diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/tour.rte.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/tour.rte.js
index 8c3c494a73f..96a85114976 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/tour.rte.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/tour.rte.js
@@ -392,6 +392,51 @@ Tour.register({
 });
 
 
+Tour.register({
+    id:   'rte_backend_inline',
+    name: "Test RTE in backend view",
+    mode: 'test',
+    steps: [
+        {
+            title:      "Beginning test",
+        },
+        {
+            title:     "Click on edit button",
+            element:   '.o_form_button_edit, .oe_form_button_edit',
+        },
+        {
+            title:     "Add text to inline html field and save",
+            element:   '.o_form_button_save, .oe_form_button_save',
+            onload: function(){
+                $('.oe_form_field_html_text .note-editable > p').append('<i>world</i>');
+            },
+        },
+        {
+            title:      "Verify saved data after edition then click on edit button",
+            waitFor:    '.oe_form_field_html_text p > i:last-child:contains(world)',
+            element:    '.o_form_button_edit, .oe_form_button_edit',
+        },
+        {
+            title:      "Switch to code view mode",
+            element:    'button[data-event="codeview"]',
+        },
+        {
+            title:      "Modify code view content and save",
+            element:   '.o_form_button_save, .oe_form_button_save',
+            onload: function(){
+                $('.oe_form_field_html_text textarea.note-codable').val(function(_, val){
+                    return val.replace('</p>', '<u>!</u></p>');
+                });
+            },
+        },
+        {
+            title:      "Verify saved data after code view edition",
+            waitFor:    '.oe_form_field_html_text p > u:last-child:contains(!)',
+        },
+    ]
+});
+
+
 });
 
 });
diff --git a/addons/web_editor/tests/__init__.py b/addons/web_editor/tests/__init__.py
index ee3fba301a9..7c583996806 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/addons/web_editor/tests/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 import test_ui
 import test_converter
+import test_backend_view
diff --git a/addons/web_editor/tests/test_backend_view.py b/addons/web_editor/tests/test_backend_view.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cceb2af3adf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/web_editor/tests/test_backend_view.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+from openerp.api import Environment
+import openerp.tests
+
+@openerp.tests.common.at_install(False)
+@openerp.tests.common.post_install(True)
+class TestBackendView(openerp.tests.HttpCase):
+
+    def test_01_rte_backend_inline(self):
+        """ Test saving inline editor in or out of code view mode. """
+        with self.registry.cursor() as test_cursor:
+            env = Environment(test_cursor, self.uid, {})
+            test_record = env['web_editor.converter.test'].create({'html': '<p>hello </p>'})
+            form_url = "/web?debug#id={}&view_type=form&model=web_editor.converter.test".format(test_record.id)
+
+        self.phantom_js(form_url, "odoo.__DEBUG__.services['web.Tour'].run('rte_backend_inline', 'test')", "odoo.__DEBUG__.services['web.Tour'].tours.rte", login="admin")