonly"/>',
                  row_data[this.id].value ? 'checked="checked"' : '');
     }
 });