diff --git a/addons/website/static/src/css/editor.css b/addons/website/static/src/css/editor.css
index 5c798b36d57..df098f28353 100644
--- a/addons/website/static/src/css/editor.css
+++ b/addons/website/static/src/css/editor.css
@@ -90,6 +90,15 @@ table.editorbar-panel td.selected {
   background-color: #b1c9d9;
 }
 
+/* ---- RTE ---- */
+.oe_editable .btn {
+  -webkit-user-select: auto;
+  -moz-user-select: auto;
+  -ms-user-select: auto;
+  -o-user-select: auto;
+  user-select: auto;
+}
+
 /* ---- SNIPPET EDITOR ---- */
 .oe_snippets {
   position: fixed;
diff --git a/addons/website/static/src/css/editor.sass b/addons/website/static/src/css/editor.sass
index 4897ff0c004..2da2b4bbeeb 100644
--- a/addons/website/static/src/css/editor.sass
+++ b/addons/website/static/src/css/editor.sass
@@ -80,6 +80,17 @@ table.editorbar-panel
     td.selected
         background-color: #b1c9d9
 
+/* ---- RTE ---- */
+
+// bootstrap makes .btn elements unselectable -> RTE double-click can't know
+// about them either
+.oe_editable .btn
+    -webkit-user-select: auto
+    -moz-user-select: auto
+    -ms-user-select: auto
+    -o-user-select: auto
+    user-select: auto
+
 /* ---- SNIPPET EDITOR ---- */
 
 .oe_snippets