diff --git a/addons/base/static/src/js/form.js b/addons/base/static/src/js/form.js
index 65cb5498c54..92bc44afd2b 100644
--- a/addons/base/static/src/js/form.js
+++ b/addons/base/static/src/js/form.js
@@ -765,6 +765,20 @@ openerp.base.form.FieldBoolean = openerp.base.form.Field.extend({
     }
 });
 
+openerp.base.form.FieldProgressBar = openerp.base.form.Field.extend({
+    init: function(view, node) {
+        this._super(view, node);
+        this.template = "FieldProgressBar";
+    },
+    start: function() {
+        this._super.apply(this, arguments);
+        this.$element.find('div').progressbar({
+            value: this.value,
+            disabled: this.readonly
+        });
+    }
+});
+
 openerp.base.form.FieldTextXml = openerp.base.form.Field.extend({
 // to replace view editor
 });
@@ -904,7 +918,7 @@ openerp.base.form.widgets = new openerp.base.Registry({
     'boolean' : 'openerp.base.form.FieldBoolean',
     'float' : 'openerp.base.form.FieldFloat',
     'integer': 'openerp.base.form.FieldFloat',
-    'progressbar': 'openerp.base.form.FieldFloat',
+    'progressbar': 'openerp.base.form.FieldProgressBar',
     'float_time': 'openerp.base.form.FieldFloat'
 });
 
diff --git a/addons/base/static/src/xml/base.xml b/addons/base/static/src/xml/base.xml
index 9f5d45742f3..4c8e0d07f36 100644
--- a/addons/base/static/src/xml/base.xml
+++ b/addons/base/static/src/xml/base.xml
@@ -360,6 +360,9 @@
         t-att-id="widget.element_id + '_field'"
         t-att-class="'field_' + widget.type"/>
 </t>
+<t t-name="FieldProgressBar">
+    <div t-opentag="true"></div>
+</t>
 <t t-name="WidgetButton">
     <button type="button"
         t-att-id="widget.element_id + '_button'"