diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/basic_fields.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/basic_fields.js
index 9bdf4bc62a1..879ee978220 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/basic_fields.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/basic_fields.js
@@ -1506,6 +1506,20 @@ var FieldEmail = InputField.extend({
             this.$el.text('');
         }
     },
+    /**
+     * Trim the value input by the user.
+     *
+     * @override
+     * @private
+     * @param {any} value
+     * @param {Object} [options]
+     */
+    _setValue: function (value, options) {
+        if (this.field.trim) {
+            value = value.trim();
+        }
+        return this._super(value, options);
+    },
 
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Handlers
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/fields/basic_fields_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/fields/basic_fields_tests.js
index eaa41651c20..6bd62b2d25c 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/fields/basic_fields_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/fields/basic_fields_tests.js
@@ -1065,6 +1065,29 @@ QUnit.module('basic_fields', {
         form.destroy();
     });
 
+    QUnit.test('email field trim user value', async function (assert) {
+        assert.expect(1);
+
+        const form = await createView({
+            View: FormView,
+            model: 'partner',
+            data: this.data,
+            arch: '<form><field name="foo" widget="email"/></form>',
+            res_id: 1,
+            viewOptions: {
+                mode: 'edit',
+            },
+        });
+
+        await testUtils.fields.editInput(form.$('input[name="foo"]'), '  abc@abc.com  ');
+        await testUtils.form.clickSave(form);
+        await testUtils.form.clickEdit(form);
+        assert.strictEqual(form.$('input[name="foo"]').val(), 'abc@abc.com',
+            "Foo value should have been trimmed");
+
+        form.destroy();
+    });
+
 
     QUnit.module('FieldChar');