diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/field_utils.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/field_utils.js
index becb1e124ef..ac4c06454ea 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/field_utils.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/field_utils.js
@@ -427,6 +427,52 @@ function parseFloat(value) {
     return parsed;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Parse a String containing currency symbol and returns amount
+ * 
+ * @param {string} value 
+ *                The string to be parsed
+ *                We assume that a monetary is always a pair (symbol, amount) separated
+ *                by a non breaking space. A simple float can also be accepted as value
+ * @param {Object} [field]
+ *        a description of the field (returned by fields_get for example).
+ * @param {Object} [options] additional options.
+ * @param {Object} [options.currency] - the description of the currency to use
+ * @param {integer} [options.currency_id]
+ *        the id of the 'res.currency' to use (ignored if options.currency)
+ * @param {string} [options.currency_field]
+ *        the name of the field whose value is the currency id
+ *        (ignore if options.currency or options.currency_id)
+ *        Note: if not given it will default to the field currency_field value
+ *        or to 'currency_id'.
+ * @param {Object} [options.data]
+ *        a mapping of field name to field value, required with
+ *        options.currency_field
+ *
+ * @returns {float} the float value contained in the string representation
+ * @throws {Error} if no float is found or if parameter does not respect monetary condition
+ */
+function parseMonetary(value, field, options) {
+    var values = value.split(' ');
+    if (values.length === 1) {
+        return parseFloat(value);
+    }
+    else if (values.length !== 2) {
+        throw new Error(_.str.sprintf(core._t("'%s' is not a correct monetary field"), value));
+    }
+    options = options || {};
+    var currency = options.currency;
+    if (!currency) {
+        var currency_id = options.currency_id;
+        if (!currency_id && options.data) {
+            var currency_field = options.currency_field || field.currency_field || 'currency_id';
+            currency_id = options.data[currency_field] && options.data[currency_field].res_id;
+        }
+        currency = session.get_currency(currency_id);
+    }
+    return parseFloat(values[0] === currency.symbol ? values[1] : values[0]);
+}
+
 function parseFloatTime(value) {
     var factor = 1;
     if (value[0] === '-') {
@@ -510,7 +556,7 @@ return {
         integer: parseInteger,
         many2many: _.identity, // todo
         many2one: parseMany2one,
-        monetary: parseFloat,
+        monetary: parseMonetary,
         one2many: _.identity,
         reference: parseMany2one,
         selection: _.identity, // todo
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/fields/field_utils_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/fields/field_utils_tests.js
index e00d45ef91f..a49197f6e65 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/fields/field_utils_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/fields/field_utils_tests.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ odoo.define('web.field_utils_tests', function (require) {
 "use strict";
 
 var core = require('web.core');
+var session = require('web.session');
 var fieldUtils = require('web.field_utils');
 
 QUnit.module('fields', {}, function () {
@@ -122,7 +123,20 @@ QUnit.test('parse float', function(assert) {
 });
 
 QUnit.test('parse monetary', function(assert) {
-    assert.expect(6);
+    assert.expect(11);
+    var originalCurrencies = session.currencies;
+    session.currencies = {
+        1: {
+            digits: [69, 2],
+            position: "after",
+            symbol: "€"
+        },
+        3: {
+            digits: [69, 2],
+            position: "before",
+            symbol: "$"
+        }
+    };
 
     assert.strictEqual(fieldUtils.parse.monetary(""), 0);
     assert.strictEqual(fieldUtils.parse.monetary("0"), 0);
@@ -130,6 +144,13 @@ QUnit.test('parse monetary', function(assert) {
     assert.strictEqual(fieldUtils.parse.monetary("-100.00"), -100);
     assert.strictEqual(fieldUtils.parse.monetary("1,000.00"), 1000);
     assert.strictEqual(fieldUtils.parse.monetary("1,000,000.00"), 1000000);
+    assert.strictEqual(fieldUtils.parse.monetary("$ 125.00", {}, {currency_id: 3}), 125);
+    assert.strictEqual(fieldUtils.parse.monetary("1,000.00 €", {}, {currency_id: 1}), 1000);
+    assert.throws(function() {fieldUtils.parse.monetary("$ 12.00", {}, {currency_id: 3})}, /is not a correct/);
+    assert.throws(function() {fieldUtils.parse.monetary("$ 12.00", {}, {currency_id: 1})}, /is not a correct/);
+    assert.throws(function() {fieldUtils.parse.monetary("$ 12.00 34", {}, {currency_id: 3})}, /is not a correct/);
+
+    session.currencies = originalCurrencies;
 });
 });
 });