diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/framework/utils.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/framework/utils.js
index f1f28d83613..087d4c73d65 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/framework/utils.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/framework/utils.js
@@ -441,3 +441,65 @@ return {
 
 });
 
+odoo.define('web.dom_utils', function (require) {
+"use strict";
+
+var core = require('web.core');
+
+// TO DO: move this into new file dom_utils.js
+/**
+ * Autoresize a $textarea node, by recomputing its height when necessary
+ * @param {number} [options.min_height] by default, 50.
+ * @param {Widget} [options.parent] if set, autoresize will listen to some extra
+ * events to decide when to resize itself.  This is useful for widgets that are
+ * not in the dom when the autoresize is declared.
+ */
+function autoresize ($textarea, options) {
+    options = options || {};
+
+    var $fixed_text_area;
+    var min_height = (options && options.min_height) || 50;
+    if (!$fixed_text_area) {
+        $fixed_text_area = $('<textarea>').css({
+            position: 'absolute',
+            opacity: 0,
+            height: 10,
+            top: -10000,
+            left: -10000,
+        });
+        $fixed_text_area.addClass($fixed_text_area[0].classList);
+        $fixed_text_area.insertAfter($textarea);
+    }
+
+    resize();
+    if ($textarea.__auto_resized) {
+        return;
+    }
+    $textarea.__auto_resized = true;
+
+    $textarea.on('input focus', resize);
+    if (options.parent) {
+        core.bus.on('DOM_updated', options.parent, resize);
+        core.bus.on('view_shown', options.parent, resize);
+    }
+
+    function resize () {
+        var heightOffset;
+        var style = window.getComputedStyle($textarea[0], null);
+        if (style.boxSizing === 'content-box') {
+            heightOffset = -(parseFloat(style.paddingTop) + parseFloat(style.paddingBottom));
+        } else {
+            heightOffset = parseFloat(style.borderTopWidth) + parseFloat(style.borderBottomWidth);
+        }
+        $fixed_text_area.width($textarea.outerWidth());
+        $fixed_text_area.val($textarea.val());
+        var height = $fixed_text_area[0].scrollHeight;
+        $textarea.css({height: Math.max(height + heightOffset, min_height)});
+    }
+}
+
+return {
+    autoresize: autoresize,
+};
+
+});
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form_widgets.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form_widgets.js
index c1cc05ce156..96107503a5f 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form_widgets.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form_widgets.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ var Priority = require('web.Priority');
 var pyeval = require('web.pyeval');
 var session = require('web.session');
 var utils = require('web.utils');
+var dom_utils = require('web.dom_utils');
 
 var _t = core._t;
 var QWeb = core.qweb;
@@ -573,16 +574,8 @@ var FieldText = common.AbstractField.extend(common.ReinitializeFieldMixin, {
     render_value: function() {
         if (! this.get("effective_readonly")) {
             var show_value = formats.format_value(this.get('value'), this, '');
-            if (show_value === '') {
-                this.$textarea.css('height', parseInt(this.default_height, 10)+"px");
-            }
             this.$textarea.val(show_value);
-            if (! this.auto_sized) {
-                this.auto_sized = true;
-                autosize(this.$textarea);
-            } else {
-                this.$textarea.trigger("autosize");
-            }
+            dom_utils.autoresize(this.$textarea, {parent: this, min_height: parseInt(this.default_height)});
         } else {
             var txt = this.get("value") || '';
             this.$(".oe_form_text_content").text(txt);
diff --git a/addons/web/static/test/x2many.js b/addons/web/static/test/x2many.js
index edd95de2d04..f57b03bcb1d 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/test/x2many.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/test/x2many.js
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ Tour.register({
         },
         {
             title:      "change text value",
-            element:    '.oe_form_field[data-fieldname="body"] textarea',
+            element:    '.oe_form_field[data-fieldname="body"] textarea[name="body"]',
             sampleText: 'ccc'
         },
         {