diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/fields/field.js b/addons/web/static/src/views/fields/field.js
index c23b667f212..0e780230be9 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/fields/field.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/fields/field.js
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ Field.parseFieldNode = function (node, models, modelName, viewType, jsClass) {
         context: node.getAttribute("context") || "{}",
         domain: node.getAttribute("domain") || "[]",
         string: node.getAttribute("string") || field.string,
+        help: node.getAttribute("help"),
         widget,
         modifiers,
         onChange: archParseBoolean(node.getAttribute("on_change")),
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/fields/field_tooltip.js b/addons/web/static/src/views/fields/field_tooltip.js
index a7cf328bc79..49dad72a1be 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/fields/field_tooltip.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/fields/field_tooltip.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export function getTooltipInfo(params) {
         field: {
             label: params.field.string,
             name: params.field.name,
-            help: params.help || params.field.help,
+            help: params.fieldInfo.help !== null ? params.fieldInfo.help : params.field.help,
             type: params.field.type,
             widget: params.fieldInfo.widget,
             widgetDescription,
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/form/form_view_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/form/form_view_tests.js
index d463e92bb97..852322c1bb6 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/form/form_view_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/form/form_view_tests.js
@@ -11716,4 +11716,21 @@ QUnit.module("Views", (hooks) => {
             assert.verifySteps(["get_views", "onchange", "onchange", "create", "read", "read"]);
         }
     );
+
+    QUnit.test("help on field as precedence over field's declaration -- form", async (assert) => {
+        serverData.models.partner.fields.foo.help = "pythonHelp";
+        patchWithCleanup(odoo, { debug: "1" });
+        await makeView({
+            type: "form",
+            resModel: "partner",
+            resId: 1,
+            arch: `<form><sheet><field name="foo" help="xmlHelp" /></sheet></form>`,
+            serverData,
+        });
+
+        assert.strictEqual(
+            JSON.parse(target.querySelector(".o_field_widget").dataset.tooltipInfo).field.help,
+            "xmlHelp"
+        );
+    });
 });