diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
index a59f16faea9..42aee384348 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
@@ -91,11 +91,12 @@
   list-style-type: none;
 }
 .openerp input, .openerp textarea, .openerp select {
-  padding: 4px;
+  padding: 1px 4px;
   border: 1px solid #cccccc;
   -moz-border-radius: 3px;
   -webkit-border-radius: 3px;
   border-radius: 3px;
+  background: white;
 }
 .openerp img {
   vertical-align: middle;
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
index 57c4f343713..be6f6b104a9 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
@@ -135,9 +135,10 @@ $colour4: #8a89ba
     li
         list-style-type: none
     input, textarea, select
-        padding: 4px
+        padding: 1px 4px
         border: 1px solid #ccc
         @include radius(3px)
+        background: white
     img
         vertical-align: middle
     h4