diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/basic_fields.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/basic_fields.js
index f5f59235a0c..bf225d7ea99 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/basic_fields.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/basic_fields.js
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ var FieldDate = InputField.extend({
      */
     activate: function () {
         if (this.isFocusable() && this.datewidget) {
-            this.datewidget.focus();
+            this.datewidget.$input.select();
             return true;
         }
         return false;
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/form_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/form_tests.js
index 77df0909de4..3427244881b 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/form_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/form_tests.js
@@ -4472,6 +4472,52 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         form.destroy();
     });
 
+    QUnit.test('navigation with tab key selects a value in form view', async function (assert) {
+        assert.expect(5);
+
+        const form = await createView({
+            View: FormView,
+            model: 'partner',
+            data: this.data,
+            arch: `
+                <form>
+                    <field name="display_name"/>
+                    <field name="int_field"/>
+                    <field name="qux"/>
+                    <field name="trululu"/>
+                    <field name="date"/>
+                    <field name="datetime"/>
+                </form>`,
+            res_id: 1,
+            viewOptions: {
+                mode: 'edit',
+            },
+        });
+
+        await testUtils.dom.click(form.el.querySelector('input[name="display_name"]'));
+        await testUtils.fields.triggerKeydown(document.activeElement, 'tab');
+        assert.strictEqual(document.getSelection().toString(), "10",
+            "int_field value should be selected");
+
+        await testUtils.fields.triggerKeydown(document.activeElement, 'tab');
+        assert.strictEqual(document.getSelection().toString(), "0.4",
+            "qux field value should be selected");
+
+        await testUtils.fields.triggerKeydown(document.activeElement, 'tab');
+        assert.strictEqual(document.getSelection().toString(), "aaa",
+            "trululu field value should be selected");
+
+        await testUtils.fields.triggerKeydown(document.activeElement, 'tab');
+        assert.strictEqual(document.getSelection().toString(), "01/25/2017",
+            "date field value should be selected");
+
+        await testUtils.fields.triggerKeydown(document.activeElement, 'tab');
+        assert.strictEqual(document.getSelection().toString(), "12/12/2016 10:55:05",
+            "datetime field value should be selected");
+
+        form.destroy();
+    });
+
     QUnit.test('clicking on a stat button with a context', async function (assert) {
         assert.expect(1);