diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
index 2988c0aa634..5ef56c69797 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
@@ -1629,7 +1629,7 @@
   font-weight: bold;
   color: #b33630;
 }
-.openerp .oe_form_readonly header.oe_form_topbar_hifirst button:first-child, .openerp .oe_form_readonly button.oe_form_button_hi {
+.openerp .oe_form_readonly button.oe_form_button_hi {
   color: white;
   background: #dc5f59;
   background: -moz-linear-gradient(#dc5f59, #b33630);
@@ -1639,7 +1639,7 @@
   -webkit-box-shadow: none;
   -box-shadow: none;
 }
-.openerp .oe_form_readonly header.oe_form_topbar_hifirst button:first-child:hover, .openerp .oe_form_readonly button.oe_form_button_hi:hover {
+.openerp .oe_form_readonly button.oe_form_button_hi:hover {
   background: #df6b66;
   background: -moz-linear-gradient(#df6b66, #bf3a33);
   background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#df6b66), to(#bf3a33));
@@ -1667,13 +1667,13 @@
   -webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
   -box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
 }
+.openerp .oe_form_invisible {
+  display: none;
+}
 .openerp .oe_form_editable .oe_form_editable_hidden {
   display: none;
 }
-.openerp .oe_form_readonly .oe_form_readonly_hidden {
-  display: none;
-}
-.openerp .oe_form_readonly .oe_form_field:empty {
+.openerp .oe_form_readonly .oe_form_readonly_hidden, .openerp .oe_form_readonly .oe_form_field:empty {
   display: none;
 }
 .openerp .oe_form .oe_form_field_text {
@@ -1723,7 +1723,7 @@
 }
 .openerp .oe_form .oe_form_field {
   width: 100%;
-  display: inline-block !important;
+  display: inline-block;
   padding: 2px 2px 2px 0px;
   line-height: 18px;
 }
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
index df40fc8d151..c4d9d565b8b 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
@@ -1287,7 +1287,7 @@ $colour4: #8a89ba
             font-weight: bold 
             color: #b33630
     .oe_form_readonly
-        header.oe_form_topbar_hifirst button:first-child, button.oe_form_button_hi
+        button.oe_form_button_hi
             color: white
             background: #DC5F59
             background: -moz-linear-gradient(#DC5F59, #B33630)
@@ -1296,7 +1296,7 @@ $colour4: #8a89ba
             -moz-box-shadow: none
             -webkit-box-shadow: none
             -box-shadow: none
-        header.oe_form_topbar_hifirst button:first-child:hover, button.oe_form_button_hi:hover
+        button.oe_form_button_hi:hover
             background: #DF6B66
             background: -moz-linear-gradient( #DF6B66, #BF3A33)
             background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from( #DF6B66), to( #BF3A33))
@@ -1321,12 +1321,13 @@ $colour4: #8a89ba
             @include box-shadow(0 0 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.3))
     // }}}
     // FormView.layout {{{
+    .oe_form_invisible
+        display: none
     .oe_form_editable .oe_form_editable_hidden
         display: none
-    .oe_form_readonly .oe_form_readonly_hidden
-        display: none
-    .oe_form_readonly .oe_form_field:empty
-        display: none
+    .oe_form_readonly
+        .oe_form_readonly_hidden, .oe_form_field:empty
+            display: none
     .oe_form
         .oe_form_field_text
             width: 100%
@@ -1376,8 +1377,7 @@ $colour4: #8a89ba
             resize: vertical
         .oe_form_field
             width: 100%
-            // Using !important because jQuery's $.fn.show() will set display to 'inline' for spans
-            display: inline-block !important
+            display: inline-block
             padding: 2px 2px 2px 0px
             line-height: 18px
             input
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
index a2d065e40b4..b8ea69d1c35 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
@@ -1410,11 +1410,7 @@ instance.web.form.InvisibilityChangerMixin = {
         this._check_visibility();
     },
     _check_visibility: function() {
-        if (this.get("effective_invisible")) {
-            this.$element.hide();
-        } else {
-            this.$element.show();
-        }
+        this.$element.toggleClass('oe_form_invisible', this.get("effective_invisible"));
     },
 };