diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/field_utils.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/field_utils.js
index 76fda4859e6..681a1eb3672 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/field_utils.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/field_utils.js
@@ -200,10 +200,16 @@ function formatFloatFactor(value, field, options) {
  * instead of 0.25.
  *
  * @param {float} value
+ * @param {Object} [field]
+ *        a description of the field (note: this parameter is ignored)
+ * @param {Object} [options]
+ * @param {boolean} [options.noLeadingZeroHour] if true, format like 1:30
+ *        otherwise, format like 01:30
  * @returns {string}
  */
-function formatFloatTime(value) {
-    var pattern = '%02d:%02d';
+function formatFloatTime(value, field, options) {
+    options = options || {};
+    var pattern = options.noLeadingZeroHour ? '%1d:%02d' : '%02d:%02d';
     if (value < 0) {
         value = Math.abs(value);
         pattern = '-' + pattern;
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/fields/field_utils_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/fields/field_utils_tests.js
index 1437b6b0506..d25d4610d4d 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/fields/field_utils_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/fields/field_utils_tests.js
@@ -166,6 +166,23 @@ QUnit.test('format percentage', function (assert) {
     core._t.database.parameters = originalParameters;
 });
 
+QUnit.test('format float time', function (assert) {
+    assert.expect(7);
+
+    assert.strictEqual(fieldUtils.format.float_time(2), '02:00');
+    assert.strictEqual(fieldUtils.format.float_time(3.5), '03:30');
+    assert.strictEqual(fieldUtils.format.float_time(0.25), '00:15');
+
+    assert.strictEqual(fieldUtils.format.float_time(-0.5), '-00:30');
+
+    const options = {
+        noLeadingZeroHour: true,
+    };
+    assert.strictEqual(fieldUtils.format.float_time(2, null, options), '2:00');
+    assert.strictEqual(fieldUtils.format.float_time(3.5, null, options), '3:30');
+    assert.strictEqual(fieldUtils.format.float_time(-0.5, null, options), '-0:30');
+});
+
 QUnit.test('parse float', function(assert) {
     assert.expect(10);